Clinical Directors Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND PROVIDES ACCREDITED CONTINUING MEDICAL (CME) DENTAL (CDE) NURSING (CNE), COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (CHES) AND SOCIAL WORK (CE-SW) EDUCATIONALACTIVITIES, BOTH IN PERSON AND ON-LINE, AS WELL AS CONDUCTING PRACTICE-BASED CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS.
- Income
- $3.7 million
- Spending
- $3.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 6.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 52%
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 50
- Highest pay
- $502,870, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 44% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.6 million spent. Guide to Improving Patient Safety in Primary Care settings by engaging patients and families - Get ready and empowered about treatment (GREAT2) implementation research: translating the ABCS into HIV care - Dynamically tailoring interventions for problem-solving in diabetes self managment using self-monitoring data (MODD2)- Building experience for treating trauma and enhancing resilience (BETTER) Project - BRIEF intervention to Evaluate Asthma Therapy (BREATHE) Study - Accredited Continuing Medical, dental, nursing community, health education and social work activities
- $735,437 spent. Preventing Tipping Points in High Comorbidity Patients: A Lifetime from Health CoachesProtecting the Mental and Physical Well-Being of Frontline Healthcare Workers during COVID-19: The Cover-HCW ProjectCollaborations for Health and Empowered Community-Based Scientists (CHECS)Patient-Centered HCV Care via Telemedicine for Individuals on Opiate Substitution Therapy: A stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- $169,186 spent. SYNEOS - ER/LA - EXTENDED RELEASE/LONG ACTING OPIOID POST-MARKETING REQUIREMENT STUDIES TO PROVIDE QUATITATIVE ESTIMATES OF THE SERIOUS RISKS OF MISUSE, ABUSE, ADDICTION, OVERDOSE, AND DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-TERM USE OF OPIOID ANALGESICS FOR MANAGEMENT OFCHRONIC PAIN, AMONG PATIENTS PRESCRIBED ER/LA OPIOID PRODUCTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1994.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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