AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

EIN 36-2192800 · Education (B600)

What they do

THE AMERICAN COLLEGE of SURGEONS is DEDICATED to IMPROVING THE CARE of THE SURGICAL PATIENT and to SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS of CARE IN AN OPTIMAL and ETHICAL PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $78.70 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 leaders45 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.20%of revenue went to mission work78.7% of expenses · Program services

0.40%of revenue went to fundraising0.5% of expenses

$80.32spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

16.72%of revenue went to management and office costs20.8% of expenses

$5.42in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

14.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,450,892 for PATRICIA L TURNER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO). 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$177,470,920

Mission workProgram services$112,168,25963.20% of revenue78.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$29,674,06216.72% of revenue20.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$707,0950.40% of revenue0.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$34,921,50419.68% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$142,549,41680.32% 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: 78.7% mission · 20.8% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.32% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 77.1% mission · 22.4% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.64% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 69.6% mission · 29.8% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.03% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 69.4% mission · 30.1% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.94% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 70.2% mission · 29.2% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.36% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 70.8% mission · 28.6% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.49% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 71.8% mission · 27.5% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.69% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 72.9% mission · 26.3% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.70% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$177,470,920

Expenses$142,549,416

Annual surplus $34,921,504 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)$112,168,259 · 78.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$29,674,062 · 20.8% of expenses

Fundraising$707,095 · 0.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$177,470,920

Expenses$142,549,416

Assets$773,004,565

Income$403,749,387

Contributions$24,967,423

Mission work (program services)$112,168,259

Fundraising$707,095

Grants given$1,480,188

Average grant$56,930

Management and general$29,674,062

Executive compensation (total)$6,357,180

Stocks and bonds$150,917,433

Accounting fees$253,253

Investing fees$1,526,221

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

PATRICIA L TURNEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO · 38 hrs/week $1,450,892Base $1,151,185 · Other $299,707

AJIT SACHDEVASVP, EDUCATION · 40 hrs/week $1,220,058Base $907,257 · Other $312,801

CLIFFORD KOSVP, QUALITY PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $1,157,512Base $979,836 · Other $177,676

MICHELLE MCGOVERNCHIEF HR OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $773,157Base $571,329 · Other $201,828

PAIGE A RODGERSCFO · 38 hrs/week $757,654Base $660,957 · Other $96,697

MICHAEL J SUTHERLANDSVP, MEMBER SERVICES · 40 hrs/week $753,154Base $619,563 · Other $133,591

RONALD J WEIGELMEDICAL DIRECTOR, CANCER PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $749,621Base $710,845 · Other $38,776

CHRISTIAN D SHALGIANSVP. ADVOCACY AND HEALTH · 40 hrs/week $658,117Base $484,787 · Other $173,330

GIRMA TEFERAMEDICAL DIRECTOR, ACS HOPE · 40 hrs/week $612,647Base $475,534 · Other $137,113

LEWIS FLINT EDITOR OFSELECTED READINGS (THRU 06/25) · 40 hrs/week $229,479Base $529,635 · Other -$300,156

TIMOTHY J EBERLEINDIRECTOR (THRU 10/24) · 39 hrs/week $162,500

TYLER G HUGHESFIRST VP (THRU 10/24) · 39 hrs/week $96,564

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (45)

PATRICIA L TURNEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO

AJIT SACHDEVASVP, EDUCATION

CLIFFORD KOSVP, QUALITY PROGRAMS

MICHELLE MCGOVERNCHIEF HR OFFICER

PAIGE A RODGERSCFO

MICHAEL J SUTHERLANDSVP, MEMBER SERVICES

RONALD J WEIGELMEDICAL DIRECTOR, CANCER PROGRAMS

CHRISTIAN D SHALGIANSVP. ADVOCACY AND HEALTH

GIRMA TEFERAMEDICAL DIRECTOR, ACS HOPE

LEWIS FLINT EDITOR OFSELECTED READINGS (THRU 06/25)

TIMOTHY J EBERLEINDIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

TYLER G HUGHESFIRST VP (THRU 10/24)

HENRI R FORDACS PRESIDENT (THRU 10/24)

LENA M NAPOLITANO DIR(THRU 10/24)/V.CHAIR (AS OF 10/24)

NANCY L GANTTFIRST VP (AS OF 10/24)

BETH H SUTTONACS PRESIDENT (AS OF 10/24)

ANTHONY ATALA CHAIR(THRU 10/24) / DIR. (AS OF 10/24)

MARK T SAVARISEDIRECTOR (THRU 07/24)

AUDRA A DUNCANDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/24)

ARUN K GOSAINDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/24)

ANTON N SIDAWYDIRECTOR (THRU 07/24)

DAVID J WELSHDIRECTOR

PHILIP R WOLINSKYDIRECTOR

ANNESLEY AJ W COPELANDDIRECTOR

SANJAY R PARIKHDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/24)

SARWAT SALIMDIRECTOR

SHELLY D TIMMONSDIRECTOR

SHERRY M WRENSECRETARY

STEVEN C STAIN MDDIRECTOR

ANDREA A HAYES-DIXONDIRECTOR

LINDA G PHILLIPSDIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

LIANE S FELDMANDIRECTOR

KENNETH W SHARPDIRECTOR

JAMES W FLESHMAN JRDIRECTOR

JAMES C DENNENY IIIDIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

CAROL L BROWNDIRECTOR

GARY L TIMMERMANDIRECTOR

FRANCOISE P CHAGNONDIRECTOR

FABRIZIO MICHELASSI V CHAIR(THRU 10/24)/ CHAIR (AS OF 10/24)

DOUGLAS E WOODDIRECTOR

DON K NAKAYAMATREASURER

DIANA L FARMERDIRECTOR

DENNIS H KRAUSSECOND VP (AS OF 10/24)

DEBORAH A KUHLSSECOND VP (THRU 10/24)

DANIEL L DENTDIRECTOR (AS OF 10/24)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1939
Location: 633 N ST CLAIR STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60611-3234
County: Cook
In care of: % MARITZA GONZALEZ
Primary officer: PAIGE A RODGERS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailpostmaster@facs.org Phone(312) 202-5000

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B600)
IRS tax category: Voluntary Health Organizations
Grant-giving organization: Yes