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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RESEARCH AMERICA.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,706,804
Total expenses
$7,586,243
Contributions and grants received
$7,414,381
Grants paid
$47,759
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$270,061
Other revenue
$22,362
Total assets, end of year
$13,036,982
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,522,649
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,514,333
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,957,941
Management and general expenses
$873,400
Fundraising expenses
$754,902
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,957,941

Program services were 78.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,369,195

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,045,186

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $38,966

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $190,478 · excluded $190,478

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $44,504

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $22,142

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $22,362

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $22,362 · excluded $22,362

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,231,976

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

    securities $1,152,393

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $79,583

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $79,583 · excluded $79,583

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $47,759 · program services $47,759

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,092,110 · program services $473,565 · management and general $362,442 · fundraising $256,103

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,944,449 · program services $2,332,237 · management and general $277,974 · fundraising $334,238

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $188,785 · program services $158,897 · management and general $15,208 · fundraising $14,680

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $250,422 · program services $189,826 · management and general $31,327 · fundraising $29,269

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $249,339 · program services $175,734 · management and general $38,274 · fundraising $35,331

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $651 · management and general $651

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $77,208 · management and general $77,208

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $286,719 · program services $286,719

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $1,573 · management and general $1,573

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,431,976 · program services $1,408,478 · management and general $10,641 · fundraising $12,857

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $81,860 · program services $81,860

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,325 · program services $26,746 · management and general $1,972 · fundraising $2,607

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $118,609 · program services $96,014 · management and general $7,721 · fundraising $14,874

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $223,881 · program services $183,582 · management and general $11,194 · fundraising $29,105

  • 17 · Travel

    total $85,517 · program services $75,587 · management and general $728 · fundraising $9,202

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $271,282 · program services $243,219 · management and general $27,651 · fundraising $412

  • 20 · Interest

    total $128 · management and general $128

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $74,867 · program services $61,391 · management and general $3,743 · fundraising $9,733

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,163 · program services $15,714 · management and general $958 · fundraising $2,491

  • 24a · Other expenses: SURVEYS

    total $57,700 · program services $57,700

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $43,158 · program services $36,548 · management and general $3,619 · fundraising $2,991

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $7,762 · program services $6,365 · management and general $388 · fundraising $1,009

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $605,029 · end of year $253,589

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,489,562 · end of year $2,897,691

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,883,107 · end of year $1,590,112

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,953 · end of year $244

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,888 · end of year $48,168

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

    $705,435

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

    $526,895

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $240,750 · end of year $178,540

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $6,124,623 · end of year $6,496,473

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,576,255 · end of year $1,572,165

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $610,583 · end of year $730,668

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $225,579 · end of year $949,051

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,924,900 · end of year $1,842,930

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,442,725 · end of year $688,454

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,742,380 · end of year $8,825,879

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR NATION DEMANDS BOLD INVESTMENTS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH. WITH OUR 300+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, THE RESEARCH!AMERICA ALLIANCE STANDS TOGETHER TO MAKE THE CASE TO MEET HEALTH THREATS WITH ROBUST AND UNRELENTING ADVOCACY FOR RESEARCH INVESTMENT. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR MEMBERS AND PARTNERS, WE CONTINUED TO PUSH THE PACE OF MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRESS TO DELIVER BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL. THROUGH THE RESEARCH AMERICA ALLIANCE, OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS HAVE CLOSELY MONITORED PUBLIC SENTIMENT, CRAFTED IMPACTFUL MESSAGES, DEVELOPED POLICY CHAMPIONS, AND SHARED TIMELY KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS CRITICAL TO EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY. AS ADVOCATES FOR RESEARCH, WE PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN SHAPING A FUTURE THAT TRANSCENDS THE LIMITATIONS OF TODAY, PURSUING THE BOUNDLESS PROGRESS IN MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH, AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WRIT LARGE, MADE CAPABLE BY THE DEDICATION OF BOTH 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:THE RESEARCH!AMERICA ALLIANCE IS A DRIVING FORCE IN ADVOCATING WITH ONE VOICE TO REPRESENT THE R&D ECOSYSTEM. WE ADVOCATE INCREASED FUNDING FOR OUR NATION'S MEDICAL, HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC R&D FOCUSED FEDERAL AGENCIES. WE WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES TO ENCOURAGE CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT FAST-PACED MEDICAL PROGRESS AND ADVANCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH. IN 2024, WE FACILITATED DISCUSSION WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF WORKING ON CURES 2.1, THE THIRD GENERATION OF BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING THE DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY PIPELINE. OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS IN 2024 INCLUDED 51 MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES, AND 26 MEETINGS WITH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS. WE OBTAINED 1,548 MEDIA MENTIONS AND CONDUCTED 54 ALLIANCE MEMBER DISCUSSIONS TO INFORM OUR MEMBERS. TO PROVIDE OUR MEMBERS WITH ADVOCACY TOOLS, WE DEVELOPED 33 BRIEFING PAPERS AND ENGAGEMENT RESOURCES, INCLUDING UPDATED FACT SHEETS ON DISEASE THREATS AND EMERGING HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES.

    Expenses $3,097,878

  • ADVOCACY PROGRAMS:WE ANNUALLY HOST SEVERAL PARTNER PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, HIGHLIGHTING OUR CONVENING POWER AND ABILITY TO IDENTIFY AND FOCUS ATTENTION ON TIMELY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY RELATED TOPICS. IN 2024 THE NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM HOSTED THOUGHT-PROVOKING DISCUSSIONS AROUND EXPLORING INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH SYSTEMS RESEARCH, STRENGTHENING THE STEM WORKFORCE, ACCELERATING INNOVATION THROUGH CLINICAL TRIALS, MENTAL HEALTH, BUILDING TRUST, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT, AND MORE! THIS EVENT FEATURED 40 SPEAKERS, INCLUDING 11 HIGH-RANKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. FOLLOWING THE 2024 ELECTIONS, WE HOSTED OUR BI-ANNUAL POST-ELECTION BRIEFING FOR AN IN-THE-MOMENT DISCUSSION ABOUT THE 2024 ELECTION OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WITH THE 119TH CONGRESS.

    Expenses $785,252

  • BOLSTERING OUR NATION'S R&D CAPACITY:THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTION COMMITTEE (STAC), AN INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER NONPROFIT, ACADEMIC, FOUNDATION, AND CORPORATE LEADERS, WITH RESEARCH!AMERICA IN A LEADING ROLE, AIMS TO CHAMPION A BOLDER APPROACH TO BOLSTERING OUR NATION'S R&D CAPACITY. BUILDING ON MOMENTUM GENERATED FROM THE DECEMBER 2023 RELEASE OF STAC'S STATE OF SCIENCE IN AMERICA REPORT, WE CREATED A TASK FORCE COMPRISED OF NEARLY 70 INFLUENTIAL LEADERS ACROSS SCIENCE, ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY, PHILANTHROPY, AND POLICY. THIS TASK FORCE'S MISSION WAS TO DEVELOP A VISION FOR AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO EQUIP POLICYMAKERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., WITH A CLEAR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALONG WITH ACTIONABLE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.

    Expenses $769,689

  • GLOBAL HEALTH R&D ADVOCACY:IN 2024, RESEARCH!AMERICA EXPANDED ITS GLOBAL HEALTH R&D ADVOCACY PROGRAM, COMPLETING THE THIRD YEAR OF A MULTI-YEAR GRANT PROJECT. THE GRANT WAS EXTENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS. 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 $662,616

  • SCIENCE OUTREACH AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT MICROGRANT PROGRAM IN 2024 WAS OUR 7TH YEAR EMPOWERING EARLY-CAREER SCIENCE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MICROGRANTS. THE PROGRAM WAS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WITH 26 MICROGRANTS FUNDED FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. RESEARCH!AMERICA ALSO RELEASED RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT HOW TO INCLUDE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SKILLS IN STEMM GRADUATE TRAINING BASED ON INPUT FROM A GROUP OF UNIVERSITY AND FOUNDATION LEADERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

    Expenses $297,232 · Grants $47,759

  • OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $345,274

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mary Woolley

    PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $734,455
    From this org
    $657,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,572
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $571,946
    Bonus
    $83,220
    Other
    $2,717
    Deferred
    $50,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,972
    Filer's total
    $734,455
  • Sudip Parikh PhD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Georges Benjamin MD

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Harold L Paz MD Ms

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • E Albert Reece MD PhD MBA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Brown

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Amy Comstock Rick JD

    TREASURER(THRU MAR);DIR.(THRU NOV)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Deas MD MPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hon Charlie Dent

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    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

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Arthur C Evans Jr PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Julie Gerberding MD MPH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dario Gil PhD

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hon Bart Gordon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Celine Gounder MD Scm

    DIRECTOR

    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
  • Karen Knudsen PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Magana PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark B McClellan MD PhD

    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 (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Pittman Drph

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Claire Pomeroy MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Guillermo Willy J Prado PhD

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Derek K Rapp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Reed MD PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Reese MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laing Rogers

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    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
  • Ravi Thadhani MD MPH

    DIRECTOR

    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
  • Keith Yamamoto PhD

    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
    $357,655
    From this org
    $318,711
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,944
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $299,994
    Bonus
    $16,000
    Other
    $2,717
    Deferred
    $25,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,294
    Filer's total
    $357,655
  • Eleanor Dehoney

    SR. VP OF POLICY & ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $318,624
    From this org
    $282,567
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,057
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,851
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $2,716
    Deferred
    $22,763
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,294
    Filer's total
    $318,624
  • Jennifer Luray Sr Vp

    STRATEGY & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $301,899
    From this org
    $251,435
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,464
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $219,605
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $16,830
    Deferred
    $21,551
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,913
    Filer's total
    $301,899
  • Sheila Murphy

    VP - ADVOCACY PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $249,448
    From this org
    $228,252
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,196
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,252
    Bonus
    $12,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,376
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,820
    Filer's total
    $249,448
  • Anne Mandeville

    VP DEVELOPMENT & MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $244,938
    From this org
    $220,618
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,320
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,618
    Bonus
    $13,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,627
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,693
    Filer's total
    $244,938
  • Katherine Goode

    SENIOR DIRECTOR - DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $168,300
    From this org
    $151,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,306
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,994
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,145
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,161
    Filer's total
    $168,300

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 · 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. THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BONUSES IN 2024: 1. MARY WOOLLEY -$83,220 2. MICHAEL COBURN -$16,000 3. ELEANOR DEHONEY -$15,000 4. JENNIFER LURAY -$15,000 5. SHEILA MURPHY -$12,000 6. ANNE MANDEVILLE -$13,000

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
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511339349303251

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