Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$10,899,894

Total expenses

$12,655,722

Contributions and grants received

$6,082,061

Grants paid

$1,103,132

Program service revenue

$4,028,654

Investment income

$621,512

Other revenue

$167,667

Total assets, end of year

$23,063,122

Total liabilities, end of year

$8,832,688

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$14,230,434

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$11,464,325

Management and general expenses

$199,263

Fundraising expenses

$992,134

Program service expenses (Part III)

$11,464,325

Program services were 90.6% 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 · 2025

• THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) IS CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES IN PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD. THE ARC'S SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVANCE THE FIELD OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES AS FOLLOWS: PROGRAM INNOVATION:THE ARC'S HEALTH PROGRAMS HAVE STARTED A THREE-YEAR PROJECT TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON PEOPLE WITH IDD AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE NATIONAL CENTER ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND DISABILITY WORKED TO EDUCATE LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT AND CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH IDD IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE WINGS FOR AUTISM/WINGS FOR ALL PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES AN AIRPORT TRAVEL SIMULATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR OTHER DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, IS BEGINNING TO GAIN MOMENTUM SINCE COVID-19. THE CENTER FOR FUTURE PLANNING PROVIDES AN ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER TO ASSIST ADULTS WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE NEEDS, AND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR CHAPTERS OF THE ARC TO SUPPORT THEM. THE ARC IS WORKING WITH SEVENTEEN STATE TEAMS TO FURTHER RESOURCE USE WITHIN THEIR STATE. THE ARC'S TECH PROGRAMS PROVIDE ONLINE RESOURCES TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCESS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THEIR LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEERISM PROJECT ENGAGED PEOPLE WITH IDD IN VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AT SITES ACROSS THE NATION. THE ARC@SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO FAMILIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH IDD TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. VARIOUS OF THESE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CONTINUED TO BE PRODUCED IN ONLINE FORMATS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

  Expenses $3,792,458 · Grants $1,043,117 · Revenue $40,287

• PUBLIC POLICY:THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) ADVOCATED TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH IDD AND FOR FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT ENABLE THEM TO BE FULLY INCLUDED IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE. THE ARC MONITORED DEVELOPMENTS IN FEDERAL PUBLIC POLICY, INCLUDING LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS, LITIGATION AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS, OF IMPORTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ARC REGULARLY INFORMED CHAPTER LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THE MEDIA, LEADERS OF OTHER NONPROFITS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD THROUGH AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER, PERIODIC SPECIAL REPORTS AND ALERTS AND CONTENT POSTED TO THE ARC'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. EDUCATIONAL AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES CUT ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS, SUCH AS HEALTH CARE, LONG TERM SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MORE. THE ARC ALSO REGULARLY EDUCATED AND INFORMED ELECTED AND APPOINTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT THE NEEDS, INTERESTS AND CONCERNS OF PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ABOUT THE LIKELY IMPACT OF POLICY PROPOSALS. INPUT WAS PROVIDED TO CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS THROUGH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE, ORAL AND WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND FACE-TO-FACE AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS. THE ARC ALSO PARTICIPATED IN, AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP FOR, A NUMBER OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL COALITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS INVOLVED IN RELATED EFFORTS.

  Expenses $3,310,529 · Grants $53,370 · Revenue $362,579

• CHAPTER LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) SUPPORTED A NETWORK OF NEARLY 550 AFFILIATED STATE AND LOCAL CHAPTERS THAT ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF, AND PROVIDED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ARC PROMOTED BEST PRACTICES IN ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION THROUGH A SERIES OF CHAPTER WEBINARS AND PROMOTED BEST PRACTICES IN PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD. THE ARC KEPT CHAPTERS INFORMED OF CRITICAL INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING IN SUBJECT AREAS SUCH AS EARLY INTERVENTION, INTEGRATED EDUCATION, TRANSITION, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED AND INDEPENDENT LIVING, HEALTH CARE, DECISION-MAKING SUPPORTS, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF OF THE AFFILIATED CHAPTERS THROUGH A BI-WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER (FUSION), A STATE CHAPTER RETREAT, PERIODIC VIDEO CONFERENCES FOR CHAPTER LEADERS, PERIODIC WEBINARS, AN ANNUAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A NATIONAL CONVENTION, WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, EMAIL DISCUSSION GROUPS, EXTENSIVE CONTENT AVAILABLE ONLINE, AND ONE-TO-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA TELEPHONE AND EMAIL. PROGRAMMING WAS CONDUCTED USING VIRTUAL MEETING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.THE ARC PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO ORGANIZE NEW CHAPTERS OF THE ARC, AND TO STRENGTHEN AND STABILIZE EXISTING CHAPTERS, SO THAT THEY MAY EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF AND SERVE THEIR CONSTITUENTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. THE ARC ALSO PROMOTED INFORMATION SHARING AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG AND BETWEEN ALL OF OUR CHAPTERS. THE ARC EMBARKED ON A NEW CHAPTER DATA INTEGRATION PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE AN INTERACTIVE DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE CHAPTER NETWORK. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO INCREASE THE ACCURACY OF OUR DATA COLLECTION AND DEMONSTRATE THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF OUR CHAPTERS, IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF CHAPTER INVOICING AND PAYMENTS, CREATE A PLATFORM FOR CHAPTER ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER, AND CREATE A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM FOR RESOURCE SHARING.

  Expenses $2,801,819 · Grants $6,645 · Revenue $3,585,502

• PUBLIC EDUCATION:THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) EDUCATED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, THE MEDIA AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS, INTERESTS, ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ARC'S PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS COVERED A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECT AREAS, SUCH AS PUBLIC POLICY, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.THE ARC'S E-NEWSLETTER, EMPOWER, WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AS WELL TO OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. THE ARC'S WEBSITES PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF INFORMATION AND A VARIETY OF FREE PUBLICATIONS PROVIDING PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH IDD IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE. SOCIAL MEDIA SITES HELP SPREAD THE INFORMATION TO A BROADER AUDIENCE. THE ARC ALSO MONITORS LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT PEOPLE WITH IDD, AND DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED BY STATE AND LOCAL CHAPTERS, AND INFORMS WEBSITE USERS ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS INTRODUCE VIEWERS TO THE ARC AND WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.THE ARC RESPONDED TO HUNDREDS OF WRITTEN, PHONE, AND E-MAIL INQUIRIES FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO IDD. INFORMATION WAS NEEDED BY MANY FAMILIES ON: AGING AND DISABILITIES, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, FUTURE PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, RARE DISORDERS, EDUCATION ISSUES, FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS, ABLE ACCOUNTS, POOLED SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS, DECISION-MAKING SUPPORTS, AND LEGAL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES.

  Expenses $1,559,519 · Revenue $40,286

As filed on the 2025 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• THE ARC OF NEW MEXICO

  $135,000

  TECH PROGRAM / SPECIAL EDUCATION

• THE ARC HARRIS COUNTY

  $42,000

  ADAPTIVE LEARNING / SPECIAL EDUCATION

• THE ARC OF OKLAHOMA

  $40,000

  TECH PROGRAM / ADAPTIVE LEARNING

• THE ARC OF INDIANA

  $38,125

  TECH PROGRAM / SPECIAL EDUCATION

• THE ARC OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND

  $32,000

  MLK DAY OF SERVICE / ADAPTIVE LEARNING

• RIDGE AREA ARC

  $30,000

  MLK DAY OF SERVICE / ADAPTIVE LEARNING

• THE ARC OF BENTON COUNTY

  $29,272

  CHAPTER FEDERAL POLICY / SPECIAL EDUCATION

• THE ARC OF HARRISONBURG AND ROCKINGHAM

  $25,000

  TECH PROGRAM

• THE ARC OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

  $24,771

  TECH PROGRAM

• THE ARC OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

  $22,400

  TECH PROGRAM

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• THE ARC US FOUNDATION

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ARC · PA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by THE ARC OF THE US

• THE ARC OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INC

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ARC IN DC · DC · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by THE ARC OF THE US

• THE ARC OF GEORGIA SERVICES CORPORATION

  501(C)(3) · SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE ARC IN GA · GA · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by THE ARC OF THE US

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

16 September 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

202602599349300025

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