Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$1,484,561

Total expenses

$1,246,411

Contributions and grants received

$376,100

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$1,076,671

Investment income

$31,790

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$1,751,170

Total liabilities, end of year

$632,465

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,118,705

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$1,073,561

Management and general expenses

$133,366

Fundraising expenses

$39,484

Program service expenses (Part III)

$1,073,561

Program services were 86.1% 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

• EDUCATION: EDUCATION IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF NAVREF'S VISION, MISSION AND VALUES. NAVREF OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ITS MEMBERS. THESE INCLUDE: (1) TRAINING WORKSHOPS- TYPICALLY 2-DAY EVENTS FOCUSED ON TOPICS OF INTEREST, (2) A MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES- A MEMBER- DRIVEN ONLINE SERIES THAT DELIVERS EDUCATIONAL CONTACT EACH MONTH TO ADDRESS EVOLVING NPC-RELATED TOPICS AND PRESENT SERVICES TO MEMBERS, AND (3) REGULAR FORUM CALLS - BIWEEKLY VIDEO CALLS WHERE MEMBERS CAN DISCUSS ANY EMERGING CONCERN OR ISSUE THEY ARE FACING LOCALLY AT THEIR NPC. (4) NAVREF ALSO HOSTS A STATE OF THE SCIENCE SERIES TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS ON SPECIFIC TOPICS SUCH AS PRIORITY DISEASE AREAS AND INNOVATIONS IN MEDICINE. ADDITIONALLY, NAVREF OFFERS MEMBERS PEER REVIEW CONSULTATION SERVICES WHICH INVOLVES AN INTENSE PREPARATORY REVIEW OF BYLAWS, STRATEGY, POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND FINANCES FOLLOWED BY A SITE VISIT TO DISCUSS SPECIFIC ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS WITH THE NPC'S EXECUTIVES AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CENTERPIECE OF NAVREF'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE 3-DAY EVENT AVERAGES 200 ATTENDEES FROM MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND FOCUSES ON THE MOST RELEVANT TOPICS RELATED TO ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND REVENUE DEVELOPMENT. PLENARY SPEAKERS FROM THE U.S. CONGRESS, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS' HEALTH, AND THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY PROVIDE KEEN INSIGHT ON DEVELOPING TRENDS AND INITIATIVES. NAVREF ALSO COORDINATES WITH OUR MEMBERS AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR MEMBER EMPLOYEES AND VA-AFFILIATED PERSONNEL AT NO COST TO THE MEMBERS.

  Expenses $376,137

• MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS & SERVICES: NAVREF ENSURES THE SUCCESS OF ITS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT SERVICES. MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REACH OUT TO NAVREF STAFF BY PHONE OR EMAIL FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. INFORMATION IS ALSO DISSEMINATED TO MEMBERS VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, EMAIL, AND THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER PRODUCED BY STAFF. THIS NEWSLETTER CONTAINS ARTICLES, COLUMNS, AND REMINDERS KEEPING ALL MEMBERS UP-TO-DATE ON CURENT ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR, THE CLINICAL RESEARCH INDUSTRY, AND THE VETERAN RESEARCH COMMUNITY. OVER ITS 35-YEAR HISTORY, NAVREF HAS DEVELOPED CONTACTS WITH NUMEROUS EXPERTS IN NPC GOVERNANCE, FINANCES, HUMAN RESOURCES, GRANTS MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION. MANY OF THESE EXPERTS MAKE THEMSELVES AVAILABLE TO NAVREF AND ITS' MEMBERS TO ADDRESS EMERGING ISSUES. IN KEEPING WITH ITS VISION TO PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE VETERAN HEALTH, NAVREF PROVIDES A CLINICAL TRIAL MATCHMAKING SERVICES WHICH CONNECTS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH CLINICAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS. NAVREF STAFF ACTIVELY PURSUE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES AND CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH STUDIES AT VA MEDICAL CENTERS. NAVREF NEGOTIATES WITH VENDORS TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AT GROUP DISCOUNTS.

  Expenses $573,649

• PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT: THROUGH A MULTIYEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VA OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, OUR COMBINED PROGRAM PROVIDES VETERANS WITH GREATER ACCESS TO INDUSTRY SPONSORED CLINICAL TRIALS AND MAKE VA A PARTNER OF CHOICE FOR INDUSTRY SPONSORED TRIALS. ONE CRITICAL OUTCOME OF THIS PROGRAM WAS THE LAUNCH OF NAVREF'S INDUSTRY PARTNER CONSORTIUM IN 2021. THE INDUSTRY PARTNER CONSORTIUM SERVES AS A PLATFORM FOR INDUSTRY SPONSORS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY, COLLABORATE, AND OVERCOME CHALLENGES WITHIN VA RESEARCH THAT HINDER OUR NATION'S VETERANS FROM ACCESSING CUTTING-EDGE CLINICAL TRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE CONSORTIUM CONVENES REGULARLY AND REPRESENTS STAKEHOLDERS FROM A VARIETY OF HEALTH CARE INDUSTRIES. ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTS OF THE INDUSTRY PARTNER CONSORTIUM HAS BEEN THE JOINT ESTABLISHMENT WITH VA OF THE PARTNERED RESEARCH PROGRAM (PRP), A DEDICATED RESOURCE FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS INTERESTED IN CONDUCTING MULTISITE TRIALS WITHIN VA. NAVREF ALSO OFFERS NO-COST CLINICAL TRIALS CONSULTATIONS TO ALL RESEARCH PARTNERS THAT MAY BE INTERESTED IN BRINGING MORE CLINICAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO VETERANS. THROUGH REGUALR OUTREACH, NAVREF IS HEIGHTENING AWARENESS OF VA RESEARCH AND THE NONPROFITS AND EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTNER AND COLLABORATE TO BENEFIT VETERANS' HEALTH.

  Expenses $112,543

• OTHER PROGRAMS.

  Expenses $11,232

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. 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

10 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202632229349300028

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