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Foundation for Advanced Cardiovascular and Education Train

EIN 26-3122805 · Frisco, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair53 out of 100GovernanceFair53 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE FOUNDATION'S TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE PHYSICIAN ACCESS TO QUALITY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGH FACET'S ACCREDITED CME PROGRAM. THE ACTIVITIES WILL UPDATE PHYSICIANS ON NEW DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES, IMPROVE CLINICAL SKILLS, AND IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES.

Income
$2.0 million
Spending
$2.4 million
Spent on programs
65%
Reserves
2.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 87%
Employees
9
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$177,246, director

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

Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 19% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 50% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    65% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 53 out of 100. Higher than 11% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    2 of 3 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (1)
  1. $1.6 million spent. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED ACCREDITATION FOR AND SUPPORTED ADDITIONAL CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN 2024 AS FOLLOWS:ADVANCED HEART - THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPANT'S KNOWLEDGE OF CURRENT ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE. THIS CONTINUING EDUCATION ACTIVITY IS INTENDED FOR HOSPITALS, CARDIOLOGISTS, INTERNISTS, GENERAL PRACTIONERS, PHYSICAN ASSISTANTS, NURSE PRACTIONERS, AND NURSES WITH AN INTEREST IN HEART FAILURE CARE.LIVER TRANSPLANT FOR ACUTE ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS - 2024 CME REGARDING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION AND ETHICS FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.DALLAS ECHO CONFERENCE - THIS MEETING IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND DISCUSS NEW TOPICS IN ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY FOCUSED ON ADVANCED IMAGING AS IT PERTAINS TO EVALUATING AND PREPARING PATIENTS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN VALVE, HEART FAILURE, AND STRUCTURAL THERAPIES.8TH ANNUAL GYN ONC SYMPOSIUM - 2024 CME REGARDING EDUCATION FOR PHYSICIANS, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SURVIVORS AND CARETAKERS. HEAR FROM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY FACULTY ACROSS THREE SPECIALIZED TRACKS DESIGNED FOR THE UNIQUE INTERESTS OF SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS AND OTOLARYNGOLOGISTS, GASTROENTEROLOGISTS AND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, OR TECHNICIANS AND NURSES.MED PROFUSION PROGRAM - THIS COURSE WILL INCLUDE CAPTIVATING LECTURES ON BOTH MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY AND EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION (ECMO). FOCUS WILL BE ON SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AS WELL AS CANNULATION FOR THESE RESPECTIVE PATIENT GROUPS.DALLAS PCI - THIS PROGRAM WILL BE AN INDEPENDANT EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING PHYSICIANS AND ALLIED HEALTH. FACET, THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, WILL HAVE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTENT AND PROGRAM.DALLAS CV UPDATES - 2025 WILL FEATURE A WIDE VARIETY OF THE LATEST UPDATES IN CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS, CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE, ANTICOAGULATION, PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY, AND VALVULAR HEART DISEASE, AMONG OTHERS. UPON CONCLUSION OF THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO: ASSESS INDICATIONS, USE, AND LIMITATIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ANTICOAGULANTS IN A DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. EVALUATE PERI-PROCEDURE MANAGEMENT OF ANTICOAGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. RECITE THE CURRENT INDICATIONS AND CONTRA-INDICATIONS FOR TAVR, MITRAL VALVE CLIP AND POTENTIAL NEW INDICATIONS FOR PERCUTANEOUS TRICUSPID VALVE REPLACEMENT. APPLY THE LATEST HYPERTENSION AND CARDIOVASCULAR (CV) GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE OVERALL MORBIDITY/MORTALITY RATES. DESCRIBE PRACTICE CHANGES TO IMPROVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. SUMMARIZE GUIDELINES TO INCREASE PREVENTIVE CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CV DISEASES. APPLY CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF). DESCRIBE CLINICAL FEATURES OF PRIMARY PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION. DESCRIBE CARDIOVASCULAR ADAPTATION TO EXERCISE AND REVIEW RISKS AND BENEFITS OF EXERCISE IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.ERAS SYMPOSIUM - SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENHANCED RECOVERY AFTER SURGERY (ERAS) PROGRAM REQUIRES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM EFFORT AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THE PATIENT IN THE RECOVERY PROGRAM. THE ERAS PROGRAM IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH LEADING EXPERTS IN THE FIELD WITH A GOAL TO HASTEN FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AND IMPROVE POSTOPERATIVE OUTCOMES. AFTER ATTENDING THE MEETING, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: HOW DOES ERAS VARY FROM SPECIALTY TO SPECIALTY? HOW DOES ERAS COMPLEMENT BSWH STRATEGIES AND VALUES? HOW DO WE LEVERAGE OUR TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO IMPROVE PERIOPERATIVE CARE?DALLAS AORTA - WHILE UNCOMMON, ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION IS AN INFREQUENT BUT CATASTROPHIC DISORDER. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH TEACH CHEST PAIN THAT RADIATES TO THE BACK. IT IS ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO DIFFERENTIATE AORTIC DISSECTION FROM OTHER CAUSES OF CHEST PAIN. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE ETIOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC DISSECTION, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS IN IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR SUCH PATIENTS. AORTIC DISSECTION IS LIFE THREATENING. THE CONDITION CAN BE MANAGED WITH SURGERY IF IT IS DONE BEFORE THE AORTA RUPTURES. LESS THAN ONE HALF OF PEOPLE WITH A RUPTURED AORTA SURVIVE. THOSE WHO SURVIVE WILL NEED LIFELONG, AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. THEY WILL NEED TO BE FOLLOWED UP WITH CT SCANS EVERY FEW MONTHS TO MONITOR THE AORTA. WITH PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISK FACTORS AND PREVENTATIVE CARE, WE CAN DIAGNOSE AND TREAT IT QUICKLY TO SAVE MORE LIVES. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO: DISCUSS THE ETIOLOGY, GENETICS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF AORTIC ANEURYSMS; IDENTIFY INDICATION FOR SURGERY, IDENTIFY AORTIC DISSECTION AND OTHER ACUTE AORTOVASCULAR SYNDROMES, AND IMPROVE MANAGEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE OF PATIENTS WITH AORTIC DISEASE.DALLAS SHOCK - THIS SYMPOSIUM, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR THE DALLAS REGION, IS A COLLABORATION OF EXPERTS IN THE CARDIOGENIC SHOCK FIELD, THAT WILL DISCUSS MANY TOPICS INCLUDING IDENTIFYING CARDIOGENIC SHOCK, ADVANCED HEMODYNAMICS REVIEWS, MECHANICAL CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICE TREATMENTS, PHARMACOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST CARDIOGENIC SHOCK PROGRAM. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, ATTENDEES SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 1. DESCRIBE THE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING CARDIOGENIC SHOCK. 2. IDENTIFY KEY CLINICAL INDICATORS USED FOR EARLY IDENTIFICATION. 3. DIFFERENTIATE THE ROLES OF HEALTHCARE TEAM MEMBERS INVOLVED IN CARDIOGENIC SHOCK MANAGEMENT. 4. EXPLAIN HOW EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST CARDIOGENIC SHOCK PROGRAM. 5. SUMMARIZE CURRENT PHARMACOLOGIC AND MECHANICAL TREATMENTS FOR CARDIOGENIC SHOCK. 6. ANALYZE EMERGING TRENDS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE. LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE MEASURED WITH THESE QUESTIONS: 1. LIST ONE KEY INDICATOR USED IN IDENTIFYING CARDIOGENIC SHOCK. 2. EXPLAIN ONE ROLE ON THE CARDIOGENIC SHOCK TEAM. 3.

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

  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 September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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