American Academy of Family Physicians
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What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH CARE OF ALL SOUTH CAROLINIANS THROUGH SUPPORTING AND REPESENTING THE SPECIALTY OF FAMILY MEDICINE.
- Income
- $478,391
- Spending
- $466,997
- Employees
- 2
- Highest pay
- $106,050, executive vice president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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)
- $104,622 spent. Annual Assembly- The programming, developed by the SCAFP Continuing Professional Development Committee, provides family physicians and other clinicians with targeted continuing medical education designed for direct application in daily practice. Each session includes defined objectives to ensure participants gain practical, actionable understanding. Topics included: Evidence based Lifestyle Principles for Improved Health and Well being, Population Health Mgmt., Initiating Basal Insulin and Overcoming Treatment Hesitancy, Evidence based Drug Therapy Update and AI Innovations & Implications in Family Medicine. A two hour controlled substance session, Balancing Relief & Risk: Confronting the Duality of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction (Parts I & II), addressed prescribing and monitoring controlled substances. Additional offerings included a Point of Care Ultrasound workshop and a Heart Disease KSA working group for board recertification.
- $89,752 spent. Governmental Affairs Advisors/Expenses each year. Each year, the Academy reviews and addresses legislation introduced or pending in the South Carolina General Assembly that impacts patients, patient care, and the practice of family medicine. To proactively navigate the legislative and governmental affairs arena, the Academy contracts with Maynard Nexsen (formerly Nexsen Pruet, LLC). The Governmental Affairs Advisors offer legislative information, engage with elected officials, and advocate for the family medicine perspective to the General Assembly and state agencies.
- $9,542 spent. Students, Residents and Outreach The SCAFP collaborates closely with the four Student Board Members to host an annual event at each medical school. Students are also eligible to attend the AAFP National Conference of the Future of Family Medicine each July, supported by SCAFP funding, to help them explore a future in the specialty. Six Resident Members delivered scholarly presentations during the Annual Assembly. Additionally, fifteen residents across individual programs were honored with the Outstanding Resident Award at their respective residency graduations. The two Resident Board Members also receive funding to attend the AAFP National Conference to further enrich their family medicine experience.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 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? 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 June 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 February 1950.
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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