Association for Contextualbehavioral Science
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What it says it does
The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS) is dedicated to the advancement of functional contextual cognitive and behavioral science and practice so as to alleviate human suffering and advance human well being.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 133
- Highest pay
- $163,628, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- ACBS held an annual conference to educate psychologists in the area of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Relational Frame Theory (RFT), and Contextual Behavioral Science, in July 2025. The conference was organized by the ACBS board, Executive Director, staff, and volunteer committees. This conference served to advance the science of psychology through a forum of presentations, workshops, and discussions. It aided psychologists and other mental health professionals in understanding principles that can be used to help their patients/clients. This conference drew approximately 800 attendees from around the world. This activity was funded through conference registration fees.
- ACBS maintains a website that serves to support the interaction between, and the education of, psychologists, students, and the public interest in contextual psychology/science, particularly ACT and RFT. This website is maintained by the ACBS staff and its members (it is an interactive website), as well as with help from contracted technical support services. This website is contextualscience.org. This website helps to disseminate education resources among ACBS members as well as the general public. There were approximately 9000 website/ACBS members at the end of 2025. The website is funded by membership dues.
- ACBS awards research development grants for worthy projects in the area of contextual behavioral science. ACBS awarded 3 grants this year, to be executed over the following 12-18 months.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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