National Foundation for the Ctrs for Disease Contr & Prevention Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CDC FOUNDATION HELPS THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), BY FORGING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT, PHILANTHROPY, ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO FIGHT THREATS TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.
- Income
- $165.6 million
- Spending
- $175.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 39%
- Employees
- 1,312
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $657,752, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, over $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, over $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 June 30, 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)
- $39.0 million spent. WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS--STRENGTHENING HEALTH DEPARTMENTSTHE CDC FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE NATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION SYSTEM BY RECRUITING, HIRING, ONBOARDING AND MANAGING DIVERSE AND EXPERIENCED PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON BEHALF OF 27 HEALTH JURISDICTIONS. (SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) THE CDC FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS WORK TO STRENGTHEN THE NATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION SYSTEM BY RECRUITING, HIRING, ONBOARDING AND MANAGING DIVERSE AND EXPERIENCED PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ON BEHALF OF 27 HEALTH JURISDICTIONS THIS YEAR. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, THE CDC FOUNDATION EMPLOYED MORE THAN 206 PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR TO BRIDGE WORKFORCE GAPS AT HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE NATION. FIELD EMPLOYEES WORK IN VARIOUS ROLES, RANGING FROM TRADITIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH POSITIONS LIKE EPIDEMIOLOGISTS, DISEASE INVESTIGATORS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SPECIALISTS, TO DATA SCIENTISTS, CLOUD ARCHITECTS, LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, HEALTH POLICY EXPERTS, SCHOOL LIAISONS, OVERDOSE COORDINATORS, VACCINE DEMAND STRATEGISTS AND MANY MORE. THESE EMPLOYEES PLAY INTEGRAL ROLES IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE FOR JURISDICTIONS ACROSS AMERICA. BY MEETING HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEEDS AND PROVIDING KEY STAFF WHEN AND WHERE THEY WERE NEEDED MOST, CDC FOUNDATION SUSTAINED ITS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH, BOTH IN THE MOMENT AND FOR THE FUTURE.
- $15.7 million spent. OVERDOSE RESPONSETHE OVERDOSE RESPONSE STRATEGY (ORS) IS AN INITIATIVE LED BY THE CDC FOUNDATION DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH-PUBLIC SAFETY COLLABORATION AND STRENGTHEN EFFORTS TO REDUCE DEATHS FROM DRUG OVERDOSES. (SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) BUILDING ON PREVIOUS WORK THAT ASSISTED STATE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN BUILDING THEIR CAPACITY TO COMBAT THE RAPID INCREASE OF DEATHS RELATED TO OPIOID OVERDOSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE CDC FOUNDATION HAD TWO SPECIFIC ONGOING PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IN FY2025. THE CDC AWARDED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO THE CDC FOUNDATION FOR A CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM KNOWN AS OVERDOSE DATA TO ACTION (OD2A), WHICH SUPPORTS JURISDICTIONS IN IMPLEMENTING PREVENTION ACTIVITIES AND COLLECTING ACCURATE, COMPREHENSIVE AND TIMELY DATA ON NONFATAL AND FATAL OVERDOSES AND IN USING THOSE DATA TO ENHANCE PROGRAMMATIC AND MONITORING EFFORTS TO PREVENT OVERDOSES. OD2A SUPPORTS EMPLOYEES AND SUBRECIPIENTS ACROSS 48 JURISDICTIONS TO IMPLEMENT OVERDOSE SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. UNDER THE SAME COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, CDC ALSO AWARDED FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE OVERDOSE RESPONSE STRATEGY (ORS), AN INITIATIVE LED BY THE CDC FOUNDATION DESIGNED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH-PUBLIC SAFETY COLLABORATION AND STRENGTHEN EFFORTS TO REDUCE DEATHS FROM DRUG OVERDOSES. ORS WAS CREATED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CDC AND THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY (ONDCP) THROUGH THEIR SUPPORT OF THE HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA (HIDTA) PROGRAM AND THE CDC FOUNDATION. NOW IN ITS EIGHTH YEAR, THE PROGRAM'S MISSION REMAINS HELPING COMMUNITIES REDUCE FATAL AND NON-FATAL DRUG OVERDOSES BY IMPROVED INFORMATION SHARING ACROSS PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES AND BY SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE 61 PUBLIC HEALTH ANALYSTS FUNDED IN ALL 50 STATES, WASHINGTON, DC, PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WHO GATHER AND ANALYZE DATA AND TRENDS ON OVERDOSES AND INFORM AND SUPPORT LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SOLUTIONS TO REDUCE OVERDOSES AND SAVE LIVES.
- $15.5 million spent. WORKFORCE ACCELERATION INITIATIVETHE WORKFORCE ACCELERATION INITIATIVE (WAI) IS AN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, ONBOARD AND TRAIN DATA AND TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS FROM OUTSIDE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AIMED AT SPEEDING UP IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND BOLSTERING THE ABILITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES TO DELIVER ON KEY DATA MODERNIZATION PROJECTS AND OBJECTIVES. (SEE SCH O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION) THE CDC FOUNDATION LAUNCHED THE WORKFORCE ACCELERATION INITIATIVE (WAI) TO HELP MEET THE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE NEEDS OF THE NATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND DATA EXPERTS TO SUPPORT ACCELERATED INFORMATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. WITH MORE MODERN AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS, PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES (PHAS) WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO RAPIDLY DETECT AND RESPOND TO NEW THREATS, MAKE MORE INFORMED AND TIMELY DECISIONS, AND DELIVER HEALTHIER OUTCOMES FOR THE POPULATIONS THEY SERVE. WAI IS SUPPORTED BY A NEARLY $66 MILLION AWARD FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES AND IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CDC'S PUBLIC HEALTH DATA STRATEGY. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, 49 PHAS WERE SELECTED AND MORE THAN 125 WAI PLACEMENTS WERE HIRED. ADDITIONAL PHAS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTS, FROM DATA SCIENTISTS TO ENGINEERS, ARE BEING RECRUITED AS THE WAI PROGRAM CONTINUES TO CHART A PATH FOR BETTER OUTCOMES IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
- THE CDC FOUNDATION, WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, INCLUDING CDC, SPENDS MOST OF ITS FUNDS DIRECTLY FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT FURTHER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDED THOSE TO ADDRESS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES; FOCUS ON CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND OTHER SIMILAR HEALTH CHALLENGES; STRENGTHEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS THROUGH MODERNIZING PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES; AND ADVANCE A WIDE VARIETY OF OTHER CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION EFFORTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 September 1994.
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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