Active Surveillance Patients International
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Active Surveillance Patients International ASPI was created by men with prostate cancer PCa for men with prostate cancer. The founders all took a proactive approach to Active Surveillance AS. They witnessed overtreatment and confusion about monitoring.
- Income
- $58,390
- Spending
- $49,647
- Reserves
- 11.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Highest pay
- $10,625, executive director and treasurer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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, 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 (1)
- $43,023 spent. Men from all walks of life contacted us seeking guidance and felt that this organization might be a vehicle to help. Two decades ago men on AS were almost unheard of; now over 50% of men with low-grade prostate cancer practice AS and we know that there are still newly diagnosed men with Gleason 3+3 and favorable intermediate prostate cancer Gleason 3+4 who might want to consider AS as their treatment. ASPI supports the concept of the proactive patient who is interested in reading materials and watching videos as part of their research participates in support groups and webinars attends if possible relevant conferences and most importantly establishes decision-sharing relation.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 October 13, 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 December 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 2019.
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 October 21, 2026.
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