The Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC) acts to protect the integrity of sport and public health by engaging and supporting the world's top scientists and innovators in high-quality anti-doping research and development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$175K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $490K a year · 28% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$1.8M
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$3.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$663K
Net assets
$3.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$3.4M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2008.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $4.5M Management & general 5% · $214K Fundraising 1% · $34K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$174,854Pt VII · Sec A
Member - Through February 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member - Through May 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member - Through February 2020
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member/Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rusty Smith’s $28K as Head of Research Programs is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology 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
Michael Pearlmutter————$76,403$174,854
Ryan Murphy—$125,476$160,679$160,799$27,887—
Rusty Smith$27,687—————

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

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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

Supports anti-doping research to ensure integrity in sports.

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1 program · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Funding of independent and innovative anti-doping research. The partnership for clean competition supports high-quality, high impact, novel research that has a high likelihood of success and will result in methods of products that will advance the anti-doping field to ensure integrity in sport.

$4.5Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250K
Grants paid · 27 grants · $3.4M · 2020–2025
University of WashingtonWA · FY2025$117,087
Research Logistics CompanyFY2025$14,216
University of UtahUT · FY2024$65,000
University of WashingtonFY2023$234,174
Unitemized GrantFY2023$145,000
Duke UniversityNC · FY2023$24,773
Activated Research Company LLCFY2023$23,039
University of WashingtonFY2022$312,232
Clemson UniversityFY2022$158,578
Texas Tech UniversityFY2022$126,665
Activated Research Company LLCFY2022$105,171
University of Texas - AustinFY2022$44,616
Xcell Assay LLCFY2022$39,141
University of Texas AustinFY2021$228,213
Duke UniversityNC · FY2021$120,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$214K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 67
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$4.9M$3.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$0
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M$3.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.8M$1.8M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$207K$115K$64K$28K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K$66K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$30K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$13K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$13K$409
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$1.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.5M$214K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$663K$1.1M$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.0M$575K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M$8K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$2.4M−$415K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$2.7M−$1.2M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.8M$4.7M−$3.0M$3.4M 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 F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,769,581 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,300,000$1,750,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,298$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25,362$19,572
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $144,722$9
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,593,382$1,769,581
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,138,156$2,919,682
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $272,217$324,580
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,350,432$1,504,531
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,760,805$4,748,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,167,423−$2,979,212
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 $1,769,581 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,750,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,750,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,572$19,572
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9$9
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9 · Excluded from tax $19,572$1,769,581
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,748,793 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,149,702$1,149,702
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,769,980$1,769,980
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,687 · Management $63,823 · Fundraising $28,268$206,778
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $66,105$66,105
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $30,377 · Fundraising $3,376$33,753
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $16,150 · Fundraising $1,794$17,944
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,688$26,688
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $52,145$52,145
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,769$23,769
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,830$22,830
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,401$6,401
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $13,233$13,233
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,281$7,281
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,215 · Fundraising $409$13,624
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $18,207$18,207
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,320,353$1,320,353
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,501,155 · Management $213,791 · Fundraising $33,847$4,748,793
Part X · Balance sheet $3,519,369 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,874,066$3,170,912
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,450,000$232,942
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $143,666$115,515
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,624$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,481,356$3,519,369
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,921$87,146
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $69,921$87,146
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,091,237$3,407,223
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $320,198$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,411,435$3,432,223
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,481,356$3,519,369
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,432,223 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,769,581
XI-2 Total expenses$4,748,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,979,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,411,435
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,432,223

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