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The Crn Foundation FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2009Community DevelopmentEIN 26-4677478Revenue $167K in FY2020

On file with the IRS1828 L St Nw Ste 220, 20036-5149 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Sep 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Crn Foundation provides consumers with information about responsible use of dietary supplements, and provides researchers and healthcare practitioners with education on the proper role of supplements in a healthy lifestyle. Managed by the council for responsible nutrition, the Crn Foundation was created in 2009 to enhance and sustain consumer confidence in dietary supplements through programs that: provide consumers with information and education about the benefits and safety of dietary supplements and functional food as part of a healthy lifestyle that allows consumers to make more informed choices about their usage of these products; provide healthcare professionals with information and education to understand the proper uses of dietary supplements in their practices; promote truthful and non-misleading advertising of dietary supplements to consumers through programs that encourage self-regulation of advertising by industry members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
36 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $33K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$167K
Spent
$41K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$213K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$167K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$217K
FY2022$96K
FY2023$109K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$432K
Expenses
$41K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$41K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$403K
Net assets
$213K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$213K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$156K
FY2025$184K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $41K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Hyde
Crn Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Barry Ritz
Crn Chair Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Mister
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Educates people on the benefits and safety of dietary supplements.

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2 programs · $41K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Continuation of a long-running program with the national advertising division of the CBBB promoting truthful and non-misleading advertising of dietary supplements to consumers that encourages self-regulation of advertising by industry members.

$41Kprogram expense
02

CRN foundation created a vitamin d study task force to develop an education initiative examining the relationship between vitamin d and COVID-19. This program launched in december 2020 and all expenses for the program were incurred in 2021.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2020
Council for Responsible NutritionFY2020$33K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$33K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $66K · 2020–2025
National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics INCVA · FY2025$25,000
Cbbb - National Ad DivisionFY2020$40,832

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$167K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$172
Money outPt IX
$41K
Ln 25
Programscol B$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$213K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$172
Total revenueLn 12$167K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$110K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$213K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$121K
Total assetsLn 16$93K$213K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$0
Net assetsLn 32$87K$213K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$41K$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$41K$41K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $432K$403K$29K$184K 990 PDF
FY2024 $183K$203K−$21K$156K 990 PDF
FY2023 $109K$87K$22K$176K 990 PDF
FY2022 $96K$177K−$81K$154K 990 PDF
FY2021 $217K$194K$22K$236K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $167K$41K$126K$213K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $167,052 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $247,000$166,880
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $560$172
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $247,560$167,052
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $245,000$40,832
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $41,497$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $286,497$40,832
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$38,937$126,220
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $167,052 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$33,380
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$166,880
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $172$172
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $172$167,052
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $40,832 across 1 line filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,832$40,832
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,832 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$40,832
Part X · Balance sheet $213,362 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,682$10,844
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $79,335$110,018
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,000$92,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $93,017$213,362
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,875$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,875$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,402$57,596
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $24,740$155,766
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,142$213,362
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $93,017$213,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $213,362 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$167,052
XI-2 Total expenses$40,832
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$126,220
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,142
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$213,362

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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