Nonprofit screen
Screen a listAmerican College of Surgeons
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(2)
$177Mrevenue
FY2025 · +16% in 3 yrs532staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin19.7%
Months of reserve0.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.5%
Middle half of peersMedianAmerican College of Surgeons
Where the money goes FY2025 · $143M spent
Programs$112M79%Management and general$30M21%Fundraising$707k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$10M in FY2023 and −$902k in FY2024. Cash covers 0.4 months, under the peer median of 1.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
22 of 23 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 6% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort28funders
$3.2Ma year, last 3 years
31%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23American Cancer Society IncEvery year since FY2017$1.4M$1.3M$1.1M$1.3M$984k$1.0M$1.0MJohns Hopkins UniversityEvery year since FY2017$111k$1.0M$1.1M$1.4M$1.5M$546k$776kThe John a Hartford Foundation IncOn and off$709k$210k$621k$594kAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology IncSince FY2021$300k$300k$301kAlliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology FoundationStopped after FY2021$297k$197k$87k$50k$41k–Alliance Nctn FoundationSince FY2020$87k$190k$158k$153kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$215k$246k$305k$191k$266k$268k$119k17 other fundersUp to $200k a year each$100k$20k$56k$28k$228k$117k$106k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped