American Board of Medical Specialties
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American Board of Medical Specialties at a glance
In short: American Board of Medical Specialties gave $6.5M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6.5M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,462,820
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $6,462,820
- Median grant
- $6,462,820
- Total assets
- $46,205,542
- -1.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who American Board of Medical Specialties funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Board of Medical Specialties Research and Education Foundation ($6.5M).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Board of Medical Specialties Research and Education Foundation Chicago, IL | General Support | $6,462,820 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $46,205,542 | $25,196,152 | $27,474,805 | $6,462,820 | 1 | $1,777,229 |
| 2024 | $46,726,373 | $23,437,500 | $19,858,444 | — | — | $1,438,584 |
| 2023 | $41,229,992 | $21,808,011 | $18,468,046 | — | — | $846,791 |
| 2022 | $34,498,682 | $21,397,111 | $17,622,393 | — | — | $529,747 |
| 2021 | $33,424,313 | $22,297,576 | $17,544,840 | — | — | $948,872 |
| 2020 | $27,765,999 | $20,237,205 | $17,639,354 | — | — | $397,755 |
| 2019 | $23,246,326 | $22,297,714 | $19,392,403 | — | — | $1,851,760 |
About American Board of Medical Specialties
Based on IRS filings
American Board of Medical Specialties is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $46.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6.5M. Net investment income was $1.8M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Board of Medical Specialties is led by Richard E. Hawkins MD, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 17 of 47 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard E. Hawkins MD
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
47.5 hrs/week
$648K (2019) → $819K (2025)
J. Brantley Thrasher Md Facs
Chair
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
$23K (2024) → $23K (2025)
David Coursey
Director of Sales
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$196K (2019) → $380K (2025)
Brian Nussenbaum MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher J. Ondrula JD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David F. Martin MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary W. Procop MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George B. Bartley MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jo Buyske MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Keith E. Brandt MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randall K. Roenigk MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Walter H. Merrill MD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn L. Kinney MD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael R. Nelson MD PhD
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John A. Wilson Md Faans Facs
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John L. Kendall Md Facep
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas E. Read MD
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy E. Young MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald J. Palmisano Jr. JD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey M. Lyness MD
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary S. Newell Md Facr Fsbi
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert R. Gaiser Md Msed
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara B. Rouse Ma Cphq Cpxp
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Azra Ligon Phd Facmg
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth A. Bortz MPP
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carl W. Patten Jr Jd Cae
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David B. Joseph Md Acs Faap
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Furman S. McDonald MD MPH
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirk A. Frey MD
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael A. Barone MD MPH
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Bush
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wendy K. Nickel MPH
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colleen M. Conry MD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Michael
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Information Officer → Chief Operating Officer, 2021
On filings since 2019
48.5 hrs/week
$244K (2019) → $370K (2025)
Julie Hubbard
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
45 hrs/week
$69K (2019) → $261K (2025)
Kathleen Holtzman
Assistant Vice President & Assess Programs
Director of Assessment & Intl Ops → Assistant Vice President Assess Programs, 2022
Assistant Vice President Assess Programs → Assistant Vice President & Assess Programs, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$193K (2019) → $229K (2025)
Krista Allbee
Vice President & Assessment Programs
Vice President International Programs → Vice President Assessment Programs, 2021
Vice President Assessment Programs → Vice President & Assessment Programs, 2023
On filings since 2019
50 hrs/week
$230K (2019) → $284K (2025)
Larry A. Green MD
Immediate Past Chair
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2020
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$11K (2020) → $11K (2025)
Richard Waters
Chief Marketing Officer
Vice President Marketing & Communications → Chief Marketing Officer, 2020
On filings since 2019
47.5 hrs/week
$235K (2019) → $281K (2025)
Warren P. Newton MD MPH
Secretary-Treasurer
Director → Secretary-Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$11K (2025)
Doria Less
Account Executive
Sales Associate → Account Executive, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$236K (2020) → $320K (2025)
Gregory Ogrinc MD
Senior Vice President, Cert Standard & Prgm
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$452K (2020) → $403K (2025)
Rebecca L. Johnson MD
Immediate Past Chair
Chair-Elect → Chair, 2023
Chair → Immediate Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$23K (2022) → $23K (2025)
Carrie Radabaugh
Senior Vice President, Governance & Board Relations
On filings since 2021
47.5 hrs/week
$220K (2021) → $317K (2025)
Stephanie Donovan JD
Chief Legal Officer
General Counsel → Chief Legal Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
47.5 hrs/week
$237K (2021) → $317K (2025)
Susan Ramin MD
Chair-Elect
Secretary-Treasurer → Chair-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
$23K (2022) → $23K (2025)
Amy Gibson
Senior Vice President Policy & Ext. Relations
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$305K (2024) → $325K (2025)
Former officers (48)
- Former: Barbara Wachsman MPH (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: George M. Segal MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard J. Baron MD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas W. Hess JD (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Miriam G. Blitzer Phd Facmg (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Priya J. Bathija JD (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Tara Montgomery Ms (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Suzanne K. Woods MD (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: William Sivrais (2024) — Assistant Vice President & Assess Programs
- Former: Daniel J. Cole MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: George D. Wendel Jr. MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Larry R. Faulkner MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Thomas Granatir (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President Policy & Ext. Relations
- Former: Brent J. Wagner MD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Katie O. Orrico JD (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Michael L. Carius MD (2020–2023) — Chair
- Former: Judy Schaechter MD MBA (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: George M. Segall Mad (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Bruce G. Wolff MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Eve M. Kurtin Pharmd (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: J. Brantley Thrasher MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Deborah Briceland-Betts JD (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Donald J. Palmisano Jr Jd Cae (2022) — Director
- Former: Barry S. Smith MD (2019–2021) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: David G. Nichols MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Swanson PhD (2019–2021) — Vice President Acad Progs & Svcs
- Former: Earl J. Reisdorff MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John A. Wilson MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Laura Skarnulis (2019–2021) — COO
- Former: Miriam G. Blitzer PhD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Tara Mongomery (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John L. Kendall MD (2021) — Director
- Former: Anne-Marie Irani MD (2019–2020) — Secretary-Treas.
- Former: Anthony Chiodo MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James G. Lifton MBA (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John C. Moorhead MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: John Mandelbaum (2019–2020) — Chief Legal Officer
- Former: Pamela J. Boyers PhD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Valerie P. Jackson MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Theodore M. Freeman MD (2020) — Director
- Former: David W. Price MD (2019) — Senior Vice President Portfolio Prgm
- Former: E. Sander Connolly Jr. (2019) — Director
- Former: James C. Puffer MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Bayer (2019) — Vice President of Finance
- Former: Kathleen Ruff (2019) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Lois Margaret Nora MD (2019) — Former President & CEO
- Former: Mira Irons MD (2019) — Senior Vice President Acdmic Affairs
- Former: Theodore M. Freeman M. (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $819K, to Richard E Hawkins MD (President & CEO). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about American Board of Medical Specialties
How much does American Board of Medical Specialties give each year?
American Board of Medical Specialties gave $6.5M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is American Board of Medical Specialties?
American Board of Medical Specialties reported $46.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $25.2M.
Where does American Board of Medical Specialties operate?
American Board of Medical Specialties has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is American Board of Medical Specialties's EIN?
American Board of Medical Specialties's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-0847713. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
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