Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
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What it says it does
THE BOARD OF CERTIFICATION FOR EMERGENCY NURSING SUPPORTS NURSES TO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE BY BEING THE INDUSTRY LEADER IN PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALING WHILE PROMOTING THE VALUE OF CERTIFICATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING.
- Income
- $8.3 million
- Spending
- $6.9 million
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 167
- Highest pay
- $354,018, 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 (4)
- CERTIFIED EMERGENCY NURSE (CEN) EXAM - THE CEN EXAM IS OUR LARGEST PROGRAM. THE CEN EXAM IS FOR NURSES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SETTING WHO WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE AND VERSATILITY IN EMERGENCY NURSING. ONCE INDIVIDUALS PASS THE EXAM THEY CAN USE THE CEN CREDENTIAL WHICH IS A SPECIALTY NURSING BOARD CERTIFICATION.BCEN IS THE ONLY SOURCE FOR EMERGENCY NURSING PROESSIONALS AND THEIR EMPLOYERS TO OBTAIN RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION WITH PROVEN RESULTS FOR GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE.
- TRAUMA CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE (TCRN) EXAM - THE TCRN EXAM IS OUR SECOND LARGES PROGRAM. THE TCRN EXAM IS FOR NURSES PRACTICING ACROSS THE CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA CARE WHO WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE IN TRAUMA NURSING. BCEN IS THE ONLY SOURCE FOR TRAUMA CARE NURSES AND THEIR EMPLOYERS TO GAIN RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION FOR GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE.
- CERTIFIED FLIGHT REGISTERED NURSE (CFRN): THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT REGISTERED NURSE (CFRN) EXAM IS OUR THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM. THE CFRN EXAM IS A BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES WHO WORK IN A FLIGHT-BASED PROGRAM.
- BCEN LEARN IS AN ALL-IN-ONE CONTINUING EDUCATION PLATFORM FOR NURSES AND NURSE LEARDERS PRACTICING IN EMERGENCY, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY, TRAUMA, BURN AND CRITICAL CARE TRANSPORT SETTINGS. THE LEARNING PLATFORM OFFERS BCEN PRACTICE EXAMS, CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, WEBINARS, GAMES AND PODCASTS THAT ALLOW NURSES CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS UPON COMPLETION. IN ADDITION TO THE ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM, BCEN BEGAN TO OFFER TWO IN PERSON CONFERENCES ANNUALLY IN 2022.CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NURSE (CPEN): THE CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NURSE (CPEN) EXAM IS OUR FOURTH LARGEST PROGRAM. THE CPEN EXAM IS A BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES WHO WORK IN PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. CERTIFIED TRANSPORT REGISTERED NURSE (CTRN): THE CERTIFIED TRANSPORT REGISTERED NURSE (CTRN) EXAM IS OUR FIFTH LARGEST PROGRAM. THE CTRN EXAM IS A BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES WHO WORK IN A GROUND TRANSPORT PROGRAM. CERTIFIED BURN REGISTERED NURSE (CBRN): THE CERTIFIED BURN REGISTERED NURSE (CBRN) EXAM IS OUR SIXTH LARGEST PROGRAM AND LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER OF 2023. THE CBRN EXAM IS A BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR REGISTERED NURSES WHO WORK IN BURN UNITS.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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