Cdr Associates
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CDR is dedicated to being a global leader in helping diverse stakeholders use open, constructive, and collaborative dialogue to make difficult decisions and transform seemingly intractable conflicts. We accomplish this through professional facilitation and mediation services, consultation, and training.
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 7.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $309,461, principal
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
Strong: 93 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs.
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: 75 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 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
0 of 10Did not give 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
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (3)
- $1.3 million spent. Environment/Public Policy Programs (Transportation, Water/Energy, Sustainable Development, Land): This Program devises solutions through policy dialogues, decision-making processes, facilitation services, and logistic support to stakeholders from both public and private sectors with differing interests arising out of public policy issues. Services may also include training, dispute systems design, and other consultations for these sectors in dealing with environmental and/or public policy issues specifically.
- $227,121 spent. Organizational Programs: This program provides training, dispute systems design, consultation services, and intervention programs to organizations, public and private. Training programs are delivered to employees, volunteers, and colleagues in various public and private organizations on the topic of conflict resolution theory and the development of skills needed to resolve conflict. Dispute systems design services provide comprehensive consultation for designing and implementing systems to prevent and manage conflict within and between organizations. Consultation, mediation, and facilitation services address specific situations as they arise in and between public and private organizations and provide a way to reconcile conflicts and facilitate amicable solutions.
- $129,784 spent. Private and Public Training Programs: Individuals attend public training seminars on The Mediation Process, a 40-hour program that teaches the basic skills of mediation. Also available is the facilitation and mediation of public and environmental disputes, a 24-hour course that teaches advanced and focused skills to deal with these types of disputes in the participants' agencies, organization, and their own practices of conflict resolution.
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 September 1979.
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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