Aborm the Acupuncture & Tcm Board of Reproductive Medicine
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What it says it does
THE MISSION OF ABORM: THE ACUPUNCTURE AND TCM BOARD OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE IS TO DEVELOP CORE COMPETENCIES AND MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT PRACTITIONERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUPUNCTURE AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE VIA EXAMINATION. THESE COMPETENCIES AND STANDARDS ARE CERTIFIED BY A BOARD EXAMINATION.
- Income
- $113,191
- Spending
- $55,731
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- THE VISION OF ABORM: THE ACUPUNCTURE AND TCM BOARD OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE IS TO WORK TOGETHER CLOSELY WITH OUR WESTERN COLLEAGUES IN THE FIELD OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENTS FOR OUR INFERTILITY PATIENTS THAT ENCOMPASS BOTH ACUPUNCTURE AND CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE.WITH THIS VISION IN MIND, WE HOPE TO FORM ALLIANCES WITH THE PACIFIC COAST REPRODUCTIVE SOCIETY (PCRS) AND THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE (ASRM), IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE OUR PATIENTS, AND THE PRACTITIONERS THAT MAKE UP OUR MEMBERSHIP.WE ENTHUSIASTICALLY ADVOCATE RESEARCH AS A TOOL TO MEASURE THE MOST BENEFICIAL METHODS THAT TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) MAY OFFER TO THE INFERTILE PATIENT POPULATION.WE FEEL THAT TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM) IS A POWERFUL MEDICINE IN ITS OWN RIGHT WITH A LONG HISTORY OF TREATING REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS, AND THAT INFERTILE PATIENTS WILL BENEFIT MOST FROM KNOWLEDGE OF, AND ACCESS TO BOTH MEDICINES - WESTERN AND TCM.THE MISSION OF ABORM IS TO DEVELOP CORE COMPETENCIES AND MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT PRACTITIONERS WHO WORK IN THIS SUBSPECIALTY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE. THESE COMPETENCIES AND STANDARDS ARE CERTIFIED BY A BOARD EXAMINATION.THIS EXAMINATION MEASURES COMPETENCY IN THE SUBSPECIALTY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE, AND ENCOMPASSES KNOWLEDGE IN BOTH WESTERN AND TCM REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT.ESTABLISHING A BOARD CERTIFICATION THAT MEASURES MINIMUM COMPETENCIES IN WESTERN AND TCM REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF OUR PROFESSION, WESTERN REPRODUCTIVE SPECIALISTS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE INFERTILE PATIENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO ABORM CERTIFIED FELLOWS (FABORM) LEADING THE WAY IN INTEGRATING OM WITH WESTERN ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES (ART) BY ENCOURAGING RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SYMPOSIA DEVOTED TO THIS SUBSPECIALTY.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 2025.
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 December 2007.
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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