Public Charity

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Aliso Viejo, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $37.4M, expenses of $49.8M, total assets of $117.0M. Imperigo tracks 3 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $30K.

EIN: 952706905 Aliso Viejo, CA Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: E03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$37.4M
Total Expenses$49.8M
Total Assets$117.0M
Grant Records3
Funding Total$30K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

Patients and their families rely on nurses at the most vulnerable times of their lives. Acute and critical care nurses rely on AACN for expert knowledge and the influence to fulfill their promise to patients and their families. AACN drives excellence in acute and critical care for nurses, patients and families.

Where $100 goes at American Association of Critical Care Nurses

How American Association of Critical Care Nurses divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$35 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $65 for programs

$18
The association sponsors various volunteer work group meetings to determine the educational requirements of critical-care nurses
27% of program spending
$17
At year end, the association had over 134,300 nurse members who are eligible for research grants as well as educational scholarships
26% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 134,300 members
$15
The National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Exposition (NTI) is a 4-day in-person conference expected to attract over 7,000 critical-care and advance practice nurses
24% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200 sessions; 5,356 attendees

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Exec Director/CEO Dana Woods
Board Member Dannette Mitchell
Board Member Dawn Carpenter
Board Member Desiree Hodges
Practice Excellence Director Devin Ibrahimi
Learning Excellence Director Herb Dalgart-Williams

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$15,000 1 grant
General Support
$10,000 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $37.4M $49.8M $117.0M
2024 $37.4M $45.7M $126.5M
2023 $35.7M $42.2M $129.8M
2022 $38.3M $38.9M $133.4M
2021 $35.6M $34.7M $151.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $35.6M to $37.4M (+5%), with total assets most recently reported at $117.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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