Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium Inc
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What it says it does
TO IMPROVE PEDIATRIC SURGICAL CARE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH.
- Income
- $110,000
- Spending
- $70,525
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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 (1)
- WPSRC is a multi-institutional surgical collaborative committed to advancing the care of infants and children through contemporary evidence-based research. Provide grants to surgical trainees performing impactful surgical research on the care of infants and children. In the last FY, WPSRC provided one major grant to a trainee in Utah and supported the travel expenses of another trainee from UC San Diego. The collaborative efforts of these trainees resulted in 4 scientific publications in impactful journals, 12 scientific presentations at annual meetings of pediatric surgeons around the country. It is impossible to determine the exact number of people who benefited. The average attendance of the annual meetings is 1500 surgeons, and the average readership of the journals is around 5000. Each of these surgeons may treat 1000s of children annually. We feel that our work is directly benefiting our grant recipient and the children. It is indirectly benefiting the surgeons who learn the results of our work.In addition to this, there are 8 active projects and 5 more presentations scheduled and 3 more publications in progress.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 2025.
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 March 2024.
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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