Society for Vascular Surgery
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What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITHVASCULAR DISEASE BY PROMOTING CLINICAL AND BASIC RESEARCH; PROVIDINGCONTINUING EDUCATION; DEVELOPING POST-GRADUATE TRAINING; ADVOCATING ONBEHALF OF MEMBERS; PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEWTECHNOLOGY; PROMOTING AND FACILITATING THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGEAND INFORMATION TO PRACTITIONERS, PATIENTS, AND THE PUBLIC;STANDARDIZING NOMENCLATURE AND REPORTING OF VASCULAR CONDITIONS;DEVELOPING PRACTICE STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES; AND ADDRESSING RELATEDSOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ETHICAL, AND LEGAL ISSUES.
- Income
- $15.3 million
- Spending
- $17.1 million
- Employees
- 62
- Volunteers
- 554
- Highest pay
- $453,396, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 March 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 March 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 (4)
- EDUCATION - SVS HOSTS AN ANNUAL MEETING AND TRADE SHOW TO PROMOTE THE STUDY AND RESEARCH OF VASCULAR DISEASES, DEFINE THE ROLE OF VASCULAR SURGERY, AND STANDARDIZE THE METHODS OF STUDY. IN ADDITION, SVS OFFERS EDUCATIONAL COURSES AND PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF VASCULAR DISEASES, EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH DISEASES, AND ENCOURAGE GROWTH IN THE FIELD.
- QUALITY PRACTICE - SOUGHT IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY BY PROVIDING WEB-BASED COLLECTION, AGGREGATION, AND ANALYSIS OF CLINICAL DATA.
- PUBLICATIONS - THE JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY IS DEDICATED TO THE SCIENCE AND ART OF VASCULAR SURGERY AND AIMS TO BE THE PREMIER INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENDOVASCULAR AND SURGICAL CARE OF VASCULAR DISEASES. THE GOAL OF THE JOURNAL IS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH VASCULAR DISEASES BY PUBLISHING RELEVANT PAPERS THAT REPORT MEDICAL, SURGICAL, AND ENDOVASCULAR ADVANCES, TEST NEW HYPOTHESES, AND ADDRESS CURRENT CONTROVERSIES.
- RESEARCH - ENCOURAGE THE INTEREST AND DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATORS BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR COLLABORATION AND DISSEMINATION OF ADVANCEMENTS IN OUTCOMES, COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS, CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL, AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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.
Not 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 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 June 1987.
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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