North American Spine Society
The society was formed to improve the quality of scientific knowledge and pursuit of high standards of excellence in patient care, clinical practice and related sciences among professionals in the field of spinal disorders.
North American Spine Society at a glance
In short: North American Spine Society gave $53K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $27K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $53,000
- -44.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 2
- -50.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $26,500
- +10.6% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $26,500
- Total assets
- $15,509,947
- -11.0% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (75% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
How to apply to North American Spine Society
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from North American Spine Society
North American Spine Society: Research Grant
North American Spine Society
Amount
US $20,000 - US $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
North American Spine Society: Nontraditional, Nonsurgical Treatment Grant
North American Spine Society
Amount
US $20,000 - US $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
North American Spine Society: Young Investigator Grant
North American Spine Society
Amount
US $20,000 - US $40,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who North American Spine Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Brigham and Women's Hospital ($40K). Together the top 2 received $53K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 14 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How North American Spine Society gives
- Giving fell 48% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $53K (2024) to $128K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $53K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | Research to investigate "Transient Bioelectronic Implants for Enhancing Bone Growth following Spine Fusion" | $40,000 |
| UC Davis AR Lockbox (obo Safdar Khan & Hania Shahzad) Los Angeles, CA | Traveling Clinical Fellowship | $13,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15,509,947 | $10,904,142 | $10,172,640 | $53,000 | 2 | $406,058 |
| 2023 | $17,431,840 | $12,332,533 | $11,309,739 | $95,851 | 4 | $285,507 |
| 2022 | $16,457,597 | $9,987,613 | $12,917,603 | $88,251 | 2 | $-337,403 |
| 2021 | $20,618,973 | $11,391,129 | $11,256,704 | $102,798 | 3 | $533,954 |
| 2020 | $20,521,276 | $5,638,073 | $9,818,994 | $128,409 | 3 | $41,434 |
| 2019 | $24,028,031 | $13,432,100 | $13,058,797 | $118,274 | 5 | $324,403 |
About North American Spine Society
Based on IRS filings
North American Spine Society is a public charity, based in Burr Ridge, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $15.5M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $406K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
North American Spine Society is led by Eric J Muehlbauer MJ CAE, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 8 of 25 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Eric J Muehlbauer MJ CAE
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$371K (2019) → $335K (2024)
Shweta Trivedi
Asistant Executive Director
Associate Executive Director - Health Policy → Ed- Health Policy, 2023
Ed- Health Policy → Asistant Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$109K (2020) → $152K (2024)
Richard W Bacon
Asistant Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$152K (2024)
Scott Kreiner MD
President
Director → 1st Vice President, 2023
1st Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Rennie
Director of Human Resource
Director of Human Resources → Director of Human Resource, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$116K (2020) → $133K (2024)
Jennifer A Krsanac
Director of Meeting Servic
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024)
Michael G Fehlings MD
Director
At-Large Member → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard L Skolasky ScD
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Karin R Swartz MD
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven W Hwang MD
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Schoenfeld MD
Director
At-Large Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan S Hilibrand MD
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wang MD
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Noah Stadlan MD
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Byron Schneider MD
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roger Hartl MD
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandeep Gidvani
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Zoher Ghogawala MD FACS
Past President
2nd Vice President → President, 2023
President → Past President, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$50K (2023) → $0 (2024)
Christina Wolf
Assistant Executive Director
Director of Education → Assistant Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$127K (2020) → $147K (2024)
Katie Elizabeth Szymanski
Assistant Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$125K (2024)
Robert James Zak
Assistant Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
40 hrs/week
$122K (2024)
Patrick C Hsieh MD
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Mitchell MD
1st Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2023
2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher P Kauffman MD
2nd Vice President
Director → 2nd Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Kennedy
Treasurer
New on the 2024 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (28)
- Former: David R O'Brien Jr. MD (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Donna D Ohnmeiss PhD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: John G Finkenberg MD (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Jonathon N Grauer MD (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mitchell F Reiter MD PC (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Robert Nelson (2019–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
- Former: DJ Kennedy MD (2021–2023) — At-Large Member
- Former: R Scott Cowan MD (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Kransac (2023) — Director of Meeting Services
- Former: Charles A Reitman MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Edward J Dohring MD (2019–2022) — President
- Former: Eeeric Truumees MD (2019–2022) — Past President
- Former: Francis Kocich (2019–2022) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Paul M Arnold MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Philip L Schneider MD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Allison Waxler (2020–2022) — Director of Regulatory Aff
- Former: Donna M Lahey RNFA CNOR (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: John C Liu MD (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Josh Webster (2022) — Director of Government Relations
- Former: William Sullivan MD (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Pamela Towne (2020–2021) — Director of Publications
- Former: K Dan Riew MD (2021) — At-Large Member
- Former: Charles H Cho NM MBA (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Donna M Lahey (2019–2020) — At-Large Member
- Former: Jeffrey C Wang MD (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Thomas E Mroz MD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Daniel K Resnick MD (2019) — Past President
- Former: Joseph S Cheng MD MS (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $335K, to Eric J Muehlbauer MJ CAE (Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about North American Spine Society
How much does North American Spine Society give each year?
North American Spine Society gave $53K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $96K across 4 grants.
How large is North American Spine Society?
North American Spine Society reported $15.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.9M.
Where does North American Spine Society operate?
North American Spine Society has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin.
What is North American Spine Society's EIN?
North American Spine Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3382069. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
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 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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