Society of Trauma Nurses

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521780525
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Frankfort, KY, USA
Phone
8599777456
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,116,738
Expenses
$1,995,976
Assets
$1,943,599
Liabilities
$360,982

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KRISTEN CHREIMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • TRACY COTNER-POUNCY (PRESIDENT ELECT)
  • ELIZABETH ATKINS (IIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • STEPHANIE CZUHAJEWSKI (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • CARRIE CHISMARICH (DIRECTOR AT LARGE)
  • KRISTEN CHREIMAN (PRESIDENT)
  • JON MESSING (DIRECTOR AT LARGE)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The society of trauma nurses is a professional nonprofit organizationwhose mission is to ensure optimal trauma care to all people locally, regionally, nationally and globally through initiatives focused ontrauma nurses related to prevention, education and collaboration with other healthcare disciplines. The society of trauma nurses advocatesfor the highest level of quality trauma care across the continuum. Theyaccomplish this through an environment that fosters visionaryleadership, mentoring, innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration in the delivery of trauma care.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education: atcn - advanced trauma care for nurses (atcn) is an advanced coursedesigned for the registered nurse interested in increasing his/herknowledge in management of the multiple trauma patient. The atcnprogram has been operational for over 17 years and has an excellentrecord of offering a superb trauma educational program. The atcnprogram is currently being offered in numerous states as well asinternationally. The atcn committee is continually responding torequests from other regions, states, and countries to start thisprogram in their areas.topic - trauma outcomes & performance improvement course is taught in a one-day interactive modular format, customized to best meet the needsof the individual trauma care provider participants who have varyinglevels of experience with trauma performance improvement. The courseoffers practical application for all levels of trauma centers. A listof courses currently scheduled and on-line registration forstn-sponsored courses are available. Optimal course - this course is the result of a collaboration betweenthe american college of surgeons committee on trauma (acscot) and thesociety of trauma nurses (stn). The course is taught by physicians andnurses with the goal of enhancing a trauma center system of care andimproving patient care through implementation of the acscot traumacenter standards. Whether a verified mature trauma center or a hospitalpreparing for designation, this course is designed to assistparticipants to create strategies, processes, and operations to supporttrauma center systems based upon their own environments. The course ishighly recommended for trauma medical directors, trauma programmanagers / coordinators, and administrators.tcrn prep - stn offers various courses and study materials to prepare members for the tcrn certification exam. Educational resources - a variety of educational resources pertaining to various subjects related to trauma nursing are made available to members through stn's website.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 97% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 52
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 77.8%; rating input score 78
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.7%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.97; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73% of revenue deployed · 77.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.