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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,196,152
Total expenses
$27,474,805
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$6,462,820
Program service revenue
$23,276,774
Investment income
$1,777,229
Other revenue
$142,149
Total assets, end of year
$46,205,542
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,885,353
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$35,320,189
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DATA SERVICES

    total $11,030,734 · related or exempt $11,030,734 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $7,457,200 · related or exempt $7,457,200 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM & SPONSORSHIP

    total $2,403,271 · related or exempt $2,403,271 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2d · Program service revenue: LICENSE FEES

    total $1,336,775 · related or exempt $1,336,775 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2e · Program service revenue: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $1,048,794 · related or exempt $1,048,794 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,777,229 · excluded $1,777,229

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $110,708

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $110,708

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $110,708 · excluded $110,708

  • 11a · Other revenue: PAYROLL SERVICES

    total $31,441 · excluded $31,441

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $31,441

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,462,820

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,620,824

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,463,295

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $518,606

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,150,149

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $687,226

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $140,948

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $320,795

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $115,646

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $221,101

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $170,491

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $600,279

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $535,573

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $174,884

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,228,233

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $954,138

  • 17 · Travel

    total $320,443

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,289,407

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $132,549

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $281,780

  • 24a · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $78,638

  • 24b · Other expenses: SINGAPORE INCOME TAX

    total $6,980

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,986,497 · end of year $5,114,777

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $492,025 · end of year $510,710

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $973,563 · end of year $1,096,354

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,367,564

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,197,392

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $239,380 · end of year $170,172

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $29,326,079 · end of year $36,748,740

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $796,836 · end of year $796,836

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,911,993 · end of year $1,767,953

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,394,415 · end of year $2,740,399

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $7,268,269 · end of year $7,002,227

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,889,741 · end of year $1,142,727

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,173,948 · end of year $35,320,189

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS MEMBER BOARDS, ABMS CREATES STANDARDS FOR INITIAL AND CONTINUING BOARD CERTIFICATION OF PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SPECIALISTS. (CONTINUED IN SCH O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES (ABMS) (CONTINUED IN SCH O) IS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE THROUGH HIGH STANDARDS FOR PHYSICIAN BOARD CERTIFICATION.

  • IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS MEMBER BOARDS, ABMS IS A LEADER IN SETTING RIGOROUS STANDARDS FOR BOARD CERTIFICATION ACROSS 38 MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND 89 MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES. WHILE MEMBER BOARDS TAILOR THESE STANDARDS TO THEIR SPECIFIC SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES, ABMS SUPPORTS THE MEMBER BOARDS IN THE OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDS BY PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES REGARDING EVALUATION, ASSESSMENT AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT RELATIVE TO CERTIFICATION. THESE SUPPORTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE ABMS COMMUNITY. AT PRESENT, IN THE UNITED STATES, ABMS MEMBER BOARDS HAVE CERTIFIED MORE THAN ONE MILLION PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SPECIALISTS.

  • INTERNATIONALLY, ABMS CONTRACTS WITH THE SINGAPORE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A PROGRAM OF PHYSICIAN ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION FOR SINGAPORE'S PHYSICIANS AND MEDICAL SPECIALISTS, AS WELL AS CONSULTS WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE WORLD SEEKING TO EXPLORE OR ESTABLISH PHYSICIAN AND MEDICAL SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.

  • ABMS CONVENES LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS THE ABMS AND THE GREATER HEALTH CARE COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES IN TODAY'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND WAYS IN WHICH ABMS AND ITS MEMBER BOARDS CAN ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE.

  • IN TERMS OF ADVOCACY, ABMS COMMUNICATES INFORMATION ABOUT AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF BOARD CERTIFICATION TO DIPLOMATES, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, INSURERS, LEGISLATORS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDE THESE AUDIENCES AND ADVOCATES WITH FACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF BOARD CERTIFICATION AND THE MARKER OF TRUST SIGNIFIED BY THE CREDENTIAL. CERTIFICATIONMATTERS.ORG, A FREE, PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WEBSITE OFFERED BY ABMS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT BOARD CERTIFICATION. ANY INDIVIDUAL MAY ACCESS THIS SITE TO DETERMINE IF A PHYSICIAN OR MEDICAL SPECIALIST IS BOARD CERTIFIED BY AN ABMS MEMBER BOARD. IN TERMS OF RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ABMS AND ITS MEMBER BOARDS ACTIVELY STUDY AND SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE IMPACT THAT CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS HAVE ON BOTH THE PROFESSION OF MEDICINE AS WELL AS IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY AND HEALTH CARE. ABMS IS ALSO COMMITTED TO PHYSICIAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF ITS MEMBER BOARDS' CONTINUING CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND QUALITY AND PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES.

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Richard E Hawkins MD

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $953,044
    From this org
    $818,864
    From related orgs
    $43,098
    Other
    $91,082
    Hours/week
    47.5 + 2.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $735,342 + $38,702 related
    Bonus
    $52,166 + $2,746 related
    Other
    $31,356 + $1,650 related
    Deferred
    $43,843 + $2,308 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,684 + $2,247 related
    Filer's total
    $905,391 + $47,653 related
  • Rebecca L Johnson MD

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR (AS OF 07/25)

    Total calculated
    $25,000
    From this org
    $22,500
    From related orgs
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related
  • Larry A Green MD

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR (THRU 06/25)

    Total calculated
    $12,500
    From this org
    $11,250
    From related orgs
    $1,250
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related
  • Susan Ramin MD

    CHAIR-ELECT (AS OF 07/25)

    Total calculated
    $25,000
    From this org
    $22,500
    From related orgs
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related
  • J Brantley Thrasher MD Facs

    CHAIR (AS OF 07/25)

    Total calculated
    $25,000
    From this org
    $22,500
    From related orgs
    $2,500
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related
  • Warren P Newton MD MPH

    SECRETARY-TREASURER (AS OF 07/25)

    Total calculated
    $12,500
    From this org
    $11,250
    From related orgs
    $1,250
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 1 related
  • Michael A Barone MD MPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George B Bartley MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth A Bortz Mpp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Brandt MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Sheila Bush

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jo Buyske MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colleen M Conry MD

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kirk A Frey MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert R Gaiser MD Msed

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David B Joseph MD Acs Faap

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John L Kendall MD Facep

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carolyn L Kinney MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Azra Ligon PhD Facmg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey M Lyness MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David F Martin MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Furman S McDonald MD MPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Walter H Merrill MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael R Nelson MD PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mary S Newell MD Facr Fsbi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wendy K Nickel MPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Nussenbaum MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Christopher J Ondrula JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donald J Palmisano Jr JD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Carl W Patten Jr JD Cae

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary W Procop MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas E Read MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randall K Roenigk MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tara B Rouse Ma Cphq Cpxp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John A Wilson MD Faans Facs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amy E Young MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gregory Ogrinc MD

    SVP, CERT STANDARD & PRGM

    Total calculated
    $596,993
    From this org
    $402,664
    From related orgs
    $100,667
    Other
    $93,662
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,566 + $74,142 related
    Bonus
    $31,904 + $7,976 related
    Other
    $74,194 + $18,549 related
    Deferred
    $36,920 + $9,230 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,010 + $9,502 related
    Filer's total
    $477,594 + $119,399 related
  • Jennifer Michael

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $473,001
    From this org
    $370,404
    From related orgs
    $11,456
    Other
    $91,141
    Hours/week
    48.5 + 1.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $337,763 + $10,446 related
    Bonus
    $32,641 + $1,010 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $45,217 + $1,398 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,190 + $1,336 related
    Filer's total
    $458,811 + $14,190 related
  • Carrie Radabaugh

    SVP, GOVERNANCE AND BOARD RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $423,035
    From this org
    $316,974
    From related orgs
    $16,183
    Other
    $89,878
    Hours/week
    47.5 + 2.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,652 + $14,587 related
    Bonus
    $29,802 + $1,569 related
    Other
    $520 + $27 related
    Deferred
    $42,698 + $2,247 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,686 + $2,247 related
    Filer's total
    $402,358 + $20,677 related
  • Stephanie Donovan JD

    CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $422,502
    From this org
    $317,462
    From related orgs
    $16,709
    Other
    $88,331
    Hours/week
    47.5 + 2.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $291,546 + $15,345 related
    Bonus
    $25,916 + $1,364 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $43,219 + $2,275 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,695 + $2,142 related
    Filer's total
    $401,376 + $21,126 related
  • Amy Gibson

    SVP POLICY & EXT. RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $398,678
    From this org
    $325,222
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $73,456
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $295,294
    Bonus
    $28,450
    Other
    $1,478
    Deferred
    $41,939
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,517
    Filer's total
    $398,678
  • Julie Hubbard

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $344,880
    From this org
    $261,023
    From related orgs
    $29,003
    Other
    $54,854
    Hours/week
    45 + 5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,118 + $26,458 related
    Bonus
    $22,905 + $2,545 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $34,455 + $3,828 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,914 + $1,657 related
    Filer's total
    $310,392 + $34,488 related
  • David Coursey

    DIRECTOR OF SALES

    Total calculated
    $419,648
    From this org
    $380,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,253
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $373,942
    Bonus
    $4,620
    Other
    $1,833
    Deferred
    $22,888
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,365
    Filer's total
    $419,648
  • Doria Less

    ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

    Total calculated
    $356,444
    From this org
    $320,166
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,278
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $318,193
    Bonus
    $1,750
    Other
    $223
    Deferred
    $14,648
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,630
    Filer's total
    $356,444
  • Richard Waters

    CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $351,445
    From this org
    $280,871
    From related orgs
    $14,783
    Other
    $55,791
    Hours/week
    47.5 + 2.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,330 + $14,333 related
    Bonus
    $8,541 + $450 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $21,163 + $1,114 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,838 + $1,676 related
    Filer's total
    $333,872 + $17,573 related
  • Krista Allbee

    VP, ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $306,898
    From this org
    $284,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,870
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,064
    Bonus
    $9,260
    Other
    $2,704
    Deferred
    $20,679
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,191
    Filer's total
    $306,898
  • Kathleen Holtzman

    AVP, ASSESS PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $294,884
    From this org
    $228,792
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,092
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,062
    Bonus
    $7,000
    Other
    $2,730
    Deferred
    $17,789
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,303
    Filer's total
    $294,884

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Discretionary spending account
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL PER THE TERMS OF HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IS PERMITTED TO FLY FIRST CLASS FOR ORGANIZATION-RELATED BUSINESS ON FLIGHTS THAT ARE THREE HOURS IN DURATION OR LONGER. THIS BENEFIT IS NOT TAXABLE AS COMPENSATION. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING PER THE TERMS OF HIS OFFER LETTER, ONE KEY EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A TRAVEL ALLOWANCE. THE TRAVEL ALLOWANCE IS TAXABLE AS COMPENSATION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • ABMS HOLDING LLC

    ASSESSMENT SERVICES · IL · income $14,207,470 · assets $7,489,187

    Directly controlled by ABMS

  • ABMS ASSESSMENT SERVICES LLC

    ASSESSMENT SERVICES · IL

    Directly controlled by ABMS HOLDING LLC

  • ABMS SOLUTIONS LLC

    DATA SERVICES · IL

    Directly controlled by ABMS HOLDING LLC

  • ABMS STRATEGIES LLC

    ASSESSMENT SERVICES · IL

    Directly controlled by ABMS HOLDING LLC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
8 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622519349301127

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