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American Osteopathic Association reported $35.8 million in revenue and $35.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $60.72 went to program services, $39.28 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: 90.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $560,272 (CEO, BOARD SECRETARY). 72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 1% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $35MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $36M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$2.43 $887K
- Program service revenue$88.76 $32M
- Investment income$8.81 $3.2M
Other revenue was negative: −$760K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 60.7% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 39.3% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 2.5% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 90.6% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $560,272 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.60% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 72 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 27.9 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 25 of 28 | 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 expenseEducation programs:the aoa promotes excellence in osteopathic medicine through education. In fiscal year 2025, the aoa:division of educational resource services- monitored and recorded the progress of trainees in 3 residency training programs.- monitored the continuing approval of aoa accredited postdoctoral training programs- over 6000 physicians took part in aoa sponsored education coursescertifying boards- aoa awarded 1,292 new primary certifications, 277 new subspecialty certifications and 19 new certifications of added qualifications (caq's).accreditation- aoa accredits 42 colleges of…
Department of government relations:expenses incurred with gathering and documenting information for aoa on a national and state level and acting as the organization's liaison in washington, d.c. All expenses of the washington, d.c. Satellite office are included, as well as all expenses required to promote the interests of and access to osteopathic medicine as well as the approximately 200,000 osteopathic physicians (do) and osteopathic medical students in the united states
Membership services:the department of membership is responsible for developing and executing initiatives that provide significant financial and volunteer resources to support the aoa's mission by continuously retaining and recruiting members. Membership projects build awareness of overall aoa programs that ultimately lead to improved quality of patient care, with services such as but not limited to, the tracking of physician cme and board certification requirements, practice management programs for young physicians, leadership development opportunities, clinical practice programs and guides…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO, BOARD SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $513,238 | $0 | $47,034 | $560,272 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $251,681 | $0 | $34,302 | $285,983 |
| IMM. PAST PRESIDENT - AS OF 07/24 Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $283,150 | $0 | $0 | $283,150 |
| GENERAL COUNSEL Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $258,410 | $0 | $23,874 | $282,284 |
| SVP OSTEOPATHIC ENGAGEMENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $235,777 | $0 | $42,754 | $278,531 |
| PARTNERSHIPS AND HEALTH INIT. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $203,472 | $0 | $47,520 | $250,992 |
| VP RESEARCH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $212,887 | $0 | $22,289 | $235,176 |
| TECHNOLOGY - UNTIL 04/25 Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,754 | $0 | $24,382 | $229,136 |
72 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from American Osteopathic Association (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b28 · 25 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- 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 4Yes
- 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 5153
- Volunteers Part I, line 6700
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NBOME Testing modules | $986,733 |
| WALT DISNEY WORLD SWAN & DOLPHIN Convention | $781,530 |
| ENCORE GLOBAL Convention production services | $752,249 |
| ACP CREATIVIT LLC Information technology support | $452,989 |
| FUSIONSPAN LLC Managed services support | $424,989 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to American Osteopathic Association totaling $16 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from American Osteopathic Association's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for American Osteopathic Association, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of American Osteopathic Association's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, American Osteopathic Association reported that 60.7% of its $35.1 million in expenses went to program services, 39.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does American Osteopathic Association pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation American Osteopathic Association reported for one person in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025 was $560,272, for the role of CEO, BOARD SECRETARY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does American Osteopathic Association get its money?
Of $35.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, 2.5% came from contributions and grants and 90.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is American Osteopathic Association a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2170786 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 May 31, 2025, object 202631059349302463 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024, object 202521059349301897 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, object 202401069349300885 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2022, object 202301089349301035 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2021, object 202231089349301023 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2020, object 202141029349300114 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2170786: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.