Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ARBOR RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE FOR HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING PATIENT CARE THROUGH RESEARCH THAT SHAPES MEDICAL POLICIES AND PRACTICE. IN PARTICULAR, ARBOR RESEARCH CONDUCTS HEALTH OUTCOMES RESEARCH ON CHRONIC DISEASE AND END-STAGE ORGAN FAILURE WITH EXPERTISE IN BIOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS, CLINICAL PRACTICE, HEALTH ECONOMICS, PUBLIC POLICY, DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION, AND PROJECT COORDINATION. THROUGH RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ARE NATIONAL AND GLOBAL IN SCOPE, ARBOR RESEARCH'S SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATIONS PROVIDE VALUABLE AND TIMELY INFORMATION TO THE WORLDWIDE HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $20.4 million
- Spending
- $19.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 9.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 78%
- Employees
- 130
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $740,767, 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: 88 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 2% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% 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 45% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 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 (4)
- $4.6 million spent. DOPPS - THE DOPPS PROGRAM COLLECTS DATA ON PATIENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE, LEVERAGES EXTENSIVE LONGITUDINAL DATA TO EMPHASIZE THE EFFECTS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE PATTERNS ON PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND ADJUSTS OUTCOMES MEASURES FOR PATIENT COMORBIDITIES AND ADJUSTED TO A GREATER EXTENT THAN PREVIOUSLY POSSIBLE.
- $4.3 million spent. HP3: THE HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE PROGRAM AREA PROMOTES THE MISSION OF ARBOR RESEARCH BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE TO IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE AND PAYMENT POLICIES THROUGH IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS WITH PROGRAM EVALUATIONS, QUALITY MEASUREMENT, NEW APPROACHES TO PAYMENT MODELS AND KIDNEY DISEASE POLICY IN POTENTIALLY IMPORTNAT IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND THE QUALITY AND EFFICIANCY OF HEALTH CARE IN THE UNITED STATES.
- $5.1 million spent. SDCC: MULTI-DISIPLINARY TEAM OF CLINICIANS, BIOSTATISTICIANS, PROJECT MANAGERS, ANALYSTS, CLINICAL MONITORS, PROJECT SUPPORT PERSONNEL, AND MEDICAL EDITORS THAT FORM A PROJECT MANAGEMENT NEXUS TO ALLOW BUSY INVESTIGATORS SEPARATED BY MILES AND TIME ZONES TO COLLABORATIVELY PURSUE CLINICAL RESEARCH EXCELLENCE.
- OTHER: HEALTH OUTCOMES RESEARCH ON CHRONIC DISEASE AND END-STAGE ORGAN FAILURE, WITH EXPERTISE IN BIOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS, CLINICAL PRACTICE, HEALTH ECONOMICS, PUBLIC POLICY, DATABASE MANAGEMENT AND INTEGRATION, AND PROJECT COORDINATION.
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 May 1997.
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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