American Board of Surgery

The board that has certified American surgeons since 1937, the independent authority separating a licensed doctor from a trusted surgeon.

Financial profile

American Board of Surgery · EIN 23-1352007 · 501(c)(6)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$16,958,093$0$15,747,727$14,573,775$21,612,135Jun 2023
FY2022$16,154,613$616,495$14,984,552$11,601,658$15,922,445Jun 2022
FY2021$12,534,091$0$11,950,149$10,672,674$10,862,721Jun 2021
FY2020$8,894,967$0$8,242,112$12,124,167$4,867,557Jun 2020
FY2019$9,055,609$0$8,312,692$10,372,720$7,537,668Jun 2019
FY2018$10,679,993$0$9,238,978$11,778,045$8,960,482Jun 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies American Board of Surgery is read alongside.

Who backs ABS

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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The outside view

The board that has certified American surgeons since 1937, the independent authority separating a licensed doctor from a trusted surgeon.

  • Authority
  • Preserve
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Citadel

Led from the center, built to endure.

The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.

Also reads toward The Republic and The Guild.

Strengths

→Decisions are clear and rarely second-guessed.
→Members trust that the institution will still be standing tomorrow.
→Strong operations keep the core running without drama.

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