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Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health Inc

EIN 45-3220718 · Washington, DC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair68 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

STRENGTHENING AND PROMOTING THE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, SERVICE, AND PRACTICE ACTIVITIES OF CEPH-ACCREDITED SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS AND ADVOCATING FOR THE INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE NEEDED TO ADVANCE POPULATION HEALTH AND FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.

Income
$20.1 million
Spending
$20.3 million
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
3.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 61%
Employees
58
Volunteers
171
Highest pay
$615,579, president and ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 44% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 13% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    15 of 15 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 September 30, 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. $11.4 million spent. MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH BY ADVANCING EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND SERVICE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
  2. $6.0 million spent. CDC COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE INTERACTION BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH ACADEMICIANS AND WORKERS.
  3. $471,413 spent. GRANTS AND SERVICE CONTRACTS PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
  4. $381,555 spent. NON-FEDERAL PROGRAMS:THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONSTRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH TEACHER TRAININGTHE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH (ASPPH) AND THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO) JOINED EFFORTS AND DEVELOPED AN IMPORTANT AND PRODUCTIVE PARTNERSHIP TO COORDINATE ACTIONS AND COOPERATE TO STRENGTHEN TEACHER TRAINING AND FOR THE JOINT PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH COURSES. ASPPH WILL DEVELOP COURSES FOR THE TRAINING OF EPIDEMIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SERVICES AND SYSTEMS WITH INCREASING COMPLEXITY LEVELS. FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE TRAINING PLAN, PEDAGOGICAL STRATEGIES ARE REQUIRED THAT FAVOR THE PARTICIPATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND ARE FOCUSED ON PROBLEM SOLVING, EPIDEMIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND THE USE OF DATA SCIENCE. ASPPH WILL ALSO DEVELOP A REGIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING COMPETENCIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND A SELF-ASSESSMENT PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN TEACHER TRAINING. THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONTRANSFORMING ACADEMIA FOR EQUITYASPPH WAS FUNDED BY THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMING ACADEMIA FOR EQUITY (TAE) INITIATIVE WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO UNPACK, UNDERSTAND, AND SHAPE THE CONTEXTUAL AND INTERVENING CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED SCHOLARS TO THRIVE PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLYAND IN TURN, BE BETTER ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND EXPAND HEALTH EQUITY-RELATED RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE THAT CAN HELP BUILD A CULTURE OF HEALTH. IN SUPPORT OF THIS INITIATIVE, ASPPH IS DEVELOPING A DISSEMINATION STRATEGY FOR THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION'S SEVEN (7) TEAMS REPRESENTING MEMBER SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR TRANSFORMING ACADEMIC SPACES TO BE EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS, INCLUDING DEVELOPING BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES AS PART OF ASPPH'S IMPLEMENTATION FOCUS. DE BEAUMONT FOUNDATION: INFODEMIOLOGYASPPH WAS FUNDED BY THE DE BEAUMONT FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTI-PHASE EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE INTEGRATION OF INFODEMIOLOGY PRINCIPLES INTO CEPH-ACCREDITED GRADUATE PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION THROUGH FORMATIVE RESEARCH, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND DISSEMINATION. THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN, COMPETENCY MAPPING, AND FOCUS GROUPS WITH FACULTY AT ASPPH MEMBER INSTITUTIONS, ASPPH IS ASSESSING HOW INFODEMIOLOGY CONCEPTS ALIGN WITH EXISTING MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH CURRICULA AND IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTEGRATION. BUILDING ON THESE FINDINGS, THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFODEMIOLOGY CURRICULUM PACKAGEGROUNDED IN SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AND INSTITUTIONAL INPUTAND ITS PROMOTION THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY TO DRIVE ADOPTION ACROSS ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS, WHILE FOSTERING ONGOING COLLABORATION AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO ADVANCE INFODEMIOLOGY AS A CRITICAL AREA OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.RIEGELMAN PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONSASPPH RECEIVED FUNDING FROM RICHARD AND LINDA RIEGELMAN TO ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION GLOBALLY AND DOMESTICALLY, ESPECIALLY THE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF THE GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH ACADEMIC NETWORK AND THE ASPPH UNDERGRADUATE NETWORK INCLUDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES.PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTSPUBLISHED SINCE 1878, PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS IS THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE OFFICE OF THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL AND THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE. IT IS PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, PLUS SUPPLEMENT ISSUES, THROUGH AN OFFICIAL AGREEMENT WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE JOURNAL IS PEER-REVIEWED AND PUBLISHES ORIGINAL RESEARCH, REVIEWS, AND COMMENTARIES RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE AND METHODOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, AND TEACHING AT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH. THE JOURNAL FOCUSES ON SUCH TOPICS AS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, INFECTIOUS AND CHRONIC DISEASES, OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE AND INJURY, IMMUNIZATION, HEALTH DISPARITIES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, TOBACCO USE, AND MANY OTHER KEY AND EMERGING PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS. IN ADDITION TO ITS 6 REGULAR ISSUES, PHR PRODUCES SUPPLEMENTAL ISSUES SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR, FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC TOPICS OF INTEREST TO ITS READERSHIP. THE JOURNAL'S CONTRIBUTORS ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PRESENT THEIR WORK IN A READABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FORMAT.GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH (57201-57204)THE GLOBAL NETWORK FOR ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH (GNAPH) IS AN ALLIANCE OF SEVEN REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS THAT REPRESENT SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORLDWIDE. OUR PURPOSE IS TO ENHANCE ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH WORLDWIDE THROUGH MUTUAL LEARNING AND COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS GLOBALLY IN ORDER TO IMPROVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 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 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? 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.

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

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

    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 September 2012.

    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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