Alliance of Wound Care Stakeholders Inc
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What it says it does
TO PROMOTE QUALITY CARE AND PATIENT ACCESS TO WOUND CARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THROUGH EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY IN THE REGULATORY, LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC ARENAS.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $400,000, founder and ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (2)
- AS A RESULT OF OUR PROACTIVE AND TENACIOUS ADVOCACY, THE ALLIANCE:-ENABLED WOUND CARE PROVIDERS USING CTPS TO HAVE APPLICATION FLEXIBILITY, AN EXTENDED EPISODE OF CARE, AND AN EXPANDED TIMEFRAME TO IMPLEMENT THE FINAL CTP LOCAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS PUBLISHED IN NOVEMBER BY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING THE MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTORS TO REMOVE ARBITRARY APPLICATION LIMITATIONS AND INCORPORATE SUBSTANTIVE STAKEHOLDER INPUT IN THE FINAL POLICIES. -SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGED CMS TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL PAYMENT RATE FOR BLOOD-DERIVED PRODUCTS IN CHRONIC DIABETIC WOUNDS TO BETTER REFLECT THE COMPLEXITY, TIME, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PRODUCTS, THEN PERSUADED THE AGENCY TO INCREASE THE INITIALLY PROPOSED RATE IN THE DRAFT POLICY TO A HIGHER RATE IN THE FINAL RULE. -GAINED KEY "FIXES" TO SURGICAL DRESSINGS CLAIMS PROCESSING ISSUES THAT WERE IMPACTING ACCESS. -ACHIEVED UPDATE TO DMEMAC SURGICAL DRESSINGS POLICY ARTICLE THAT WAS CAUSING SYSTEMATIC DENIALS AND CHALLENGING ACCESS FOR PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE WOUNDS.
- THE ALLIANCE SHAPED POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN 2024 AS WE: -LED ADVOCACY URGING FDA TO WITHDRAW ITS PROPOSAL TO RECLASSIFY HUNDREDS OF ANTIMICROBIAL WOUND PRODUCTS TO CLASS III, A POLICY SHIFT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE UNNECESSARY REMOVAL OF MANY IMPORTANT PRODUCTS FROM THE MARKET AND CHALLENGE QUALITY CARE. -ESCALATED CONCERNS WITH THE EPISODE-BASED COST MEASURE BEING DEVELOPED FOR NON-PRESSURE ULCERS VIA A SERIES OF LETTERS, COMMENTS AND CONVERSATIONS FLAGGING FLAWS IN THE FIELD TESTING AND THE MANY WAYS THE MEASURE DID NOT ACCURATELY CAPTURE THE DATA NECESSARY FOR A FAIR, RELIABLE, ACCURATE MEASURE. -URGED CMS TO ENABLE PAYMENT FOR CLINICIANS TO MEASURE AND FIT LYMPHEDEMA COMPRESSION GARMENTS VIA AN ONGOING ADVOCACY INITIATIVE OF LETTERS, COMMENTS AND MEETINGS TO KEEP FOCUS ON THIS ISSUE.-GAINED ADVISORY PANEL ON HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT PAYMENT SUPPORT OF THE ALLIANCE'S RECOMMENDATION TO FIX FLAWED TOTAL CONTACT CASTING PAYMENT WITH A SEPARATELY PAYABLE APC CODE FOR TCC WHEN PERFORMED ON THE SAME DATE OF SERVICE AS A DEBRIDEMENT AND/OR THE APPLICATION OF CTP REMOVING A BARRIER THAT INCONVENIENCES PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS BY PREVENTING THESE TREATMENTS FROM BEING PERFORMED ON THE SAME DATE OF SERVICE.-PURSUED UPDATE TO DMEMAC LCD TO ESTABLISH COVERAGE OF TOPICAL OXYGEN THERAPY FOR DIABETIC FOOT ULCER.-PROACTIVELY ADVANCED CTP PAYMENT METHODOLOGY RECOMMENDATIONS FOCUSED ON ASP PRICING AS CMS CONTINUES TO INTERNALLY CONSIDER AND VET ITS PAYMENT APPROACH TO THIS CATEGORY OF PRODUCTS ACROSS SITES OF CARE. -MAINTAINED FOCUS THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE IN WOUND CARE RESEARCH AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FDA/CMS DIALOGUE TO MOVE FORWARD. -SUBMITTED 32 COMMENTS TO REGULATORS AND LEGISLATORS ELEVATING THE VISIBILITY, VOICE AND INFLUENCE OF THE WOUND CARE COMMUNITY IN POLICY DEVELOPMENT
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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? 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.
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 June 2012.
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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