Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WAS FOUNDED IN 1961 AS A LOCAL AFFIATE OF THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCATION, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1895 TO PROMOTE THE HEALTHCARE OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN COMMUNITY BUT ESPECIALLY THE PROFESSIONAL WELL-BEING AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN PHYSICIANS.
- Income
- $63,678
- Spending
- $63,664
- Reserves
- 20.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 66%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 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 (2)
- A SPEAKERS BUREAU HAS BEEN INSTITUTED, WHERE EACH MEMBERVOLUNTEERS TWO OR MORE HOURS OF THEIR TIME EVERY TWOYEARS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY AND LOCAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
- $7,000 spent. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM GIVES SCHOLARSHIPS TO A MEDICALSTUDENT FROM EACH OF THE FIVE LOCAL SCHOOLS WHO DEMONSTRATELEADERSHIP QUALITIES AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO PROJECTS THAT HAVE BENEFITED THE COMMUNITY.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on October 15, 2016.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 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 November 2016.
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 November 4, 2026.
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