National Psoriasis Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION PROVIDES PEOPLE WITH PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO BEST MANAGE THEIR CONDITION, WHILE PROMOTING RESEARCH TO FIND A CURE.
- Income
- $12.6 million
- Spending
- $11.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 81%
- Employees
- 57
- Volunteers
- 624
- Highest pay
- $442,827, 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
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 33% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 11 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 37% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 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)
- $3.4 million spent. RESEARCHTHE NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION (NPF) CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN FUNDING AND DRIVING RESEARCH TO CURE PSORIATIC DISEASE. IN FY 2025, NPF INVESTED OVER $2.5M IN RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDS TOWARDS OUTSIDE-THE-BOX IDEAS AND SUPPORTED YOUNG RESEARCHERS, ENSURING PROGRESS TOWARD NOVEL TREATMENTS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS THE ACCELERATED MEDICINES PARTNERSHIP FOR AUTOIMMUNE AND IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISEASES (AMP AIM), NPF HAS WORKED WITH INDUSTRY AND NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY MOLECULAR PATHWAYS AND ACCELERATE TREATMENT DEVELOPMENT. BRIDGE GRANTS HAVE ENABLED NEAR-MISS NIH RESEARCH APPLICATIONS TO SECURE ADDITIONAL DATA AND EVENTUALLY OBTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING, MULTIPLYING DONOR INVESTMENT MANY TIMES OVER. OVER THE LIFETIME OF THIS GRANT OFFERING, EVERY BRIDGE GRANT RECIPIENT SUCCESSFULLY OBTAINED FURTHER FUNDING AFTER RESUBMISSION, TURNING $1.5 MILLION IN NPF GRANTS INTO $13.5 MILLION IN FEDERAL SUPPORT. NPF COLLABORATED WITH THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO DERMATOLOGIC CARE IN UNDERSERVED WASHINGTON, D.C. NEIGHBORHOODS. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH, SUCH AS THE S.T.R.A.N.D. INITIATIVE, EDUCATED HAIR STYLISTS ON RECOGNIZING SCALP CONDITIONS, BROADENING COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND EARLY DETECTION. THE NPF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DIRECTORY WAS ENHANCED IN 2025 BY REQUIRING PROVIDERS TO ATTEST TO DELIVERING GUIDELINE-BASED, HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOCUSED ON MINIMAL DISEASE ACTIVITY AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL GROWTH.
- $1.3 million spent. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONNPF CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING TARGETING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT ALL LEVELS AND STAGES OF CAREER. THE 26TH ANNUAL RESIDENTS AND RHEUMATOLOGY FELLOWS MEETING OFFERED DERMATOLOGY RESIDENTS AND RHEUMATOLOGY FELLOWS THE LATEST IN PSORIATIC DISEASE TREATMENT PRESENTED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. THROUGH ITS DEDICATION TO EDUCATING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON PSORIATIC DISEASE AND ITS RELATED DISEASES, NPF HAS EARNED ACCREDITATION AS A PROVIDER OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION. IT'S PART OF OUR EFFORTS TO ENSURE ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLICATED DISEASE. NPF OFFERS THE PSOUND BYTES CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PODCASTS, WEBINARS, AND IN-PERSON CLASSES AND SEMINARS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES. IN FY 2025, THE NPF CELEBRATED THE INDEXING OF THE JOURNAL OF PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS, A PEER REVIEWED OUTLET FEATURING CME ARTICLES, ALLOWING MANY MORE RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, AND PATIENTS TO ACCESS VALUABLE INFORMATION IN EACH ARTICLE.
- $1.2 million spent. ADVOCACYNPF FURTHER AMPLIFIED ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO CHAMPION PATIENT-FRIENDLY LEGISLATION, NOTABLY THE SAFE STEP ACT, AND HAS SUPPORTED STEP THERAPY REFORMS AND COPAY ACCUMULATOR PROTECTIONS ACROSS 40 STATES. NPF REGULARLY ADVOCATES ON CAPITOL HILL FOR BETTER CARE, ACCESS, AND FAIR PRICING. IN FY 2025, NPF PROACTIVELY EDUCATED ITS COMMUNITY ABOUT SIGNIFICANT MEDICARE CHANGES THROUGH ARTICLES, PODCASTS, AND WEBINARS, HELPING PATIENTS NAVIGATE NEW OUT-OF-POCKET MAXIMUMS AND PRESCRIPTION OPTIONS.
- $3.3 million spent. EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND PATIENT SERVICESNPF'S PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS REACHED BROAD AUDIENCES, FEATURING DYNAMIC CONTENT TO REDUCE STIGMA AND DRIVE AWARENESS. THE #THISISPSORIASIS CAMPAIGN UTILIZED MEDIA TOURS AND VIDEOS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO DEBUNK MYTHS AND FOSTER UNDERSTANDING. NPF ALSO LAUNCHED IMPACTFUL CAMPAIGNS FOR RARE FORMS OF THE DISEASE, SUCH AS GENERALIZED PUSTULAR PSORIASIS (GPP), EDUCATING PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS TO SAVE LIVES THROUGH TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND INTERVENTION. NPF OPTIMIZED ITS DIGITAL PRESENCE, MAKING PSORIASIS.ORG A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR OVER 4 MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS. EFFORTS INCLUDED THE LAUNCH OF THE RESOURCE LIBRARY AND THE MONTHLY PSORIASIS INSIDER NEWSLETTER, SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING ACCESS TO RELIABLE INFORMATION FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS. SINCE 2016, NPF'S PATIENT NAVIGATION CENTER HAS SUPPORTED OVER 90,000 PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WITH FREE, PERSONALIZED SUPPORT DESIGNED TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND PSORIATIC DISEASE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS, NAVIGATE INSURANCE CHALLENGES, AND FIND THE APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1968.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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