CONGENITAL HEART SURGEONS SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CONGENITAL HEART SURGEONS SOCIETY

EIN 20-0198863 · Birth Defects & Genetic Diseases (G20)

What they do

to ASSOCIATE PERSONS INTERESTED IN, and CARRY ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO, THE SCIENCE and PRACTICE of CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY, to SPONSOR and OVERSEE MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL CLINICAL STUDIES EVALUATING THE APPLICATION of SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, to ENCOURAGE and STIMULATE INVESTIGATION and STUDY THAT WILL INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE of CONGENITAL CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY and THERAPY, and to CORRELATE and DISSEMINATE SUCH KNOWLEDGE, to HOLD SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FEATURING FREE DISCUSSION of PROBLEMS and DEVELOPMENTS RELATING to CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY, and to SUCCEED TO, and CONTINUE to CARRY ON THE ACTIVITIES FORMERLY CONDUCTED BY THE CONGENITAL HEART SURGEONS SOCIETY, AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $91.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders16 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

85.27%of revenue went to mission work91.7% of expenses · Program services

$92.97spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.70%of revenue went to management and office costs8.3% of expenses

$1.30in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

25.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$935,575

Mission workProgram services$797,78585.27% of revenue91.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$72,0457.70% of revenue8.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$65,7457.03% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$869,83092.97% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 91.7% mission · 8.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.97% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 94.8% mission · 5.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.49% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 90.7% mission · 9.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.04% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 94.1% mission · 5.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.69% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.6% mission · 9.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.91% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 92.1% mission · 7.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.9% mission · 9.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.59% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$935,575

Expenses$869,830

Annual surplus $65,745 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$797,785 · 91.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$72,045 · 8.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$935,575

Expenses$869,830

Assets$1,132,013

Income$939,872

Contributions$242,717

Mission work (program services)$797,785

Grants given$304,288

Average grant$101,429

Management and general$72,045

Stocks and bonds$793,365

Accounting fees$10,780

Investing fees$4,885

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (16)

BAHAALDIN ALSOUFI MDDIRECTOR

CARL L BECKER MDEDITOR/DIRECTOR

CARLOS M MERY MDDIRECTOR

CHARLES D FRASER MDDIRECTOR

CHRISTOPHER A CALDRONE FRCS MDDIRECTOR

DAVID M OVERMAN MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

EMILE A BACHA MDDIRECTOR

GLEN VAN ARSDELL MDSEC-TREASURER/DIRECTOR

JAMES E OBRIEN JR MDDIRECTOR

JAMES K KIRKLIN MDDIRECTOR (10/24)

JENNIFER C ROMANO MDVICE PRESIDENT/SEC-TREASURER

JOSEPH A DEARANI MDPAST PRESIDENT (10/24)

LUCA A VRICELLA MDDIRECTOR

MARSHALL L JACOBS MDHISTORIAN

ROBERT D JACQUISS MDPRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT

STEPHANIE FULLER MDDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2006
Location: 500 CUMMINGS CTR STE 4400, BEVERLY, MA 01915-6518
County: Essex
In care of: % RICHARD A JONAS MD
Primary officer: GLEN VAN ARSDELL MD, SECRETARY-TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailsubscribe-chss@discuss.lmsslsecure.com Phone(978) 927-8330

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRASSI & CO CPAS PC
NTEE classification: Birth Defects & Genetic Diseases (G20)
IRS tax category: Birth Defects & Genetic Diseases
Grant-giving organization: Yes