American Speech Language & Hearing Assn
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What it says it does
THE PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CREDENTIALING ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL AND RESEARCH BASED AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. EMPOWERING AND SUPPORTING SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, AUDIOLOGISTS, AND SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENTISTS BY: ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICATION AND RELATED DISORDERS, ADVANCING COMMUNICATION SCIENCE, AND PROMOTING EFFECTIVE HUMAN COMMUNICATION.
- Income
- $75.3 million
- Spending
- $72.6 million
- Employees
- 329
- Volunteers
- 2,002
- Highest pay
- $819,427, chief executive officer
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 (3)
- AS THE PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND CREDENTIALING ASSOCIATION FOR 241,000 MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES WHO ARE SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, AUDIOLOGISTS, SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING SCIENTISTS, AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SUPPORT PERSONNEL, AND STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY, ASHA PROMOTES THE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND STIMULATES EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN THE ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL DISCIPLINE OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION SCIENCES.
- ASHA ENCOURAGES BASIC SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF INDIVIDUAL HUMAN COMMUNICATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND HEARING, PROMOTES APPROPRIATE ACADEMIC AND CLINICAL PREPARATION OF INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE PROFESSION AND PROVIDES MAINTENANCE OF CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF THOSE WITHIN THE DISCIPLINE BY OFFERING PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS (A YEAR ROUND NEWSLETTER AND 5 PERIODICAL JOURNALS), CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PRODUCTS TO ITS MEMBERS.
- ASHA ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICATION AND RELATED DISORDERS. IT PROMOTES INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF DISORDERS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND FOSTERS IMPROVEMENTS OF CLINICAL SERVICES AND PROCEDURES CONCERNING SUCH DISORDERS.
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 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 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 January 1948.
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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