EIN 52-1923733

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(6)
Num. employees
29
Year formed
1995
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) promotes patient safety by serving as the national standard for certification of and information on pharmacy technicians.
Total revenues
$15,773,383
2023
Total expenses
$16,143,695
2023
Total assets
$27,810,581
2023
Num. employees
29
2023

Program areas at PTCB

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (ptcb) was established in january 1995 and is governed by six organizations: the american pharmacists association, the american society of health-system pharmacists association, the Illinois council of health-system pharmacists, the Michigan pharmacists association, the national association of boards of Pharmacy, and the national community pharmacists association. Ptcb is a national Certification program that enables Pharmacy technicians to work more effectively with pharmacists to offer safe and effective patient care and service. Ptcb develops, maintains, promotes and administers a national commission of certifying agencies (ncca) accredited Certification program for Pharmacy technicians. The ptcb cpht examination was developed by ptcb to determine whether individuals have mastered the knowledge and skills necessary to practice as a Pharmacy Technician. Since 1995, ptcb has certified more than 813,000 Pharmacy technicians through the exam and transfer process. In 2023, ptcb certified 29,579 Pharmacy technicians and re-certified more than 121,000 Pharmacy technicians.
In 2019, ptcb created a product line of assessment based certificates for advanced Technician roles and an advanced certified Pharmacy Technician (cpht-advtm) designation. These certificates recognize the important contributions Pharmacy technicians make to advance medication safety. During 2023, 2,981 of the assessment based certificates were granted and ptcb had 1,686 active cpht-adv credential holders at the end of 2023.
In 2017 ptcb created the certified compounded sterile products Technician (cspt) exam program. Sterile compounding is the preparation of medications in a sterile environment to prevent contamination. Through the cspt program, ptcb-certified Pharmacy technicians (cphts) have the opportunity to demonstrate their specialized knowledge and commitment to medication safety by meeting the high standards of ptcb's cspt program. At the end of 2023, ptcb had certified 1,527 cspts.

Grants made by PTCB

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
American Pharmacists Association (APHA)To Advance Pharmacy Technicians$820,000
Michigan Pharmacists AssociationTo Advance Pharmacy Technicians$820,000
National Association of Boards of PharmacyTo Advance Pharmacy Technicians$820,000
...and 10 more grants made

Personnel at PTCB

NameTitleCompensation
William SchimmelChief Executive Officer and Executive Director$282,699
Khunteang PaChief Operating Officer$198,311
Liza ChapmanChief Professional Officer$201,087
Deborah BarnesChief Financial Officer$230,264
Ryan BurkeSenior Director Professional Affairs$168,194
...and 17 more key personnel

Financials for PTCB

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Program services$14,674,937
Investment income and dividends$934,332
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$685
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$39,502
Miscellaneous revenues$123,927
Total revenues$15,773,383

Form 990s for PTCB

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-12990View PDF
2022-122023-06-12990View PDF
2021-122022-05-10990View PDF
2020-122021-11-03990View PDF
2019-122021-06-08990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
September 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
February 18, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsProfessional associationsBusiness and community development organizationsSchools
Issues
HealthEducationCommunity improvementBusiness and industry
Characteristics
Community engagement / volunteering
General information
Address
2215 Constitution Ave NW 101
Washington, DC 20037
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
ptcb.org/ 
Phone
(800) 363-8012
Facebook page
PharmacyTechnicianCertificationBoard 
Twitter profile
@ptcb 
IRS details
EIN
52-1923733
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1995
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B03: Education Professional Societies and Associations
NAICS code, primary
813920: Professional Associations
Parent/child status
Independent
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