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Nonprofit · EIN 52-2205122

AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC

Tax-exempt · LINTHICUM HTS, MD 21090

Financials

$14.6M$14.7M2023$16M$13.3M2024$19M$14.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$18,962,562$14,854,303$4,108,259$26,808,798$15,001,441$11,807,357
December 31, 2024990$15,969,345$13,342,557$2,626,788$20,066,536$12,367,438$7,699,098
December 31, 2023990$14,607,795$14,708,636-$100,841$15,239,541$10,167,231$5,072,310
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$18,466,719
Investment income
$379,323
Net income from sales of inventory
$26,995
Other revenue
$116,520

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,045,496
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$872,014
Other salaries and wages
$5,021,399
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$6,537,209
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,450
Occupancy
$788,226
Travel
$789,656

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$20,066,536
Total assets, end of year
$26,808,798
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,001,441
Net assets, end of year
$11,807,357
Net assets without donor restrictions
$11,807,357
Gross unrelated business income
$2,353,861
Gross receipts
$18,962,562
Employees
0
Volunteers
207
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
MD

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MICHAEL T SHEPPARDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
12$261,244$609,570$92,617
JANET SKOREPAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
10$114,200$342,600$70,279
PATRICIA HOPEEVP, CHIEF MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
6$68,301$387,041$59,801
BARBARA B HARTFORDEVP FINANCE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
12$103,777$242,147$62,782
MAUREEN CONESEVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Key employee
12$103,893$242,415$37,135
DANA HAMERVP MKTG, COMM & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
Key employee
14$84,926$157,717$70,590
BRADLEY STINEVP LEG & POL AFFAIRS (THRU 8/28/25)
Key employee
40$240,753$0$29,438
KEITH PRICEDIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
4$21,659$194,936$36,373
DANIEL KULPDIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
8$42,328$169,313$39,937
DANIEL TADESSESR MGR OF MEMBER & CUSTOMER SVCS
Highest-paid employee
20$84,784$84,784$37,540
JOSHUA WEBSTERDIRECTOR POLICY & ADVOCACY
Highest-paid employee
38$142,316$7,491$37,336
VANESSA CRAMERMGR LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$110,287$0$23,758
DAVID F PENSON MDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$33,099$77,231$0
LANE PALMER MDPRESIDENT (BEG 4/30/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$31,534$73,578$0
STEPHEN NAKADA MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRES (BEG 4/30/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$23,841$55,627$0
14 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
JENNIFER MILES-THOMASTREASURER (BEG 4/30/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$17,005$51,016
THOMAS F STRINGER MDTREASURER (THRU 4/29/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$10,172$30,516
JAY ALAN MOTOLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$16,875$0
ARTHUR L BURNETT II MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$1,510$3,526
GLENN M PREMINGER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$863$2,013
ADAM KIBEL MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$750$1,750
CHRISTOPHER PORTER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$385$898
TOBIAS STEEN KOHLER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$265$618
EUGENE RHEE MDPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
RANDALL MEACHAM MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRES (THRU 4/29/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
ARTHUR E TARANTINO MDDIRECTOR (THRU 4/29/25)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
DAMARA KAPLAN MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
HASSAN RAZVI MDDIRECTOR (THRU 4/29/25)
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RONALD KAUFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MICHAEL T SHEPPARDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
10.4$217,094$617,880$78,224
JANET SKOREPAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
10$108,591$325,772$62,166
PATRICIA HOPEEVP, CHIEF MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
6.4$68,182$357,954$41,080
BARBARA B HARTFORDEVP FINANCE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
10.4$86,228$245,417$47,868
MAUREEN CONESEVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Key employee
10.4$86,697$246,757$26,437
BRADLEY STINEDIR OF LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Key employee
40$250,449$0$69,202
KEITH PRICEDIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY RELATIONS
Highest-paid employee
4$20,176$181,581$32,667
DANIEL TADESSESR MGR OF MEMBER & CUSTOMER SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
20$68,990$68,991$31,892
HOPE THOMPKINSMGR OF MEMBER & CUSTOMER SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$105,274$0$50,697
JOSHUA WEBSTERSR MGR OF STATE ADV & PPR SR MGR
Highest-paid employee
40$118,122$0$29,285
VANESSA CRAMERMGR LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$107,079$0$19,416
STEPHEN Y NAKADA MDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$28,629$85,887$0
THOMAS F STRINGER MDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$23,573$89,578$0
DAVID F PENSON MDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$26,882$80,647$0
LANE PALMER MDPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$9,589$28,766$0
JAY ALAN MOTOLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$22,684$554$0
RANDALL MEACHAMIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$3,077$9,233$0
EDWARD M MESSING MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 5/6/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
2.5$2,824$8,474$0
ARTHUR L BURNETT II MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$1,517$4,550$0
KURT A MCCAMMON MDDIRECTOR (THRU 5/6/24)
Trustee or director
2.5$688$2,065$0
GLEN M PREMINGER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$397$1,192$0
TOBIAS STEEN KOHLER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$323$968$0
ARTHUR E TARANTINO MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
REZA GHAVAMIAN MDDIRECTOR (THRU 5/6/24)
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
JAMES C ULCHAKER MDDIRECTOR (THRU 5/6/24)
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
HASSAN RAZVI MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
DAMARA KAPLAN MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER R PORTER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2.5$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MICHAEL T SHEPPARDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
11$258,325$664,265$67,366
JANET SKOREPAEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
20$207,044$207,045$68,804
PATRICIA BANKSEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
7$67,263$317,090$64,150
BARBARA B HARTFORDEVP FINANCE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
11$86,033$232,607$52,749
MAUREEN CONESEVP & GENERAL COUNSEL
Key employee
11$88,390$233,028$5,402
BRADLEY STINEDIR OF LEGISLATIVE & POLITCAL AFFAIRS
Key employee
40$244,433$0$67,451
RAYMOND L WEZIKDIR OF POLICY & ADVOCACY
Highest-paid employee
40$187,219$0$14,899
DANIEL TADESSESR MGR OF MEMBER & CUSTOMER SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
20$65,222$65,222$30,932
HOPE THOMPKINSMGR OF MEMBER & CUSTOMER SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$102,168$0$50,666
BHAVIKA PATELMGR PHYSICIAN PMT & REIMBURSEMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$105,153$0$23,133
VANESSA CRAMERMGR LEGISLATIVE & POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Highest-paid employee
40$102,839$0$12,480
THOMAS F STRINGER MDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
3$29,868$80,755$0
DAVID F PENSON MDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$17,864$48,300$0
EDWARD M MESSING MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$14,737$39,844$0
JOHN D DENSTEDT MDSECRETARY (THRU 5/1/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$10,013$27,071$0
STEPHEN Y NAKADA MDPRESIDENT ELECT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$9,844$26,614$0
RAJU THOMAS MDIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT (THRU 5/1/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
3$3,279$8,865$0
RANDALL MEACHAMPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$1,804$4,877$0
KURT A MCCAMMON MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$495$1,338$0
ERIC J ZIEDMAN MDDIRECTOR (THRU 5/1/23)
Trustee or director
3$470$1,272$0
GLEN M PREMINGER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$262$709$0
REZA GHAVAMIAN MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
ARTHUR E TARANTINO MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
JAMES C ULCHAKER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
HASSAN RAZVI MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
MARTIN K DINEEN MDDIRECTOR (THRU 1/13/23)
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
DAMARA KAPLAN MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER R PORTER MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
3$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1000 CORPORATE BLVD, LINTHICUM HTS, MD 21090-2260
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
MICHAEL T SHEPPARD, 1000 CORPORATE BLVD, LINTHICUM HTS, MD 210902260
Signed the 990
MICHAEL T SHEPPARD, CFO
Phone
(410) 689-3700
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

MISSION: PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF UROLOGICAL CLINICAL CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND THE FORMULATION OF HEALTH CARE POLICY.VISION: TO BE THE PREMIER PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL UROLOGIC PATIENT CARE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE GOVERNANCE, ADVOCACY AND POLICY DIVISION IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS SPANNING THE AUA, INC. AND THE AUAER. THE GOVERNANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUA SITS WITHIN AUAER AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO ALL COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND EDITORIAL PANELS OF THE AUA, AUAER, AND UCF. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE AND SOCIETY AFFAIRS (CSA) TEAM AND, IN 2025, CSA APPOINTED OVER 600 PHYSICIAN VOLUNTEERS. CSA ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH AUA'S EIGHT SECTIONS AND SERVES AS THE LIAISON WITH SUBSPECIALTY AND OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALTY SOCIETIES. IN 2025, CSA SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED SEARCHES FOR AND EXECUTED THE APPOINTMENTS PROCESS FOR THE AUA SECRETARY-ELECT, AUAER EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR, AUAER RESEARCH COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND AUAER SCIENCE & QUALITY COUNCIL CHAIR, AND FILLED AUAPAC BOARD VACANCIES. CSA ALSO MANAGES THE AWARDS AND PHYSICIAN RECOGNITION PROGRAMS AND IN 2025 LED THE SELECTION OF ALL AUA AWARDS PRESENTED AT THE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING. THE GOVERNANCE DEPARTMENT OF THE AUA ALSO INCLUDES THE LEGAL TEAM, WHICH REPRESENTS AND PROVIDES COUNSEL TO THE AUA AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES IN ALL LEGAL MATTERS, MAINTAINS THE ENTITIES' BYLAWS AND MANAGES THE BYLAWS COMMITTEE, AND MANAGES AND PROVIDES LEGAL GUIDANCE TO THE JUDICIAL AND ETHICS COMMITTEE. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2025 INCLUDE REVIEWING AND FACILITATING THE EXECUTION OF 297 CONTRACTS, HOLDING QUARTERLY LUNCH AND LEARN PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE LEGAL GUIDANCE ON ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE INCLUDING PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND HOW TO USE TRADEMARKS, AND UPDATING THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES OF THE JUDICIAL AND ETHICS COMMITTEE. THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY DEPARTMENTS OF THE AUA, INC. ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING NATIONAL UROLOGIC HEALTH POLICY AND PROMOTING THE CRITICAL INTERESTS OF AUA MEMBERS AND THEIR PATIENTS TO FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATURES AND REGULATORY AGENCIES. POLICY DEVELOPMENT, LOBBYING, AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE PRACTICE OF UROLOGY AND UROLOGICAL HEALTH. THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY DEPARTMENTS OF THE GAP DIVISION INCLUDE FEDERAL ADVOCACY, STATE ADVOCACY, PATIENT ADVOCACY, RESEARCH ADVOCACY AND APPROPRIATIONS, UROLOGY TECHNOLOGY AND TELEHEALTH, AND PHYSICIAN PAYMENT & REIMBURSEMENT. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2025 INCLUDE PLANNING AND EXECUTING THE 9TH ANNUAL UROLOGY ADVOCACY SUMMIT WITH RECORD-BREAKING ATTENDANCE AND FUNDRAISING FOR THE AUAPAC, SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATING FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE BLACK BOX WARNING FROM VAGINAL ESTROGEN PRODUCTS, DRAFTING COMPROMISE LANGUAGE LEADING TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE STATE OF MEN'S HEALTH ACT IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SECURING THE REIMBURSEMENT VALUE OF 29 UROLOGY CODES UNDER THE 2026 MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE, AND RAISING OVER $350,000 THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW CONSULTATIVE SERVICES BUSINESS MODEL.
  • MEMBERSHIP: THE AUA IS A GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 25,000 MEMBERS FROM OVER 100 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. THROUGH ITS LEADERSHIP, THE AUA UNITES THE GLOBAL UROLOGIC COMMUNITY TO ADVANCE UROLOGIC PATIENT CARE AROUND THROUGH WORLD THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND THE FORMULATION OF HEALTH CARE POLICY. AUA MEMBERS SPAN THE UROLOGIC CARE TEAM, AND THE GEOGRAPHIC BREADTH OF AUA'S MEMBERSHIP FOSTERS STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND AN EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE BETWEEN UROLOGY PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2025, THE AUA WELCOMED 4,300 NEW MEMBERS ACROSS ALL MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES.
  • ANNUAL MEETING: ANNUALLY, THE AUA HOLDS A CONFERENCE FOCUSED ON CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE AND GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH IN UROLOGIC MEDICINE. ATTRACTING MORE THAN 15,000 UROLOGISTS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN UROLOGY AND CLINICAL CARE, THE MEETING PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ON ADVANCEMENTS IN UROLOGIC RESEARCH AND IS VITAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ATTENDEES' SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE. IN 2025, THE AUA WAS SUCCESSFULLY HELD IN LAS VEGAS AS AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH A VIRTUAL COMPONENT, EXPANDING THE REACH OF THE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT PRESENTED IN THE BUILDING THROUGH STREAMED PRESENTATIONS OF KEY CONTENT. THE MEETING INCLUDED PLENARY PRESENTATIONS, INDUSTRY CLINICAL UPDATES SHOWCASING ADVANCEMENTS AND INNOVATIONS IN LABORATORY EQUIPMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS, AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES, AND ABSTRACT PRESENTATIONS.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-2205122
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2000
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$26,808,798
Income (IRS master file)
$18,962,562

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$18,962,562$14,854,303$26,808,798IRS
990December 2024$15,969,345$13,342,557$20,066,536IRS
990December 2023$14,607,795$14,708,636$15,239,541XML
990December 2022$13,981,192$11,204,465$14,683,528IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-2205122).

Questions about AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC

What is the EIN of AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC is 52-2205122.
Is AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2000.
Are donations to AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MICHAEL T SHEPPARD.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 23 received compensation from the organization, the highest $261,244 (MICHAEL T SHEPPARD, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $18,962,562, expenses of $14,854,303 and total assets of $26,808,798 at year end.

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