Coalition for National Trauma Research
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To enhance trauma research in the U.S. by advocating for sustainable research funding commensurate with the burden of disease; coordinate research efforts across professional organizations that span the continuum of injury care; and strengthen the infrastructure for multicenter investigation.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 76%
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 79%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $230,112, executive director
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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 35% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 40% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1576% 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 259 of 9 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 (9)
- $605,472 spent. National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) - The purposes of this project are to prepare to fully integrate legacy data from the National Trauma Research Repository (NTRR) into the FITBIR IS, clean and harmonize studies against established and new trauma common data elements (CDEs), integrate legacy data of high quality that will support secondary analysis, and establish a systems process for new submission and use of legacy data. In 2024, CNTR researched and analyzed data elements within four environments of care, and created and ran concurrent Delphi surveys during which groups of subject matter experts arrived at consensus on which common data elements to include in the NTRR. CNTR worked with NIH-CIT to update website text and functionality and go live mid-year. We also finalized policies and procedures for submission of and access to data, and communicated with investigators to facilitate upload of legacy data into the system.
- $255,469 spent. PCORI VTE- The primary objective of the project is to help nurses and patients make informed decisions regarding VTE prevention and reduce the occurrence of blood clots in injured patients by 1) implementing a validated nurse education module, and patient-centered education tool at 9 trauma centers, 2) examining data on missed and refused doses of VTE prophylaxis and study the intervention's impact on VTE outcomes in trauma patients at high-risk for VTE events, 3) conducting a qualitative study to tailor the intervention to the different health care settings and computer systems so that it can be implemented nationally, and 4) conducting a Cost of Implementation analysis with input from all nine sites to inform the business case for adopting the intervention at trauma centers across the US by quantifying the implementation costs including staffing efforts (nurse training, bedside patient education interventions) and electronic health record (EHR) configuration in two major platforms (Epic and Cerner). Following training of more than 1,000 nurses and nurse peer coaching, a real-time missed dose alert was put into place at all sites, and the patient education program was activated. Nine sites collected trauma registry and missed dose data for trauma admissions from January 1, 2019-December 31, 2023. A CNTR webpage was continuously utilized as a repository for all study educational materials. Manuscripts were produced and submitted for publication.
- $413,862 spent. PROPOLIS - The PROPOLIS (Plasma Resuscitation without Lung Injury) study examines the use of INTERCEPT-treated pathogen-reduced plasma (IPRP) in the resuscitation of burned patients. IPRP is an FDA-approved blood component that has undergone treatment to reduce the risk of transfusion-transmitted infection. This is a three-year study, funded by the Defense Medical Research and Development Program. As the coordinating center for the multi-institutional study, CNTR is responsible for end-to-end study management across five clinical sites and two laboratories, involving all policy and procedure, training, and human subject protection activities. Following a protocol amendment to extend the enrollment window to 18 hours, CNTR activated study close-out due to low patient enrollment.
- $103,389 spent. The Clinical Assessment of Field Shield Wound Dressing of Large Surface Area Burn Wounds study is clinically evaluating the efficacy of Field Shield Wound Dressing (FSWD) as a treatment for burn wounds versus a standard of care silver dressing. This is a three-year study, funded by the Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program. As the coordinating center for the multi-institutional study, CNTR is responsible for end-toend study management across two clinical sites and one data site, involving all plicy and procedure, training, and human subject protection activities. The study is actively enrolling.
- $71,979 spent. AHRQ Design
- $42,121 spent. Burn Sepsis
- $31,020 spent. LUMIFY
- $5,201 spent. Georgia Trauma Commission
- $624 spent. PCORI RURAL
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 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 January 2007.
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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