American Society of Addiction Medicine Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of CSAM is to advance the ethical and compassionate treatment of addiction through physician-led education of health professionals, patients, and the public. CSAM promotes practice, research, prevention, and implementation of evidence-based treatment and sound drug policy.
- Income
- $615,544
- Spending
- $712,439
- Spent on programs
- 72%
- Reserves
- 7.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 75%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1572% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2517 of 17 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 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)
- $515,486 spent. CSAM sponsors an annual conference that is typically held in August or September. In alternating years, CSAM sponsors either the addiction medicine review course or the State of the Art Conference. CSAM also provides webinars, online education content, and other educational resources in the field of addiction medicine.CSAM is an accredited provider of continuing medical education (CME) credit. CSAM holds a biennial leadership development retreat for the purpose of developing future leaders by providing networking, skills-based training, and professional and personal development opportunities. CSAM published guidelines, standards, white papers and position statements on a variety of topics pertinent to the specialty of addiction medicine. CSAM has long maintained a focus on the topic of physician well-being and bas been a vocal advocate to provide early intervention and referral to treatment for physicians suffering from the disease of addiction or other medical conditions. CSAM is engaged in various efforts that include outreach to physicians working in primary care and other systems of care to improve screening and treatment of addiction across the state. CSAM maintains a website (www.csam-asam.org) and produces a print newsletter and issues e-alerts on topics of interest to members.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2025.
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 August 1986.
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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