The World Patients Alliance (wpa) is a nonprofit umbrella organization of Patients, patient organizations and stakeholders from around the globe. The wpa provides the platform to empower and raise the patients' voice for the provision of and access to safe, quality and affordable healthcare. Wpa works to ensure Patients have an active role to play in all the stages of healthcare that including planning, provision, monitoring, research and evaluation of health services. There are no fees for patient advocacy organizations to become members, and our programs and initiatives are at no-cost to our patient advocacy organization members. Mission: to be the global voice of Patients working toward patient empowerment and engagement, improved access to safe innovative treatment and patient centered healthcare throughout the World vision: that all Patients will have access to safe, high quality and affordable healthcare everywhere in the World.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 328 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $109K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$125K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $65K
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$475K
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$388K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$564K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$475K
FY2024▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$472K
FY2024$475K
Expenses
$388K
FY2024▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$72K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$232K
FY2024$388K
Net assets
$564K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$233K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$564K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2019.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $309K Management & general 20% · $79K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$124,960Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Hussain Jafri’s $125K as Executive Di is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Dr Hussain Jafri$124,960$84,600$63,690

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

Empowers patients globally to advocate for safe, quality, and affordable healthcare access.

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3 programs · $309K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Advocacy

The wpa plays a pivotal role in the global policy arena, representing patients worldwide. It dedicates substantial effort to conveying the patient perspective to regulators, policymakers, and key stakeholders, including the who, eu, and other governing bodies.

$123Kprogram expense
02

Education

Effectively addressing patient related issues requires meeting the needs of both the patient community and the general public. To this end, a membership survey was conducted in 2024 to assess the needs of patient organizations, allowing wpa to better align its work with the objectives of the global patient community.

$94Kprogram expense
03

Growth

The wpa, established in september 2020, is composed of 649 nonprofit organizations from 132 countries and has experienced rapid global growth. In 2024, 185 organizations joined as new members, further expanding its reach.

$92Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$65K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$475K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$388K
Ln 25
Programscol B$309K
Managementcol C$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$564K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K
Total assetsLn 16$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$466K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$475K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$521K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$562K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$564K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6328
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$459K$562K
Total assetsLn 16$473K$564K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$473K$564K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$89K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K$37K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$1K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$148K$148K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$309K$79K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $475K$388K$87K$564K 990 PDF
FY2023 $472K$232K$240K$473K 990 PDF
FY2022 $205K$201K$4K$233K 990 PDF
FY2021 $175K$125K$50K$230K 990 PDF
FY2020 $236K$72K$164K$179K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $475,167 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $471,990$465,723
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$9,444
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $471,990$475,167
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,950$18,645
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,600$124,960
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,444$244,606
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $231,994$388,211
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $239,996$86,956
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $475,167 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$465,723
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,405
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$465,723
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,444$9,444
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $9,444$475,167
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $388,211 across 9 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $18,645$18,645
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,722 · Management $36,238$124,960
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,913 · Management $15,077$51,990
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,245 · Management $3,390$4,635
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,474$13,474
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,405$6,405
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $147,869$147,869
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,352$2,352
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $17,881$17,881
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $309,220 · Management $78,991 · Fundraising $0$388,211
Part X · Balance sheet $563,780 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $458,984$40,990
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$521,485
X-15 Other assets$1,305
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $473,434$563,780
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $473,434$563,780
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $473,434$563,780
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $473,434$563,780
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $563,780 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$475,167
XI-2 Total expenses$388,211
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,956
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$473,434
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$3,390
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$563,780

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