Indiana Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE INDIANA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS IS COMMITTED TO THE ATTAINMENT OF OPTIMAL PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SOCIAL HEALTH FOR ALL INFANTS, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS.
- Income
- $761,290
- Spending
- $750,805
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 75%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 40
- Highest pay
- $117,729, executive di
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
Good: 85 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% 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
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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)
- $748,824 spent. ADVOCACY IN 2024 INAAP CONTINUED ITS ROLE AS A LEADING ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN INDIANA. DURING THE STATE'S 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION INAAP TESTIFIED ON NEARLY A DOZEN DIFFERENT BILLS, BOTH IN-PERSON AND THROUGH WRITTEN TESTIMONY. CRITICALLY, MANY OF THE BILLS ON WHICH INAAP PROVIDED ITS EXPERTISE WERE RELATED TO EFFORTS THAT WOULD HAVE HAD A DISPROPORTIONATELY NEGATIVE IMPACT OF POPULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED. EDUCATION WAS THE PROMINENT TOPIC DURING THE 2024 SESSION, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL IDEAS PUT FORWARD THAT WERE OF CONCERN TO PEDIATRICIANS. THROUGH ITS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE INDIANA COALITION FOR YOUTH JUSTICE, INAAP WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE THE MEDICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ISSUES LIKE CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF EFFORTS TO HOLD MORE KIDS BACK A GRADE, AND INCREASING RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. TWO EXAMPLES OF INAAP'S WRITTEN TESTIMONY ARE BEING PROVIDED AS PDFS. THOUGH INDIANA DID PASS A BILL REQUIRING CHILDREN TO BE HELD BACK IF THEY DID MEET THE THIRD GRADE READING LEVEL REQUIREMENT, INAAP'S TESTIMONY HELPED ENSURE THAT THOSE KIDS RECEIVED ACCESS TO SUMMER SCHOOL AND OTHER RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS THEIR READING SKILL DEFICIENCIES. IN 2024 INAAP ALSO RECOGNIZED THE PERILOUS STATE OF MEDICAID FUNDING EARLY IN THE YEAR, AND CALLED TOGETHER A COALITION IN THE SUMMER OF 2024 TO PREEMPTIVELY ENGAGE LAWMAKERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING KIDS' ACCESS TO COVERAGE. ACTING IN THE LEADING ROLE, INAAP BROUGHT TOGETHER THE INDIANA'S LEADING MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO SOUND THE ALARM - A LETTER FROM THAT EFFORT IS PROVIDED. PROGRAMS INAAP IS INCREDIBLY PROUD OF BOTH THE REACH AND IMPACT ITS PROGRAMS HAD ON INDIANA'S CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN 2024. INAAP CURRENTLY SUPPORTS THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES - REACH OUT AND READ, INDIANA'S CEASE TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM, AND THE CARE MENTAL HEALTH REFERRAL PROGRAM. COLLECTIVELY, THESE PROGRAMS SERVED 209,578 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF 2024. THOUGH ALL OF THE PROGRAMS ARE MEANINGFUL, INAAP IS ESPECIALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT ITS CARE PROGRAM DID IN 2024. CARE IS A UNIQUE AND VITAL INITIATIVE THAT INAAP CREATED TO HELP ADDRESS INDIANA'S GROWING PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. BY CONNECTING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, THE PROGRAM REMOVES BARRIERS TO CARE AND ENSURES THAT FAMILIES RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. UNLIKE GENERAL REFERRAL SERVICES, THE CARE LINE USES FULL-TIME FAMILY NAVIGATORS TO PROVIDE A HANDS-ON INTAKE AND REFERRAL PROCESS - HELPING FAMILIES FIND PROVIDERS, NAVIGATE INSURANCE COMPLEXITIES, AND FOLLOW UP TO ENSURE SERVICES ARE SUCCESSFULLY ESTABLISHED. FURTHER, THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS UP WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS WHICH FOSTERS COLLABORATION BETWEEN MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND IMPROVES CARE COORDINATION. CARE BEGAN SERVING ITS FIRST FAMILIES IN 2023, BUT EXPANDED RAPIDLY IN 2024 BY ADDING TWO ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME NAVIGATORS. THE PROGRAM HAS NOW SERVED FAMILIES IN 70 OF INDIANA'S 92 COUNTIES. IN 2024 THE PROGRAM HELPED 534 NEW CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS ACCESS CRUCIAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING THOSE IN UNDERSERVED EARLY CHILDHOOD POPULATIONS. A PDF WHICH MORE FULLY EXPLAINS THE CARE PROGRAM IS INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INAAP'S STRATEGY FOR MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED AS PART OF ITS 2024 BOARD OF DIRECTORS RETREAT AND THE STRATEGIC PLANNED THAT WAS FORMULATED AS PART OF THAT MEETING. BROADLY, THE BOARD RECOGNIZED A NEED TO OFFER STRONG MEMBER VALUE THAT OFFERED A VARIETY OF WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH THE CHAPTER AND WAS ALSO RESPONSIVE TO THE THINGS THAT MEMBERS IDENTIFIED AS MOST VALUABLE TO THEM. TO BE AS RESPONSIVE AS POSSIBLE, INAAP CONDUCTED A CHAPTER-WIDE MEMBER SURVEY IN 2024 WHICH ESTABLISHED THAT STATE LEVEL ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION OF EMERGING PEDIATRIC UPDATES WERE TOP PRIORITIES. THIS INFORMATION ALLOWED THE CHAPTER TO IMPLEMENT NEW SERVICES AND HOST NEW EVENTS THAT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THOSE TOPICS. FIRST, INAAP ESTABLISHED A CHAPTER WIDE SLACK, WHICH IS A COMMUNICATION PLATFORM THAT ALLOWS MEMBERS TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH EACH OTHER, AS WELL AS INAAP LEADERSHIP. SLACK ALSO ALLOWS MEMBERS TO CREATE THEIR OWN GROUPS WHICH HAS LED TO THE CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT PRACTICE GROUP, AN ADVOCACY GROUP, AND HAS PROVIDED INAAP A WAY TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY RESPOND TO MEMBER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. ADDITIONALLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME INAAP HOSTED AN EVENT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY TRAINING AT THE INDIANA STATEHOUSE. WE PARTNERED WITH A STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO GO INTO AN ACTUAL COMMITTEE ROOM AND DEMONSTRATE MOCK TESTIMONY. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT WHAT IS EFFECTIVE WHEN IT COMES TO TESTIMONY AND WHAT MEMBERS SHOULD AVOID. CME / EDUCATION INAAP WAS PROUD TO CONTINUE ITS LUNCHTIME WEBINAR SERIES WHICH PROVIDES BI-MONTHLY VIRTUAL 1-HOUR CME LECTURES OVER THE LUNCH HOUR. INAAP WAS PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT A VACCINE HESITANCY TALK IT HOSTED AS PART OF THE SERIES BECAUSE THE CHAPTER HAD A CHANCE TO COLLABORATE WITH FRAMEWORKS INSTITUTE THROUGH A GRANT OPPORTUNITY FROM AAP. FRAMEWORKS SPECIALIZES IN MESSAGING AROUND VACCINES, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE WITH OUR MEMBERS. INAAP ALSO OFFERED EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION THROUGH ITS IN-PERSON MEMBER MEETINGS WHICH ARE HELD EVERY OTHER MONTH AND FOCUS ON A HOT TOPIC IN PEDIATRICS. NEW IN 2024, INAAP MOVED SOME OF THE IN-PERSON MEETINGS FROM A CLASSROOM SETTING TO A BREWERY TO FOSTER A MORE SOCIAL ATMOSPHERE. THIS WAS SUCCESSFUL AND INAAP SAW ATTENDANCE RISE AT EACH SUBSEQUENT MEETING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INAAP WAS PROUD TO HOST ITS 4TH ANNUAL PEDIATRIC CME CONFERENCE IN 2024, AND WHILE IT IS STILL A FAIRLY NEW ENDEAVOR FOR THE CHAPTER, IT HAS QUICKLY TURNED INTO A SUCCESSFUL ONE. THIS PAST YEAR THE CHAPTER HOSTED JUST OVER 70 ATTENDEES FOR A FULL DAY CONFERENCE WHICH OFFERED 7 HOURS OF CME/MOC AND 18 EXHIBITORS. FI
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
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 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 November 6, 2026.
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 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 January 1987.
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 November 4, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: American Academy of Pediatrics Inc (Itasca, IL), EIN 36-2275597. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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