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The Hip Society

Public charity · Grantmaker Schaumburg, IL EIN: 23-7348162 Website

To advance knowledge of hip disorders, promote evidence-based treatment, and refine suregery of the hip in order to improve the lives of patients.

The Hip Society at a glance

In short: The Hip Society gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$15,000
+50.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,500
+50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$7,500
Total assets
$8,524,351
+12.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Hip Society funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence Inc: $10KThe Center for Orthopedic andResearch Excellence Inc$10KUniversity of Southern California: $5KUniversity of SouthernCalifornia$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence Inc ($10K). Together the top 2 received $15K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

PhoenixBaltimoreLos AngelesMinneapolisPhiladelphia

How The Hip Society gives

  • Giving fell 61% from 2022 to 2025. 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$10K$20K$30K$40KTotal only2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $38K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $15K.

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
The Center for Orthopedic and Research Excellence Inc Phoenix, AZResearch$10,000
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CAResearch$5,000
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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
2025$8,524,351$1,858,799$965,260$15,0002$919,591
2024$7,561,858$1,090,270$852,982$10,0002$208,376
2023$6,751,603$962,066$877,442$12,5001$155,554
2022$6,247,099$1,236,691$985,523$38,3331$104,909
2021$6,786,743$702,360$734,093$25,000Total only$104,865
2020$5,815,622$941,638$661,932$1,000Total only$108,652

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

About The Hip Society

Based on IRS filings

The Hip Society is a public charity, based in Schaumburg, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $920K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Hip Society is led by Olga Foley, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Olga Foley

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $122K (2021) → $176K (2025)

  • Steven J. Macdonald MD

    President

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2024

    1st Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William M. Mihalko MD

    Committee Chair

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amar S. Ranawat MD

    Committee Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher L. Peters MD

    Committee Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samuel S. Wellman MD

    Committee Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jolanta Tricroce

    Education & Meetings Director

    Education & Meetings Manager → Education & Meetings Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2024) → $117K (2025)

  • Don S. Garbuz MD

    Immediate Past President

    1st Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John C. Clohisy MD

    3rd Vice President

    Committee Chair → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → 3rd Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mathias Pg Bostrom MD

    1st Vice President

    3rd Vice President → 2nd Vice President, 2024

    2nd Vice President → 1st Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William A. Macaulay MD

    Treasurer

    Committee Chair → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael P. Bolognesi MD

    Secretary

    Committee Chair → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bryan D. Springer MD

    2nd Vice President

    3rd Vice President → 2nd Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ronald E. Delanois MD

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: William A. Jiranek MD (2020–2024) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Rafael J. Sierra MD (2022–2024) — Committee Chair
  • Former: Keith R. Berend MD (2023–2024) — Member
  • Former: Matthew P. Abdel MD (2024) — Committee Chair
  • Former: Paul E. Beaule MD (2024) — Committee Chair
  • Former: Jay R. Lieberman MD (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Michael A. Mont MD (2021–2023) — Committee Chair
  • Former: Adolph V. Lombardi Jr. MD (2020–2022) — Committee Chair
  • Former: C. Anderson Engh Jr. MD (2020–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: George J. Haidukewych MD (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: R. Michael Meneghini MD (2022) — Committee Chair
  • Former: Robert L. Barrack MD (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Scott M. Sporer MD (2021) — Committee Chair
  • Former: Joshua J. Jacobs MD (2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Richard Iorio MD (2020) — Committee Chair
  • Former: William L. Griffin MD (2020) — Committee Chair

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

Olga Foley — Executive Director: $176KOlga FoleyExecutive Director$176KJolanta Tricroce — Education and Meetings Director: $117KJolanta TricroceEducation and Meetings Director$117K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $176K, to Olga Foley (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Hip Society

How much does The Hip Society give each year?

The Hip Society gave $15K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 2 grants.

How large is The Hip Society?

The Hip Society reported $8.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does The Hip Society operate?

The Hip Society has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania.

What is The Hip Society's EIN?

The Hip Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7348162. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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