Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Inc
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What it says it does
MISSION: TO PROMOTE AND STRENGTHEN OUR PROFESSION WHILE PROTECTING THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE AIM TO DEEPEN THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR MEDICINE THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE.VISION: TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF TEXAS ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE, AND PROVIDE A UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE PROFESSION.
- Income
- $24,202
- Spending
- $9,866
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- ADVOCACY: EDUCATING LICENSED ACUPUNCTURISTS (LAC'S), ACUPUNCTURE STUDENTS, TEXAS LEGISLATURE, REGULATORY AGENCIES,AND PUBLIC ABOUT POLICY ISSUES FACING THE ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE PROFESSION. ALL TEXAS LAC'S (APPROXIMATELY 1,000) STAND TO BENEFIT FROM ADVOCACY EFFORTS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TAAOM HAD 90 MEMBERS IN 2024.
- LEGAL: CURRENT ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE IN TEXAS BY NON-LICENSED PROVIDERS. ALL TEXAS LAC'S AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC ARE SERVED BY TAAOM'S WORK TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF THE ACUPUNCTURE LICENSE.
- EDUCATION: CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSED ACUPUNCTURISTS. TAAOM OFFERS AFFORDABLE CE TRAINING IN A CONCISE IN PERSON TRAINING FORMAT. THIRTY-SEVEN MEMBERS ATTENDED THE 2024 TAAOM SPONSORED SEMINAR.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 June 2014.
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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