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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by RESEARCH AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,448,296
Total expenses
$6,162,848
Contributions and grants received
$3,958,577
Grants paid
$37,843
Program service revenue
$3,584,900
Investment income
-$115,627
Other revenue
$20,446
Total assets, end of year
$13,199,606
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,882,297
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,317,309
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,860,284
Management and general expenses
$718,427
Fundraising expenses
$584,137
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,860,284

Program services were 78.9% 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

    $3,958,577

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $31,173

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PARTNER PROGRAMS

    total $1,455,500 · related or exempt $1,455,500

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DUES

    total $1,316,800 · related or exempt $1,316,800

  • 2c · Program service revenue: NATIONAL FORUM

    total $812,600 · related or exempt $812,600

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $93,419 · excluded $93,419

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $42,352

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $21,929

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $20,423

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $20,423 · excluded $20,423

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $227,299

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

    securities $436,345

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$209,046

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$209,046 · excluded -$209,046

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $23 · excluded $23

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $23

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $37,843 · program services $37,843

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $870,595 · program services $365,650 · management and general $178,472 · fundraising $326,473

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,170,587 · program services $1,707,027 · management and general $357,527 · fundraising $106,033

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $136,685 · program services $105,468 · management and general $23,240 · fundraising $7,977

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $365,327 · program services $256,840 · management and general $64,607 · fundraising $43,880

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $193,455 · program services $132,976 · management and general $33,972 · fundraising $26,507

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,270 · program services $8,270

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $69,732 · program services $69,732

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $316,055 · program services $316,055

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $23,933 · program services $23,933

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $817,423 · program services $792,700 · management and general $21,311 · fundraising $3,412

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $255,052 · program services $255,052

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,541 · program services $29,493 · management and general $1,889 · fundraising $4,159

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $110,446 · program services $89,778 · management and general $6,979 · fundraising $13,689

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $221,727 · program services $181,316 · management and general $11,666 · fundraising $28,745

  • 17 · Travel

    total $52,804 · program services $48,113 · management and general $682 · fundraising $4,009

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $168,482 · program services $166,817 · management and general $458 · fundraising $1,207

  • 20 · Interest

    total $155 · program services $155

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $63,559 · program services $52,118 · management and general $3,178 · fundraising $8,263

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,729 · program services $12,898 · management and general $786 · fundraising $2,045

  • 24a · Other expenses: ADVOCACY AWARDS

    total $107,421 · program services $107,421

  • 24b · Other expenses: SURVEYS

    total $46,200 · program services $46,200

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $37,507 · program services $31,135 · management and general $2,317 · fundraising $4,055

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOARD MEETINGS

    total $22,087 · program services $9,966 · management and general $10,541 · fundraising $1,580

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,233 · program services $13,328 · management and general $802 · fundraising $2,103

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $783,889 · end of year $918,139

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,756,079 · end of year $2,001,490

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,725,012 · end of year $2,987,734

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $102 · end of year $310

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,357 · end of year $19,227

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $778,427

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $483,887

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $289,160 · end of year $294,540

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,580,363 · end of year $5,389,936

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $765,519 · end of year $1,588,230

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $352,864 · end of year $522,117

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,205,474 · end of year $1,334,786

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,275,793 · end of year $2,025,394

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,169,067 · end of year $1,323,449

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,905,283 · end of year $7,993,860

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

RESEARCH!AMERICA ADVOCATES FOR FUNDING FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS AT A LEVEL WARRANTED BY SCIENTIFIC OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC OPINION; RESEARCH!AMERICA ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT SUPPORT MEDICAL PROGRESS AND INNOVATION ACROSS THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ADVOCATES FOR SCIENCE, DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL.

  • ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE, DISCOVERY, AND INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL:IN 2022, RESEARCH!AMERICA, ALONG WITH OUR MORE THAN 300 ALLIANCE MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, WORKED TO ADVANCE FUNDING AND POLICY PRIORITIES AIMED AT SPEEDING MEDICAL PROGRESS, STRENGTHENING OUR NATION'S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM, AND ASSURING OUR NATION SUSTAINS ITS VITAL STANDING AS THE GLOBAL LEADER IN SCIENCE AND INNOVATION. TO HELP KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED IN REAL TIME, RESEARCH!AMERICA HELD 46 ALLIANCE MEMBER MEETINGS FEATURING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, AND INDUSTRY ON TIMELY TOPICS, SUCH AS MISINFORMATION AND DISINFORMATION, HUMAN GENOMICS AND PRECISION MEDICINE, GAIN OF FUNCTION RESEARCH, COMBATING HEALTH DISPARITIES AND FDA REGULATORY POLICY. RESEARCH!AMERICA ADVOCATED FOR INCREASED FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA), NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF), THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY (AHRQ) AND THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY FOR HEALTH (ARPA-H). RESEARCH!AMERICA CONDUCTED 87 CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS; PROVIDED CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY FOCUSED ON NIH, CDC, NSF, FDA, AND AHRQ; AND AUTHORED 74 LETTERS, INCLUDING SIGN-ON LETTERS TO CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP.

    Expenses $2,518,015 · Revenue $1,316,800

  • SCIENCE OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: RESEARCH!AMERICA INCREASED ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS BY HOSTING ITS SECOND EARLY CAREER SUMMIT. RESEARCH!AMERICA ALSO OFFERED MICROGRANTS FOR GRADUATE-LEVEL SCIENCE POLICY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES. AS IN PAST YEARS, THE PROGRAM IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WITH 20 GRANTS FUNDED OUT OF 68 APPLICATIONS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE RELEASED A NEW REPORT, "THE RESEARCH!AMERICA MICROGRANT PROGRAM: EXPLORING ITS IMPACT ON EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS," WHICH TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO THE INITIATIVE. RESEARCH!AMERICA CONTINUES TO COORDINATE AND SUPPORT THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTION COMMITTEE, AN INITIATIVE THAT HAS BROUGHT A DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT LEADERS TOGETHER TO MAKE THE CASE FOR A FAR BOLDER APPROACH TO BOLSTERING THE NATION'S R&D CAPACITY, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE OF THE GDP DEVOTED TO SCIENCE INVESTMENT.

    Expenses $947,886 · Grants $37,843

  • GLOBAL HEALTH R&D ADVOCACY: IN 2022, RESEARCH!AMERICA EXPANDED ITS GLOBAL HEALTH R&D ADVOCACY PROGRAM, COMPLETING THE FIRST YEAR OF A MULTI-YEAR GRANT PROJECT FUNDED BY THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS TO INCREASE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NON-OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (ODA) FUNDING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ADVANCING INNOVATIVE CROSS-SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS AND OTHER EFFICIENCY-CREATING R&D STRATEGIES, INCLUDING PLATFORM TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL CLINICAL TRIAL NETWORKS.

    Expenses $763,644

  • ADVOCACY PROGRAMS: IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MEMBERS WE HELD A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION. WE HOSTED A CONVENING OF LEADERS FROM ACADEMIA, NON-PROFITS, AND PHILANTHROPY TO DISCUSS HOW TO NORMALIZE BIDIRECTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE CULTURE OF SCIENCE. ONE OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS WAS THE NEED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF CIVIC SCIENCE TRAINING IN THE U.S. IN ORDER TO FILL GAPS AND CREATE ACTIONABLE BROADER SUPPORT. RESEARCH!AMERICA ALSO SERVED AS THE U.S. CONVENERS FOR A GLOBAL ECONOMIST IMPACT STUDY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND RESEARCHERS' OWN PERSPECTIVES OF THE STATE OF SCIENCE. MORE THAN HALF OF THE U.S. RESEARCHERS WHO RESPONDED WANT TRAINING TO BETTER COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC. WE CONTINUED TO ASSESS PUBLIC SENTIMENT ABOUT SCIENCE AND RESEARCH THROUGH THREE PUBLIC OPINION SURVEYS IN 2022: OUR MAJOR, ANNUAL OMNIBUS SURVEY IN JANUARY 2022; IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VIRGINIA TECH, WE SURVEYED VIRGINIANS' VIEWS ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINIONS ON OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH AND SCIENCE ISSUES; WE COMMISSIONED A NATIONAL PUBLIC OPINION SURVEY ON BRAIN HEALTH AND BRAIN HEALTH RESEARCH. IN ADDITION TO OUR INDIVIDUAL SURVEYS, OUR AMERICA SPEAKS!: POLL DATA SUMMARY, VOLUME 22, DRAWS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS' SURVEYS AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

    Expenses $415,500 · Revenue $1,455,500

  • NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM:RESEARCH!AMERICA HOSTED THE THREE-DAY NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM VIRTUALLY. THE FORUM EXPLORED HOW, TOGETHER, WE CAN DEFEAT THREATS THAT ROB US OF HEALTH, HOPE, AND TIME. THE FORUM ATTRACTED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 1,100 AND FEATURED 70 SPEAKERS, INCLUDING 13 HIGH-RANKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

    Expenses $215,239 · Revenue $812,600

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • MARY WOOLLEY

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $582,687
    From this org
    $515,368
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $67,319
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $441,854
    Bonus
    $73,514
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $42,807
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,512
    Filer's total
    $582,687
  • SUSAN DENTZER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • HON MICHAEL N CASTLE

    CHAIR EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • HON BART GORDON

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • E ALBERT REECE MD PHD MBA

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • AMY COMSTOCK RICK JD

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • TENLEY E ALBRIGHT MD

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL MARCH 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GEORGES C BENJAMIN MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • NANCY BROWN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HON CHARLIE DENT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MIKAEL DOLSTEN MD PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • VICTOR J DZAU MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • KAFUI DZIRASA MD PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AYMAN EL-MOHANDES MBBCH MD MPH FA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ARTHUR C EVANS JR PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DARIO GIL PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WILLIAM N HAIT MD PHD

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL MARCH 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARY JC HENDRIX PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HON RUSH D HOLT PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JAMES L MADARA MD

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL MARCH 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARK MCCLELLAN MD PHD MPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHELLE MCMURRY-HEATH MD PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JESSICA L MEGA MD MPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HERBERT PARDES MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SUDIP S PARIKH PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HAROLD L PAZ MD MS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARY PITTMAN DRPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • GUILLERMO J PRADO PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DEREK K RAPP

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LAING ROGERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LEWIS G SANDY MD FACP

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • HON DONNA SHALALA PHD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LARRY J SHAPIRO MD

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL MARCH 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DEBORAH TRAUTMAN PHD RN FAAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • M ROY WILSON MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ELIAS ZERHOUNI MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL COBURN

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO

    Total calculated
    $323,609
    From this org
    $288,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,795
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,814
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,241
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,554
    Filer's total
    $323,609
  • ELEANOR DEHONEY

    VP - POLICY & ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $288,745
    From this org
    $256,190
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,555
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,190
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,680
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,875
    Filer's total
    $288,745
  • JENNIFER LURAY

    VP - COMMUNICATONS

    Total calculated
    $274,019
    From this org
    $229,747
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,272
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,747
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,603
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,669
    Filer's total
    $274,019
  • SHEILA H MURPHY

    VP - ADVOCACY PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $202,741
    From this org
    $198,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,383
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,358
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,333
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,050
    Filer's total
    $202,741
  • ANNE MANDEVILLE

    VP - DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $138,845
    From this org
    $137,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,743
    Hours/week
    45
  • KATHERINE M GOODE

    SENIOR DIRECTOR - DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $145,887
    From this org
    $132,233
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,654
    Hours/week
    45

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR THE CEO AT THE START OF THE YEAR WITH LEVELS OF ACHIEVEMENT DETERMINED (MEETS, EXCEEDS AND STRETCH GOALS). FOLLOWING THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR , THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS RESULTS WITH PERFORMANCE METRICS TO DETERMINE OVERALL LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. THE COMMITTEE ENGAGES A COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE MARKET COMPARISON FOR TOTAL COMPENSATION. THE BONUS FOR THE CEO IS CALCULATED TO PLUS UP TOTAL COMPENSATION TO THE LEVEL THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES SO THAT THE TOTAL OF BASE SALARY PLUS BONUS EQUALS THE AGREED UPON LEVEL OF COMPENSATION.

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
2022
Filed
9 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321319349304317

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