Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation, INC. (the Foundation or oif) is a georgia non-stock corporation incorporated in 1970 with the primary purpose of improving the quality of life for people affected by the bone disorder Osteogenesis Imperfecta (oi) through research into treatments and a cure, education, awareness, and mutual support. The foundation's headquarters are located in gaithersburg, maryland.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 15 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$351K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $35K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$293K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1970.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.0M Management & general 15% · $384K Fundraising 8% · $206K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $351K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$215,284Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$135,886Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Smith Hart’s $215K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M medical research 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracy Smith Hart$215,284$200,484$194,513$205,452$190,324$184,852
Katherine E Carter$135,886$129,557$123,543$117,319——
Erika Carter————$105,886—

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

Programs and updates

Improves lives for people with brittle bone disorder through research, education, and support.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education and Support

Adult health initiatives - the oif continues to prioritize our work to better understand the impact of oi as people age, and ways we can best serve our adult community. In addition to producing resources like the oi adult health toolkit to help our adult community manage their care, the oif partners with clinicians, researchers, and…

$897Kprogram expense
02

Research and Professional Education

Oif scientific meeting - the 24TH annual oi foundation scientific meeting was held in chicago, illinois on april 9-11, 2025. The meeting was co-chaired by DR. Ronit marom (baylor college of medicine) and DR. Roy morello (university of arkansas), both of whom are past oif michael geisman recipients.

$508Kprogram expense
03

National and Regional Conferences

National conference - the next oif national conference will be held on july 23-26, 2026, at the rosen center in orlando, florida. The rosen center has an astounding 69 ada roll-in shower sleeping rooms. Planning for the conference has begun with listening sessions for young adults to learn how the oif can best serve their unique needs.

$408Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 36 grants · $1.8M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$79,225
University of South FloridaFY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$209,914
University of South FloridaFY2023$50,000
University of South FloridaFY2022$69,940
Unitemized GrantFY2022$57,265
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2022$50,000
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2022$50,000
Duke UniversityNC · FY2021$80,454
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$309K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$384K
Fundraisingcol D$206K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$196K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$477K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$216K
Investment incomeLn 3$309K
Gains on assetsLn 7$269K
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$207K
SavingsLn 2$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$280K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$76K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$275K$280K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$547K$293K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$176K$176K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$213K$213K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$180K$49K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$893K$607K$170K$116K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$10K$2K$710
Other employee benefitsLn 9$103K$70K$20K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$52K$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$75K$72K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$13K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$35K$8K$26K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$62K$42K$12K$8K
TravelLn 17$36K$25K$7K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$492K$490K$2K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$6K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$801$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$43K$35K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$39K$28K$8K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.0M$384K$206K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.6M$2.6M−$19K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.5M−$179K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.1M$129K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.3M−$176K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.6M$273K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.6M−$100K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,607,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,105,123$2,137,240
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $80,195$215,927
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,062$309,216
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,540−$54,532
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,271,920$2,607,851
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $663,333$388,702
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,170,290$1,341,753
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $617,462$896,850
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,451,085$2,627,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$179,165−$19,454
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $2,607,851 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $767 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,142
VIII-1b Membership dues$31,441
VIII-1c Fundraising events$476,575
VIII-1e Government grants$196,233
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,431,849
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,258
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,137,240
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $215,927$215,927
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,452$40,452
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $268,764$268,764
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$98,820−$98,820
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $43,521$43,521
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $260,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $210,396$2,607,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,627,305 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $175,553$175,553
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $213,149$213,149
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $179,868 · Management $48,961 · Fundraising $32,548$261,377
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $606,804 · Management $170,364 · Fundraising $115,605$892,773
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,573 · Management $1,691 · Fundraising $710$11,974
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,716 · Management $19,575 · Fundraising $13,283$102,574
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,667 · Management $10,816 · Fundraising $10,572$73,055
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,052$20,052
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,714$11,714
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $71,534 · Management $1,880 · Fundraising $1,275$74,689
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,219 · Management $3,712 · Fundraising $2,518$19,449
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,609 · Management $26,008 · Fundraising $1,450$35,067
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,912 · Management $11,767 · Fundraising $7,985$61,664
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,807 · Management $6,965 · Fundraising $4,725$36,497
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $490,263 · Management $1,782$492,045
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,491$3,491
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,719 · Management $1,605 · Fundraising $1,089$8,413
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,895 · Management $801 · Fundraising $2,943$8,639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,337 · Management $34,507 · Fundraising $7,860$85,704
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,818 · Management $8,100 · Fundraising $3,508$39,426
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,037,443 · Management $383,791 · Fundraising $206,071$2,627,305
Part X · Balance sheet $1,660,457 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,870$207,387
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $111,584$72,866
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $21,968$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,703$17,936
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,336$7,107
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $74,763$61,893
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,804$6,782
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,599,239$1,191,432
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $602$19,324
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $123,522$75,730
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,125,391$1,660,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $111,792$113,199
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $117,500$87,500
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $186,935$12,877
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,000$25,036
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $106,228$54,012
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $547,455$292,624
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,518$31,799
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,553,418$1,336,034
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,577,936$1,367,833
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,125,391$1,660,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,367,833 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,607,851
XI-2 Total expenses$2,627,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$19,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,577,936
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$190,649
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,367,833

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