Ash Registry INC

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 82-4218205Revenue $5.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSashresearchcollaborative.org2021 L St Nw Ste 900, 20036-4929 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Jan 2020Supporting org, Type II — 509(a)(3)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers.
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
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7.2M a year · 327% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 94% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $608K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51.6M
×14 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1400% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.0M
+67% vs prior year
Spent
$10.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
−$47.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2025▲ +67%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$5.0M
Expenses
$10.0M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$10.1M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$9.7M
FY2025$10.0M
Net assets
−$47.6M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$12.7M
FY2021−$18.9M
FY2022−$28.0M
FY2023−$35.8M
FY2024−$42.5M
FY2025−$47.6M

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 Jan 2020.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $8.0M Management & general 20% · $2.0M

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; $1.8M 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
Deputy Dir., Business Development
$412,041Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Data Hub
$398,919Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$324,492Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director, Operations
$278,287Pt VII · Sec A
Learning Community Programs
$192,116Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director, Data Hub
$177,432Pt VII · Sec A
App Mem Till 03/25, Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Appointed Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Dowd’s $412K as Deputy Dir., Business Development is at the 94th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Christopher Dowd$412,041$238,962——
Kathleen Torres$398,919———
Kathleen Hewitt—$377,856$364,349$313,979
Matthew Gertzog$324,492$299,209$284,557$266,900
Michelle Walser$278,287$225,294$213,178$204,956
Nicole Mortier——$258,020—
Robert Plovnick Chief Medical—$237,160——
Robert Plovnick——$226,329$205,998

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Collects and shares data on blood conditions like multiple myeloma and sickle cell disease to advance scientific research and discovery.

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1 program · $8.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The ash RC data hub was created to facilitate the sharing of data on benign and malignant hematologic conditions in support of scientific inquiry and discovery. As a major initiative within ash RC, the data hub aims to create the largest shared information resource within the global hematology community.

$8.0Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$608K
Grants paid · 52 grants · $3.5M · 2022–2024
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFY2024$50,000
University of Alabama at BirminghamFY2024$50,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$50,000
University of Connecticut Health CenterFY2024$50,000
Montefiore Medical CenterNY · FY2024$50,000
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2024$48,251
Duke UniversityNC · FY2024$47,205
Prisma Health - UpstateSC · FY2024$13,584
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Money outPt IX
$10.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.0M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Owns and owesPt X
−$47.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$472K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$614K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$472K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$472K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$47.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
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$516K$472K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$121K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$45.0M$51.6M
Net assetsLn 32−$42.5M−$47.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$730K$730K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$352K$316K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.4M$689K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$186K$126K$59K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$272K$187K$85K
Payroll taxesLn 10$181K$126K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$65K$102
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.0M$4.0M$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$89K$89K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$48K$27K$21K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$53K$30K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$61K
InsuranceLn 23$311K$311K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$605K$980K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$1K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.0M$8.0M$2.0M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.0M$10.0M−$5.1M−$47.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$9.7M−$6.7M−$42.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$11.1M−$7.8M−$35.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$10.1M−$9.1M−$28.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$7.4M−$6.3M−$18.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $0$8.5M−$8.5M−$12.7M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,973,130 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,596,845$4,358,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $382,119$614,180
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,978,964$4,973,130
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $763,278$730,473
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,355,405$3,092,881
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,559,437$6,215,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,678,120$10,038,615
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,699,156−$5,065,485
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $4,973,130 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$607,837
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,751,113
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,358,950
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $614,180$614,180
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $614,180 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,973,130
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,038,615 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $730,473$730,473
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $316,411 · Management $35,156$351,567
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,414,681 · Management $688,689$2,103,370
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $126,444 · Management $59,312$185,756
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $186,779 · Management $84,849$271,628
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $126,392 · Management $54,168$180,560
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $65,475 · Management $102$65,577
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,965,256 · Management $7,330$3,972,586
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $89,058$89,058
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,952 · Management $1,783$4,735
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,909 · Management $21,370$48,279
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,776 · Management $23,645$53,421
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $61,444$61,444
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $311,112$311,112
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $605,312 · Management $980,051$1,585,363
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,190 · Management $22,496$23,686
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,998,220 · Management $2,040,395 · Fundraising $0$10,038,615
Part X · Balance sheet $3,937,364 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $515,987$472,074
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,813,209$3,333,171
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,500$72,420
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $121,143$59,699
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,501,839$3,937,364
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $251,143$430,180
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $44,798,572$51,120,545
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,049,715$51,550,725
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$42,548,922−$50,829,407
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,046$3,216,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$42,547,876−$47,613,361
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,501,839$3,937,364
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$47,613,361 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,973,130
XI-2 Total expenses$10,038,615
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,065,485
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$42,547,876
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$47,613,361

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