Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,615,959
- Total expenses
- $2,631,707
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,344,166
- Grants paid
- $626,778
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $271,793
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,868,557
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,031,525
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,837,032
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,299,479
- Management and general expenses
- $160,063
- Fundraising expenses
- $172,165
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,299,479
Program services were 87.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
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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1c · Fundraising events
$56,679
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,287,487
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$44,745
-
3 · Investment income
total $305,621 · excluded $305,621
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $334,200
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $368,028
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities -$33,828
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total -$33,828 · excluded -$33,828
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$49,636
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$56,679
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$49,636
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $527,968 · program services $527,968
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $98,810 · program services $98,810
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $240,468 · program services $91,378 · management and general $36,070 · fundraising $113,020
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $86,839 · program services $28,868 · management and general $20,951 · fundraising $37,020
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $2,102 · program services $682 · management and general $540 · fundraising $880
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $8,614 · program services $3,132 · management and general $1,563 · fundraising $3,919
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $22,182 · program services $8,141 · management and general $3,880 · fundraising $10,161
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $16,150 · management and general $16,150
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $7,755 · management and general $7,755
-
11g · Fees: other
total $24,000 · management and general $24,000
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $7,165 · fundraising $7,165
-
13 · Office expenses
total $1,203 · management and general $1,203
-
17 · Travel
total $18,867 · management and general $18,867
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $1,540,500 · program services $1,540,500
-
23 · Insurance
total $11,421 · management and general $11,421
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24a · Other expenses: FILING FEES
total $5,665 · management and general $5,665
-
24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES
total $1,998 · management and general $1,998
-
24e · All other expenses
total $10,000 · management and general $10,000
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $458,721 · end of year $328,270
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $399,000 · end of year $606,000
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $35,706 · end of year $38,786
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $5,544,520 · end of year $5,199,614
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $695,887
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $374,452 · end of year $678,546
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $123,835 · end of year $193,552
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $240,905 · end of year $159,427
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,368,307 · end of year $2,469,652
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,330,448 · end of year $3,367,380
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO ADVANCE PATIENT SAFETY BY SUPPORTING THE NURSES WHO MAKE SURGERY SAFE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND PATIENT SAFETY INITIATIVES.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ADVANCE PATIENT SAFETY BY SUPPORTING THE NURSES WHO MAKE SURGERY SAFE.
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FUNDED INITIATIVES - THE FOUNDATION COLLECTS FUNDING THAT IS THEN DIRECTED TO AORN FOR VARIOUS MISSION RELATED PROGRAMS FOR WHICH AORN PROVIDES SERVICES.
Expenses $1,540,500
-
EDUCATION GRANTS - MONIES TO SUPPLEMENT CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONS OR CERTIFICATION COMPLETION.
Expenses $372,202 · Grants $372,202
-
SCHOLARSHIPS - AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS PURSUING, OR ADVANCING, A CAREER IN NURSING THROUGH ACADEMIC EDUCATION.
Expenses $254,576 · Grants $254,576
-
OTHER VARIOUS PROGRAM SERVICES
Expenses $132,201
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Linda GroahLINDA GROAH
CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $563,043
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $553,022
- Other
- $10,021
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
-
Martha StrattonMARTHA STRATTON
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bryan Burrs End 12312024BRYAN BURRS END 12312024
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie DavisSTEPHANIE DAVIS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Larry AsplinLARRY ASPLIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tracy BlackTRACY BLACK
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lauryl BoyumLAURYL BOYUM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donald BrandtDONALD BRANDT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anne Fairchild End 12312024ANNE FAIRCHILD END 12312024
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda GroahLINDA GROAH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charlotte GuglielmiCHARLOTTE GUGLIELMI
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brandon JominyBRANDON JOMINY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan VoecksDAN VOECKS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James CousinJAMES COUSIN
CFO AND CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $517,910
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $500,455
- Other
- $17,455
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $462,780 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $37,675 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $17,455 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $517,910 related
-
Colette PalmerCOLETTE PALMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AORN FOUNDATION
- Total calculated
- $240,468
- From this org
- $231,296
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,172
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $219,148
- Bonus
- $12,148
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,936
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,236
- Filer's total
- $240,468
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
Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:
-
Linda GroahLINDA GROAH
CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Schedule J breakdown
- Base
- $0 + $500,127 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $52,895 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $9,900 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $121 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $563,043 related
Answered yes
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE AORN INC BOARD APPROVES THE BONUS THAT WILL BE PAID OUT TO AORN INC AND SUBSIDIARIES. THAT APPROVAL DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE AORN ENTERPRISE HAS MET ITS GOALS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED. EACH EMPLOYEE HAS A RANGE PERCENTAGE OF BONUS FOR WHICH THE EMPLOYEE COULD QUALIFY. THE EMPLOYEE'S DIRECT SUPERVISOR, ALONG WITH THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, ESTABLISH AND APPROVE THAT PERCENTAGE RANGE. FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HER RANGE WAS 6-9 PERCENT, AND 8 PERCENT WAS THE FINAL APPROVED PERCENTAGE. IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CFO AND THE CEO.
- SCHEDULE J, PART II
- EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO: THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES PROVIDES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WITH A RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION RANGE COMMENSURATE WITH THE ROLE BASED ON COMPENSATION DATA FROM MULTIPLE BENCHMARKING SURVEYS AND STATISTICS FROM ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND REGION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WILL ANNUALLY RECOMMEND TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT FROM WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED RANGE. ANY COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE DOCUMENTED AND PLACED IN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S FILE. ALL OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES: FOR INITIAL HIRES, THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES PROVIDES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH A RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION RANGE COMMENSURATE WITH THE ROLE BASED ON COMPENSATION DATA FROM MULTIPLE BENCHMARKING SURVEYS AND STATISTICS FROM ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE AND REGION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALONG WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT FROM WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED RANGES.
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
No itemized grants to organizations 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.
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ASSOCIATION OF OPERATING ROOM NURSES INC
501(C)(6) · COLLECTS, CONSOLIDATES, EDUCATES & DISSEMINATES DATA ABOUT THE NURSING PROF · CO
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.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
-
AORN SYNTEGRITY INC
C · INFORMATION SYSTEMS · CO
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 8 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202542829349300804
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