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HOUSTON AORTIC FOUNDATION

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MLA “HOUSTON AORTIC FOUNDATION.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2015–2025, https://strategystudio.org/org/464518003. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-18; covers tax years 2015–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2025 · Form 990 · revenue $459K · expenses $431K · assets $492K

Also known as
(FKA HOUSTON AORTIC SYMPOSIUM INC)
EIN
46-4518003
Address
6400 FANNIN ST STE 2850, HOUSTON, TX 77030-1540
Website
HTTP://WWW.HOUSTONAORTICSYMPOSIUM.COM
NTEE code
G03
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
Cross-check
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Mission

TO HOLD AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL MEETING ON TOPICS PERTINENT TO AORTIC DISEASE AND ITS TREATMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

No one listed on these returns was paid.

Unpaid officers and directors · 6 people
NameLatest titleYearsOrganizations
Anthony L Estrera Md DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT2015-2025 5
Hazim J Safi Md DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS2015-2025 3
Charles C Miller Iii Phd DIRECTOR2015-2025 1
Kristofer M Charlton-Ouw Md DIRECTOR2015-2025 1
Kamal G Khalil Md DIRECTOR2015-2025 3
Ali Azizzadeh Md DIRECTOR, SECRETARY2015-2025 1

People by year

2025 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HAZIM J SAFI MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS0 $0$0$0 $03
CHARLES C MILLER III PHD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY L ESTRERA MD DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $05
KRISTOFER M CHARLTON-OUW MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KAMAL G KHALIL MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $03
ALI AZIZZADEH MD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HAZIM J SAFI MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS0 $0$0$0 $03
CHARLES C MILLER III PHD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY L ESTRERA MD DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $05
KRISTOFER M CHARLTON-OUW MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KAMAL G KHALIL MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $03
ALI AZIZZADEH MD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HAZIM J SAFI MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS0 $0$0$0 $03
CHARLES C MILLER III PHD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY L ESTRERA MD DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $05
KRISTOFER M CHARLTON-OUW MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KAMAL G KHALIL MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $03
ALI AZIZZADEH MD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HAZIM J SAFI MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS0 $0$0$0 $03
CHARLES C MILLER III PHD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY L ESTRERA MD DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $05
KRISTOFER M CHARLTON-OUW MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KAMAL G KHALIL MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $03
ALI AZIZZADEH MD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HAZIM J SAFI MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS0 $0$0$0 $03
CHARLES C MILLER III PHD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY L ESTRERA MD DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $05
KRISTOFER M CHARLTON-OUW MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KAMAL G KHALIL MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $03
ALI AZIZZADEH MD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HAZIM J SAFI MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREAS0 $0$0$0 $03
CHARLES C MILLER III PHD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY L ESTRERA MD DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $05
KRISTOFER M CHARLTON-OUW MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KAMAL G KHALIL MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $03
ALI AZIZZADEH MD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01
2015 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HAZIM J SAFI MD DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT, TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $03
CHARLES C MILLER III PHD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
ANTHONY L ESTRERA MD DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $05
KRISTOFER M CHARLTON-OUW MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
KAMAL G KHALIL MD DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $03
ALI AZIZZADEH MD DIRECTOR, SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$458,567$431,343 $492,224$492,224 $412,182$46,385 $000
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$500,666$456,786 $465,000$465,000 $435,961$64,705 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$490,510$434,301 $421,120$421,120 $410,000$80,510 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$490,235$493,242 $364,911$364,911 $423,700$66,535 $009
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $367,918$367,918 $0$0 $006
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$473,529$379,474 $367,918$367,918 $394,850$78,679 $005
2015 · Form 990 period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$483,861$455,734 $154,962$154,962 $380,906$102,955 $006

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $431,343 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $123,878$123,878-- 28.7%
Other (as described)MEALS - MEETINGS $77,110$77,110-- 17.9%
Other (as described)SCHEDULING AND SEMINAR $73,204$73,204-- 17.0%
Other (as described)AUDIO VISUAL - MEETINGS $72,571$72,571-- 16.8%
All other expenses $35,985$35,985-- 8.3%
Advertising and promotion $31,575$31,575-- 7.3%
Other (as described)ACCREDITATION $17,020$17,020-- 3.9%
Total$431,343100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $456,786 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $148,436$148,436-- 32.5%
Other (as described)MEALS - MEETINGS $80,368$80,368-- 17.6%
Other (as described)AUDIO VISUAL - MEETINGS $74,202$74,202-- 16.2%
Other (as described)SCHEDULING AND SEMINAR $73,490$73,490-- 16.1%
Advertising and promotion $35,024$35,024-- 7.7%
All other expenses $28,993$28,993-- 6.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES - MEETINGS $16,273$16,273-- 3.6%
Total$456,786100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $434,301 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $105,104$105,104-- 24.2%
Other (as described)SCHEDULING AND SEMINAR $94,727$94,727-- 21.8%
Other (as described)AUDIO VISUAL - MEETINGS $76,003$76,003-- 17.5%
Other (as described)MEALS - MEETINGS $62,656$62,656-- 14.4%
Advertising and promotion $40,223$40,223-- 9.3%
All other expenses $30,619$30,619-- 7.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES - MEETINGS $19,739$19,739-- 4.5%
Fees: accounting $5,230$5,230-- 1.2%
Total$434,301100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $493,242 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SCHEDULING AND SEMINAR $155,541$155,541-- 31.5%
Travel $110,644$110,644-- 22.4%
Other (as described)AUDIO VISUAL - MEETINGS $63,731$63,731-- 12.9%
Other (as described)MEALS - MEETINGS $59,869$59,869-- 12.1%
Advertising and promotion $33,067$33,067-- 6.7%
All other expenses $33,059$33,059-- 6.7%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES - MEETINGS $29,883$29,883-- 6.1%
Fees: accounting $7,448$7,448-- 1.5%
Total$493,242100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $379,474 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $95,647$95,647-- 25.2%
Other (as described)SCHEDULING AND SEMINAR $75,745$75,745-- 20.0%
Other (as described)AUDIO VISUAL - MEETINGS $61,313$61,313-- 16.2%
Other (as described)MEALS - MEETINGS $56,222$56,222-- 14.8%
Advertising and promotion $37,261$37,261-- 9.8%
All other expenses $29,662$29,662-- 7.8%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES - MEETINGS $21,274$21,274-- 5.6%
Fees: accounting $2,350$2,350-- 0.6%
Total$379,474100%

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2015 · Form 990 · $455,734 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Travel $175,963$175,963-- 38.6%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL FEE $88,862$88,862-- 19.5%
Other (as described)AUDIO VISUAL - MEETINGS $61,823$61,823-- 13.6%
Advertising and promotion $52,157$52,157-- 11.4%
Other (as described)MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT - $50,706$50,706-- 11.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES - MEETINGS $16,147$16,147-- 3.5%
All other expenses $10,076$10,076-- 2.2%
Total$455,734100%

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