Act for Nih

Claim it free, then get the verified mark Claim this org →
EIN 46-5621279 Unknown exempt organization Washington, DC
Form 990 (PDF)

Is this your organization? Claim it free

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$500K
FY2024▼ -60%
Expenses
$620K
FY2024▼ -35%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).


Educates policymakers on biomedical research and advocates for NIH funding to prevent disease. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $500K in revenue, $620K in expenses, and $344K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Unknown exempt organization · Nonprofit
Location
Washington, DC
Website
actfornih.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$500KFY2024
Expenses
$620K
Net assets
$344K
People
8
Is this your organization?
Claim this profile to manage it and share your story.
Claim
Compare with another nonprofit →
Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Act for Nih claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates policymakers on biomedical research and advocates for NIH funding to prevent disease.
Leadership
Richard Turman · Director & President · $166K
Money in and out
$500K revenue, $620K expenses
Bottom line
-24% surplus margin
Reported financial activity · FY2024
Total revenue
$500K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$620K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$344K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$120K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Surplus margin
-24%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -202% vs prior filing year
Program spending
69%
of expenses reach programs▼ -13% vs prior filing year

Similar organizations you could support

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Act for Nih →

Run this organization? Claim this page

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$348K
FY2024▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2024▼ -82%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$120K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$348K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAct for Nih
EINHdr · item D46-5621279
Principal addressHdr · item CWashington, DC
WebsiteHdr · item Jactfornih.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MDC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director & President
$165,600Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Advocacy Manager
$42,626Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Until 5/8/24
$41,841Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Turman$165,600$183,089$171,314$127,287$196,044
Rachel Pollock$41,841$139,500$134,524$89,545—
Emily C Williams$42,626$49,705———

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.

See Act for Nih executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $430K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To promote the general welfare by educating policy makers regarding the potential of biomedical research and advocating for additional funding for the efforts of the national institutes of health to fulfill its missions to prevent disease whenever possible, effectively treat disease when it does occur, lengthen life, reduce the burdens…

$430Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$500K
Total revenueLn 12$500K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program services69%$430K
Management & general31%$190K
Total functional expensesLn 25$620K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$302K
Total assetsLn 16$348K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$344K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $302K · Operating expenses/yr $620K
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $430K · Total expenses $620K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $190K · Total expenses $620K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $620K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $817K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $500K · Total revenue $500K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $500K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $500K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $500K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $620K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $500K · Prior year $1.2M
-60%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.0M · FY2024 $500K
-16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $344K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $500K · Expenses $620K
-24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $348K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $344K · Total assets $348K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $348K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Richard Turman · Reported title DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $166K · Total expenses $620K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $389K · Total expenses $620K
63%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%——
Overhead ratio 31%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -60%——
Accounting fee ratio 7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$500K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$700K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$700K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.