American Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment
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What it says it does
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL SHOCKWAVE TREATMENT (ASMST) ADVANCES THE APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL USE OF SHOCKWAVE TECHNOLOGY ACROSS MULTIPLE MEDICAL DISCIPLINES TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. THE ORGANIZATION DEVOTES APPROXIMATELY 75% OF ITS TIME TO ITS EDUCATIONAL SUMMIT, ITS PRIMARY PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY, PROVIDING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. THE REMAINING 25% IS DEVOTED TO BUILDING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY AND FACILITATING NETWORKING AND ONGOING EDUCATION TO SUPPORT BEST PRACTICES IN MEDICAL SHOCKWAVE TREATMENT, FURTHERING ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE.
- Income
- $154,816
- Spending
- $181,861
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $111,592 spent. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2025 WAS THE PLANNING AND EXECUTION OF ITS ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL SUMMIT, WHICH PROVIDED MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH DISSEMINATION IN MEDICAL SHOCKWAVE TREATMENT. IN ADDITION, ASMST SUPPORTED ONGOING EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF CLINICAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND FOSTERED A GROWING PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY BY FACILITATING COLLABORATION, NETWORKING, AND THE EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in February 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
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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