The Research Foundation

Analysis

The Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Research Foundation reported income of $3.7m and spending of $2.8m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.7m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Research Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Human Genetics Inc ($3.7m), Imua Family Services ($3.7m) and Spring Point Project ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $318k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $503k. At year end it held assets of $101.1m against liabilities of $223k, net assets of $100.9m. It reported 9 employees.