Trumerit
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
IN RECOGNITION AND FULFILLMENT OF ITS CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC MISSION AND TO HELP ENSURE THAT FOREIGN EDUCATED NURSES AND CERTAIN OTHER HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO DESIRE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE U.S., CANADIAN AND NEW ZEALAND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS HAVE OBTAINED THE REQUIRED EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND THEREBY HELPING TO ENSURE THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDED IN THE U.S., CANADA AND NEW ZEALAND, TRUMERIT PROVIDES A NURSING KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN EDUCATED NURSES, AND VARIOUS ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION SERVICES OF CREDENTIALS THAT ARE USED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND PROVINCIAL AGENCIES IN MAKING A DETERMINATION WHETHER TO PERMIT THOSE NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR LICENSURE AND EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE U.S., CANADIAN AND NEW ZEALAND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
- Income
- $45.3 million
- Spending
- $33.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 20.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 93%
- Employees
- 308
- Volunteers
- 76
- Highest pay
- $715,314, president and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 80% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.7 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (6)
- $15.3 million spent. VARIOUS CREDENTIALS EVALUATION SERVICES FOR FOREIGN HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ARE PERFORMED THAT CONSIST OF AN EVALUATION OF FOREIGN LICENSURE AND FOREIGN ACADEMIC RECORDS IN TERMS OF U.S. COMPARABILITY AND/OR FOR AUTHENTICITY. DURING THE YEAR APPROXIMATELY 49,900 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED AND 42,848 REPORTS WERE ISSUED.
- $5.0 million spent. VISASCREEN CERTIFICATION IS PROVIDED UNDER A FEDERAL SCREENING PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS SEEKING A U.S. OCCUPATIONAL VISA THAT COMPRISE AN EDUCATIONAL ANALYSIS, LICENSURE VERIFICATION, AN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT, AND IN THE CASE OF NURSES, A TEST OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE. DURING THE YEAR APPROXIMATELY 26,300 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED AND 22,384 CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED.
- $3.0 million spent. THE NATIONAL NURSING ASSESSMENT SERVICE IS A PROGRAM TO CREDENTIAL INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSES WHO SEEK EMPLOYMENT IN THE CANADIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THE CREDENTIALING UTILIZES CURRICULUM, COURSE SYLLABUS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS, PRINCIPALLY FROM SOURCE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES, TO EVALUATE THE INTERNATIONALLY EDUCATED NURSE IN TERMS OF CANADIAN NURSING PRACTICE. DURING THE YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 6,400 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED AND 6,359 REPORTS WERE ISSUED.
- $865,296 spent. THE NURSING KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A CREDENTIALS REVIEW, A TEST OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND A TEST OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE (QUALIFYING EXAM). DURING THE YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 370 APPLICATIONS WERE REVIEWED, 364 WERE ASSESSED AND QUALIFIED FOR THE TEST OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE, AND 65 CERTIFICATES WERE ISSUED TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS.
- $324,059 spent. CERTIFICATION OF ETHICAL RECRUITER SERVICES PROVIDED TO HELP ENSURE THAT INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT IS CONDUCTED IN A FAIR AND TRANSPARENT MANNER BY CERTIFYING RECRUITERS AND EMPLOYERS WHO ADHERE TO THE VOLUNTARY CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF FOREIGN-EDUCATED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
- $81,411 spent. OTHER PROGRAM REVENUES CONSIST OF SERVICES FOR HEALTHCARE CONSULTING, PROGRAM DATA ANALYTICS, AND OTHER.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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? 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.
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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1977.
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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