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Nonprofit · EIN 41-0793046

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC

Tax-exempt · ROSEMONT, IL 60018

Financials

$46.7M$48M2023$53.6M$54.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$53,579,298$54,092,775-$513,477$128,462,497$75,604,062$52,858,435
December 31, 2023990$46,654,777$48,006,690-$1,351,913$108,692,113$57,641,372$51,050,741
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,996,592
Program service revenue
$30,128,307
Investment income
$3,682,855
Royalties
$6,872,228
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,521,884
Net income from fundraising events
-$1,341,227
Net income from sales of inventory
$1,852,216
Other revenue
$7,771,544

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,442,410
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$6,243,228
Other salaries and wages
$15,896,227
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$26,734,325
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$314,101
Accounting fees
$111,854
Occupancy
$551,925
Travel
$1,555,456
Depreciation
$1,508,824
Program services (functional)
$39,756,622
Management and general (functional)
$13,077,339
Fundraising (functional)
$1,258,814

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$108,692,113
Total assets, end of year
$128,462,497
Total liabilities, end of year
$75,604,062
Net assets, end of year
$52,858,435
Land, buildings and equipment
$5,321,436
Publicly traded securities
$61,108,917
Net assets without donor restrictions
$39,991,877
Net assets with donor restrictions
$12,866,558
Gross unrelated business income
$2,658,756
Gross receipts
$82,108,861
Employees
228
Volunteers
915
Year formed
1959
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH K USHEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
Officer
39.17$812,702$86,045
SARAH TANCREDISENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Key employee
35.44$382,770$78,626
MELANIE TOLLEY HALLSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
35.85$373,594$68,103
KRISTA KAUPERSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND STRAT
Key employee
39.22$347,975$50,269
KARRY LA VIOLETTESENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADVOCACY & POLICY
Key employee
4.67$342,376$52,401
AMY OUTSCHOORNVP, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Key employee
39.42$307,541$73,193
ERIK HORNSENIOR DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY
Key employee
35$284,225$57,240
LEIGHTON RUDY ANDERSONVICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & REVENUE
Key employee
38.46$287,281$48,124
CACINDA KUHNVICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER RELATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
34.57$292,005$42,004
STEVEN J DEBNARCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
35.57$269,717$58,275
TIMOTHY MOSESSENIOR DIRECTOR, MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS
Key employee
49.18$279,857$43,317
MATTHEW FITZGERALDVICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & QUALITY
Key employee
27.41$240,603$52,004
LARA GRAFDIRECTOR, MEDICAL JOURNALS PUBLISHING
Key employee
40.21$227,981$52,758
SUZANNE LOTHARYDIRECTOR, MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
31.22$216,411$59,565
CARYN ETKINDIRECTOR, CLINICAL REG. & QUALITY SERVICES
Key employee
40.95$209,235$58,583
35 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
KATHLEEN DOMANOWSKIDIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
32.14$207,918$0$58,642
ROSEMARIE BALKDIRECTOR, STRATEGIC RESEARCH & ANALYTICS
Highest-paid employee
31.58$215,374$0$45,983
CHAD APPELDIRECTOR, REGULATORY & PAYMENT POLICY
Highest-paid employee
4.1$206,091$0$54,786
PHILLIP HARBISONDIRECTOR, CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
0$213,385$0$8,502
SEEMAL R DESAI MDPRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
19.25$172,211$0$0
DANIEL D BENNETT MDSECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
15.4$165,000$0$0
KEYVAN NOURI MDASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.77$94,000$0$0
TERRENCE A CRONIN JR MDPRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
2.31$47,000$0$0
SUSAN TAYLOR MDPRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1.54$45,875$0$0
CYNDI J YAG-HOWARD MDVICE PRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
1.16$34,500$0$0
ROBERT S KIRSNER MDVICE PRESIDENT (THRU 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.19$12,500$0$0
MURAD ALAM MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$10,800$0$0
BRENT R MOODY MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$2,500$0
MARK KAUFMANN MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.19$0$0$0
KEVIN COOPER MDVICE PRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2024)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.77$0$0$0
M LAURIN COUNCIL MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
CARRIE L DAVIS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
HOWARD W ROGERSMDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
ALEXANDER S GROSS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
AMY DERIK MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
BRUCE A BROD MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
TODD SCHLESINGER MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
ALLISON T VIDIMOS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
TAMMIE FERRINGER MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
BRAD P GLICK MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
ADRIAN O RODRIGUEZ MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
RUTH ANN VLEUGELS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
APRIL ARMSTRONG MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
LINDY FOX MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
MARIA HORDINSKY MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
JENNIFER LUCAS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.77$0$0$0
CHERYL BURGESS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
NAOMI LAWRENCE MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
AMY MCMICHAEL MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
ANDREW HART WEINSTEIN MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
ELIZABETH K USHEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO
Officer
39.36$775,136$0$82,885
SARAH TANCREDISENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Key employee
33.78$357,026$0$74,348
MELANIE TOLLEY HALLSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
34.07$334,326$0$63,305
KRISTA KAUPERSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER EXPERIENCE AND STRAT
Key employee
36.96$328,118$0$47,309
MATTHEW FITZGERALDVICE PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & QUALITY
Key employee
40.55$292,334$0$62,673
KARRY LA VIOLETTESENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, ADVOCACY & POLICY
Key employee
4.2$312,704$0$32,798
SHAWN FRIESENDIRECTOR, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL & GRASSROOTS ADVO
Highest-paid employee
0$228,808$0$111,355
AMY OUTSCHOORNVP, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Key employee
35.47$280,904$0$54,172
ERIK HORNSENIOR DIRECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & SECURITY
Key employee
34.02$269,543$0$53,903
LEIGHTON RUDY ANDERSONVICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT & REVENUE
Key employee
38.87$274,427$0$46,225
CACINDA KUHNVICE PRESIDENT, MEMBER RELATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
33.22$279,528$0$40,142
STEVEN J DEBNARCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
35.51$259,399$0$55,283
TIMOTHY MOSESSENIOR DIRECTOR, MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS
Key employee
47.81$265,879$0$40,991
SUZANNE LOTHARYDIRECTOR, MARKETING
Highest-paid employee
30.13$208,143$0$56,341
LARA GRAFDIRECTOR, MEDICAL JOURNALS PUBLISHING
Key employee
40.94$214,634$0$49,685
CARYN ETKINDIRECTOR, CLINICAL REG. & QUALITY SCIENCES
Key employee
41.38$198,102$0$54,991
KATHLEEN DOMANOWSKIDIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
30.5$197,843$0$55,182
ROSEMARIE BALKDIRECTOR, STRATEGIC RESEARCH & ANALYTICS
Highest-paid employee
32.33$205,627$0$43,443
MARIBETH LAWSDIRECTOR, ADVOCACY & POLICY OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
4.13$197,553$0$46,137
DANIEL D BENNETT MDSECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
18.75$165,000$0$0
TERRENCE A CRONIN JR MDPRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
18.75$156,500$0$0
KEYVAN NOURI MDASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.75$94,000$0$0
MARK KAUFMANN MDPRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.19$47,557$0$0
SEEMAL R DESAI MDPRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$45,500$0$0
ROBERT S KIRSNER MDVICE PRESIDENT (BEG - 3/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$34,500$0$0
ALEXANDER MILLER MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$15,000$0
LINDA STEIN GOLD MDVICE PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.19$11,500$0$0
MURAD ALAM MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$10,760$0$0
CYNDI J YAG-HOWARD MDVICE PRESIDENT-ELECT (BEG - 3/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.75$0$10,000$0
AMY MCMICHAEL MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$10,000$0$0
BRENT R MOODY MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$5,000$0
MARIA HORDINSKY MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$5,000$0$0
LAWRENCE GREEN MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$5,000$0$0
KENNETH TOMECKI MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (THRU - 3/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
0.19$2,000$0$0
BRUCE A BROD MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
TODD SCHLESINGER MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
ALLISON T VIDIMOS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
TAMMIE FERRINGER MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
BRAD P GLICK MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
ADRIAN O RODRIGUEZ MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
RUTH ANN VLEUGELS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
APRIL ARMSTRONG MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
LINDY FOX MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
JENNIFER LUCAS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
CHERYL BURGESS MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
NAOMI LAWRENCE MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0
ANDREW HART WEINSTEIN MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.38$0$0$0
ADELAIDE HEBERT MDBOARD DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.19$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
9500 W BRYN MAWRSUITE500, ROSEMONT, IL 60018-0000
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEVEN DEBNAR, 9500 BRYN MAWR AVE 500, ROSEMONT, IL 60018
Signed the 990
STEVEN DEBNAR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(847) 330-0230
Return prepared by
PLANTE & MORAN PLLC

Mission

TO ASSURE THAT DERMATOLOGISTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELD, AND THAT PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO THE HIGHEST QUALITY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL DERMATOLOGIC CARE AND TO INFORMATION REGARDING PREVENTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS. TO FACILITATE THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF QUALITY DERMATOLOGIC CARE, DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL GUIDELINES, AND PROMOTE RESEARCH IN AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES OF THE SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY - THIS INCLUDES THE ANNUAL AND SUMMER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS. THESE MEETINGS ARE ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 19,000 DERMATOLOGISTS, OTHER PHYSICIANS, ALLIED MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND OTHERS. THESE TWO PROGRAMS COMBINED PRESENT MORE THAN 500 INDIVIDUAL EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS PROVIDING RESULTS OF CURRENT RESEARCH AND RECENT ADVANCES IN THE DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS AND DISEASES, AND ADDRESS ISSUES OF PATIENT SAFETY, QUALITY OF CARE AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT.
    Expenses $9,955,009 · grants $645,900 · revenue $27,930,634
  • THE AAD'S COMMUNICATIONS TEAM PROVIDES STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT AND DIRECTION THAT GUIDES THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTI-FACETED COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMS AIMED AT REINFORCING DERMATOLOGY AS A SPECIALTY COMMITTED TO ADVANCING QUALITY PATIENT CARE THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ENCOURAGING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF SKIN HEALTH, THE IMPACT OF SKIN DISEASE ON PATIENTS, AND BEHAVIORS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY SKIN, HAIR, AND NAILS.
    Expenses $7,062,891 · revenue $2,091,766
  • IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL AND SUMMER MEETINGS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH LIVE AND DIGITAL FORMATS THAT INCLUDE VIRTUAL MEETINGS (VMX), REGIONAL COURSES, QUESTION OF THE WEEK, DIALOGUES IN DERMATOLOGY, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY (JAAD) AND OTHER VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL TOOLS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT DERMATOLOGISTS IN STAYING CURRENT IN PRACTICE AND MEDICAL CERTIFICATION.
    Expenses $4,963,204 · grants $38,895 · revenue $54,084
  • JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY - THE OFFICIAL CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY AND FEATURES ORIGINAL, PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES ON THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGIC DISORDERS. ITS AUDIENCE INCLUDES DERMATOLOGISTS, PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGISTS, DERMATOLOGIC SURGEONS, DERMATOPATHOLOGISTS, RESIDENTS, AND PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND IT IS INDEXED IN INDEX MEDICUS, SCIENCE CITATION INDEX, CURRENT CONTENTS/CLINICAL MEDICINE, AND MEDLINE. IT HAS A CIRCULATION OF ABOUT 17,500.
    Expenses $17,775,518 · grants $757,614
  • SCIENCE, RESEARCH, QUALITY AND PRACTICE - INCLUDES THE DISTILLATION AND RATING OF EVIDENCE AND DISSEMINATION OF BEST PRACTICES IN THE PRACTICE OF DERMATOLOGY VIA CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND OTHER TOOLS, SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC AND HEALTH POLICY MESSAGING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND SURVEY RESEARCH. PROVIDE ACADEMY MEMBERS WITH ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION RELATED TO APPROPRIATELY RUNNING AN EFFICIENT PRACTICE INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH RELEVANT REGULATIONS, IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND GENERAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ISSUES.
  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES - OVER 200 PROGRAMS

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-0793046
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1959
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$128,462,497
Income (IRS master file)
$82,108,861

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$53,579,298$54,092,775$128,462,497IRS
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$46,654,777$48,006,690$108,692,113XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$38,199,006$45,090,931$93,525,190IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 41-0793046).

Questions about AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC

What is the EIN of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC is 41-0793046.
Is AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
Are donations to AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY 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 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 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 INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names STEVEN DEBNAR.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 50 people; 27 received compensation from the organization, the highest $812,702 (ELIZABETH K USHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CEO).
How much revenue does AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $53,579,298, expenses of $54,092,775 and total assets of $128,462,497 at year end.

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