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← GLOBAL COALITION FOR ADAPTIVE RESEARCH INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GLOBAL COALITION FOR ADAPTIVE RESEARCH INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,688,488
Total expenses
$30,895,157
Contributions and grants received
$1,668,304
Grants paid
$16,019
Program service revenue
$24,168,345
Investment income
$1,851,839
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$63,602,270
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,355,112
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$39,247,158
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,800,521
Management and general expenses
$4,094,636
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,800,521

Program services were 86.7% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,668,304

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRIAL REVENUE

    total $24,168,345 · related or exempt $24,168,345

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,854,131 · excluded $1,854,131

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $18,367,215

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $18,369,507

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,292

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,292 · excluded -$2,292

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $16,019 · program services $16,019

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,190,221 · program services $2,265,885 · management and general $924,336

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,620,418 · program services $2,597,563 · management and general $1,022,855

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $125,860 · program services $89,393 · management and general $36,467

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $336,588 · program services $239,065 · management and general $97,523

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $351,750 · program services $249,834 · management and general $101,916

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $44,822 · program services $29,253 · management and general $15,569

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $53,804 · management and general $53,804

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $66,764 · management and general $66,764

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $21,197,420 · program services $21,195,588 · management and general $1,832

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,339 · management and general $8,339

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $45,322 · program services $7,203 · management and general $38,119

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $109,948 · program services $11,043 · management and general $98,905

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,927 · management and general $12,927

  • 17 · Travel

    total $295,568 · program services $78,633 · management and general $216,935

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $53,947 · program services $3,422 · management and general $50,525

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $141,440 · program services $17,620 · management and general $123,820

  • 24a · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSS

    total $1,224,000 · management and general $1,224,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,206,238 · end of year $874,264

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,546,512 · end of year $3,948,737

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,079,637 · end of year $702,464

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,040,738 · end of year $4,705,822

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,848,349 · end of year $3,555,673

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $40,029,401 · end of year $37,399,235

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $8,859,855 · end of year $12,416,075

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $6,428,918 · end of year $5,722,820

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $11,938,542 · end of year $18,132,292

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,250,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,993,270 · end of year $39,247,158

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL TRIAL PLATFORMS TO ACCELERATE THE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH RARE AND DEADLY DISEASES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL TRIAL PLATFORMS TO ACCELERATE THE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENTS FOR PATIENTS WITH RARE AND DEADLY DISEASES.

  • GLIOBLASTOMA ADAPTIVE GLOBAL INNOVATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (GBM AGILE) IS GCAR'S FLAGSHIP AND MOST ADVANCED INITIATIVE - AN INTERNATIONAL, PHASE 2/3 ADAPTIVE PLATFORM TRIAL DESIGNED TO EVALUATE MULTIPLE INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENTS FOR GLIOBLASTOMA OVER TIME, WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES. SINCE OPENING IN JULY 2019, GBM AGILE HAS SCREENED MORE THAN 2,250 PATIENTS AND CONTINUES TO ACTIVELY ENROLL PARTICIPANTS.IN 2024, KEY DATA AND UPDATES FROM GBM AGILE WERE SHARED WITH THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY THROUGH SEVERAL MAJOR CONFERENCES, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO), SOCIETY FOR NEURO-ONCOLOGY (SNO), EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY (EANO), AND THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL ONCOLOGY (ESMO).GCAR REMAINS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THE GLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH AND CLINICAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ONGOING PHILANTHROPIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS THROUGH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS. IN 2024, PATIENT-CENTERED EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS ON GBM AGILE WERE DELIVERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MUSELLA FOUNDATION FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH & INFORMATION AND AT THE GLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION'S GLIOBLASTOMA SUMMIT IN MIAMI.

    Expenses $24,705,406 · Grants $16,019 · Revenue $21,967,531

  • PROGRAMS IN DEVELOPMENT. ADDITIONAL EFFORTS ARE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE LAUNCH, DESIGN, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND CLINICAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR MULTIPLE PROGRAMS CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THOSE FOCUSED ON PANCREATIC CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER, AND PTSD. THESE ARE ALL RARE AND/OR LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS WITH AN URGENT NEED FOR INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS.ONE SMALLER FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM SUPPORTING COVID-19 RESEARCH CONCLUDED ITS WIND-DOWN PHASE AND OFFICIALLY ENDED IN JUNE 2024.

    Expenses $2,095,115 · Revenue $2,200,814

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Gary Gordon MD PhD

    SENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,000
    From this org
    $165,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $165,000
  • Timothy Cloughesy MD

    CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $165,000
    From this org
    $165,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    16

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $165,000
  • Wk Alfred Yung MD

    INVESTIGATOR INTERNATIONAL CHAIR & DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $26,628
    From this org
    $26,628
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sujuan Ba PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Brian Alexander MD MPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Faramarz Yousefzadeh JD Llm

    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • John Frishkopf Mms

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Webster Cavenee PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Matthew Viva

    DIRECTOR, LEGAL/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $286,862
    From this org
    $255,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,047
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,672
    Bonus
    $53,681
    Other
    $462
    Deferred
    $10,744
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,303
    Filer's total
    $286,862
  • Meredith Buxton

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $1,004,529
    From this org
    $932,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $72,129
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $581,800
    Bonus
    $350,000
    Other
    $600
    Deferred
    $23,550
    Nontaxable benefits
    $48,579
    Filer's total
    $1,004,529
  • Rachael Coleman

    CFO/COO/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $535,825
    From this org
    $500,489
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,336
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $349,999
    Bonus
    $150,000
    Other
    $490
    Deferred
    $19,633
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,703
    Filer's total
    $535,825
  • Ashley Powell

    VICE PRESIDENT, TRIAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $456,468
    From this org
    $410,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,468
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,000
    Bonus
    $125,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $16,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,068
    Filer's total
    $456,468
  • Robert Murray

    CHIEF BUSINESS AND STRATEGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $549,909
    From this org
    $529,076
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,833
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $359,076
    Bonus
    $170,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,633
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,200
    Filer's total
    $549,909
  • Rachel Rosenstein Sisson

    SR DIR, COMMUNICATIONS/LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $216,973
    From this org
    $196,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,273
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,950
    Bonus
    $29,216
    Other
    $534
    Deferred
    $7,855
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,418
    Filer's total
    $216,973
  • Sarah Untch

    DIRECTOR, TRIAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $268,616
    From this org
    $239,057
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,559
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,507
    Bonus
    $37,450
    Other
    $100
    Deferred
    $10,058
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,501
    Filer's total
    $268,616
  • Tracey Roberts

    DIRECTOR, TRIAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $276,426
    From this org
    $246,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,676
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $210,000
    Bonus
    $36,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,870
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,806
    Filer's total
    $276,426
  • Heather Kling

    SENIOR CLINICAL SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $215,432
    From this org
    $196,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,855
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,827
    Bonus
    $29,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,707
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,148
    Filer's total
    $215,432
  • Naween Tamjidi

    SR. MGR,TRIAL OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $212,958
    From this org
    $193,858
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,100
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,983
    Bonus
    $28,875
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,463
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,637
    Filer's total
    $212,958

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202531339349309023

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