Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,448,621

Total expenses

$1,404,425

Contributions and grants received

$1,325,191

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$123,430

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$4,029,727

Total liabilities, end of year

$67,712

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,962,015

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,114,615

Management and general expenses

$212,031

Fundraising expenses

$77,779

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,114,615

Program services were 79.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• 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.

  Expenses $709,974

• 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.

  Expenses $236,218

• 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.

  Expenses $123,621

• LOBBYING AND RESEARCH

  Expenses $44,802

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

5 January 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202630149349300048

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