World Allergy Organization Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO BE A GLOBAL RESOURCE AND ADVOCATE IN THE FIELD OF ALLERGY, ADVANCING EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING AS A WORLD-WIDE ALLIANCE OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY SOCIETIES.
- Income
- $892,179
- Spending
- $788,706
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 18.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 81%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $90,000, counselor
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
Strong: 95 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% 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 2518 of 21 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 (4)
- $14,111 spent. WORLD ALLERY CONGRESS: A THEME-BASED SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE HELD TO ADVANCE THE MISSION AS A GLOBAL RESOURCE AND ADVOCATE IN THE FIELD OF ALLERGY. DELEGATES WILL ENGAGE IN STATE-OF-THE ART LECTURES, SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS IN ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY AND THIS WILL LEAD US TO COMBINE DIFFERENT KNOWLEDGE, CREATE NEW WISDOM AND TAKE ANOTHER STEP TOWARDS A WORLD FREE FROM ALLERGY.
- $103,609 spent. WAO JOURNAL - PUBLISHES ORIGINAL MECHANISTIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ON THE TOPICS OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA, ANAPHYLAXIS, AND CLINCIAL IMMUNOLOGY, AS WELL AS REVIEWS, GUIDELINES, AND POSITION PAPERS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF PATIENT CARE. WAOJOURNAL PUBLISHES RESEARCH ON THE GROWTH OF ALLERGY PREVALENCE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF SINGLE COUNTRIES, COUNTRY COMPARISONS, AND PRACTICAL GLOBAL ISSUES AND REGULATIONS, OR THREATS TO THE ALLERGY SPECIALTY.
- $37,357 spent. WORLD ALLERGY TRAINING SCHOOLS (A.K.A. EMERGING SOCIETIES PROGRAM) - IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE WAO MISSION OF SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL ENABLE ALLERGISTS TO BETTER SERVE PATIENTS IN FUTURE, THE WORLD ALLERGY TRAINING SCHOOLS (WATS) AIMS TO DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON AND SHARE EXPERIENCES ABOUT NEW TREATMENTS FOR ALLERGIC DISEASE AND ABOUT NEW INDICATIONS FOR AVAILABLE THERAPIES. WAO WISHES TO OUTREACH TO ITS NATIONAL MEMBER SOCIETIES AND TO EMERGING SOCIETIES IN VARIOUS REGIONS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN ALLERGY AND TO ASSIST SOCIETIES IN THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPECIALTY OF ALLERGY.
- $423,161 spent. WORLD ALLERGY FORUM, WORLD ALLERGY BOOK, WEBSITE, MOLECULAR ALLERGY DIAGNOSTICS, INDUSTRY ADVISORY COUNCIL, ANAPHLYAXIS PROJECT, HAE ALLIANCE, ICAAL
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 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? 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 September 10, 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 February 1985.
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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