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American Academy of Emergency Medicine Inc

EIN 26-3697887 · Milwaukee, WI

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (AAEM) IS CONSTITUTED AND FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND PROMOTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY, BY PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Income
$4.7 million
Spending
$4.3 million
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$50,000, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (4)
  1. SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY - THE ORGANIZATION HELD ITS 31ST ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY IN MIAMI, FL, IN APRIL 2025. THE SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY IS THE ORGANIZATION'S YEARLY ANNUAL CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO OFFER CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION CREDIT TO ALL ATTENDING PHYSICIANS. THE SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY PERPETUALLY AIMS TO ADVANCE EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR THE CLINICIAN AND PROUDLY BE THE PREMIER CLINICAL CONFERENCE IN THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE SPECIALTY.
  2. ORAL BOARD REVIEW COURSES - THE ORGANIZATION HOLDS MULTIPLE COURSES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE PRACTICES PREPARING TO TAKE THE AMERICAN BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (ABEM) OR THE AMERICAN OSTEOPATHIC BOARD OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (AOBEM) ORAL BOARD EXAMINATION.
  3. THE JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (JEM) IS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (AAEM). JEM IS AN INTERNATIONAL, PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION FEATURING ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF INTEREST TO BOTH THE ACADEMIC AND PRACTICING EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN. JEM INCLUDES RESEARCH PAPERS AND CLINICAL STUDIES AS WELL AS ARTICLES FOCUSING ON THE TRAINING OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND ON THE PRACTICE OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE.
  4. AAEM'S OTHER PRIMARY PROGRAM'S INCLUDE THE PHYSICIAN'S GROUP, MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTERS, AND THE ACTIVITIES OF AAEM RSA, & THE AAEM STATE CHAPTERS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.

    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? 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2009.

    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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