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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION (Virginia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $248,750 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($219,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 88% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.

Revenue FY2025
$12M
Funders on record
3
Grants received
$249k
Net assets
$11M
1/3 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Foundation does

Mission

Advance the art & science of otolaryngology-head & neck surgery through education, research & learning.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Research and quality: promote research in current topics in otolaryngology and administer a research grant program for residents and practitioners. Through the development of evidence-based guidance that is updated and refined based on feedback from our current practice data, we empower physicians to provide the best patient care.

    $5,422,320 spentof which $205,000 as grants
    40% of program spending
  2. Annual meeting: the aao-hnsf annual meeting & oto expo is the world's most prestigious gathering of otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons. The meeting and oto expo is attended by over 6,000 global physicians, researchers and allied health professionals who gather to review the latest research, collaborate with colleagues and participate in hundreds of hours of otolaryngology-head and neck specific continuing medical education.

    $5,397,552 spent$7,666,272 earned by the program
    40% of program spending
  3. Education and general meetings: the foundation presents a wide range of educational medical educational initiatives aimed at increasing the quality of patient outcomes through supporting knowledgeable, competent, and professional physicians. The foundation curates the knowledge base and then conducts the planning and production of educational activities for the specialty as well as outreach efforts for non-otolaryngologist physicians and allied health professionals. Education is conducted through live events, subscription products, online activities, print and e-publications and mobile applications.

    $1,882,677 spent$1,428,361 earned by the program
    14% of program spending
  4. Journal: publications of otolaryngology head and neck surgery, the latest peer-reviewed articles, literature reviews, and case reports on developments in the treatment of the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. Special supplements include clinical practice guidelines and other topics.

    $827,030 spentof which $80,780 as grants
    6% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $13,529,579.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($11M) Expenses 100 ($11M) Net assets 100 ($14M)2018 Revenue 100 ($11M) Expenses 96 ($10M) Net assets 103 ($15M)2019 Revenue 95 ($10M) Expenses 93 ($10M) Net assets 105 ($15M)2020 Revenue 97 ($10M) Expenses 94 ($10M) Net assets 106 ($15M)2021 Revenue 50 ($5.2M) Expenses 67 ($7.1M) Net assets 111 ($16M)2022 Revenue 127 ($13M) Expenses 98 ($10M) Net assets 117 ($17M)2023 Revenue 80 ($8.4M) Expenses 110 ($12M) Net assets 98 ($14M)2024 Revenue 107 ($11M) Expenses 116 ($12M) Net assets 100 ($14M)2025 Revenue 111 ($12M) Expenses 144 ($15M) Net assets 81 ($11M)
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Revenue (111)Expenses (144)Net assets (81)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $36M to $27M (−24%).

$36M
$27M
$28M
$27M
$28M
$27M
$25M
$27M
$24M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 17% · 2022 17%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

5% of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (7% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 4,743 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

−$189k
’17
$270k
’18
−$1k
’19
$152k
’20
−$1.9M
’21
$2.9M
’22
−$3.3M
’23
−$1.1M
’24
−$3.8M
’25
3.1
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

Board chair

Karen A Rizzo - Bog Past

Chair until 10/24, at-large dir.

As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.

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Listed303129283029312932
Joined·+8+6+7+6+8+9+11+15
No longer listed·7884971312
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 88% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 88% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

88% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION.

88%
largest funder
100%
top three
~1
effective funders

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

88% of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $29k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside Virginia, across 2 states.

NY
NJ

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $220k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION is better cushioned than half of the 2,843 health nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−32% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve3.1mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)1% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,843 health nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

88% of spending goes to programs.

Program 88%Management 12%Fundraising 0%

Governance

15
board members
87%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

36%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 39 states

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Part of a family of 2 related entities

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery · exempt
  • Ent Resources Inc · corp_trust

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Questions and answers

Who funds AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION?
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION (Virginia) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $248,750 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($219,750). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 88% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
How many funders does AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION have?
IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $248,750 in grants to AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION?
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $219,750 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY - HEAD & NECK SURGERY FOUNDATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing