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Community Liver Alliance

EIN 46-1909171 · Pittsburgh, PA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood71 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LIVER DISEASE AWARENESS, PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

Income
$689,189
Spending
$798,018
Spent on programs
59%
Reserves
10.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
3
Volunteers
95
Highest pay
$140,000, chief executive officer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 71 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 10.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    59% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 25 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    12 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (5)
  1. $335,533 spent. EDUCATION - THE FOLLOWING EDUCATION EVENTS WERE HELD DURING 2025.LIVER CANCER CONFERENCE - AT COURSE COMPLETION, ATTENDEES SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOLECULAR CLASSIFICATION OF HEPATOCELLULAR CANCER (HCC) AND THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT OF HCC COMPETENCY, DEFINE THE MECHANISMS THAT LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HCC, DISCUSS THE AVAILABLE EVIDENCE-BASED DATA ON PROMISING TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR ADVANCED HCC AND THE ADVANCES IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.NASH UPDATE - AT COURSE COMPLETION, ATTENDEES SHOULD HAVE AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE BASE REGARDING THERAPY FOR NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS (NASH) AND NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD) RELATED TO MEDICATION AND ENDOSCOPIC TREATMENTS, AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE BASE REGARDING MANAGEMENT FOR NASH AND NAFLD RELATED TO NUTRITIONAL AND WEIGHT THERAPIES, AND AN INCREASED KNOWLEDGE BASE REGARDING OPTIONS OF EXTRA-HEPATIC MANIFESTATIONS OF NASH.NASH UPDATE FOR PATIENTS & CAREGIVERS - THE CLA "PATIENT AND CAREGIVER NASH UPDATE" EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS A PROVIDER LEAD UPDATE FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. THE PROGRAM FORMAT INCLUDES UP TO DATE INFORMATION ABOUT CURRENT TREATMENTS FOR FATTY LIVER, NAFLD, AND NASH, NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND CLINICAL TRIALS, TRANSPLANTATION, NUTRITION, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE UPDATE, RESOURCES, AND A QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION. A POST-PROGRAM EVALUATION IS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE OTHER AREAS OF EDUCATION NEEDED. IT IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR PATIENTS TO NETWORK.POST AASLD (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LIVER DISEASE) - THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP CLINICIANS AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PICTURE OF VIRAL HEPATITIS, MANAGEMENT OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA, AUTOIMMUNE AND FATTY LIVER DISEASE IN THE U.S. POPULATION, AND TO OFFER STRATEGIES FORPREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS AND CORRESPONDING CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE.HCV TRAINING - THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP CLINICIANS AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PICTURE OF HEPATITIS C, HCV/HIV COINFECTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION AND TO OFFER STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS AND CORRESPONDING CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE.PRIMARY BILIARY CHOLANGITIS (PBC) CAREGIVER EDUCATION - THE CLA "PBC UPDATE" EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS A PROVIDERLEAD UPDATE FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS, AND PROVIDERS ARE ALSO INVITED TO ATTEND. THE PROGRAM FORMAT INCLUDES UPTO DATE INFORMATION ABOUT PBC CURRENT TREATMENTS, NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND CLINICAL TRIALS, TRANSPLANTATION, NUTRITION, MEDICAID AND MEDICARE UPDATE, RESOURCES, AND A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. A POST-PROGRAM EVALUATION ISCONDUCTED TO DETERMINE OTHER AREAS OF EDUCATION NEEDED. IT IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR PATIENTS TO NETWORK AND LEARNABOUT THE CLA LEAD PBC SUPPORT GROUP.
  2. $31,548 spent. VIRAL HEPATITIS ELIMINATION - ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATING THE PURPOSE AND SERVICES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO ALL POTENTIAL SOURCES OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
  3. $100,408 spent. ADVOCACY - ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THE ORGANIZATION COMMUNICATING THE PURPOSE AND SERVICES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO ALL POTENTIAL SOURCES OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
  4. $500 spent. MASH CHALLENGE
  5. $600 spent. LIVER HERO PROGRAM - THE CLA LIVER HERO FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THREE IMPORTANT INITIATIVES: (1) LOCAL RESEARCH EACH YEAR $25,000 IS INVESTED THROUGH THE LIVER RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR A LOCAL LIVER RESEARCH PROJECT; (2) PATIENT ASSISTANCE FUND OFTEN TIMES PATIENTS HAVE HARDSHIPS BALANCING LIFE EXPENSES DURING TREATMENT AND TRANSPLANT. THE CLA PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES A MAXIMUM GRANT OF $250 PER PATIENT, PER YEAR TOWARDS APPROVED EXPENSES; AND (3) CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH CAMP CHIHOPI YOUTH TRANSPLANT CAMP CAMP CHIHOPI ALLOWS YOUTH TRANSPLANT PATIENTS TO EXPERIENCE TIME AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL AND THE DAILY DIFFICULTY OF BEING A PATIENT. EACH AUGUST CHILDREN GATHER AT CAMP EMMA KAUFMAN IN WEST VIRGINIA TO ENJOY 4 DAYS OF ACTIVITIES AND FRIENDSHIPS. THE DONATIONS OF THE LIVE HERO FUND ARE 100% DIRECTED TOWARDS THESE INITIATIVES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2013.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Community Care Alliance (Woonsocket, RI), EIN 05-0312278. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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