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.
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2a · Program service revenue: DATA SERVICES
total $11,030,734 · related or exempt $11,030,734 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES
total $7,457,200 · related or exempt $7,457,200 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM & SPONSORSHIP
total $2,403,271 · related or exempt $2,403,271 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2d · Program service revenue: LICENSE FEES
total $1,336,775 · related or exempt $1,336,775 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2e · Program service revenue: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $1,048,794 · related or exempt $1,048,794 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $1,777,229 · excluded $1,777,229
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6a · Gross rents
real property $110,708
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $110,708
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $110,708 · excluded $110,708
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11a · Other revenue: PAYROLL SERVICES
total $31,441 · excluded $31,441
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11e · Other revenue, total
$31,441
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $6,462,820
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $3,620,824
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $8,463,295
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $518,606
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,150,149
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $687,226
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11a · Fees: management
total $140,948
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11b · Fees: legal
total $320,795
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $115,646
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $221,101
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $170,491
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11g · Fees: other
total $600,279
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $535,573
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13 · Office expenses
total $174,884
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14 · Information technology
total $1,228,233
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16 · Occupancy
total $954,138
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17 · Travel
total $320,443
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,289,407
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $132,549
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23 · Insurance
total $281,780
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24a · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT
total $78,638
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24b · Other expenses: SINGAPORE INCOME TAX
total $6,980
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $7,986,497 · end of year $5,114,777
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $492,025 · end of year $510,710
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $973,563 · end of year $1,096,354
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$4,367,564
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$4,197,392
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $239,380 · end of year $170,172
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $29,326,079 · end of year $36,748,740
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $796,836 · end of year $796,836
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $6,911,993 · end of year $1,767,953
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,394,415 · end of year $2,740,399
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $7,268,269 · end of year $7,002,227
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,889,741 · end of year $1,142,727
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Richard E Hawkins MDRICHARD 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
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Rebecca L Johnson MDREBECCA 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
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Larry A Green MDLARRY 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
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Susan Ramin MDSUSAN 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
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J Brantley Thrasher MD FacsJ 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
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Warren P Newton MD MPHWARREN 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
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Michael A Barone MD MPHMICHAEL A BARONE MD MPH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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George B Bartley MDGEORGE B BARTLEY MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Beth A Bortz MppBETH A BORTZ MPP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Keith Brandt MDKEITH BRANDT MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Sheila BushSHEILA BUSH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jo Buyske MDJO BUYSKE MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Colleen M Conry MDCOLLEEN M CONRY MD
DIRECTOR (AS OF 07/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kirk A Frey MDKIRK A FREY MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert R Gaiser MD MsedROBERT R GAISER MD MSED
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David B Joseph MD Acs FaapDAVID B JOSEPH MD ACS FAAP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John L Kendall MD FacepJOHN L KENDALL MD FACEP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carolyn L Kinney MDCAROLYN L KINNEY MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Azra Ligon PhD FacmgAZRA LIGON PHD FACMG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeffrey M Lyness MDJEFFREY M LYNESS MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David F Martin MDDAVID F MARTIN MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Furman S McDonald MD MPHFURMAN S MCDONALD MD MPH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Walter H Merrill MDWALTER H MERRILL MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael R Nelson MD PhDMICHAEL R NELSON MD PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Mary S Newell MD Facr FsbiMARY S NEWELL MD FACR FSBI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wendy K Nickel MPHWENDY K NICKEL MPH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brian Nussenbaum MDBRIAN NUSSENBAUM MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Christopher J Ondrula JDCHRISTOPHER J ONDRULA JD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Donald J Palmisano Jr JDDONALD J PALMISANO JR JD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Carl W Patten Jr JD CaeCARL W PATTEN JR JD CAE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gary W Procop MDGARY W PROCOP MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Thomas E Read MDTHOMAS E READ MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Randall K Roenigk MDRANDALL K ROENIGK MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tara B Rouse Ma Cphq CpxpTARA B ROUSE MA CPHQ CPXP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John A Wilson MD Faans FacsJOHN A WILSON MD FAANS FACS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy E Young MDAMY E YOUNG MD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gregory Ogrinc MDGREGORY 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
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Jennifer MichaelJENNIFER 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
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Carrie RadabaughCARRIE 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
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Stephanie Donovan JDSTEPHANIE 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
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Amy GibsonAMY 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
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Julie HubbardJULIE 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
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David CourseyDAVID 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
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Doria LessDORIA 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
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Richard WatersRICHARD 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
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Krista AllbeeKRISTA 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
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Kathleen HoltzmanKATHLEEN 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
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GENERAL SUPPORT
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.
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ABMS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
501(C)(3) · SUPPORTING · IL · controlled entity
Directly controlled by ABMS
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.
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ABMS HOLDING LLC
ASSESSMENT SERVICES · IL · income $14,207,470 · assets $7,489,187
Directly controlled by ABMS
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ABMS ASSESSMENT SERVICES LLC
ASSESSMENT SERVICES · IL
Directly controlled by ABMS HOLDING LLC
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ABMS SOLUTIONS LLC
DATA SERVICES · IL
Directly controlled by ABMS HOLDING LLC
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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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