American Brachytherapy Society
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What it says it does
THE PURPOSE OF THE ABS IS TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS BY ADVANCING THE FIELD OF BRACHYTHERAPY, BY PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND BY REPRESENTING BRACHYTHERAPY SPECIALISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS.
- Income
- $1.2 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 70
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (3)
- CONFERENCES : THE SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETINGS AT WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF BRACHYTHERAPY. OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING INCLUDE DISCUSSING ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING INDICATIONS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR CANCER, REVIEWING THE CURRENT SOCIETY'S GUIDELINES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY AND THE LITERATURE SUPPORTING THESE MODALITIES, CONTROVERSIES, AVAILABLE METHODS, AND TOXICITIES, AND UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT REIMBURSEMENT FOR BRACHYTHERAPY.ANNUAL MEETING LEARNING OBJECTIVES:1. DISCUSS ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING INDICATIONS FOR BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR CANCER2. REVIEW TECHNICAL APPROACHES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCE AND APPLICATOR INSERTION3. REVIEW THE CURRENT AMERICAN BRACHYTHERAPY SOCIETY'S GUIDELINES FOR BRACHYTHERAPY AND THE LITERATURE SUPPORTING THOSE MODALITIES, CONTROVERSIES, AVAILABLE METHODS AND TOXICITIES4. UNDERSTAND NEW IMAGING MODALITIES AND HOW THESE CAN IMPACT BRACHYTHERAPY PROCEDURES AND TREATMENT PLANNING5. DESCRIBE THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN A MODERN BRACHYTHERAPY PRACTICE6. LEARN ABOUT STRATEGIES FOR INCORPORATING PEER REVIEW INTO A BRACHYTHERAPY PRACTICE7. UNDERSTAND THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW IT WILL IMPACT REIMBURSEMENT FOR BRACHYTHERAPY8. OBTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN ANATOMY AND ORGAN SEGMENTATION IN BOTH PROSTATE AND GYNECOLOGIC CARCINOMA AS WELL AS APPLICATION OF BRACHYTHERAPY FOR SKIN CANCERS9. LEARN ABOUT THE CURRENT CAPABILITIES OF BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS.10. UNDERSTAND MODERN BRACHYTHERAPY TREATMENT DEVICES AND HOW THESE CAN IMPACT PATIENT CARE.11. UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT DATA REGARDING DIFFERENT FRACTIONATION SCHEDULES AND CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES
- SCHOOL PROGRAMS : THE SCHOOL PROGRAM'S VISION IS TO INCREASE PATIENT ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PROSTATE BRACHYTHERAPY. THEIR GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HDR/LDR BRACHYTHERAPY, TO FACILITATE A MORE RAPID TRANSITION FROM EDUCATION TO PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION, TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY BRACHYTHERAPY DELIVERY, AND TO COMMUNICATE THE VALUE OF BRACHYTHERAPY.
- PUBLICATIONS : THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL "BRACHYTHERAPY", AN INTERNATIONAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL. "BRACHYTHERAPY" PUBLISHES ORIGINAL PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND LABORATORY AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH RELEVANT TO CLINICAL PRACTICE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 October 1978.
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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