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Medical Review Officer Certification Council

EIN 36-3829342 · Chicago, IL

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

MROCC PROMOTES & PRESERVES THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF STANDARDS AMONG MROS AND THEIR TEAM MEMBERS BY SETTING STANDARDS, DEFINING COMPETENCIES, PROMOTING A CODE OF ETHICS, OFFERING CERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS & PROVIDING PUBLICATIONS & EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

Income
$276,844
Spending
$278,050
Employees
1
Volunteers
9
Highest pay
$151,417, executive director

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 (2)
  1. DEVELOPED AND CONDUCTED EXAMINATIONS TO CERTIFY LICENSED PHYSICIANS AS MEDICAL REVIEW OFFICERS (MROS) WHO INTERPRET AND EVALUATE DRUG TESTS RESULTS IN REGULATED AND NON-REGULATED DRUG TESTING PROGRAMS. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 407 CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS WERE ADMINISTERED AND 335 PHYSICIANS MET THE LEVEL REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION AS AN MRO. ALSO DEVELOPED AND CONDUCTED EXAMINATIONS TO CERTIFY MRO TEAM MEMBERS. MRO TEAM MEMBERS ARE NON-PHYSICIAN STAFF WHO ASSIST THE MRO BY PERFORMING THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS OF THE DRUG TESTING PROCESS. THIS CERTIFICATION IS UTILIZED BY EMPLOYERS TO ENSURE THE MRO TEAM MEMBER DUTIES ARE PERFORMED CONSISTENTLY AND PROFESSIONALLY AND ADHERE TO THE HHS GUIDELINES AND DOT REGULATIONS. IN 2024, A TOTAL OF 197 CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION EXAMINATIONS WERE ADMINISTERED AND 168 INDIVIDUALS MET THE LEVEL REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION AS A TEAM MEMBER.
  2. DEVELOPED A SELF-STUDY EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR USE BY MROS IN PREPARATION FOR THE RECERTIFICATION EXAMINATION. THIS EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY HELPS TO ENSURE MROS ARE UP TO DATE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND FULFILLS THE RECERTIFICATION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT). THIS ACTIVITY WAS USED BY 150 PHYSICIANS IN 2024 TO FULFILL THE RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 1993.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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