World Federation of Orthodontists
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What it says it does
TO ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ORTHODONTICS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY FULFILLING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:1) ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS IN ORTHODONTICS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;2) ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES OF ORTHODONTISTS WHEN REQUESTED;3) ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CERTIFYING BOARDS IN THE FIELD OF ORTHODONTICS WHEN REQUESTED;4) PROMOTE ORTHODONTIC RESEARCH;5) DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION;6) PROMOTE DESIRABLE STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR ORTHODONTISTS; AND 7) SPONSOR AND ADMINISTER THE INTERNATIONAL ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS (IOC) TO BE HELD AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS
- Income
- $738,757
- Spending
- $362,820
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $18,000, secretary generaal
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 (1)
- EDUCATION OF MEMBERS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC LECTURE PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS. PROMOTION OF RESEARCH AND HIGH STANDARDS IN ORTHODONTICS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THERE ARE 6,340 MEMBERS IN THE ORGANIZATION.
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 October 1996.
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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