Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education reported $11.0 million in revenue and $10.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $87.02 went to program services, $12.98 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 $969,590 (PRESIDENT, CEO AND SECRETARY). 18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 44% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 87.0% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 13.0% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 95.1% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $969,590 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 9.26% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 18 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 17.0 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 18 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseAccreditation includes cme standards development, promotion of the standards to external groups and stakeholders and the process for initial and continuing evaluation of organizations and institutions that provide cme for physicians. 233 entities were evaluated at various stages in 2025
Education includes live, web-based and teleconference education provided to accredited cme providers and recognized organizations. In 2025, through its learning management system, accme academy, accme provided multiple on-line education resources to its community of providers and recognized organizations. Also in 2025, accme presented 1 accreditation workshop designed to teach about accme standards for cme and the review process for accme accreditation, as well as an annual meeting for cme providers and other stakeholders to share and learn about best practices in cme and accreditation
Data services include the collection and reporting of cme activity and learner data for purposes of physician re-licensure and maintenance of certification, as well as in support of the fda's opioid analgesics rems program. In 2025, accme provided cme completion data to the fda as well as 9 certification boards and dozens of state medical licensing boards
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT, CEO AND SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $825,794 | $0 | $143,796 | $969,590 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $397,170 | $0 | $41,636 | $438,806 |
| SVP, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $285,228 | $0 | $11,779 | $297,007 |
| VP, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $237,798 | $0 | $37,067 | $274,865 |
| VP, ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $228,058 | $0 | $36,637 | $264,695 |
| VP, INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $236,715 | $0 | $20,116 | $256,831 |
| VP, COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $203,126 | $0 | $29,547 | $232,673 |
18 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b18 · 18 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 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 543
- Volunteers Part I, line 6156
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Of every $100 Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education spent in 2025, $87.02 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education reported that 87.0% of its $10.5 million in expenses went to program services, 13.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $969,590, for the role of PRESIDENT, CEO AND SECRETARY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education get its money?
Of $11.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 95.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 47-0941683 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602129349301500 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202522669349300907 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432639349300408 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332089349300913 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223079349300222 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101329349302285 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011759349301231 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 47-0941683: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.