American Board of Pediatrics Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $433,936
- Spending
- $899,573
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 63.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 51%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 8
- Highest pay
- $684,415, president/ceo beginning march 2024
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 42% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 63.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 107% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 70% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 9 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 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)
- $349,998 spent. Since 2017, the ABP Foundation has funded Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center to develop the Roadmap Project, a multi-year initiative co-designed with patients and families to help pediatric subspecialty teams identify and address the emotional and mental health needs of children with chronic conditions and their families. Over eight years, the project developed and refined a Change Package with practical, evidence-based tools to support emotional health assessment, communication, referral, workflow integration, crisis planning, and comprehensive family-centered care. Through multiple national learning collaboratives, the initiative engaged 17 hospitals and 39 subspecialty teams across 15 subspecialties throughout the United States, increased routine emotional health assessment in clinical care, and improved staff awareness, provider confidence, and readiness to respond to patient and family needs. Roadmap also expanded its impact through clinician education, integration into ABP Maintenance of Certification activities, a public website, newsletters, presentations, workshops, and peer-reviewed publications. In FY25, the project concluded its final year of ABP Foundation funding, having achieved its major development, testing, dissemination, and publication goals and leaving a nationally recognized framework for integrating emotional health into pediatric subspecialty care. That year, the Roadmap for Emotional Health website recorded 2.8K visits from 2.1K unique visitors, 4.9K page views, and 851 downloads by 254 users, demonstrating continued national engagement with project resources.
- $245,520 spent. EMPOWER (Education in Mental Health Improves Patient Outcomes, Well-being, and Emotional Resiliency) is a national initiative designed to strengthen pediatric residency training in behavioral and mental health through standardized, competency-based education aligned with Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). EMPOWER began development in FY23 and, in FY24, launched as a comprehensive curriculum addressing common pediatric mental health conditions and clinical skills, accompanied by structured evaluation tools to assess trainee learning and program impact. In FY25, EMPOWER focused on broad dissemination, expanding to over 150 residency programs and approximately 5,500 trainees nationwide, with more than 1,000 trainees completing curriculum modules. The initiative advanced multi-site evaluation efforts to assess improvements in knowledge, confidence, and preparedness, while also implementing ECHO-EMPOWER, a national faculty development and peer learning model. Overall, EMPOWER established a widely adopted, open-access educational resource, strengthened faculty development infrastructure, and created a sustainable national framework to enhance pediatric workforce preparedness and improve mental health care for children and families.
- $45,537 spent. The Pediatric Workforce Initiative advances the ABP Foundation's goal of strengthening pediatric care by improving the pediatric workforce through comprehensive longitudinal data collection, analysis, and dissemination. Drawing on certification, training, and ABP census survey data, the initiative provides reliable, de-identified workforce information to inform education, policy, and workforce planning nationwide. From FY21 through FY24, the initiative built a strong national workforce data infrastructure that included seven longitudinal census surveys, modernized databases, and publicly accessible interactive dashboards on certification, training, geographic distribution, workforce demographics, and access to subspecialty care. These efforts supported peer-reviewed research, national presentations, and strategic collaborations with leading organizations to advance understanding of workforce trends, specialty choice, and equity. In FY25, the initiative focused on sustaining core operations during a leadership transition by maintaining activities across the seven census surveys, strengthening data systems, and updating workforce dashboards with new subspecialty modules and improved accessibility. Dissemination continued through national presentations and scholarly publications, while ongoing collaborations helped align the work with nationwide pediatric workforce needs and priorities. Overall, the initiative strengthened the ABP's role as a trusted national source of pediatric workforce data, expanded access to actionable information, and supported evidence-based decision-making and addressing workforce disparities in pediatric healthcare delivery and the physician pipeline.
- $209,296 spent. Support for pediatric research, pediatric organizations, and pediatric meetings involving parents, mental health and residency training
Source: Form 990 for the year ending October 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending October 2025.
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 April 1987.
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 November 4, 2026.
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