American Association for the Surgery of Trauma

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-2985865 Website

TO FURNISH LEADERSHIP AND TO FOSTER ADVANCES IN THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA; TO AFFORD A FORUM FOR THE EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE PERTAINING TO RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND TRAINING IN THE SURGERY OF TRAUMA; TO STIMULATE INVESTIGATION AND TEACHING IN THE METHODS OF TREATING INJURIES.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.4M

+11.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$215K

+2.4% YoY

Grant Count

9

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+2.4% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M$5M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$10,390,092$9,331,052$8,198,327
Revenue$4,107,798$3,536,921$3,610,187
Expenses$3,919,756$3,675,753$3,522,200
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$310,199$274,962$501,073
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$54K$108K$161K$215K3 grants20204 grants20218 grants20229 grants20239 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

COALITION FOR NATIONAL T…$35KUniversity of Florida$25KUniversity of Southern C…$25KThe Regents of the Unive…$25KThe Ohio State University$25KUniversity of Maryland B…$25KWashington University$25KMedical Center of the Ro…$25KAMERICAN TRAUMA SOCIETY$5K

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

30<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CLAY COTHREN BURLEW MDSECRETARY-TREASURER5
KAREN BRASEL MD MBAPROGRAM CH/RECORDER5
PATRICK REILLY MDPRESIDENT5
RONALD STEWART MDPRESIDENT-ELECT5
ROSEMARY KOZAR MDVICE PRESIDENT5
DAVID LIVINGSTON MDPAST PRESIDENT5
DAVID SPAIN MDPAST PRESIDENT5
EILEEN BULGER MDPAST PRESIDENT5
JOSEPH CUSCHIERI MDMANAGER-AT-LARGE5
JOSEPH GALANTEMANAGER-AT-LARGE5
KENJI INABA MDMANAGER-AT-LARGE5
ROCHELLE DICKER MDMANAGER-AT-LARGE5
STEPHANIE SAVAGE MD MSCMANAGER-AT-LARGE5
SHARON GAUTSCHYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

BaltimoreBostonChicagoColumbusFalls ChurchGainesvilleLos AngelesLovelandMadisonMaywoodMobileNew OrleansPittsburghSan AntonioSan FranciscoSeattleSt LouisStanfordWinstonsalem

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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