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American Urological Association Education and Research Inc

EIN 43-0691437 · Linthicum, MD

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO IMPROVE PRACTICE AND PATIENT CARE BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE QUALITY UROLOGICAL EDUCATION.

Income
$41.2 million
Spending
$30.0 million
Spent on programs
63%
Reserves
92.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 39%
Employees
184
Volunteers
560
Highest pay
$963,431, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 81% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 92.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 5% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    63% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 45% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 13 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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)
  1. $5.2 million spent. OFFICE OF EDUCATION: THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION PROVIDES ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO UROLOGISTS, RESIDENTS, ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS (NPS AND PAS) AND UROLOGY PRACTICES INCLUDING PRACTICE ADMINISTRATORS AND CODERS. FORMATS INCLUDE LIVE IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COURSES, ENDURING MATERIALS (SUCH AS THE SELF-ASSESSMENT STUDY PROGRAM AND UPDATE SERIES), AND ONLINE EDUCATION SUPPORTED WITHIN THE AUAUNIVERSITY INCLUDING THE AUA CORE CURRICULUM, WEBCASTS, VIDEOS, AND MOBILE APPS. THE AUAUNIVERSITY OFFERS PHYSICIANS AND THEIR TEAM YEAR-ROUND ACCESS TO A GROWING REPOSITORY OF VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. AT THE END OF 2025, THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION LAUNCHED A NEW LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO BETTER SUPPORT THE DIGITAL NEEDS OF OUR LEARNERS.
  2. $4.7 million spent. ANNUAL MEETING: ANNUALLY, THE AUA HOLDS A CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE AND GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN UROLOGIC MEDICINE. ATTRACTING MORE THAN 15,000 UROLOGISTS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN UROLOGY AND CLINICAL CARE, THE MEETING PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON ADVANCEMENTS IN UROLOGIC RESEARCH AND IS VITAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATTENDEES' SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. IN 2025, THE AUA WAS SUCCESSFULLY HELD IN LAS VEGAS AS AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH A VIRTUAL COMPONENT, EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT PRESENTED IN THE BUILDING THROUGH STREAMED PRESENTATIONS OF KEY CONTENT. THE MEETING INCLUDED PLENARY PRESENTATIONS, INDUSTRY CLINICAL UPDATES SHOWCASING ADVANCEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS IN LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES, AND ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS.
  3. $4.1 million spent. SCIENCE & QUALITY: THE SCIENCE AND QUALITY (S&Q) DIVISION PROVIDES STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT ALONG WITH THE S&Q COUNCIL AS THEY SHAPE AND EXECUTE THE BROAD SCIENCE, QUALITY, AND DATA AGENDA OF THE AUA. THIS AGENDA INCLUDES THE CREATION, DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CLINICAL GUIDELINES AND LITERATURE UPDATES; MAINTENANCE OF THE AUA QUALITY (AQUA) REGISTRY; DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICIAN PERFORMANCE MEASURES; ADVANCEMENT OF PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVES; MONITORING OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL QUALITY HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS; AND THE FORMATION AND EXECUTION OF DATA PROJECTS. FOR 2025, AUA COMPLETED FOUR FULL-LENGTH GUIDELINES IN ADDITION TO TWO GUIDELINE AMENDMENTS AND FIVE UPDATE LITERATURE REVIEWS. ELEVEN GUIDELINE SUMMARIES WERE FEATURED IN THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY. A FURTHER SIX GUIDELINES AND SIX AMENDMENTS CONTINUED PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT 2025 FOR FUTURE RELEASE. IN 2025, NEARLY 4,200 RESPONDENTS COMPLETED THE ANNUAL CENSUS AND AUA RELEASED ITS 11TH ANNUAL CENSUS REPORT ON U.S PRACTICING UROLOGISTS AND A SUPPLEMENTARY AUA SECTION CENSUS REPORT. ADDITIONALLY, 14 ABSTRACTS WERE PRESENTED AT AUA25 AND 8 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES WERE PUBLISHED BASED ON CENSUS OR AQUA DATA. THE DATA RESEARCH PROGRAM AWARDED AND COMPLETED 6 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2025, INCLUDING 3 BASED ON CENSUS DATA AND 3BASED ON AQUA REGISTRY DATA. THREE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS WERE SELECTED FOR FUNDING IN 2026 OUT OF 40 SUBMITTED LETTERS OF INTENT, WITH ALL 3 AWARDED PROJECTS BASED ON AQUA REGISTRY DATA. IN 2025, THE AQUA REGISTRY TRANSITIONED TO A NEW DATA INGESTION VENDOR AND ACHIEVED AN 83% RETENTION RATE WITH OVER 2,000 PARTICIPANTS. THE AQUA REGISTRY WAS APPROVED BY CMS AS A QUALIFIED CLINICAL DATA REGISTRY (QCDR) FOR THE 2025 MIPS REPORTING YEAR. CMS APPROVED SEVEN AQUA MEASURES FOR USE IN MIPS, A PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PROGRAM FOR CLINICIANS. QUALITY-RELATED RESOURCES DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDED A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (QI) PROJECT GUIDE AND FOUR ACCOMPANYING PODCAST EPISODES, A MEETING SUMMARY, TOOLKIT, AND PODCAST DERIVED FROM THE PROSTATE MRI IMAGE QUALITY QI SUMMIT, A WEBINAR THAT FOCUSED ON THE MIPS VALUE PATHWAYS (MVP) REPORTING OPTION, AS WELL AS THE LAUNCH OF QIPS INSIGHTS, A PODCAST SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHTS AUA MEMBERS' QI PROJECTS. OTHER ACTIVITIES INCLUDED SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR AUANEWS ARTICLES, UPDATING TOOLKITS EXPLAINING CMS' TRADITIONAL MIPS AND MVP REPORTING PATHWAYS, AND DRAFTING A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ISSUE BRIEF (QIIB) DRAFT FOCUSED ON JOY IN WORK.
  4. $4.8 million spent. JOURNAL OF UROLOGY, MEDICAL ORGAN LIASIONS, AND OFFICE OF REASEARCH.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since June 1969.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.

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