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Academy Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists

EIN 23-7088244 · Salt Lake Cty, UT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong100 out of 100GovernanceFair62 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

OUR ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED IN 1966 AND CURRENTLY HAS ACTIVE AFFILIATIONS WITH 70 OF THE APPROXIMATELY 150 ACADEMIC AND COMMUNITY TRAINING CENTERS THAT TRAIN PATHOLOGY RESIDENTS IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. FROM ITS ORIGIN, IT HAS FOLLOWED THE MISSION STATEMENT OF BEING DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP IN LABORATORY MEDICINE. WE FOLLOW THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ACADEMY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THIS DEDICATION HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENCOURAGE AND ADVANCE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF EDUCATION IN LABORATORY MEDICINE IN MEDICAL SCHOOL AND RELATED CURRICULA. 2. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF RESIDENT TRAINING AND POST-GRADUATE EDUCATION OF PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AT UNIVERSITIES AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS. 3. TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN ACADEMIC LABORATORY MEDICINE.

Income
$93,017
Spending
$68,356
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
Over 10 years of spending
Largest source of income
investment income, 51%
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 14% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 43% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, 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 (1)
  1. $59,718 spent. DURING THE YEAR THAT ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE ACADEMY PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 400 ACTIVE MEMBERS AND 220 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. MORE THAN 200 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE ACLPS ANNUAL MEETING ("LAB MEDICINE") IN ATLANTA, GA, ON MAY 29-31, 2025. THE MEETING WAS HOSTED BY EMORY UNIVERSITY. OVER THE THREE DAYS, CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ENJOYED SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS, THE AWARD LECTURES FROM THE COTLOVE AND BENSON AWARDEES, PRESENTATIONS FROM THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS, THE YOUNG FACULTY AWARD WINNERS AND THE STRANDJORD GRANT AWARDEES, AND A POSTER SESSION. THE REGISTRATION FOR THIS MEETING WAS 700 FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS AND 525 FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. THE COTLOVE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DR. WILBUR LAM WHO TALKED ABOUT "A PEDIATRICIAN'S ADVENTURES WITH POINT-OF-CARE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE LAB AND FOR THE NIH (AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY)". THE BENSON AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DR. SIXTO LEAL WHO GAVE AN UPDATE ON "DIAGNOSTIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND MECHANISTIC STUDIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE PATHOLOGY." THE ACADEMY ALSO CONTINUED THE PAUL E. STRANDJORD YOUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANT PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND PROVIDED TWO 7,500 RESEARCH GRANTS TO PROGRAM AWARDEES IN 2025. ACLPS HAD INITIATED A SERIES OF ARTICLES TITLED " ACLPS THE ESSENTIALS " PUBLISHED IN AJCP TO DISCUSS A CHALLENGING CONTEMPORARY TOPIC IN THE FIELD THROUGH A CASE-BASED FORMAT. IN ADDITION, AS A MEMBER OF THE RISE FIRST CLINICAL PATHOLOGY SECTION, ACLPS EDUCATION COMMITTEE EVALUATED QUESTIONS FOR THE CLINICAL PATHOLOGY PORTION OF THE EXAM. ACLPS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CO-SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT THE ASCP ANNUAL MEETING. IT IS USUALLY A ONE-HOUR SESSION HIGHLIGHTING EDUCATIONAL TOPICS AND/OR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF LABORATORY MEDICINE. THE 2025 SPEAKER WAS ERIC Q KONNICK, MD WHO TALKED ABOUT TRANSFORMING CANCER CARE WITH CELL-FREE DNA TESTING. ACLPS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (AJCP). DURING THE YEAR THAT ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE ACADEMY PROVIDED SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 400 ACTIVE MEMBERS AND 220 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. MORE THAN 200 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED THE ACLPS ANNUAL MEETING ("LAB MEDICINE") IN ATLANTA, GA, ON MAY 29-31, 2025. THE MEETING WAS HOSTED BY EMORY UNIVERSITY. OVER THE THREE DAYS, CONFERENCE ATTENDEES ENJOYED SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS, THE AWARD LECTURES FROM THE COTLOVE AND BENSON AWARDEES, PRESENTATIONS FROM THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNERS, THE YOUNG FACULTY AWARD WINNERS AND THE STRANDJORD GRANT AWARDEES, AND A POSTER SESSION. THE REGISTRATION FOR THIS MEETING WAS 700 FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS AND 525 FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. THE COTLOVE AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DR. WILBUR LAM WHO TALKED ABOUT "A PEDIATRICIAN'S ADVENTURES WITH POINT-OF-CARE TECHNOLOGIES IN THE LAB AND FOR THE NIH (AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY)". THE BENSON AWARD WAS PRESENTED TO DR. SIXTO LEAL WHO GAVE AN UPDATE ON "DIAGNOSTIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND MECHANISTIC STUDIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASE PATHOLOGY." THE ACADEMY ALSO CONTINUED THE PAUL E. STRANDJORD YOUNG INVESTIGATOR GRANT PROGRAM THIS YEAR AND PROVIDED TWO 7,500 RESEARCH GRANTS TO PROGRAM AWARDEES IN 2025. ACLPS HAD INITIATED A SERIES OF ARTICLES TITLED " ACLPS THE ESSENTIALS " PUBLISHED IN AJCP TO DISCUSS A CHALLENGING CONTEMPORARY TOPIC IN THE FIELD THROUGH A CASE-BASED FORMAT. IN ADDITION, AS A MEMBER OF THE RISE FIRST CLINICAL PATHOLOGY SECTION, ACLPS EDUCATION COMMITTEE EVALUATED QUESTIONS FOR THE CLINICAL PATHOLOGY PORTION OF THE EXAM. ACLPS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT CO-SPONSORED EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS AT THE ASCP ANNUAL MEETING. IT IS USUALLY A ONE-HOUR SESSION HIGHLIGHTING EDUCATIONAL TOPICS AND/OR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF LABORATORY MEDICINE. THE 2025 SPEAKER WAS ERIC Q KONNICK, MD WHO TALKED ABOUT TRANSFORMING CANCER CARE WITH CELL-FREE DNA TESTING. ACLPS CONTINUES TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL REVIEW ARTICLES FOR PUBLICATION IN THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (AJCP).

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1970.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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