Medical Device Innovation Consortium
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BREAK DOWN BARRIERS IN THE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION AND ADOPTION OF SAFE, EFFECTIVE AND HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES.
- Income
- $28.2 million
- Spending
- $28.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- -0.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 67%
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 27
- Highest pay
- $914,419, 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
Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 82% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 89% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% 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 44% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2522 of 22 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)
- $15.1 million spent. NATIONAL EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY COORDINATING CENTER:THE NATIONAL EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR HEALTH TECHNOLOGY (NEST) IS AN INITIATIVE OF MDIC WHICH SERVES AS A CATALYST IN ESTABLISHING FUNCTIONAL AND EFFICIENT PATHWAYS FOR KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO GENERATE LOWER-COST, NEARER REAL-TIME REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE (RWE) OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY FOR REGULATORY, COVERAGE, PATIENT, AND CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING. BY SOLVING THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE SLOWED MEDICAL DEVICE INNOVATION, DELAYED THE DETECTION OF SAFETY SIGNALS, AND CREATED INEFFICIENCIES, NESTCC COULD IMPROVE PATIENTS' TIMELY ACCESS TO SAFE MEDICAL DEVICES AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
- $6.5 million spent. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY'S FOCUS INVOLVES DEVELOPING TOOLS AND METHODS TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY (IN TERMS OF TIME AND RESOURCES), QUALITY, DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, AND A PREDICTABLE PATHWAY IN DATA COLLECTION AND EVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S CLINICAL SCIENCE PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT BY SUPPORTING MANUFACTURERS IN OBTAINING CREDIBLE CLINICAL EVIDENCE PATIENT PREFERENCES AND FACILITATING FIRST-IN-WORLD PATIENT ACCESS TO SAFE AND EFFECTIVE NEW TECHNOLOGIES OF SIGNIFICANT HEALTH IMPORTANCE.
- $744,488 spent. HEALTH ECONOMICS AND PATIENT VALUE:MDIC'S VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE PROJECTS ARE DEVELOPED TO IMPROVE THE INDUSTRY'S ABILITY TO REAL WORLD EVIDENCE AND INCLUDE PATIENT PERSPECTIVES IN THE DEVELOPMENT, PRE-MARKET APPROVAL, AND POST-MARKET EVALUATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES AND SUPPORT A MORE PREDICTABLE PATHWAY IN REIMBURSEMENT DECISIONS UNDER FEDERAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS.
- $563,698 spent. DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBERSHIP
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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