Friends of Patients at the Nih Inc

Analysis

Friends of Patients at the Nih Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bethesda, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 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, Friends of Patients at the Nih Inc reported income of $368k and spending of $374k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $296k to $368k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Friends of Patients at the Nih Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sickle Cell Association of New Jersey Inc ($368k), Olivero Medical Health Center Inc ($368k) and International Society for Dermatologic Surgery ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11k. At year end it held assets of $776k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $757k. It reported 2 employees.

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.