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Urology Care Foundation Inc

EIN 20-3210212 · Linthicum Hts, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE SUPPORT, THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS, THE IMPROVEMENT OF UROLOGICAL CARE GLOBALLY BY FUNDING RESEARCH, CLINICAL EDUCATION, PATIENT EDUCATION, AND HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMS.

Income
$9.6 million
Spending
$3.6 million
Spent on programs
74%
Reserves
57 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 54%
Employees
0
Volunteers
74
Highest pay
$963,431, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 57.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 62% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 76% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    74% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 56% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (3)
  1. $1.4 million spent. PATIENT EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND ADVOCACY: THE UROLOGY CARE FOUNDATION IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR UROLOGIC PATIENT EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY. USING INFORMATION THAT IS MEDICALLY APPROVED AND BASED ON THE CLINICAL GUIDELINES SET BY THE AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, OUR FOUNDATION DEVELOPS ALL PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS WITH LEADING MEDICAL EXPERTS IN UROLOGY TREATMENT AND CARE. WE HAVE MORE THAN 800 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND THE PUBLIC, ALL AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.UROLOGYHEALTH.ORG. DURING 2025, FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS REACHED OVER 1.9 MILLION IMPRESSIONS, EMPOWERING PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES WITH CRITICALLY NEEDED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THEIR UROLOGICAL HEALTH AND CARE. THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, X AND LINKEDIN) THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO CONNECT PEOPLE GLOBALLY AND ALLOWED US TO REACH MORE THAN 9.4 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH OUR GROWING FOLLOWERS, IMPRESSIONS, ENGAGEMENTS AND ADS. OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ARE STRENGTHENED THROUGH THREE FORMALIZED PATIENT ALLIANCES-THE PROSTATE CANCER IMPACT ALLIANCE, KIDNEY CANCER IMPACT ALLIANCE, AND BLADDER HEALTH ALLIANCE, WHICH COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT OVER ONE HUNDRED PATIENT GROUPS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THESE ALLIANCES ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PROVIDE PATIENT EDUCATION, AND COORDINATE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TO ADVANCE AWARENESS AND IMPROVE CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY UROLOGIC CONDITIONS. ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES DURING 2025, INCLUDED IN-PERSON ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED RESEARCH FUNDING AND OTHER VITAL ISSUES FOR IMPROVING UROLOGIC CARE AND TREATMENT.
  2. $1.2 million spent. RESEARCH: THE UROLOGY CARE FOUNDATION IS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE DISCOVERY OF NEW TREATMENTS BECAUSE WE SUPPORT INVESTING IN UROLOGIC RESEARCH LEADERS. WE DO MORE THAN FUND THE BEST RESEARCHERS FROM TALENTED SCIENTISTS- WE HELP FOSTER AND DEVELOP THEIR CAREERS TO SUPPORT A LONG-LASTING COMMITMENT TO FINDING THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH IN PATIENT CARE. SINCE 1975, THE FOUNDATION HAS SUPPORTED THOUSANDS OF EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG SCIENTISTS IN ADVANCING THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF UROLOGIC CONDITIONS. RESEARCH IS THE CORNERSTONE FOR ANY ADVANCES IN THE PREVENTION, DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF UROLOGICAL DISEASE, AND THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO FUNDING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF UROLOGIC DISEASES. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED MORE THAN $1.2 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT IMPACTFUL RESEARCH TO IMPROVE PATIENTS' LIVES.
  3. $71,080 spent. HUMANITARIANISM: THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS THE WORK OF UROLOGISTS WHO ARE MAKING OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPROVE UROLOGIC HEALTH IN UNDERSERVED AREAS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE U.S. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED THE HUMANITARIAN RECOGNITION AWARD TO MAHESH DESAI, MD, FOR DECADES OF SERVICE TO PATIENTS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS IN INDIA AND MAKING AN INDELIBLE IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE CLINICAL CARE. THROUGH THE HUMANITARIAN GRANTS PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 12 HUMANITARIAN GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING DIRECT UROLOGIC PATIENT CARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BOTH INSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY, ALONG WITH 2 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HUMANITARIAN GRANTS THAT PROVIDE UROLOGIC TRAINING TO MEDICAL STUDENTS CARING FOR PATIENTS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, SPECIFICALLY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED ONE TWO-YEAR HEALTH EQUITY FELLOWSHIP DESIGNED TO TRAIN EARLY CAREER UROLOGISTS PASSIONATE ABOUT HUMANITARIAN WORK WITHIN THE UNITED STATES SO THEY MAY BE EFFECTIVE IN ENGAGING WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE MOST MARGINALIZED. LASTLY, 7 GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS AS PART OF THE NEW HUMANITARIAN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO HELP ENHANCE SURGICAL AND UROLOGIC CARE IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES (LMICS) THROUGH SUSTAINABLE, IMPACTFUL, DATA-DRIVEN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2006.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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