Society of Academic Urologists

501(c)(6) organization Schaumburg, IL EIN: 02-0696230

To provide academic urologists a forum for the discussion, review and potential resolution of issues critical to all aspects of academic urology.

Society of Academic Urologists at a glance

In short: Society of Academic Urologists gave $88K across 4 grants in 2024 (avg $22K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$88,000
+51.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
4
+300.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$22,000
-62.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$1,201,777
+18.0% vs 2023
Primary geography
Maryland (77% 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 Society of Academic Urologists

Who Society of Academic Urologists funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

American Urological Assoc: $58KAmerican Urological Assoc$58KLahey Clinic Inc: $10KLahey Clinic Inc$10KMethodist Hospital Research: $10KMethodist Hospital Research$10KRegents University Colorado: $10KRegents University Colorado$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was American Urological Assoc ($58K). Together the top 4 received $88K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

BaltimoreBurlingtonChicagoDenverHoustonRochester

How Society of Academic Urologists gives

  • Giving grew 267% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K1 grant2019 Total only2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 4 grants2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2019) to $88K (2024). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $88K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Urological Assoc Baltimore, MDEducation Grant$58,000
Lahey Clinic Inc Burlington, MDEducation Grant$10,000
Methodist Hospital Research Houston, TXEducation Grant$10,000
Regents University Colorado Denver, COEducation Grant$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,201,777$374,696$253,036$88,0004$37,154
2023$1,018,823$331,241$248,096$58,0001$17,196
2022$987,509$321,343$240,895$57,2001$3,914
2021$804,711$242,809$130,306$24,0002$22
2020$661,327$290,867$172,238$17,500Total only$124
2019$635,650$247,823$175,900$7,2501—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Society of Academic Urologists

Based on IRS filings

Society of Academic Urologists is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Schaumburg, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $88K. Net investment income was $37K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Society of Academic Urologists is led by Heather Swanson, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 14 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Heather Swanson

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Moben Mirza MD FACS

    President

    Treasurer → President-Elect, 2023

    President-Elect → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gina M Badalato MD

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mathew Don Sorensen MD MS

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher E Keel DO FACS

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah F Faris MD

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kirsten Lynn Greene MD MS

    Past President

    President-Elect → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark L Jordan MD FACS FRCS

    Exoffico Member

    Director → Exoffico Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simone Thavaseelan MD

    Secretary & Exofficio Member

    Director → Secretary-Elect, 2023

    Secretary-Elect → Secretary & Exofficio Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Joy Traxel MD

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kurt Anthony McCammon MD

    Exofficio Member

    Director → Exofficio Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee Richstone MD FACS FRCS

    President-Elect

    Secretary → President-Elect, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kate H Kraft MD MHPE

    Exofficio Member

    Director → Exofficio Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Andrew Brown MD MHA

    Executive Secretary

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: James Andrew Brown MD (2019–2023) — Executive Secretary
  • Former: Raj Som Pruthi MD MHA FACS (2019–2023) — Past President
  • Former: Karim Joseph Hamawy MD (2020–2023) — Historian
  • Former: Thomas W Jarrett MD (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gregory A Broderick MD (2023) — Director
  • Former: Martha K Terris MD FACS (2019–2022) — Historian
  • Former: Eric Mark Wallen MD FACS (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jean Volny Joseph MD MBA (2021–2022) — Executive Secretary
  • Former: Kate H Kraft MD FAAP FACS (2022) — Director
  • Former: David F Jarrard MD (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Lee Richstone MD (2019–2021) — Secretary Elect
  • Former: J Brantley Thrasher MD FACS (2020–2021) — Executive Secretary
  • Former: David F Penson MD MPH MMHC (2021) — Director
  • Former: Louis R Kavoussi MD (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: David F Penson MD MPH (2020) — Director
  • Former: Badrinath R Konety MD MBA (2019) — Past President
  • Former: Chad WM Ritenour MD (2019) — Director
  • Former: Chandru P Sundaram MD FACS (2019) — Director
  • Former: James Brantley Thrasher MD FACS (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jay Dilip Raman MD FACS (2019) — Director
  • Former: Wendy J Weiser (2019) — Executive Officer & General Manager

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.

Frequently asked questions about Society of Academic Urologists

How much does Society of Academic Urologists give each year?

Society of Academic Urologists gave $88K across 4 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $58K across 1 grant.

What is Society of Academic Urologists's typical grant size?

Society of Academic Urologists's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $22,000, across 4 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Society of Academic Urologists give grants?

Society of Academic Urologists gives mostly in Maryland: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (11%) and Colorado (11%).

Does Society of Academic Urologists give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Society of Academic Urologists's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education Grant" (4 grants).

How large is Society of Academic Urologists?

Society of Academic Urologists reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $375K.

What is Society of Academic Urologists?

Society of Academic Urologists is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Schaumburg, IL. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2024.

What is Society of Academic Urologists's EIN?

Society of Academic Urologists's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0696230. 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

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 23, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 26, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 31, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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