ABOS is a trade / professional association based in Chapel Hill, NC that was founded in 1934. As of 2019 they had $2.0 million in revenue and $37 million in assets.
ABOS's vision is to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients, the ABOS will establish and maintain high standards for competence and lifelong education of board certified orthopaedic surgeons.
Initial certification of Orthopaedic surgeons:educational requirements, peer review, a written exam, and an oral exam are required to become Board certified. There were 697 new Orthopaedic surgeons certified in the fiscal year ended in 2018. Candidates who pass the certification requirements become a "diplomate" of the organization for 10 years. The organization has a total of 28,650 diplomates during the most recently completed fiscal year.
Subspecialty certification:certification of sports and hand sub-specialty certificates after initial certification is complete. There were 101 hand sub-specialty certificates, and 92 sports sub-specialty certificates in the fiscal year ending in 2018.
Recertification every ten years:every 10 years diplomates must meet additional educational requirements, peer review, and an exam to recertify. There were 1,615 diplomates to recertify in the fiscal year ending in 2018.
| Fiscal year ending | Date received by IRS | Form | PDF link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12 | Sep 4, 2019 | 990O | View PDF |
| 2018-08 | May 14, 2019 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2017-08 | Mar 14, 2018 | 990 | View PDF |
| 2016-08 | Aug 25, 2017 | 990O | View PDF |
| 2015-08 | Jul 27, 2016 | 990O | View PDF |
| ...and five more Form 990 PDFs | |||
| Field | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $0 |
| Program services | $624,710 |
| Investment income and dividends | $260,190 |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 |
| Royalty revenue | $0 |
| Net rental income | $14,887 |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $1,119,707 |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 |
| Total revenues | $2,019,494 |
| Vendor | Services | Amount paid | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Services | Software | 2019-08-29 | |
| █████████ | Content management system software | 2019-08-19 | |
| ██████████████████ ███ | Tax accounting | 2019-04-19 | |
| ██████ █████ | Legal Representation | $153,955 | 2018-08-01 |
| ███ ████ █████████ ███ | It Support and Design | $911,637 | 2018-08-01 |
| ████ | Test Development | $1,092,044 | 2018-08-01 |
| Name | Title | Compensation | Most recent data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron S. White | Chief Operating Officer | $203,021 | May 27, 2020 |
| David F. Martin, MD | Executive Medical Director X8004 | $500,855 | May 27, 2020 |
| █████ █████ | Controller | $105,451 | May 27, 2020 |
| █████ █████ ███ | Past Chief Opperating Officer / Chief Operating Officer | $205,517 | Aug. 31, 2018 |
| ████████ █ ███████ | Vice President / Secretary | $2,096 | Aug. 31, 2018 |
| ███████ █ █████ | President / Treasurer | $1,588 | Aug. 31, 2018 |
| █████ █ ██████ | President | $2,295 | Aug. 31, 2018 |
| ███████ █ ████████ | Secretary / Director | $1,585 | Aug. 31, 2018 |