AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY FOR SPORTS MEDICINE

EIN 23-7182780 · Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines (G9DZ)

What they do

THE AMERICAN ORTHOPAEDIC SOCIETY for SPORTS MEDICINE (THE SOCIETY) is A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHICH DEVELOPS and DISSEMINATES KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD of SPORTS MEDICINE. THE SOCIETY SUPPORTS and ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT and EDUCATION IN ALLIED PROFESSIONS IN THE PREVENTION, RECOGNITION and TREATMENT of SPORTS INJURIES. THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES A SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL and HOLDS EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS and WORKSHOPS to CARRY OUT ITS MISSION.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $63.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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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 leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

71.93%of revenue went to mission work63.2% of expenses · Program services

1.25%of revenue went to fundraising1.1% of expenses

$113.80spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

40.62%of revenue went to management and office costs35.7% of expenses

$1.85in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

0.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,278,577 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $592,162 for BRUCE REIDER MD (EXEC. EDITOR MED. PUB.). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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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$9,263,251

Mission workProgram services$6,662,96671.93% of revenue63.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,762,93440.62% of revenue35.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$115,9281.25% of revenue1.1% of expenses

Total expenses$10,541,828113.80% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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: 63.2% mission · 35.7% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.80% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 59.1% mission · 40.8% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.90% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 58.9% mission · 40.7% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.24% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 55.5% mission · 44.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.47% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 41.1% mission · 56.1% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.79% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 59.3% mission · 40.3% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.96% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 55.9% mission · 43.9% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.60% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 55.0% mission · 44.5% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.23% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,263,251

Expenses$10,541,828

Annual shortfall $1,278,577 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$6,662,966 · 63.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,762,934 · 35.7% of expenses

Fundraising$115,928 · 1.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,263,251

Expenses$10,541,828

Assets$19,465,319

Income$12,736,517

Contributions$84,886

Mission work (program services)$6,662,966

Fundraising$115,928

Grants given$3,141,004

Average grant$33,774

Management and general$3,762,934

Stocks and bonds$10,913,794

Accounting fees$170,727

Investing fees$72,147

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

BRUCE REIDER MDEXEC. EDITOR MED. PUB. · 40 hrs/week $592,162Base $548,929 · Other $43,233

GREG DUMMER CAECEO · 40 hrs/week $423,719Base $376,635 · Other $47,084

CHRISTINA TOMASO CAECOO · 40 hrs/week $197,620Base $181,056 · Other $16,564

MELANIE STANTONSENIOR DIRECTOR, CORP. DEV. · 40 hrs/week $164,905Base $150,000 · Other $14,905

LYNETTE CRAFT PHDSENIOR DIRECTOR, RESEARCH · 40 hrs/week $159,926Base $145,600 · Other $14,326

JENNIFER RAMIONDIRECTOR, RESIDENT & FELLOWS EDU. · 40 hrs/week $154,634Base $140,475 · Other $14,159

JAMES JANKOVECDIRECTOR, IT · 40 hrs/week $149,556Base $135,766 · Other $13,790

ANDREA MITCHELLDIRECTOR, MARKETING · 40 hrs/week $140,384Base $126,594 · Other $13,790

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (21)

BRUCE REIDER MDEXEC. EDITOR MED. PUB.

GREG DUMMER CAECEO

CHRISTINA TOMASO CAECOO

MELANIE STANTONSENIOR DIRECTOR, CORP. DEV.

LYNETTE CRAFT PHDSENIOR DIRECTOR, RESEARCH

JENNIFER RAMIONDIRECTOR, RESIDENT & FELLOWS EDU.

JAMES JANKOVECDIRECTOR, IT

ANDREA MITCHELLDIRECTOR, MARKETING

STEVEN B COHEN MDMEMBER AT LARGE

ROBIN V WEST MDTREASURER

RICK W WRIGHT MDVICE PRESIDENT

MIHO JEAN TANAKA MD PHDMEMBER AT LARGE

MARK D MILLER MDPAST PRESIDENT

LANCE E LECLERE MDMEMBER AT LARGE

JEFFREY R DUGAS MDSECRETARY

ERIC C MCCARTY MDPRESIDENT-ELECT

DEAN C TAYLOR MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

CHRISTOPHER C KAEDING MDPRESIDENT

CASSANDRA LEE MDEX-OFFICIO

C BENJAMIN MA MDEX-OFFICIO

BRIAN R WOLF MD MSEX-OFFICIO

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1973
Location: 9400 W HIGGINS RD STE 300, ROSEMONT, IL 60018-4975
County: Cook
In care of: % GREG DUMMER
Primary officer: DR ROBIN WEST, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(847) 292-4900

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines (G9DZ)
Grant-giving organization: Yes