Wpasts
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What it says it does
The primary exempt purpose of WPASTS is education. WPASTS provides free Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education ACCME accredited educational activities to the cardiothoracic surgeons in practice or in training in the greater Western Pennsylvania region. Education is designed to feature national expert speakers and facilitates Western Pennsylvania cardiothoracic surgeons to provide evidence-based gold standard care in alignment with national guidelines and quality benchmarks to optimize the quality of clinical care provided to the Western Pennsylvania patient population. Provision of education and the planning fundraising for promotion and execution of WPASTS education activities constitutes the organizations exempt activities.
- Income
- $61,084
- Spending
- $61,475
- Highest pay
- $9,000, executive director
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)
- In 2025 WPASTS hosted the WPASTS 2025 Annual Meeting attended by approximately 130 attending cardiothoracic surgeons in practice or in training in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ACGME accredited cardiothoracic surgery residency and fellowship programs. Attendees are predominately heart surgeons employed across the Greater Pittsburgh area region including Allegheny Health Network AHN the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center UPMC St. Clair Health System Independence Health System formerly Butler and Excela Regional Health Systems Heritage Valley Health System Mon Valley Health System Conemaugh Regional Health System Trinity Health System. WPASTS continuing medical education provided free of charge to the regions cardiac surgeons works to assure patients are served by surgeons conducting guideline-driven and evidence-based practice.
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 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? 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 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 2024.
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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