AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY INC

EIN 39-1397899 · Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines (G9BZ)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY for LASER MEDICINE and SURGERY is to PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE BY ADVANCING BIOMEDICAL APPLICATION of LASERS, LIGHT, and ENERGY-BASED TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE.THE VISION of ASLMS is to BE THE WORLDS PRE-EMINENT RESOURCE for BIOMEDICAL LASER and ENERGY-BASED TECHNOLOGIES, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, and CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $72.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders25 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

62.55%of revenue went to mission work72.5% of expenses · Program services

2.03%of revenue went to fundraising2.4% of expenses

$86.25spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

21.67%of revenue went to management and office costs25.1% of expenses

$3.89in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

21.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$3,125,406

Mission workProgram services$1,954,81462.55% of revenue72.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$677,24521.67% of revenue25.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$63,5112.03% of revenue2.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$429,83613.75% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$2,695,57086.25% 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

2025CurrentExpense mix: 72.5% mission · 25.1% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.25% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 21.1% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.29% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 80.4% mission · 17.7% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.91% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 81.6% mission · 16.6% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.52% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 74.3% mission · 22.9% management · 2.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.55% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 76.9% mission · 19.6% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.00% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 11.5% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.31% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.4% mission · 12.0% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$3,125,406

Expenses$2,695,570

Annual surplus $429,836 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)$1,954,814 · 72.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$677,245 · 25.1% of expenses

Fundraising$63,511 · 2.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$3,125,406

Expenses$2,695,570

Assets$10,480,808

Income$3,163,273

Contributions$654,986

Mission work (program services)$1,954,814

Fundraising$63,511

Grants given$992,991

Average grant$29,206

Management and general$677,245

Stocks and bonds$10,074,303

Accounting fees$82,088

Investing fees$48,040

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHELLE MORRISONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $221,314Base $185,815 · Other $35,499

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 (25)

MICHELLE MORRISONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

KELLY J STANKIEWICZ MD FAADLASER SAFETY

ZAKIA RAHMAN MDLASER SAFETY

VLADIMIR PAUL-BLANCINDUSTRIAL/R&D

TARYN TRAVIS MD FACSLASER SURGERY

SHLOMIT HALACHMI MD PHDLASER MEDICINE

REBECCA SPRAGUE RN NP-CNURSING/ALLIED HEALTH

OMAR IBRAHIMI MD PHDPRESIDENT-ELECT

MURAD ALAM MD MSCI MBAPAST PRESIDENT (LEFT APRIL 2025)

MOLLY WANNER MD MBATREASUER

MERET HAEDERSDAL MD PHD DMSCBIOMEDICAL ENGINEER REP

LILIT GARIBYAN MD PHDBASIC SCIENCE REP (LEFT APRIL 2025)

KRISTEN KELLY MDSECRETARY

ALEXANDER J MAKOWSKI PHDINDUSTRIAL/MARKETING

J STUART NELSON MD PHDHISTORIAN

GUILLERMO AGUILAR PHDBASIC SCIENCE REP

GIRISH S MUNAVALLI MD MHS FACMSVICE PRESIDENT

FERNANDA H SAKAMOTO MD PHDBASIC SCIENCE REP

DAVID OZOG MDLASER SURGERY

CHRISTOPHER ZACHARY MBBS FRCPLASER MEDICINE (LEFT APRIL 2025)

CATHERINE M DIGIORGIO MDLASER MEDICINE

BRAD HAUSERINDUSTRIAL/R&D (LEFT APRIL 2025)

ASHISH C BHATIA MD FAAD FASLMSPRESIDENT

ARISA ORTIZ MDPAST PRESIDENT

ANNE CHAPAS MDLASER SURGERY (LEFT APRIL 2025)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1982
Location: 100 N 72ND AVE, WAUSAU, WI 54401-9042
County: Marathon
In care of: MOLLY WANNER
Primary officer: MOLLY WANNER, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinformation@aslms.org Phone(715) 845-9283

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HAWKINS ASH CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines (G9BZ)
Grant-giving organization: Yes