American College of Radiation Oncology Inc
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What it says it does
ACRO STRIVES TO ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY CARE FOR RADIATION THERAPY PATIENTS AND PROMOTES SUCCESS IN THE PRACTICE OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY THROUGH EDUCATION, RESPONSIBLE SOCIOECONOMIC ADVOCACY AND INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 150
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (5)
- $351,434 spent. ACCREDITATION PROGRAM: AS PART OF ITS MISSION, ACRO DEVELOPED A PRACTICE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM IN 1995, CONSISTING OF PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY. ACCREDITATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROCESS IN WHICH PROFESSIONAL PEERS IDENTIFY STANDARDS INDICATIVE OF A QUALITY PRACTICE, AND AN AUDIT IS CONDUCTED TO ASSURE THAT THESE STANDARDS ARE FOLLOWED. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT, THE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM HAS UNDERGONE PERIODIC REVISIONS TO REFLECT CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES WITHIN THE FIELD, PROVIDING FOR THE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICE OF RADIATION THERAPY.
- $602,223 spent. MEMBER MEETINGS AND COMMUNICATIONS: THE ACRO ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND DISCUSS THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR CURRENT THERAPEUTIC MANAGMENT AND OTHER TOPICS RELATING TO THE FIELD OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY. IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE MEMBERS HAVE THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION, ACRO SENDS WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS TO THE MEMBERS WITH THE LATEST RESEARCH AND MEDICAL FINDINGS IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY.
- $160,471 spent. ADVOCACY: CHANGES IN WASHINGTON ARE NEVER-ENDING, BUT ONE THING REMAINS THE SAME ACROS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO CANCER PATIENTS AND THE RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS WHO PROVIDE THEIR CARE. ACRO KEEPS AN EYE ON WASHINGTON AND THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES WITH EXPERIENCED, EFFECTIVE, AND INTELLIGENT LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL WHILE YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR PATIENTS. THE COLLEGE KEEPS MEMBERS INFORMED OF LEGISLATIVE UPDATES THROUGH ITS WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER, VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
- AS PART OF ACRO'S MISSION TO SUPPORT RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, THEY PROVIDE SMALL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS TO EITHER ASSIST WITH EDUCATION COSTS OR RESEARCH COSTS IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY.
- AS PART OF ACRO'S MISSION TO SUPPORT RADIATION ONCOLOGY PROFESSIONALS, THEY PROVIDE SMALL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS TO EITHER ASSIST WITH EDUCATION COSTS OR RESEARCH COSTS IN THE FIELD OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 September 1992.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: American College of Radiology (Reston, VA), EIN 36-2261602. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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