AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY INC

EIN 41-0654864 · Education (B)

What they do

ABPNS MISSION is to SERVE THE PUBLIC and THE PROFESSION BY PROMOTING LIFELONG LEARNING and CERTIFYING PSYCHIATRISTS and NEUROLOGISTS to HIGH STANDARDS of EXPERTISE.ABPN FULFILLS ITS MISSION BY: SETTING STANDARDS for EXPERTISE IN ABPNS FIELDS, INCLUDING TRAINING and OTHER CRITERIA for CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY DEVELOPING and IMPLEMENTING ASSESSMENTS FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING THAT INCLUDES EXTERNAL FEEDBACK SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS and RESEARCH AS RELATED to SPECIALTY EXPERTISE IN TRAINING and CLINICAL PRACTICE ENGAGING WITH OTHER STRATEGIC PARTNERS EMBODYING and APPLYING ABPNS VALUES to THE ORGANIZATIONS WORK

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Of every $100 spent, about $59.00 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 leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

30.47%of revenue went to mission work59.0% of expenses · Program services

$51.68spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$15.13in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

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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$30,766,420

Mission workProgram services$9,374,49130.47% of revenue59.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

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

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$14,865,71348.32% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$15,900,70751.68% 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: 59.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.68% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 60.4% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 48.56% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 62.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.31% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 64.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.67% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 70.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.44% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 67.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.55% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 57.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.18% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 60.4% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 56.91% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$30,766,420

Expenses$15,900,707

Annual surplus $14,865,713 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)$9,374,491 · 59.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$30,766,420

Expenses$15,900,707

Assets$240,549,115

Income$43,361,148

Mission work (program services)$9,374,491

Grants given$21,200,000

Average grant$543,590

Stocks and bonds$120,674,617

Accounting fees$66,666

Investing fees$154,727

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

JEFFREY M LYNESS MDPRESIDENT/CEO · 40 hrs/week $950,651Base $812,762 · Other $137,889

ROBIN CALLENCFO & DIR. OF ADMIN · 40 hrs/week $595,850Base $444,758 · Other $151,092

PATRICIA VONDRAKDIRECTOR-OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $573,927Base $438,451 · Other $135,476

CHINGWEI SHINVICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH · 40 hrs/week $401,028Base $304,865 · Other $96,163

HUAPING SUNPSYCHOMETRICIAN · 40 hrs/week $371,786Base $311,812 · Other $59,974

KEVIN FITZPATRICKCHIEF INFORM. OFFICE · 40 hrs/week $336,217Base $262,649 · Other $73,568

JENNIFER VOLLMERSCORING SERVICES & R&D PRO · 40 hrs/week $247,877Base $155,879 · Other $91,998

JESSICA ROGERSDIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATION OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $177,956Base $129,789 · Other $48,167

KRISTIN OBRIENSENIOR MANAGER TEST DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $170,557Base $127,358 · Other $43,199

VARDEN LAPANSENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMEN · 40 hrs/week $170,435Base $137,625 · Other $32,810

JAFFAR KHAN MDMEMBER-AT-LARGE · 5 hrs/week $21,000

IQBAL AHMED MDDIRECTOR · 5 hrs/week $21,000

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 (26)

JEFFREY M LYNESS MDPRESIDENT/CEO

ROBIN CALLENCFO & DIR. OF ADMIN

PATRICIA VONDRAKDIRECTOR-OPERATIONS

CHINGWEI SHINVICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH

HUAPING SUNPSYCHOMETRICIAN

KEVIN FITZPATRICKCHIEF INFORM. OFFICE

JENNIFER VOLLMERSCORING SERVICES & R&D PRO

JESSICA ROGERSDIRECTOR OF CERTIFICATION OPERATIONS

KRISTIN OBRIENSENIOR MANAGER TEST DEVELOPMENT

VARDEN LAPANSENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMEN

JAFFAR KHAN MDMEMBER-AT-LARGE

IQBAL AHMED MDDIRECTOR

IMRAN ALI MDBOARD VICE CHAIR

ERIKA AUGUSTINE MDDIRECTOR

JOSEPHA A CHEONG MDBOARD CHAIR

ERICKA P GREENE MDDIRECTOR

DAVID C HENDERSON MDDIRECTOR

MICHAEL S JAFFEE MDDIRECTOR

NANCY BASS MDDIRECTOR

BENN SMITH MDDIRECTOR

ROBERT BOLAND MDMEMBER-AT-LARGE

ANDREA G STOLAR MDTREASURER

SANDRA DEJONG MDDIRECTOR

SHELDON BENJAMIN MDDIRECTOR

TAKESHA J COOPER MD MSDIRECTOR

AMY BROOKS-KAYAL MDSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1939
Location: 7 PARKWAY NORTH BLVD, DEERFIELD, IL 60015-2544
County: Lake
In care of: JEFFREY LYNESS MD
Primary officer: JEFFREY LYNESS MD, PRESIDENT AND CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(847) 229-6550

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CJBS LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B)
IRS tax category: Education
Grant-giving organization: Yes