American Urological Association Inc
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What it says it does
MISSION: PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF UROLOGICAL CLINICAL CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND THE FORMULATION OF HEALTH CARE POLICY.VISION: TO BE THE PREMIER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL UROLOGIC PATIENT CARE.
- Income
- $19.0 million
- Spending
- $14.9 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 207
- Highest pay
- $963,431, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- THE GOVERNANCE, ADVOCACY AND POLICY DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS SPANNING THE AUA, INC. AND THE AUAER. THE GOVERNANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUA SITS WITHIN AUAER AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND EDITORIAL PANELS OF THE AUA, AUAER, AND UCF. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE AND SOCIETY AFFAIRS (CSA) TEAM AND, IN 2025, CSA APPOINTED OVER 600 PHYSICIAN VOLUNTEERS. CSA ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH AUA'S EIGHT SECTIONS AND SERVES AS THE LIAISON WITH SUBSPECIALTY AND OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES. IN 2025, CSA SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED SEARCHES FOR AND EXECUTED THE APPOINTMENTS PROCESS FOR THE AUA SECRETARY-ELECT, AUAER EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR, AUAER RESEARCH COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND AUAER SCIENCE & QUALITY COUNCIL CHAIR, AND FILLED AUAPAC BOARD VACANCIES. CSA ALSO MANAGES THE AWARDS AND PHYSICIAN RECOGNITION PROGRAMS AND IN 2025 LED THE SELECTION OF ALL AUA AWARDS PRESENTED AT THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING. THE GOVERNANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUA ALSO INCLUDES THE LEGAL TEAM, WHICH REPRESENTS AND PROVIDES COUNSEL TO THE AUA AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES IN ALL LEGAL MATTERS, MAINTAINS THE ENTITIES' BYLAWS AND MANAGES THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE, AND MANAGES AND PROVIDES LEGAL GUIDANCE TO THE JUDICIAL AND ETHICS COMMITTEE. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2025 INCLUDE REVIEWING AND FACILITATING THE EXECUTION OF 297 CONTRACTS, HOLDING QUARTERLY LUNCH AND LEARN PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE LEGAL GUIDANCE ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE INCLUDING PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND HOW TO USE TRADEMARKS, AND UPDATING THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES OF THE JUDICIAL AND ETHICS COMMITTEE. THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY DEPARTMENTS OF THE AUA, INC. ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING NATIONAL UROLOGIC HEALTH POLICY AND PROMOTING THE CRITICAL INTERESTS OF AUA MEMBERS AND THEIR PATIENTS TO FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATURES AND REGULATORY AGENCIES. POLICY DEVELOPMENT, LOBBYING, AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PRACTICE OF UROLOGY AND UROLOGICAL HEALTH. THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY DEPARTMENTS OF THE GAP DIVISION INCLUDE FEDERAL ADVOCACY, STATE ADVOCACY, PATIENT ADVOCACY, RESEARCH ADVOCACY AND APPROPRIATIONS, UROLOGY TECHNOLOGY AND TELEHEALTH, AND PHYSICIAN PAYMENT & REIMBURSEMENT. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2025 INCLUDE PLANNING AND EXECUTING THE 9TH ANNUAL UROLOGY ADVOCACY SUMMIT WITH RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE AUAPAC, SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE BLACK BOX WARNING FROM VAGINAL ESTROGEN PRODUCTS, DRAFTING COMPROMISE LANGUAGE LEADING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STATE OF MEN'S HEALTH ACT IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SECURING THE REIMBURSEMENT VALUE OF 29 UROLOGY CODES UNDER THE 2026 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE, AND RAISING OVER $350,000 THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW CONSULTATIVE SERVICES BUSINESS MODEL.
- MEMBERSHIP: THE AUA IS A GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 25,000 MEMBERS FROM OVER 100 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. THROUGH ITS LEADERSHIP, THE AUA UNITES THE GLOBAL UROLOGIC COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE UROLOGIC PATIENT CARE AROUND THROUGH WORLD THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND THE FORMULATION OF HEALTH CARE POLICY. AUA MEMBERS SPAN THE UROLOGIC CARE TEAM, AND THE GEOGRAPHIC BREADTH OF AUA'S MEMBERSHIP FOSTERS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND AN EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN UROLOGY PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2025, THE AUA WELCOMED 4,300 NEW MEMBERS ACROSS ALL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES.
- 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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? 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.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2000.
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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