Nonprofit · EIN 36-4367987
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · ROSEMONT, IL 60018
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $15,856,248 | $14,124,619 | $1,731,629 | $27,683,628 | $18,160,085 | $9,523,543 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $14,866,604 | $13,633,647 | $1,232,957 | $27,067,923 | $18,086,281 | $8,981,642 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $504,554
- Program service revenue
- $13,295,625
- Investment income
- $533,119
- Royalties
- $1,428,443
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$92,362
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $94,507
- Other revenue
- $1,522,950
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $171,607
- Other salaries and wages
- $6,455,422
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,254,273
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $81,987
- Accounting fees
- $33,411
- Occupancy
- $206,533
- Travel
- $619,531
- Depreciation
- $960,776
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $27,067,923
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,683,628
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,160,085
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,523,543
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $785,387
- Publicly traded securities
- $13,639,499
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,523,543
- Gross unrelated business income
- $349,783
- Gross receipts
- $50,647,335
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 310
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- MN
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH K USHER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO Officer | 11.7 | $0 | $812,702 | $86,045 |
| SARAH TANCREDI | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Key employee | 10.58 | $0 | $382,770 | $78,626 |
| MELANIE TOLLEY HALL | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 10.71 | $0 | $373,594 | $68,103 |
| KRISTA KAUPER | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND STRAT Key employee | 11.71 | $0 | $347,975 | $50,269 |
| KARRY LA VIOLETTE | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADVOCACY & POLICY Key employee | 42.04 | $0 | $342,376 | $52,401 |
| AMY OUTSCHOORN | VP, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Key employee | 4.38 | $0 | $307,541 | $73,193 |
| ERIK HORN | SENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY Key employee | 10.46 | $0 | $284,225 | $57,240 |
| LEIGHTON RUDY ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & REVENUE Key employee | 4.27 | $0 | $287,281 | $48,124 |
| CACINDA KUHN | VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER RELATIONS & ENGAGEMENT Key employee | 10.33 | $0 | $292,005 | $42,004 |
| STEVEN J DEBNAR | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 10.62 | $0 | $269,717 | $58,275 |
| TIMOTHY MOSES | SENIOR DIRECTOR, MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS Key employee | 0 | $0 | $279,857 | $43,317 |
| MATTHEW FITZGERALD | VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & QUALITY Key employee | 3.05 | $0 | $240,603 | $52,004 |
| LARA GRAF | DIRECTOR, MEDICAL JOURNALS PUBLISHING Key employee | 0 | $0 | $227,981 | $52,758 |
| SUZANNE LOTHARY | DIRECTOR, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 9.32 | $0 | $216,411 | $59,565 |
| CARYN ETKIN | DIRECTOR, CLINICAL REG. & QUALITY SERVICES Key employee | 0 | $0 | $209,235 | $58,583 |
35 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN DOMANOWSKI | DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 9.6 | $0 | $207,918 | $58,642 |
| ROSEMARIE BALK | DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC RESEARCH & ANALYTICS Highest-paid employee | 9.43 | $0 | $215,374 | $45,983 |
| CHAD APPEL | DIRECTOR, REGULATORY & PAYMENT POLICY Highest-paid employee | 36.91 | $0 | $206,091 | $54,786 |
| PHILLIP HARBISON | DIRECTOR, CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 45.22 | $0 | $213,385 | $8,502 |
| SEEMAL R DESAI MD | PRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 5.75 | $0 | $172,211 | $0 |
| DANIEL D BENNETT MD | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4.6 | $0 | $165,000 | $0 |
| KEYVAN NOURI MD | ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.23 | $0 | $94,000 | $0 |
| TERRENCE A CRONIN JR MD | PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.69 | $0 | $47,000 | $0 |
| SUSAN TAYLOR MD | PRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.46 | $0 | $45,875 | $0 |
| CYNDI J YAG-HOWARD MD | VICE PRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.34 | $0 | $34,500 | $0 |
| ROBERT S KIRSNER MD | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $12,500 | $0 |
| MURAD ALAM MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $10,800 | $0 |
| BRENT R MOODY MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $2,500 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK KAUFMANN MD | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN COOPER MD | VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| M LAURIN COUNCIL MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE L DAVIS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD W ROGERSMD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER S GROSS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY DERIK MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE A BROD MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD SCHLESINGER MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON T VIDIMOS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMIE FERRINGER MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD P GLICK MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN O RODRIGUEZ MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH ANN VLEUGELS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL ARMSTRONG MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDY FOX MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA HORDINSKY MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LUCAS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL BURGESS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAOMI LAWRENCE MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MCMICHAEL MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HART WEINSTEIN MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 48 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH K USHER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO Officer | 13.12 | $0 | $775,136 | $82,885 |
| SARAH TANCREDI | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Key employee | 11.26 | $0 | $357,026 | $74,348 |
| MELANIE TOLLEY HALL | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 11.36 | $0 | $334,326 | $63,305 |
| KRISTA KAUPER | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND STRAT Key employee | 12.32 | $0 | $328,118 | $47,309 |
| MATTHEW FITZGERALD | VICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & QUALITY Key employee | 4.51 | $0 | $292,334 | $62,673 |
| KARRY LA VIOLETTE | SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADVOCACY & POLICY Key employee | 37.77 | $0 | $312,704 | $32,798 |
| SHAWN FRIESEN | DIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL & GRASSROOTS ADVO Highest-paid employee | 34.51 | $0 | $228,808 | $111,355 |
| AMY OUTSCHOORN | VP, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Key employee | 3.94 | $0 | $280,904 | $54,172 |
| ERIK HORN | SENIOR DIRECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY Key employee | 11.34 | $0 | $269,543 | $53,903 |
| LEIGHTON RUDY ANDERSON | VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & REVENUE Key employee | 4.32 | $0 | $274,427 | $46,225 |
| CACINDA KUHN | VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER RELATIONS & ENGAGEMENT Key employee | 11.07 | $0 | $279,528 | $40,142 |
| STEVEN J DEBNAR | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 11.84 | $0 | $259,399 | $55,283 |
| TIMOTHY MOSES | SENIOR DIRECTOR, MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS Key employee | 0 | $0 | $265,879 | $40,991 |
| SUZANNE LOTHARY | DIRECTOR, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 10.04 | $0 | $208,143 | $56,341 |
| LARA GRAF | DIRECTOR, MEDICAL JOURNALS PUBLISHING Key employee | 0 | $0 | $214,634 | $49,685 |
| CARYN ETKIN | DIRECTOR, CLINICAL REG. & QUALITY SCIENCES Key employee | 0 | $0 | $198,102 | $54,991 |
| KATHLEEN DOMANOWSKI | DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 10.17 | $0 | $197,843 | $55,182 |
| ROSEMARIE BALK | DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC RESEARCH & ANALYTICS Highest-paid employee | 10.78 | $0 | $205,627 | $43,443 |
| MARIBETH LAWS | DIRECTOR, ADVOCACY & POLICY OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 37.2 | $0 | $197,553 | $46,137 |
| DANIEL D BENNETT MD | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6.25 | $0 | $165,000 | $0 |
| TERRENCE A CRONIN JR MD | PRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 6.25 | $0 | $156,500 | $0 |
| KEYVAN NOURI MD | ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 | $94,000 | $0 |
| MARK KAUFMANN MD | PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $47,557 | $0 |
| SEEMAL R DESAI MD | PRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $45,500 | $0 |
| ROBERT S KIRSNER MD | VICE PRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $34,500 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER MILLER MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $15,000 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA STEIN GOLD MD | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $11,500 | $0 |
| MURAD ALAM MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $10,760 | $0 |
| CYNDI J YAG-HOWARD MD | VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $10,000 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY MCMICHAEL MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $10,000 | $0 |
| BRENT R MOODY MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $5,000 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIA HORDINSKY MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE GREEN MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 |
| KENNETH TOMECKI MD | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.06 | $0 | $2,000 | $0 |
| BRUCE A BROD MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD SCHLESINGER MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON T VIDIMOS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMMIE FERRINGER MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD P GLICK MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADRIAN O RODRIGUEZ MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH ANN VLEUGELS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| APRIL ARMSTRONG MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDY FOX MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER LUCAS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERYL BURGESS MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NAOMI LAWRENCE MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW HART WEINSTEIN MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELAIDE HEBERT MD | BOARD DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.06 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9500 BRYN MAWR AVE STE 500, ROSEMONT, IL 60018-5216
- In care of
- % DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STEVE DEBNAR, 9500 W BRYN MAWR AVE 500, ROSEMONT, IL 60018
- Signed the 990
- STEVE DEBNAR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (847) 330-0230
- Website
- WWW.AAD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PLANTE & MORAN PLLC
Mission
TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF DERMATOLOGISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS. TO INFLUENCE AND BE A CREDIBLE RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES RELATED TO ALL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT THE DELIVERY OF DERMATOLOGIC CARE.
Program accomplishments
- ADVOCACY AND POLICY - DEVELOPING POSITION STATEMENTS AND TESTIMONY, LOBBYING AND SERVING AS A RESOURCE FOR FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ENTITIES RELATED TO THE DELIVERY OF QUALITY DERMATOLOGIC CARE AND SKIN DISEASE RESEARCH AND PREVENTION. HEALTH CARE DELIVERY (DERMATOLOGIC PRACTICE)- PROVIDING ACADEMY MEMBERS WITH ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION RELATED TO APPROPRIATELY RUNNING AN EFFICIENT PRACTICE INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH RELEVANT REGULATIONS, IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT, AND GENERAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ISSUES.Expenses $14,124,619 · grants $171,607 · revenue $13,040,349
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-4367987
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G01)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $27,683,628
- Income (IRS master file)
- $50,647,335
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $15,856,248 | $14,124,619 | $27,683,628 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $14,866,604 | $13,633,647 | $27,067,923 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,851,019 | $12,887,777 | $26,476,292 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-4367987).
Questions about AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC is 36-4367987.
- Is AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2001.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEVE DEBNAR.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 50 people; 1 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $15,856,248, expenses of $14,124,619 and total assets of $27,683,628 at year end.
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