Ddw Llc

Also known as Digestive Disease Week

Bethesda, MD · EIN 22-2279199 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Ddw Llc reported $16.9 million in revenue and $7.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.74 went to program services, $8.26 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $10,000 (COUNCIL CHAIR). Revenue rose 2032% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.9M

Program services$91.74 $7.2M
Management & general$8.26 $651K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

Program service revenue$95.12 $16M
Investment income$1.66 $281K
Other revenue$3.22 $544K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 2,433 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	91.7%	86.7%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	8.3%	11.5%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	Not reported	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	0.0%	29.9%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	3.8%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	95.1%	58.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$10,000	$301,601
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.13%	1.38%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	6
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	0.0	6.8
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	14 of 14	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$5.4M expenses · 74.9% of program spending · revenue $7.4M

Operation of the prestigious digestive disease week (ddw) annual conference, which is recognized as one of the top 50 medical meetings by hcea, the healthcare convention and exhibitors association. Digestive disease week is the world's largest gathering of physicians, researchers and industry in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery

$1.8M expenses · 25.1% of program spending · grants $20,000 · revenue $730K

Education - ddw is the global leader in disseminating cutting-edge research, educating the scientific and clinical communities, promoting innovation, and connecting digestive disease professionals from all parts of the world

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
COUNCIL CHAIR Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week	$10,000	$0	$0	$10,000

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Ddw Llc (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $10,000 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$17M	$7.9M	91.7%	$0	$10,000
FY2024 ⓘ	$16M	$7.6M	91.5%	$0	$5,000
FY2023 ⓘ	$16M	$7.3M	92.3%	$0	$10,000
FY2022 ⓘ	$13M	$6.6M	92.4%	$0	$10,000
FY2021 ⓘ	$18M	$3.3M	87.8%	$0	$5,000
FY2020 ⓘ	$793K	$3.4M	89.2%	−$2.6M	$10,000

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aNo
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 50
Volunteers Part I, line 622

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Questions people ask

How much of Ddw Llc's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Ddw Llc reported that 91.7% of its $7.9 million in expenses went to program services, 8.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Ddw Llc pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Ddw Llc reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $10,000, for the role of COUNCIL CHAIR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Ddw Llc get its money?

Of $16.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 95.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Ddw Llc a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 22-2279199 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202621489349300892 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202501479349300825 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202421979349301097 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202341919349300609 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202221809349300112 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202101949349300010 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 22-2279199: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.