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The Council on Diagnosis and Internal Disorders of the American

EIN 94-2592662 · Arlington, VA

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LegitimacyCautionRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION'S COUNCIL ON DIAGNOSIS AND INTERNAL DISORDERS (CDID) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1985. THIS COUNCIL WAS CREATED TO ASSIST BOARD CERTIFIED CHIROPRACTIC INTERNISTS WITH EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND RECREDENTIALING, IN ADDITION TO HELPING THESE DIPLOMATES MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF PATIENT CARE.

Income
$161,252
Spending
$154,401

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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)
  1. $137,714 spent. THE COUNCIL ON DIAGNOSIS AND INTERNAL DISORDERS (CDID) IS A PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A GROWING MEMBERSHIP OF ACTIVE CHIROPRACTORS WHO HAVE ADVANCED TRAINING IN THE DIAGNOSING AND TREATMENT OF A BROAD SPECTRUM OF CONDITIONS AND DISEASES. THE CDID (A CERTIFIED SPECIALTY COUNCIL OF THE AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION OR ACA) ADMINISTERS AND COORDINATES THE ACTIVITY OF THE DABCI POST-DOCTORAL SPECIALTY. DIPLOMATE IN DIAGNOSIS AND INTERNAL DISORDERS (DABCI)THESE BOARD CERTIFIED INTERNISTS ARE TRAINED IN AND UTILIZE THE CURRENT MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AS WELL AS SPECIALIZED FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTICS. DABCI PHYSICIANS ROUTINELY EMPLOY METHODS SUCH AS BLOOD LABORATORY STUDIES, URINALYSES, ELECTROCARDIOGRAMS, VASCULAR DOPPLER ULTRASOUND, SPIROMETRY, DEXA BONE DENSITY TESTING, SALIVARY ASSAY HORMONAL AND NEUROTRANSMITTER TESTS, IGG FOOD ALLERGY TESTING, DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TO INCLUDE X-RAY, CT, MRI, COMPREHENSIVE GASTROINTESTINAL STOOL ANALYSES, AND MANY OTHER DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS. A DABCI USES THERAPEUTIC METHODS WHICH EMPHASIZE CONSERVATIVE AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE APPROACHES AND MINIMIZE RISK TO THE PATIENT. DIPLOMATES IN DIAGNOSIS AND INTERNAL DISORDERS USE TREATMENTS SUCH AS CLINICAL NUTRITION, DIETETICS, EXERCISE, VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTATION, HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE, BOTANICAL MEDICINE, ACUPUNCTURE, NATURAL HORMONE REPLACEMENT, AND PHARMACOLOGIC COUNSELING. MANY CONDITIONS AND DISEASE STATES CAN BE RESOLVED BY UTILIZING THESE NATURAL METHODS. THE COUNCIL ON DIAGNOSIS OF INTERNAL DISORDERS PROMOTES OUR PHYSICIANS AS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF COMPREHENSIVE NATURAL MEDICAL CARE. QUALIFICATIONSA DABCI CERTIFICATION (DIPLOMATE OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC INTERNISTS) REQUIRES DOCTORS TO ATTEND AND COMPLETE A 300 HOUR POST DOCTORATE COURSE (CLASSES), PASS A NATIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION AND REQUIRES 12 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION IN ADVANCED COURSEWORK EACH YEAR. THE DABCI PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION (ACA) AND CERTIFIED BY THE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC INTERNISTS. THE DABCI PROGRAM IS ALSO ONE OF 6 PROGRAMS RECOGNIZED AND APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC SPECIALTIES (ABCS).

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2016 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since January 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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