Civic Intelligence

Foundation for Special Surgery

EIN 46-5462588 • 501(c)3 • Potomac, MD

Profile

Charitable Organization

10221 River Rd Unit 60702Potomac, MD 20854

www.foundationforspecialsurgery.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

41st percentile

-1.7%

Higher net margin than 41% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

12th percentile

-89%

Faster asset growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

647%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$6,940

Down $58,140 (-89%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$6,940

Down $58,140 (-89%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin41st percentile

Revenue

Up

$188,997

Up $163,698 (+647%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$192,285

Up $190,041 (+8469%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$3,288

Down $26,343 (-114%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth12th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $56,219Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $56,2192018Assets 2019: $99,680Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $116,657Net Assets 2020: $116,6572020Assets 2021: $84,072Net Assets 2021: $84,0722021Assets 2022: $122,328Net Assets 2022: $122,3282022Assets 2023: $65,080Net Assets 2023: $65,0802023Assets 2024: $6,940Net Assets 2024: $6,9402024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$6,940
Liabilities-
Net Assets$6,940
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth98th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $26,269Expenses 2018: $1,377Net Income 2018: $24,8922018Revenue 2019: $48,455Expenses 2019: $3,995Net Income 2019: $44,4602019Revenue 2020: $17,045Expenses 2020: $68Net Income 2020: $16,9772020Revenue 2021: $32,404Expenses 2021: $4,812Net Income 2021: $27,5922021Revenue 2022: $63,846Expenses 2022: $25,590Net Income 2022: $38,2562022Revenue 2023: $25,299Expenses 2023: $2,244Net Income 2023: $23,0552023Revenue 2024: $188,997Expenses 2024: $192,285Net Income 2024: -$3,2882024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$188,997
Expenses$192,285
Net Income-$3,288
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$6,940
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$6,940
Revenue
$188,997
Expenses
$192,285
Net income
-$3,288
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.07$1.89$1.92$0.03
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.65$0.65$0.25$0.02$0.23
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.22$1.22$0.64$0.26$0.38
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.84$0.32$0.05$0.28
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.17$1.17$0.17$0.00$0.17
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.00$0.00$0.48$0.04$0.44
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.56$0.26$0.01$0.25
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 16, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$188,997
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide sub-specialized surgical care to patients

To provide subspeciality surgical care to undeserved communities around the world.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Provided surgical care to patients.-$158,371
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Dr Kofi BoahenePresident & CEOFT$0--
Dr Ife SofolaDirectorPT$0--
Dr Holgar GassnerDirectorPT$0--
Dr Joseph AkonorDirectorPT$0--
Dr Antony BoatengDirectorPT$0--
Dr Kerry OlsenDirectorPT$0--
Dr Charles CummingsDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Foundation For Special Surgery
EIN
46-5462588
Phone
4103821369
Address
10221 River Rd Unit 60702, Potomac, MD 20854

Signing Officer

Name
Dr Kofi Boahene
Title
President & CEO
Signed
2025-11-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sofola CPA Group LLC
Address
10221 River Road Unit 60702, Potomac, MD 20854
Preparer
Pamela Sofola CPA
Phone
3017878914
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1006

“Payments of Travel or Entertainment for Public Officials $2397”

Other Expenses.1

“Solar System $158371”

Other Expenses.2

“Gala expense $15816”

Other Expenses.3

“Supplies and Equipment $6513”

Other Expenses.5

“Caterer $2838”

Other Expenses.6

“medication $971”

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