Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance

Analysis

Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, 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, Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance reported income of $10.8m and spending of $11.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.0m to $10.8m (-1.7%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Missouri Family Health Council Inc ($10.8m), Redwood School & Rehabilitation Center Inc ($10.9m) and Washington Regional Medicorp ($10.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.9% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $17.4m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $12.7m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.