American Academy of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
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What it says it does
The mission of the AAFPRS is to promote the highest quality facial plastic surgery through education, dissemination of professional information, and establishment of professional standards to achieve understanding and recognition of the specialty of facial plastic surgery by the medical profession, hospitals, and other medical care entities, legislative and regulatory bodies, and the public at large to define facial plastic surgery as a specialty that requires intensive training and competence, embodies high ethical standards, artistic ideals, commitment to humanitarian services, and a desire to enhance the quality of human life to serve as the public's information source on facial plastic surgery and to assist members in the practice of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $307,757, executive vice president
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 (3)
- Products & Publications - AAFRPS provides patient education materials to the members as well as a surgeon feature, member surgeon online profiles and website links to member web sites. These print and online products and publications are developed to assist the members in the practice of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- Facial Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine (FPSAM) - the official publication of the Academy and Foundation is a multispecialty journal with a key mission to provide physicians and additional medical providers with the most accurate and innovative information in the discipline of facial plastic (reconstructive and cosmetic) interventions.
- Public Relations - The AAFPRS retains a PR firm to promote AAFPRS as a specialty that requires intensive training and competence and embodies high ethical standards, artistic ideals, and commitment to humanitarian service, and as the public's information source on facial plastic surgery.
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 May 1978.
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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