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Abdominal Core Health Quality Collaborative

EIN 84-4009654 · Centennial, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood85 out of 100GovernanceGood70 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

ABDOMINAL CORE HEALTH QUALITY COLLABORATIVE IMPROVES THE QUALITY AND VALUE IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF HERNIA, ABDOMINAL CORE, AND ABDOMINAL WALL DISEASE THROUGH COLLABORATION. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.

Income
$1.7 million
Spending
$1.5 million
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
4.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 54%
Employees
3
Volunteers
400
Highest pay
$124,992, director, president, and cmo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 59% of charities in its peer group (social science, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 18% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (social science, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
  1. $1.1 million spent. MANAGED AND GREW OUR ACHQC DATABASE OF REAL-WORLD DATA KNOWN AS THE ACHQC REGISTRY. BY THE END OF 2024, THE ACHQC REGISTRY INCLUDED DATA COLLECTED ON OVER 137,000 OPERATIONS PERFORMED BY 479 SURGEONS IN 42 STATES ACROSS THE USA. IN 2024, THE ACHQC REGISTRY BEGAN COLLECTING PATIENT DATA IN BRAZIL WHICH RESULTED IN 6 BRAZILIAN SURGEONS ADDING DATA FROM 375 OPERATIONS TO THE ACHQC REGISTRY IN 2024. OVER 12,800 SURGICAL CASES WERE ADDED TO THE ACHQC REGISTRYIN 2024. THE DATA SUPPORTED NUMEROUS ANALYSES OF THE REGISTRY'S REAL-WORLD DATA WHICH WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO OUR VOLUNTEER SURGEON COLLABORATORS WHO INPUT DATA FROM THEIR SURGERIES INTO THE ACHQC REGISTRY AND INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS FOR THEIR USE IN COLLABORATIVELY SHARING SUCH DATA AND TO OTHERWISE USE SUCH ANALYZED DATA TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND VALUE IN THE SURGICAL TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION IN HERNIA, ABDOMINAL CORE, AND ABDOMINAL WALL DISEASE.
  2. $83,712 spent. PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO BOTH ACHQC VOLUNTEER SURGEONS WHO CONTRIBUTE DATA ON THEIR SURGERIES TO THE ACHQC REGISTRY AND TO ALL OTHER SURGEONS TO SHARE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE DATA COLLECTED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SURGICAL PRACTICE AND STANDARDS. INCLUDING: (1) THE 2024 ANNUAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT WAS HELD IN PERSON IN DENVER AND HOSTED OVER 106 STAKEHOLDERS IN PATIENT CARE (26 MORE THEN IN 2023)WHO IN A COLLABORATIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING WEEKEND ANALYZED DATA, IDENTIFIED TIPS FROM HIGH PERFORMERS AND SHARED PRACTICES FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN PATIENT CARE, AND (2) PERIODIC TRAINING AND INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS WHICH ARE POSTED ON THE ACHQC.ORG WEBSITE & ACHQC'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL (REF: https://www.youtube.com/@ACHQC/videos). VIDEOS INCLUDED TRAINING ON THE REGISTRY'S OBERD PLATFORM, HERNIA LIVE REPLAY VIDEOS, A POSTING OF THE ACHQC SESSION AT THE AMERICAS HERNIA SOCIETY'S ANNUAL 2024 SCIENTIFIC MEETING, SEVERAL PATIENT TESTIMONIALS, AND RESIDENT TRAINING VIDEOS (QC UNCUT).
  3. $15,327 spent. IN 2024, ACHQC CONTINUED TO SUPPORT ITS PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEE AS A CRITICAL PART OF ACHQC'S MISSION BY SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND AND IMPROVE PATIENT EXPERIENCES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER SURGERY. THE COMMITTEE MET REGULARLY WITH A GROUP OF 6 PATIENTS AND 3 SURGEONS TO CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY PATIENT NEEDS AND DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL TOOLS AND PROGRAM THAT REFLECT THE PATIENT PERSPECTIVE. THE COMMITTEE PRESENTED A FEATURED PROGRAM ON PATIENT INSIGHTS AS PART OF ACHQC'S IN-PERSON ANNUAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SUMMIT IN DENVER, COLORADO.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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