Center for Disease Dynamics Economics & Policy Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ADVANCING HEALTH AND WELLBEING WORLDWIDE
- Income
- $3.7 million
- Spending
- $3.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 47.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 41%
- Employees
- 8
- Highest pay
- $331,418, president
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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 47.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 31% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% 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 257 of 8 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)
- $1.5 million spent. OXYGEN FOR INDIA:THE OXYGEN FORINDIA INITIATIVE INITIATED AT THE HEIGHT OF THE UNPRECEDENTED OXYGENCRISIS IN APRIL 2021. LED BY DR. RAMANAN LAXMINARAYAN, ECONOMIST, EPIDEMIOLOGIST, AND FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE ONE HEALTH TRUST (FOUNDED AS THE CENTER FOR DISEASEDYNAMICS, ECONOMICS & POLICY OR CDDEP), OXYGENFORINDIA IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT OFPHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS,VOLUNTEERS, AND CONCERNED CITIZENS AROUND THE WORLD. MANY PARTNERS AND NEARLY 14,000SMALL AND LARGE DONORS RANGING FROM STUDENTS RAISING MONEY FROM THEIR FRIENDS TOLOGITECH, UIPATH, VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS, FACEBOOK, GIVE FOUNDATION, AND MORE CAMETOGETHER TO HELP SUPPORT OXYGENFORINDIAS WORK. THE INITIATIVE PERSISTS WITH ALONG-TERM VISION TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IN INDIA DIES DUE TO A LACK OF MEDICAL OXYGEN.
- $1.1 million spent. ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE:CDDEP VIEWS ANTIBIOTIC EFFECTIVENESS AS A SHARED RESOURCE: USING AN ANTIBIOTIC NOWINCREASES THE OPPURTINITY FOR BACTERIA TO DEVELOP RESISTANCE AND THUS REDUCES OURABILITY TO USE THAT ANTIOBIOTIC IN THE FUTURE. ADDRESSING ANTIOBITIC RESISTANCE ISDIFFUCULT BECAUSE PATIENTS,PHYSICIANS,HOSPITALS,PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES,ANDAGRICULTURAL USERS HAVE INSUFFICIENT INCENTIVES TO ACT IN WAYS THAT WOULD CONSERVEANTIBIOTIC EFFECTIVENESS.
- $635,135 spent. Modeling Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Network (MInD Healthcare):THE MODELS DEVELOPED THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL WILL IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF HOWBIOLOGICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISMS(MDRO) IMPACT INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE HOSPITAL-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS (HAIS). THISWILL AID PREDICTIONS OF PATIENTS RISK FOR COLONIZATION AND INFECTION, AS WELL ASIMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW INTERVENTIONS CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY BE COMBINED TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT PATIENTS WILL SUFFER FROM THESE HIGH-CONSEQUENCE PATHOGENS.
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 November 6, 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 2024.
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 December 2010.
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 November 4, 2026.
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