American Association for Hand Surgery Inc
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What it says it does
WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE GLOBAL HAND CARE AND EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FORUMS AND SEMINARS, AND FACILITATING PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE SURGEONS, THERAPISTS AND THE HAND CARE TEAM.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 65
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $891,817 spent. MEETINGS AND EDUCATION - TO CONDUCT FORUMS AND SEMINARS TO EDUCATE SURGEONS AND THERAPISTS.
- $174,516 spent. GRANTS - THE ASSOCIATION MAKES GRANTS AND PROVIDES GENERAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS DOING WORK IN THE REALM OF HAND SURGERY AND THERAPY AS DETAILED IN SCHEDULE I.
- $123,652 spent. COMMITEES AND REPRESENTATIVES - THE ASSOCIATION ASSEMBLES COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVES TO HELP ORGANIZE AND OPERATE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
- $85,279 spent. PUBLICATIONS - TO PUBLISH JOURNAL AND NEWSLETTERS FOR MEMBERS. THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF MEMBERS WHO RECEIVED BENEFIT OF THE HAND JOURNAL WAS 1,500 MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1982.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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