EIN 23-1352007

American Board of Surgery (ABS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
42
Year formed
1937
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
The American Board of Surgery serves the public and the specialty of surgery by providing leadership in surgical education and practice, by promoting excellence through rigorous evaluation and examination.
Total revenues
$16,154,613
2022
Total expenses
$11,601,658
2022
Total assets
$23,969,244
2022
Num. employees
42
2022

Program areas at ABS

The abs incurs costs associated with The development and administration of examinations for candidates seeking initial certification, continuous certification, and focus practice designation by abs and in issuing certificates of qualification to all candidates meeting The abs's requirements. During The fiscal year ended june 30, 2022, there were 21,334 individuals who took an examination, including 10,758 Surgery residents taking their in-training examinations. 1,990 individuals obtained initial certification, 7 were re-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, 6,281 took The continuous certification assessment for general and other specialties and 110 took The metabolic and bariatric Surgery focused practice designation. The types of examinations The costs are incurred for include The following: in-training, qualifying, certifying, recertification, continuous assessments, and focus practice designation. The areas of specialty include general Surgery, vascular Surgery, surgical critical care, pediatric Surgery, hand Surgery, complex general surgical oncology, hospice and palliative care, and metabolic and bariatric Surgery. The score arm of The abs incurs expenses in providing high-quality educational content in support of The score curriculum to residents and residency programs via The score portal on The organization's website. The score curriculum is designed to define The specialty of general Surgery and provide greater assurance that residents are receiving sufficient training in all areas. The curriculum focuses on The five years of progressive education and training that constitute general Surgery residency in The u.s., after medical school but prior to independent practice.the epa project, although largely driven by volunteer work, incurs expenses for The overall project leads, facilitation of meetings, communications, professional fees as well as The development of a mobile-based technology platform.

Personnel at ABS

NameTitleCompensation
Jo BuyskePresident and Chief Executive Officer$953,723
Jessica A. SchreaderChief Operating Officer$181,495
Mark J. HickeyChief Information Officer$195,850
Amit R. T. JoshiEditor in Chief , Scorer$0
Lisa DriscollIt Manager$120,586
...and 7 more key personnel

Financials for ABS

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$616,495
Program services$14,984,552
Investment income and dividends$629,170
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-341,501
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$265,897
Total revenues$16,154,613

Form 990s for ABS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-15990View PDF
2021-062022-07-18990OView PDF
2020-062021-06-30990View PDF
2019-062020-09-30990View PDF
2018-062019-05-14990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
April 4, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
February 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
October 11, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 23 new personnel
October 17, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
October 3, 2021
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
Nonprofit Types
Professional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsDisease-focused nonprofits
Issues
HealthMedical disciplinesCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Receives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteering
General information
Address
1617 John F Kennedy Blvd 860
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Metro area
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Website URL
absurgery.org/default.jsp?index 
Phone
(215) 568-4000
Facebook page
americanboardofsurgery 
Twitter profile
@ambdsurg 
IRS details
EIN
23-1352007
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1937
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
G03: Voluntary Health Associations and Medical Disciplines Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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