American College of Surgeons Professiona
The purposes of the American college of surgeons professional association (ACSPA) are education and professional association in the field of surgery
American College of Surgeons Professiona at a glance
In short: American College of Surgeons Professiona gave $19.6M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $19.6M), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,631,632
- +1.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,631,632
- +102.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $19,631,632
- Total assets
- $12,179,759
- -5.4% 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 September 2026.
How to apply to American College of Surgeons Professiona
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from American College of Surgeons Professiona
Who American College of Surgeons Professiona funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American College of Surgeons ($19.6M).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 6 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How American College of Surgeons Professiona gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16.9M (2021) to $19.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $19.6M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American College of Surgeons Chicago, IL | General Support | $19,631,632 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,179,759 | $24,147,805 | $24,147,805 | $19,631,632 | 1 |
| 2024 | $12,873,312 | $23,482,281 | $23,482,281 | $19,427,779 | 2 |
| 2023 | $13,140,140 | $22,785,854 | $22,785,854 | $18,666,265 | 2 |
| 2022 | $12,847,056 | $21,670,888 | $21,670,888 | $18,077,363 | 1 |
| 2021 | $12,109,726 | $21,360,768 | $21,360,768 | $16,900,214 | Total only |
| 2020 | $10,946,230 | $23,283,135 | $23,283,135 | $19,644,275 | 2 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American College of Surgeons Professiona
Based on IRS filings
American College of Surgeons Professiona is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $12.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $19.6M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American College of Surgeons Professiona is led by Patricia L. Turner, Executive Director & CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 37 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia L. Turner
Executive Director & CEO
Executive Director → Executive Director & CEO, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth H. Sutton
Acs President
Chair & Director → Acs President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Henri R. Ford
Acs President
Director → Acs President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Timothy J. Eberlein
Chair & Director
Director → Director & Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fabrizio Michelassi Vice Chair
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anton N. Sidawy
Director
Chair → Chair & Director, 2023
Chair & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diana L. Farmer
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas E. Wood
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary L. Timmerman
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James C. Denneny III
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth W. Sharp
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda G. Phillips
Director
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Director, 2023
Vice Chair & Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven C. Stain
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Annesley Aj W. Copeland
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David J. Welsh
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Francoise P. Chagnon
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol L. Brown
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James W. Fleshman Jr.
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark T. Savarise
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip R. Wolinsky
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shelly D. Timmons
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea A. Hayes-Dixon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarwat Salim
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Liane S. Feldman
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arun K. Gosain
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Audra A. Duncan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel L. Dent
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sanjay R. Parikh
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Lisowski
Pac & Grassroots Manager
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
$104K (2025)
Don K. Nakayama
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lena M. Napolitano
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tyler G. Hughes
First Vice President
Secretary → First Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paige A. Rodgers
CFO
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sherry M. Wren
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah A. Kuhls
Second Vice President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis H. Kraus
Second Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nancy L. Gantt
First Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (37)
- Former: Anthony Atala Chair (2025) — Director · Filing note: Thru
- Former: Anthony Atala (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Fabrizio Michelassi (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Anne G. Rizzo (2023–2024) — Second Vice President
- Former: E. Christopher Ellison (2023–2024) — Acs President
- Former: Mary E. Fallat (2023–2024) — First Vice President
- Former: Gay L. Vincent (2020–2023) — CFO
- Former: James W. Gigantelli (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Katherine H. Oehmen (2020–2023) — Man. Acspa Surgeons Pac
- Former: Sean C. Grondin (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Julie Ann Freischlag (2022–2023) — Acs President
- Former: Quan-Yang Duh (2022–2023) — First Vice President
- Former: Richard A. Lynn (2022–2023) — Second Vice President
- Former: David B. Hoyt (2020–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Enrique Hernandez (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Ld Atkinson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Steven D. Wexner (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: H. Randolph Bailey (2021–2022) — First Vice President
- Former: J. Wayne Meredith (2021–2022) — Acs President
- Former: Lisa Ann Newman (2021–2022) — Second Vice President
- Former: Andrea A. Hayes (2022) — Director
- Former: Bj Hancock (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Forrest Dean Griffen (2020–2021) — Second Vice President
- Former: Gerald M. Fried (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: James K. Elsey (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: L. Scott Levin (2020–2021) — Vice Chair & Director
- Former: Lenworth M. Jacobs (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Valerie W. Rusch (2020–2021) — Acs President
- Former: John A. Weigelt Md Facs (2021) — First Vice President
- Former: Edward E. Cornwell III (2020) — Secretary
- Former: John A. Weigelt (2020) — First Vice President
- Former: Margaret M. Dunn (2020) — Director
- Former: Mark C. Weissler (2020) — First Vice President
- Former: Michael J. Zinner (2020) — Director
- Former: Philip R. Caropreso (2020) — Second Vice President
- Former: Ronald V. Maier (2020) — Acs President
- Former: William G. Cioffi Jr. (2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $104K, to Courtney Lisowski (Pac and Grassroots Manager).
Frequently asked questions about American College of Surgeons Professiona
How much does American College of Surgeons Professiona give each year?
American College of Surgeons Professiona gave $19.6M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19.4M across 2 grants.
How large is American College of Surgeons Professiona?
American College of Surgeons Professiona reported $12.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $24.1M.
What is American College of Surgeons Professiona?
American College of Surgeons Professiona is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $12.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American College of Surgeons Professiona operate?
American College of Surgeons Professiona has awarded grants in California, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin.
What is American College of Surgeons Professiona's EIN?
American College of Surgeons Professiona's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-0079883. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 25, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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