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This industry news page is owned, operated and released by the VA-BC® Training Center, LLC. As we navigate towards investigating transparency with non-profit organizations in vascular access, we have deeply concerning news to our healthcare community and the partners and patients who look for transparency.

We allege after investigating public documents, massive non-profit negligence, fraud with several non-profit vascular access companies.

Verified Documents reveal, a pattern in another
non-profit organization in another investigation.
Compliance Pretenders. Why we vow it's an end to the good ole boards club and the age of non-profit tracking and accountability.
Irresponsible Board Member Leadership. If you can't lead your organization with accountability, you certainly can't lead our vascular access healthcare work force.
State to state corporate file checking, federal matching, board member filing tracking, has arrived.

Revoke Status, state and federal posting alerts.
Missing non-profit IRS 990 filings alerts.

Whistleblowers are protected.

“Certification and Credentialing, Isn’t a Club —

It’s a Commitment to Public Trust.”

LEGAL NOTICE:

WE DO NOT ENDORSE, NOR APPROVE THESE ORGANIZATIONS BELOW

Vascular Access Certification Corporation - VACC (Denied use of VA-BC® in any capacity.)
ICE, NCCA, Institute of Credentialing Excellence, (Denied use of VA-BC® in any capacity)

Disclaimer: It is a sad day for those of us who believed in non-profit organizations in the vascular access community. We have uncovered a lot and we have more to uncover. It is with a deep sadness for our entire healthcare community, that these above organizations have been reported in our investigation for fraud, neglect, and for failing to do their job as corporations in the non-profit sector. The following articles reflects the views and opinions of the VA-BC® Association, within the VA-BC Training Center, LLC who investigated years of patterns concerning documents that are fraudulent. To protect our trademark and our brand, and our promises to our healthcare community and the public, we are providing public notice that these organizations are not approved by our organization, they do not have permission to use our trademark in any capacity, nor do we endorse them in any capacity.

Today we present two non-profit companies who have been denied any capacity of leniency, by our Association.

It is our position that Vascular Access Certification Corporation, also known as VACC knowingly committed fraud and board members were involved. We also believe that thousands of certificates that were issued for years were invalid according to our understanding of state and federal laws of corporate governance. Our complete report of findings and what they revealed will be released to the public. The negligent patterns we discovered with VACC were for years, in several states, and it was not an isolated case.

Also, in simple terms for the general public and for healthcare workers, it is also our position and belief, after document investigation, the Institute of Credentialing Excellence (ICE) which also calls themselves National Commission For Certifying Agencies (NCCA) failed to do their job as an organization. We did the work they should have. They also failed to make it obvious and inform general public, healthcare workers and alike, that despite having a Washington DC address, they are NOT a government agency.

ICE is a non-profit corporation, simply promoting and marketing other organizations to have a platform under THEIR platform of NCCA. Which is a self regulated, board-member based, all part of ICE. In other words, in plain English, they are like any other company doing business in USA, except with promoting titles of valor under their organization, which could be perceived to the general public as an official government seal, which it is not. The National Commission For Certifying Agencies, is nothing more than a group of people, ICE appoints within their company. Again, it is NOT a government agency, despite having National Commission in their title.

It is our firm opinion that ICE/NCCA continuously failed to provide the general public and healthcare workers alike, on numerous platforms, that they are a non-profit member based organization and they promote and market under their title, and corporations pay them to get them in a perceived space of influence. ICE/NCCA also equally benefits from organizations aka, members they approve, by having the corporations who become members, use their logo on their platform. So it's a mutual financial benefit to both organizations, which leaves us very concerned about credibility, and overall conduct behind closed doors. In other words, members pay to play.

We also found that both these non-profit companies paid excessively large amounts of management fees to for-profit companies, of which we are investigating the layers of potential financial exchanges and for what purposes. We find it to be highly suspicious and concerning and we will share with the public at a later date why.

We also identified one more non-profit vascular access organization, a very large organization as a matter of fact, also membership based, which also promotes these two organizations above that we reported for negligence and fraud. This specific non-profit organization also was uncovered and has fraud in this organization. This third non-profit company, membership based, has not been disclosed yet, but we will provide this to the public as we continue to do our investigative work.

It is our position and belief, based on trails of paperwork, that board members were all involved in all three organizations, all of them negligent. And we have identified that these three organizations work together in some capacity. All defrauded the public, and state and federal agencies.

We are fully aware and know these allegations are extremely severe, but we would not put this out on this platform unless there was irrefutable evidence based on our report of findings and our understanding of state and federal laws. And we feel it is our public duty to protect the public and system from additional abuse that goes beyond our own injury of their use of our VA-BC® trademark and their horrific inability to self govern their own organization, and their board members, who we believe knew what they were doing and did it anyway.

The articles below are based upon independent investigations and is intended to provide perspective on current trends, undisclosed patterns of abuse with non-profits and concerns within the healthcare and nonprofit vascular access sectors.

Uncovering Fraud In

Vascular Access Non-Profit Organizations &

Board Members Attached To Filed Documents

"It's much worse than we thought. We discovered patterns of years of parasitically engineered non-profit omissions, negligence, fraud and revokes."

Our full report of non-profit vascular access companies we found with patterns of omission, fraud, negligence and revokes are underway. Our investigative department has determined that this has been going on for decades, assuming nobody would ever do the work and connect the dots.

VA-BC® Association Leads National Task Force to Confront Fraud in Nonprofit Vascular Access Organizations

Amid mounting concerns of financial misrepresentation, unregulated management fees, and unauthorized credentialing in the vascular access sector, the VA-BC® Association Committee, under the leadership of the nationally recognized VA-BC® Training Center, LLC, with USA and International ownership to the VA-BC® has launched a sweeping initiative to bring transparency, accountability, and lawful oversight to nonprofit entities operating in this field.

This national effort—already gaining momentum and praise from healthcare workers across the U.S. cementing the VA-BC® Association’s position as the leading authority and top oversight branch for nonprofit conduct in the vascular access field, providing national and global guidance on fiscal responsibility, ethical standards, and credentialing protections.

“After uncovering multiple examples of fraud, misrepresented nonprofit filings, improper management relationships, and website abuse, we felt compelled to act,” said Josie Brandon, Executive Director of Legal Affairs at the VA-BC® Training Center, LLC and co-owner of the VA-BC® trademark. “Oversight is not optional—it’s a responsibility we owe to patients, professionals, and the public.”

The VA-BC® Association’s oversight initiative includes:

• Monitoring nonprofit IRS 990 filings and cross-referencing them with state-level corporate registrations;

• Auditing patterns of misconduct, including shell nonprofits and management companies receiving undisclosed fees;

• Reporting violations to regulatory bodies and issuing public alerts to healthcare institutions and the public;

• Exposing nonprofits that falsely position themselves as government-affiliated accrediting bodies—using misleading names, Washington, D.C. addresses, and proprietary logos that impersonate or resemble official seals but are not government-endorsed;

• Enforcing trademark protections to prevent the misuse or imitation of the VA-BC® credential by unauthorized entities;

• Enforcing against webmaster fraud, unauthorized use of trademarked material, and digital content designed to mislead the public.

This initiative is in direct response to a growing trend of unregulated activity by nonprofits that have:

• Operated without valid corporate registrations in states where they claimed to do business;

• Provided certifications that were invalid and misrepresented;

• Filed fraudulent or materially inaccurate IRS 990 forms;

• Failed to file IRS 990s in multiple years, or never submitted required returns at all;

• Continued operating after IRS or state nonprofit revocation, without disclosing revoked status to the public;

• Omitted required IRS schedules such as Schedule R (related entities) and Schedule J (executive compensation);

• Misrepresented themselves as government-affiliated or federally endorsed through misleading names, logos, or Washington D.C. addresses;

• Board members who approved fraudulent 990s, exercised financial control, engaged in suspicious activity, and failed to respond to formal clarification requests;

• Created revolving boards or listed inactive or non-functioning board members to avoid proper governance and accountability;

• Made substantial, undisclosed payments to for-profit companies—often those closely affiliated with nonprofit insiders;

• Engaged in employee leasing or staffing arrangements that blurred legal lines between nonprofit and for-profit financial operations;

• Used shell corporations and fictitious DBAs to obscure ownership, accountability, and fiscal responsibility;

• Failed to disclose or properly document management company contracts, fees, and compensation structures;

• Failed to obtain licensing for use of VA-BC® and properly disclose to others, trademark infringement, ignoring cease and desist letters.

• Positioned themselves as leading authorities in credentialing while operating as pay-to-play promotional or marketing entities;

• Engaged in jurisdictional manipulation—frequently altering entity names, board members, and registering in multiple states to evade regulatory tracking and visibility.

“We believe in working together to elevate healthcare—but never at the expense of transparency and truth. After uncovering fraud, omissions, and complete abuse within several nonprofit organizations in vascular access, we are bringing the same level of accountability that blockchain brought to finance—into nonprofit healthcare,” Brandon added.

Drawing inspiration from independent accountability movements like DOGE, the VA-BC® Association Committee, under the leadership of the nationally recognized VA-BC® Training Center, have developed and are building a proprietary, private, mission-driven network of transparency and reform in nonprofit filings and collaborations—restoring trust, enforcing intellectual property rights, and protecting public safety.

In addition, the VA-BC® Association Committee, in partnership with the VA-BC® Training Center, is at the forefront of proprietary innovations that aim to revolutionize and elevate core systems not only within vascular access, but across the broader medical field.

Healthcare facilities and professionals are invited to participate in the first wave of briefings, registry checks, and audit reviews. A series of public reports and action plans will follow.

Licensed Healthcare Workers Are Tired of Paying the Price for Leadership That Pretends to Serve Them, While Serving Themselves

For decades, licensed healthcare professionals have carried the weight of the healthcare system on their backs. From hospital corridors to remote community clinics, these individuals show up day after day to care for patients, manage crises, and uphold the ethical standards of their profession.

But behind the scenes, many are growing disillusioned, not because of the demands of their jobs, but because of the actions—or inaction—of those who claim to lead them.

The truth is stark: too many leadership bodies, self appointed credentialing organizations, and nonprofit boards have positioned themselves as champions of the healthcare workforce, while engaging in self-serving practices that betray the very professionals they are meant to represent.

One glaring example of this systemic failure is the role of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) and its self-appointed accrediting division, the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

These organizations market themselves as gold standards in advancing promotion in accreditation. But ICE and their internally selected team, which they have marketed as NCCA, failed to do their job.

ICE and their inside team NCCA are not government agencies. They have no authority in any space other than their company and those who engage with them. Nor are they public watchdogs. ICE is a non-profit 501(c)(3) company comprised of individuals they appoint internally within the corporation, creating an echo chamber of authority that we feel lacks true external checks and balances.

These organizations market themselves as gold standards in advancing promotion in accreditation but ICE and their inside self appointed team within, which they have marketed as NCCA, failed to do their job.

Despite marketing themselves as trusted promoters of marketing self regulated certification companies to the public, who have their own board, and who do not have any government stamped official certification, they missed doing the work that we did with our internal investigation.

The entities we investigated repeatedly failed to uphold even basic standards. In multiple cases, we found ICE/NCCA missed doing the work themselves that they claim to do.

Then there is Vascular Access Certification Corporation, who spent years identifying as VACC, operating without legal corporate status for years and having no legal status to certify any of their VACC exams. Leaving thousands of individuals for years and years with the perception of certification, but without any legal authority, entity or ability to conduct business. VACC was negligent with doing the essentials of governing their own organization, how can they be trusted to govern ours. Our opinion is, they can't.

When violations were raised with these organizations, their response included; passive, ignored, or they claim they do not get involved in legal disputes, while working to conceal negligence we tracked, even when those disputes reveal fundamental breaches of the public trust.

This pattern of evading accountability by both organizations raises serious concerns about their alignment—and suggests that their financial entanglements may outweigh any commitment to impartial governance.

Healthcare workers are tired. Tired of being spoken for by entities that are more focused on preserving power and funneling funds than protecting the people on the frontlines and the patients who need us so desperately.

Tired of inflated management fees hidden in nonprofit reports, vague corporate filings, and "leadership" circles that reward each other while healthcare standards slide and accountability vanishes.

When leadership stops being about service and starts being about self-preservation, the entire healthcare system suffers. The most qualified professionals get pushed aside for political alliances. Ethical standards become optional. And those who dare to speak out are met with silence, blacklisting, or worse.

Nurses, physicians, therapists, and allied health professionals aren’t asking for perfection. They're asking for transparency, respect, and leadership that genuinely serves the mission of care.

They want to see healthcare organizations that operate legally, nonprofits that are actually nonprofit, and boards that reflect the reality of the workforce they represent.

Our viewpoint is that these 501C3 organizations have not maintained their promises, nor our respect.

There is one more non-profit vascular access organization we haven't mentioned yet, but it's on the way. This company flat out has committed fraud among other things and we will roll that out once soon for transparency.

All of these entities we discussed involve board members who were negligent. So, it's not a one time thing, it's a gross pattern.

Accountability isn't a threat to leadership unless the leadership is the one who is accountable. In this situation, all leadership was accountable.

If you are running a seriously dedicated non-profit agency for the purpose of advancing vascular access, then real leaders invite oversight, disclose their financials fully, and never confuse their own advancement with the progress of the field.

Real leaders protect the integrity of credentials, certifications, advocate for safe staffing, and ensure every dollar raised in the name of healthcare workers is used for their benefit, not someone else's and certainly not for board members or those behind those for-profit management companies.

We are witnessing the beginning of a shift. Licensed healthcare workers are no longer staying silent. They're joining our organizations that stand for truth, and demanding reform. They are tired of the good ol' boys club, tired of gatekeeping disguised as governance, and tired of credentialing and certification being treated as a brand instead of a sacred responsibility.

This isn't just a call for change. It's a declaration that the era of neglectful leadership is over.

Licensed healthcare workers deserve more than applause. They deserve action. And now, we are taking the lead.

The movement by healthcare workers nationwide for transparency among non-profits and protecting licenses has arrived and it's making a difference.

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"Nonprofits Aren’t ATMs for Management Companies or Board Members.”

The purpose of a nonprofit is to serve the public good—not to serve as a financial funnel for insiders, board members, or handpicked management companies operating in the shadows. Yet across the healthcare credentialing landscape, we’ve seen a troubling pattern emerge: nonprofit status being used as a shield, while excessive management fees, undisclosed consulting arrangements, and revolving payments to for-profit affiliates drain resources meant for mission-driven work.

When board members approve contracts that benefit their associates, or when nonprofits quietly lease staff or funnel money into private pockets, they betray both their legal obligations and the trust of the communities they claim to serve. This isn’t strategic governance—it’s exploitation disguised as administration. And licensed healthcare professionals, who already bear the weight of broken systems, are left to suffer the consequences of misused funds, unchecked leadership, and declining standards.

True nonprofit integrity demands full transparency, impartial oversight, and a firm firewall between mission dollars and personal gain. The era of treating nonprofit corporations like private bank accounts is over. Accountability has arrived—and the public is watching.