Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium INC

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To create connected Standards across the study information lifecycle to enable accessible, interoperable, and reuable Data for more meaningful and effective research.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-3503931) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,100 volunteers and 33 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $685K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.3 mo
of spending, in cash
3.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.2M
56% of total assets
Liabilities are 56% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$8.9M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$8.5M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.9M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$7.7M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$9.3M
FY2024$9.2M
FY2025$8.9M
Expenses
$8.5M
FY2025▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$9.6M
FY2023$11.2M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$8.5M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $6.1M Management & general 23% · $2.0M Fundraising 5% · $384K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$338,654Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$240,327Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Data Science Operations
$192,381Pt VII · Sec A
Ed of Strategy and Innovation
$183,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Software Engineer
$180,307Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Standards Development
$177,255Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Data Sciences
$174,804Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Decker’s $339K as President & CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David E Evans—$220,202$423,735———
David Evans———$410,719$318,958—
David R Bobbitt————$360,221$384,310
Chris Decker$338,654$324,220————
Peter Van Reusel—$287,695$302,748$300,553$289,997$294,153
Nicole Harmon$240,327—————
Rhonda Facile—$188,836$238,070———
Sheila Leaman—$220,273$238,070$222,968$192,399$193,991

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Develops global data standards to improve medical research and healthcare.

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3 programs · $6.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2024, cdisc introduced a strategic roadmap to expand and enable standards driven automation across the end-to-end study information lifecycle from study design through results. To realize this vision, cdisc is mobilizing its work around three key pillars: expand & connect, enable & automate, and engage & adopt.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-3503931) · Dispute this line
$4.6Mprogram expense
02

Events

Cdisc held 7 global events (united states, switzerland, japan, china, korea and india) across three continents with more than 1,400+ attendees fostered collaboration and knowledge sharing across the clinical research community gathering to network, share their expertise, best practices, and lessons learned about leveraging cdisc…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-3503931) · Dispute this line
$858Kprogram expense
03

Education

In 2025 cdisc education trained 800 individuals with expanded education offerings including 8 new trainings, equipping the global cdisc community with practical tools and knowledge to implement standards more effectively. Instructors led 77 trainings for trainees from 130+ organizations representing 35 countries.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-3503931) · Dispute this line
$603Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$8.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$384K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$280K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Total revenueLn 12$8.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$853K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$137K
Accounts receivableLn 4$444K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$880K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 61,100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$865K$880K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$31K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$736K$736K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.5M$675K$140K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$173K$124K$42K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$398K$283K$100K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$322K$204K$107K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$87K$87K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M$1.7M$84K$86K
Office expensesLn 13$95K$45K$48K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$151K$101K$45K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$16K$7K$800
TravelLn 17$29K$20K$7K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$11K$5K$537
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$1.1M$32K$113K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.5M$6.1M$2.0M$384K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 31, 2026 $8.9M$8.5M$421K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 20, 2025 $9.2M$9.5M−$286K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2024 $9.3M$11.2M−$1.9M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2023 $8.1M$9.6M−$1.5M$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 $7.7M$7.9M−$192K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $7.0M$7.6M−$658K$5.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $8,901,903 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,558,549$4,581,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,608,298$4,289,736
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39,058$30,437
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,205,905$8,901,903
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,470,645$4,978,709
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,021,294$3,501,731
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,491,939$8,480,440
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$286,034$421,463
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,901,903 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,320,858
VIII-1e Government grants$280,038
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$980,834
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,581,730
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,289,736$4,289,736
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $30,437$30,437
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,289,736 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $30,437$8,901,903
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,480,440 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $735,637$735,637
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,534,121 · Management $674,939 · Fundraising $140,061$3,349,121
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $124,290 · Management $42,036 · Fundraising $6,870$173,196
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $282,782 · Management $99,947 · Fundraising $15,630$398,359
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $203,644 · Management $107,496 · Fundraising $11,256$322,396
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,334$5,334
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $87,354$87,354
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,691,452 · Management $84,353 · Fundraising $86,360$1,862,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $44,749 · Management $47,893 · Fundraising $2,451$95,093
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $100,963 · Management $45,434 · Fundraising $5,048$151,445
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,007 · Management $7,203 · Fundraising $800$24,010
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,825 · Management $7,300 · Fundraising $1,758$28,883
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $10,833$10,833
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,733 · Management $4,830 · Fundraising $537$16,100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,075,619 · Management $32,066 · Fundraising $112,829$1,220,514
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,104,185 · Management $1,992,655 · Fundraising $383,600$8,480,440
Part X · Balance sheet $3,998,049 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $733,119$1,459,311
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $932,117$852,627
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $61,846$137,138
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $399,168$444,494
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $147,310$193,920
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,297$30,632
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $864,907$879,927
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,169,764$3,998,049
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $610,663$816,468
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,166,493$1,404,985
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,777,156$2,221,453
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,365,772$1,776,596
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,836$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,392,608$1,776,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,169,764$3,998,049
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,776,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,901,903
XI-2 Total expenses$8,480,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$421,463
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,392,608
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$37,475
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,776,596

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