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National Vaccine Information Center

EIN 54-1951769 · Sterling, VA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong90 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PURPOSE OF NVIC IS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF AMERICAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH ITS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION-ORIENTED PROGRAMS TO PREVENT VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS AND TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS (BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS) WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINE INJURED. NVIC IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CONSUMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA PROVIDING VACCINE AND DISEASE RISK INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; ADVOCATING SAFETY REFORMS IN THE MASS VACCINATION SYSTEM AND ENDORSING INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO VACCINE-ASSOCIATED DEATHS, INJURIES AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. NVIC PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS MULTI-FACETED, INCLUDING: PUBLIC CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, WORKSHOPS; TELEVISION, RADIO AND PRINT MEDIA, AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS; THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS, AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPES, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER VISUAL AND PRINTED MATERIALS AND IT MAINTAINS AN INTERNET WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.NVIC.ORG).

Income
$1.4 million
Spending
$1.4 million
Spent on programs
79%
Reserves
33.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 92%
Employees
22
Volunteers
17
Highest pay
$61,750, president

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

Financial health

Strong: 90 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 33.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 2% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 22% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    79% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

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

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 8 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 August 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 (4)
  1. $709,974 spent. PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS NVIC'S PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS MULTI-FACETED, SPONSORING FOUR WEBSITES, DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS, VIDEOS, PODCASTS, CONFERENCES, AND ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. WEBSITES NVIC.ORG: ESTABLISHED IN 1995, THIS FLAGSHIP SITE IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL CONSUMER-OPERATED WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET, DISSEMINATING VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE RELATED INFORMATION WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTING VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS. THE WEBSITE FEATURES OVER 2,000 WEB PAGES WITH EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED, REFERENCED INFORMATION ON VACCINE HISTORY, SCIENCE, POLICY, LAW, ETHICS, AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. IT HOUSES NVIC'S 40+ YEARS OF COMMENTARIES, SPECIAL REPORTS, ARTICLES, STATEMENTS, PODCASTS, TESTIMONY, AND VIDEOS. IN FYE 2025, CONTENT ADDITIONS INCLUDED REFERENCED ARTICLES AND VIDEOS ON COVID-19 AND COVID SHOTS; MEASLES AND MEASLES VACCINE; BIRD FLU; THE HISTORY OF THE 1986 NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT; CENSORSHIP; KEEPING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OUT OF STATE VACCINE LAW-MAKING; AND SECURING INFORMED CONSENT PROTECTIONS, INCLUDING ENDING MANDATES. INFORMATION UPDATES ON DISEASES AND FEDERALLY RECOMMENDED VACCINES, STATE DAYCARE/SCHOOL VACCINE LAWS AND EXEMPTIONS. PLATFORM MIGRATION TO A MORE USER-FRIENDLY SYSTEM THAT ENHANCED SECURITY, CONTENT DELIVERY, OPERATION, SEO, AND VISITOR ENGAGEMENT. DURING FYE 2025, THE WEBSITE HOSTED APPROXIMATELY 231,000 VISITORS. NVICADVOCACY.ORG: LAUNCHED IN 2010, THIS PORTAL PROVIDES REGISTERED USERS WITH FREE PUBLIC ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF VACCINE-RELATED LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN THE U.S. IN THE 2025 SESSION, STAFF TRACKED AND ANALYZED ABOUT 700 BILLS IN 45 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. THE WEBSITE GARNERED OVER 54,000 PAGE VIEWS THIS REPORTING PERIOD. THEVACCINEREACTION.ORG: A DIGITAL WEEKLY JOURNAL NEWSPAPER (PRINT ORIGINS IN 1995) PROMOTES "AN ENLIGHTENED CONVERSATION ABOUT VACCINATION, HEALTH, AND AUTONOMY" WITH A FOCUS ON BREAKING NEWS TOPICS RELATED TO VACCINES AND DISEASES, HEALTH, ETHICS, MEDICINE, LAW, MEDIA AND BUSINESS. THE WEBSITE MAINTAINS A SEARCHABLE ARCHIVE AND HOSTED ABOUT 202,000 VISITORS THIS FISCAL YEAR. MEDALERTS.ORG: SPONSORED BY NVIC SINCE 2006 (ESTABLISHED 2003), THIS WEBSITE OFFERS USER-FRIENDLY SEARCHES OF THE FEDERAL VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTING SYSTEM (VAERS) DATABASE-SECURED BY NVIC CO-FOUNDERS IN THE 1986 ACT. AN EASY-TO-USE AND POWERFUL SEARCH ENGINE, IT ENABLES PUBLIC QUERIES ON VACCINE ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTED TO VAERS, INCLUDING HOSPITALIZATIONS, INJURIES, AND DEATHS FOLLOWING VACCINATION. THE WEBSITE HOSTED OVER 40 MILLION VISITORS IN FYE 2025 (175 PERCENT INCREASE) WITH A TOTAL OF 64 MILLION VISITORS SINCE 2013. PUBLIC EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS STAFF PRODUCED FULLY REFERENCED PRINT COMMENTARIES, VIDEOS, PODCASTS, AND FEDERAL AGENCY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON TOPICS INCLUDING CENSORSHIP; 1986 ACT HISTORY; MRNA COVID SHOT RISKS; CHANGING HEPATITIS B BIRTH DOSE TO INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING; PERTUSSIS/MEASLES OUTBREAKS AND VACCINE FAILURES; EXEMPTION LIMITATIONS; PROTECTING STATE LAWS FROM FEDERAL INTERFERENCE; AND INFORMED CONSENT RIGHTS. NVIC SPONSORED RESEARCH PUBLISHED. DURING FYE 2025, THE RESULTS OF NVIC- FUNDED RESEARCH INVESTIGATING HEALTH OUTCOMES (SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES, ADHD, ENCEPHALOPATHY, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER) IN VACCINATED VERSUS UNVACCINATED CHILDREN WAS PUBLISHED. THE STUDY CONFIRMED ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN VACCINATION AND CHRONIC ILLNESS/DISABILITY AND RECEIVED COVERAGE IN ALTERNATIVE, SOCIAL, AND MAINSTREAM MEDIA. NVIC NEWSLETTER AND THE VACCINE REACTION SEVEN DIGITAL NVIC NEWSLETTER EDITIONS PUBLISHED, WITH 670,000 EMAILS LINKING SUBSCRIBERS TO ORIGINAL ARTICLES, VIDEOS, RESOURCES, AND FUNDRAISING ON NVIC.ORG. THE VACCINE REACTION WEEKLY EDITIONS KEPT SUPPORTERS INFORMED ON SCIENCE, POLICY, LAW, AND INFORMED CONSENT AND PUBLISHED 52 EDITIONS WITH AN AVERAGE OPEN RATE OF 42 PERCENT. THESE EDITIONS CONTAINED OVER 200 REFERENCED ARTICLES AND 52 VIDEOS. SOCIAL MEDIA ONGOING LIFETIME BANS ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE (2021), AND PRIOR PAYPAL DONATION BLOCK IN 2021 REPRESENTS UNJUSTIFIED CENSORSHIP INITIATED BY POLITICAL OPERATIVES AND BIG TECH COMPANIES THAT CONTINUES TO SEVERELY LIMIT REACH. AS A RESULT, NVIC PIVOTED TO FREE-SPEECH PLATFORMS AND A NEW DONATION PLATFORM. IN FEBRUARY 2023, NVIC'S ACCOUNT ON TWITTER, NOW KNOWN AS X, WAS RESTORED, WHILE OTHER MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM BANS REMAIN IN PLACE. X (@NVICLOEDOWN): RESTORED FEBRUARY 2023, FOLLOWERS INCREASED TO OVER 24,000 DURING FYE 2025. RUMBLE: HOUSES NVIC'S VIDEO LIBRARY OF OVER 300+ VIDEOS WITH FOLLOWERS INCREASING 38 PERCENT DURING FYE 2025. LIFETIME VIDEO VIEWS ON RUMBLE ARE NEARING FOUR MILLION. MEWE, GAB, MINDS, AND TELEGRAM: ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AS FACEBOOK ALTERNATIVES, SAW FOLLOWER INCREASES: MEWE +2.5%, GAB STEADY AT 4,600, MINDS +7%, AND TELEGRAM STEADY AT 10,000. GAB AND MINDS ARE MOST ACTIVE WITH HIGH RIPPLE EFFECT INTERACTIONS. PODCASTS: ADDED ONE COMMENTARY TO LIBRARY OF 55; LIFETIME PLAYS OVER 80,000 ACROSS PLATFORMS. PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA NVIC IS AN INFORMATION RESOURCE FOR JOURNALISTS ON VACCINE HISTORY, SCIENCE, POLICY, LAW, AND ETHICS. DURING FYE 2025, NVIC'S PRESIDENT AND STAFF PARTICIPATED IN 17 MEDIA INTERVIEWS OR PROVIDED COMMENTS. PUBLIC SPEECHES AND WORKSHOPS STAFF DELIVERED SPEECHES, PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND WEBINARS ON VACCINE SAFETY, INFORMED CONSENT, HEALTH, AND AUTONOMY. PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS NVIC'S PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS MULTI-FACETED, SPONSORING FOUR WEBSITES, DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS, VIDEOS, PODCASTS, CONFERENCES, AND ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT. WEBSITES NVIC.ORG: ESTABLISHED IN 1995, THIS FLAGSHIP SITE IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL CONSUMER-OPERATED WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET, DISSEMINATING VACCINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE RELATED INFORMATION WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTING VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS. THE WEBSITE FEATURES OVER 2,000 WEB PAGES WITH EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED, REFERENCED INFORMATION ON VACCINE HISTORY, SCIENCE, POLICY,
  2. $236,218 spent. VACCINE CHOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM THE NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL (LAUNCHED 2010) MAINTAINS REAL-TIME INFORMATION ON STATE/FEDERAL VACCINE BILLS, PROVIDES ANALYSIS, TALKING POINTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ELECTRONIC LEGISLATOR CONNECTIONS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. IN FYE 2025: TRACKED ABOUT 700 BILLS ACROSS 45 STATES/D.C.; SUPPORTED 325 THAT ALIGNED WITH NVIC'S MISSION; OPPOSED 168 (THREATENING VOLUNTARY CHOICE). TWENTY-SIX SUPPORTED BILLS ENACTED IN NINE STATES. FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR SUPPORTING MORE BILLS THAN OPPOSING. NO STATE PASSED COVID OR OTHER VACCINE MANDATES; NO EXEMPTIONS WERE ELIMINATED. OVER 15 YEARS NEARLY 4,500 BILLS HAVE BEEN TRACKED, ANALYZED, AND POSITIONS ISSUED. CONSUMER ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION SINCE 1988, NVIC PROVIDES REPRESENTATIVES, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MONITORS FEDERAL VACCINE ACTIVITIES AT HHS, INCLUDING FDA'S VRBPAC AND CDC'S ACIP, NVAC, AND ACCV. ACCV: OVERSEES VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM; NO MEETINGS HELD. ACIP: MONITORED MEETINGS; NVIC VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED; SUBMITTED COMMENT OPPOSING UNIVERSAL HEPATITIS B BIRTH DOSE FOR HEPATITIS B-NEGATIVE MOTHERS, CITING HISTORY AND LACK OF EVIDENCE. NVAC: MONITORED ONE MEETING. VRBPAC: MONITORED FOUR MEETINGS; SUBMITTED 21-PAGE COMMENT ON INSUFFICIENT SAFETY EVIDENCE FOR COVID SHOTS IN ELDERLY/CHRONICALLY ILL, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, TERM LIMIT ISSUES, AND ABSENCE OF BONA FIDE CONSUMER MEMBER. SUBMITTED MAY 2025 COMMENT TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION DETAILING NVIC'S CENSORSHIP EXPERIENCES SINCE 2020 IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON PLATFORM SPEECH-BASED ACCESS DENIAL. VACCINE CHOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM THE NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL (LAUNCHED 2010) MAINTAINS REAL-TIME INFORMATION ON STATE/FEDERAL VACCINE BILLS, PROVIDES ANALYSIS, TALKING POINTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ELECTRONIC LEGISLATOR CONNECTIONS FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION. IN FYE 2025: TRACKED ABOUT 700 BILLS ACROSS 45 STATES/D.C.; SUPPORTED 325 THAT ALIGNED WITH NVIC'S MISSION; OPPOSED 168 (THREATENING VOLUNTARY CHOICE). TWENTY-SIX SUPPORTED BILLS ENACTED IN NINE STATES. FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR SUPPORTING MORE BILLS THAN OPPOSING. NO STATE PASSED COVID OR OTHER VACCINE MANDATES; NO EXEMPTIONS WERE ELIMINATED. OVER 15 YEARS NEARLY 4,500 BILLS HAVE BEEN TRACKED, ANALYZED, AND POSITIONS ISSUED. CONSUMER ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION SINCE 1988, NVIC PROVIDES REPRESENTATIVES, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MONITORS FEDERAL VACCINE ACTIVITIES AT HHS, INCLUDING FDA'S VRBPAC AND CDC'S ACIP, NVAC, AND ACCV. ACCV: OVERSEES VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM; NO MEETINGS HELD. ACIP: MONITORED MEETINGS; NVIC VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR AND BOARD MEMBER APPOINTED; SUBMITTED COMMENT OPPOSING UNIVERSAL HEPATITIS B BIRTH DOSE FOR HEPATITIS B-NEGATIVE MOTHERS, CITING HISTORY AND LACK OF EVIDENCE. NVAC: MONITORED ONE MEETING. VRBPAC: MONITORED FOUR MEETINGS; SUBMITTED 21-PAGE COMMENT ON INSUFFICIENT SAFETY EVIDENCE FOR COVID SHOTS IN ELDERLY/CHRONICALLY ILL, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, TERM LIMIT ISSUES, AND ABSENCE OF BONA FIDE CONSUMER MEMBER. SUBMITTED MAY 2025 COMMENT TO FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION DETAILING NVIC'S CENSORSHIP EXPERIENCES SINCE 2020 IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON PLATFORM SPEECH-BASED ACCESS DENIAL.
  3. $123,621 spent. COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE SINCE 1982, PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE INFORMATION, VACCINE REACTION REGISTRY, AND FREE SUPPORT FOR REPORTED REACTIONS/INJURIES/DEATHS. IN FYE 2025 NVIC RESPONDED TO 1,176 PHONE CALLS (95 PERCENT INCREASE) AND OVER 500 EMAILS. INQUIRIES SOUGHT HELP IDENTIFYING/REPORTING REACTIONS; FILING COMPENSATION CLAIMS; UNDERSTANDING STATE LAWS; PREPARING DOCTOR QUESTIONS; AND ADDRESSING COERCION/SANCTIONS IN MEDICAL, EMPLOYMENT, OR OTHER SETTINGS FOR DECLINING VACCINES. MANY INVOLVED PERSONAL REACTION REPORTS OR PUNITIVE SANCTION EXPERIENCES IN DOCTOR OFFICES AND EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS. COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE SINCE 1982, PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE INFORMATION, VACCINE REACTION REGISTRY, AND FREE SUPPORT FOR REPORTED REACTIONS/INJURIES/DEATHS. IN FYE 2025 NVIC RESPONDED TO 1,176 PHONE CALLS (95 PERCENT INCREASE) AND OVER 500 EMAILS. INQUIRIES SOUGHT HELP IDENTIFYING/REPORTING REACTIONS; FILING COMPENSATION CLAIMS; UNDERSTANDING STATE LAWS; PREPARING DOCTOR QUESTIONS; AND ADDRESSING COERCION/SANCTIONS IN MEDICAL, EMPLOYMENT, OR OTHER SETTINGS FOR DECLINING VACCINES. MANY INVOLVED PERSONAL REACTION REPORTS OR PUNITIVE SANCTION EXPERIENCES IN DOCTOR OFFICES AND EMPLOYMENT SETTINGS.
  4. $44,802 spent. LOBBYING AND RESEARCH

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 November 6, 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 August 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 1982.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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