Arthritis Research Center Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO INCREASE THE GENERAL BODY OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE REGARDING RHEUMATIC DISEASES (ARTHRITIS-RELATED ILLNESSES) BY PERFORMING RESEARCH USING THE DATA BANK AND PUBLISHING THAT RESEARCH IN PEER-REVIEWED MEDICAL JOURNALS. THE CLINICAL RESEARCH IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES OF THESE CONDITIONS.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 72%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $90,417, secretary/treasurer
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
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% 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
Good: 77 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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)
- $17,500 spent. BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB: TO EXAMINE WHETHER INCREASES IN GC DOSAGE IN RESPONSE TO INCREASE IN DISEASE ACTIVITY RESULT IN WORSE OUTCOMES COMPARED TO CHANGES/ADDITIONS OF OTHER IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE MEDICATIONS IN SLE PATIENTS AND HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH LEVELS OF GC USE.
- $138,158 spent. PSO REGISTRY BMS: IMPROVING THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY ENGAGING IN RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A MORE COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE TREATMENT LANDSCAPE AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH PSORIASIS. ARCF WILL COLLABORATE AND/OR PARTNER WITH ACADEMIC SITES, INVESTIGATORS, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES (COLLECTIVELY, INCLUDING ARCF, "CONSORTIUM OR, INDIVIDUALLY, EACH A "CONSORTIUM MEMBER") TO FURTHER ADVANCE FORWARD PSO. COMPANY WISHES TO SUPPORT FORWARD PSO AS A CONSORTIUM INDUSTRY PARTNER.
- $32,538 spent. JANSSEN RA: TO CHARACTERIZE BASELINE DEMOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WITH RA VS INDIVIDUALS WITH IIM AND COMPARE CHANGES IN PATIENT REPORT OUTCOMES (PROS) OVER TIME BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS WITH RA AND IIM.
- $1.4 million spent. ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE INITIATIVES, INCLUDING REGISTRY THAT USES THE INTERNET TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF ARTHRITIS PATIENTS, WHO WILLINGLY PROVIDE PATIENT INFORMATION TO BE USED FOR DISCOVERY RESEARCH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE FOR PEOPLE WITH ARTHRITIS, TO GATHER DATA TO BE USED FOR ANALYSES OF HEART DISEASE IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND USING THE NDB RA PATIENT DATE FROM 1998 THROUGH JUNE 2011 TO DETERMINE THE MOST COMMON TREATMENT PATHWAYS OVER THE PAST DECADE AND CHARACTERIZE THE PATIENTS ON THESE PATHWAYS.
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 March 2000.
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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