American Board of Pathology Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PATHOLOGY, A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, IS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AND ADVANCE THE PROFESSION OF PATHOLOGY BY SETTING CERTIFICATION STANDARDS AND PROMOTING LIFELONG COMPETENCY OF PATHOLOGISTS.
- Income
- $8.6 million
- Spending
- $6.1 million
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 144
- Highest pay
- $640,666, chief executive officer
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 (3)
- INITIAL CERTIFICATION IN ANATOMIC & CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. BOARD CERTIFICATION IS A VOLUNTARY PROCESS THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND STATE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR PRACTICING MEDICINE. IT SIGNIFIES AN ONGOING COMMITMENT BY A PHYSICIAN TO CONTINUALLY UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN THE MEDICAL SPECIALTY OF PATHOLOGY. THE BOARD HAS CERTIFIED 41,497 PHYSICIANS IN PRIMARY CERTIFICATION SINCE 1936. IN 2025, 488 PHYSICIANS WERE CERTIFIED IN ANATOMIC AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY, 77 WERE CERTIFIED IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY ONLY, 49 WERE CERTIFIED IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY ONLY, AND 8 WERE CERTIFIED IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY AND NEUROPATHOLOGY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)TO BECOME CERTIFIED, A PHYSICIAN MUST COMPLETE AN ACCREDITED RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM IN PATHOLOGY. THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DIRECTOR MUST CERTIFIY THAT A PHYSICIAN IS COMPETENT IN ALL AREAS OF PRACTICE BEFORE THE PHYSICIAN IS PERMITTED TO TAKE THE BOARD EXAMINATION. IN ADDITION TO BEING SUCCESSFUL IN A RESIDENCY PROGRAM, THE PHYSICIAN MUST HOLD A FULL, UNRESCTRICTED LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE. ONCE THE PHYSICIAN HAS PASSED THE PRIMARY EXAMINATION, THEY ARE DIPLOMATES OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PATHOLOGY.(ABPATH)
- CERTIFICATION IN PATHOLOGY SUBSPECIALTIES. AFTER BECOMING CERTIFIED IN A PRIMARY DISCIPLINE SOME PATHOLOGISTS COMPLETE ADDITIONAL TRAINING IN A SUBSPECIALTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. THE FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR MUST CERTIFY THAT THE PHYSICIAN IS COMPETENT IN ALL AREAS OF PRACTICE WITHIN THE SUBSPECIALTY AND HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONALISM INCLUDING MAINTAINING A FULL, UNRESTRICTED LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE BEFORE THE PHYSICIAN IS ALLOWED TO TAKE THE CERTIFYING BOARD EXAMINATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE ABPATH OFFERS 11 SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATES: BLOOD BANKING/TRANSFUSION MEDICINE, CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL INFORMATICS (IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE),CYTOPATHOLOGY, DERMATOPATHOLOGY (IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF DERMATOLOGY), FORENSIC PATHOLOGY, HEMATOPATHOLOGY, MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY, MOLECULAR GENETIC PATHOLOGY (IN COOPERATION WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS), NEUROPATHOLOGY AND PEDIATRIC PATHOLOGY. IN 2025, A TOTAL OF 472 PHYSICIANS WERE CERTIFIED IN THE VARIOUS SUBSPECIALTIES.
- CONTINUING CERTIFICATION. AFTER BECOMING CERTIFIED, THE DIPLOMATE IS ENROLLED IN THE CONTINUING CERTIFICATION (CC) PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM HAS FOUR COMPONENTS: PART I: PROFESSIONALISM AND PROFESSIONAL STANDING,PART II: LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND SELF-ASSESSMENT, PART III: ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, JUDGEMENT, AND SKILLS, PART IV: IMPROVING HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE. DIPLOMATES OF THE ABPATH MUST HOLD A FULL, UNRESTRICTED MEDICAL LICENSE TO MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)DIPLOMATES REPORT PROFESSIONAL STANDING, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE (IHHC) REQUIREMENTS BY REPORTING IN PATHWAY EVERY TWO YEARS. THE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT IS MET BY SCORE AT LEAST 60% IN A FOUR-YEAR ASSESSMENT CYCLE. ALL CC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES ARE BASED ON THE YEAR OF ENROLLMENT IN THE CC PROGRAM. DIPLOMATES WITH NON-TIME LIMITED (LIFETIME) CERTIFICATES ISSUED PRIOR TO 1/1/2006 MAY VOLUNTARILY ENROLL IN THE CC PROGRAM AT ANY TIME. ALL TRUSTEES AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE ABPATH ARE CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE CC PROGRAM. A DIPLOMATE ISSUED A PRIMARY CERTIFICATE (APCP, AP ONLY, CP ONLY, OR APNP) AFTER 1/1/2006 MUST MAINTAIN THEIR PRIMARY CERTIFICATE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIS/HER ABPATH SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATION. DIPLOMATES WITH MORE THAN ONE CERTIFICATE NEED ONLY SUBMIT A SINGLE REPORTING FORM AND ANSWER ONE SET OF ABPCL QUESTIONS TO MAINTAIN ALL CERTIFICATES HELD. THE DIPLOMATE MAY USE THE SAME LIFELONG LEARNING AND IHHC ACTIVITIES TO MEET CC REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CERTIFICATES. A DIPLOMATE MUST BE UP TO DATE IN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS BEFORE THEY WILL BE ALLOWED TO SIT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL PRIMARY OR SUBSPECIALTY EXAMINATIONS. TO SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAIN CERTIFICATION, A DIPLOMATE MUST CONTINUOUSLY ANSWER ALL ASSIGNED ABPCL QUESTIONS EACH QUARTER AND SUBMIT A REPORTING FORM EVERY TWO YEARS.
Source: Form 990 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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible. 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 1945.
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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