RESEARCHAMERICA

EIN: 521609875 501(c)(3)

ARLINGTON, VA

Total Revenue
$8,914,085
Total Expenses
$9,394,184
Total Assets
$12,060,406
Net Assets
$9,594,696
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1989
Legal Domicile
DC
Principal Officer
MARY WOOLLEY
Phone
7037392577
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

RESEARCHAMERICA, founded in 1989, is a community nonprofit that reported $8.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue grew 16% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

2025 WAS A TURBULENT YEAR FOR THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH COMMUNITY, BUT OUR COMMITMENT TO ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE NEVER WAVERED. FROM PUSHING BACK AGAINST FUNDING THREATS TO ELEVATING RESEARCHERS' VOICES AND EQUIPPING ADVOCATES, WE KEPT SCIENCE VISIBLE. OUR WORK IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF OUR 300+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND THE COMMITTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE PART OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS. OUR VISION TO ACHIEVE THE FASTEST POSSIBLE PACE OF MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRESS IS ADVANCED BY OUR STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO OUR MISSION OF ADVOCACY FOR THE RESEARCH CONTINUUM.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $2,650,426

ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE, DISCOVERY, AND INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL:THE RESEARCH!AMERICA ALLIANCE IS A DRIVING FORCE IN ADVOCATING WITH ONE VOICE TO REPRESENT THE R&D ECOSYSTEM. WE...

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ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE, DISCOVERY, AND INNOVATION TO ACHIEVE BETTER HEALTH FOR ALL:THE RESEARCH!AMERICA ALLIANCE IS A DRIVING FORCE IN ADVOCATING WITH ONE VOICE TO REPRESENT THE R&D ECOSYSTEM. WE ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR OUR NATION'S MEDICAL, HEALTH AND SCIENTIFIC R&D FOCUSED FEDERAL AGENCIES. WE WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES TO ENCOURAGE CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO SUPPORT FAST-PACED MEDICAL PROGRESS AND ADVANCES IN PUBLIC HEALTH. OUR PACE IN 2025 WAS RELENTLESS: 54 CONGRESSIONAL MEETINGS, 36 ALLIANCE DISCUSSIONS, 31 NEW POLICY AND ADVOCACY RESOURCES, 11 LETTERS TO THE ADMINISTRATION, AND MUCH MORE.

Program 2
Expenses: $2,063,700

AMERICANS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN:IN LIGHT OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES TO FEDERALLY-FUNDED MEDICAL RESEARCH IN 2025, RESEARCH!AMERICA, WITH SUPPORT FROM OVER 20 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES...

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AMERICANS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN:IN LIGHT OF UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES TO FEDERALLY-FUNDED MEDICAL RESEARCH IN 2025, RESEARCH!AMERICA, WITH SUPPORT FROM OVER 20 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND MANY FOUNDATIONS, LED A PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN: AMERICANS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH. LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER, THE CAMPAIGN WAS ACTIVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AND IN FOUR STATES: KANSAS, NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA AND UTAH. THE CAMPAIGN GENERATED OVER 6 MILLION VIEWS OF ADS AND 340,000 VISITS TO THE WEBSITE. THE SCIENCE SOCIETY PARTNERS HELPED TO FIND DOZENS OF STORIES FROM PATIENTS, RESEARCHERS AND CLINICIANS IMPACTED BY CUTS TO NIH. SOME MADE THEIR WAY INTO OP-EDS, OTHERS DREW ATTENTION ON THE RESEARCH!AMERICA WEBSITE.

Program 3
Expenses: $1,348,742

BOLSTERING OUR NATION'S R&D CAPACITY:THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTION COMMITTEE (STAC) CONTINUED TO BRING TOGETHER NONPROFIT, ACADEMIC, FOUNDATION, AND CORPORATE LEADERS FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO...

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BOLSTERING OUR NATION'S R&D CAPACITY:THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACTION COMMITTEE (STAC) CONTINUED TO BRING TOGETHER NONPROFIT, ACADEMIC, FOUNDATION, AND CORPORATE LEADERS FOR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO DRAMATICALLY STRENGTHEN U.S. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IN FEBRUARY 2025, STAC RELEASED THE VISION FOR AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY IN MAKING THE CASE FOR A CLEAR VISION AND ACTIONABLE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A SUPERCHARGED AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE. STAC ALSO WORKED CLOSELY WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PUSH BACK AGAINST DRASTIC PROPOSED CUTS IN FY26 FUNDING FOR FEDERAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $8,575,416
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $314,583
Other Revenue $24,086
TOTAL REVENUE $8,914,085

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $49,033
Salaries & Benefits $4,682,668
Fundraising Expenses $682,097
Program Expenses $7,792,011
Other Expenses $4,662,483
TOTAL EXPENSES $9,394,184

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $8,914,085 $7,706,804 +0.2%
Expenses $9,394,184 $7,586,243 +0.2%
Net Income $-480,099 $120,561 -5.0%
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Governance

Voting Members
33
Independent Members
32
Employees
41
Volunteers
60

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
6
$1,006,380
Total Directors
38
$652,740
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
MARY WOOLLEY PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 50.00
Officer Director
$597,619 $55,121 $652,740
SUDIP PARIKH PHD CHAIR 3.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
GEORGES BENJAMIN MD VICE CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
HAROLD L PAZ MD MS SECRETARY 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
NANCY BROWN TREASURER 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
KIRSTEN BIBBINS-DOMINGOPHD MD MAS DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBORAH DEAS MD MPH DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MIKAEL DOLSTEN MD PHD DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
VICTOR J DZAU MD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KAFUI DZIRASA MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
AYMAN EL-MOHANDES MBBCH MD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ARTHUR C EVANS JR PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JULIE GERBERDING MD MPH DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
HON BART GORDON DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CELINE GOUNDER MD SCM DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
GARTH GRAHAM MD MPH DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARY JC HENDRIX PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
HON RUSH D HOLT PHD DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KAREN KNUDSEN PHD DIRECTOR (THRU SEPTEMBER) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LAURA MAGANA PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARK B MCCLELLAN MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHELLE MCMURRY-HEATH MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JESSICA L MEGA MD MPH DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MARY PITTMAN DRPH DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CLAIRE POMEROY MD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEREK K RAPP DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
E ALBERT REECE MD PHD MBA DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOHN REED MD PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID REESE MD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LEWIS G SANDY MD FACP DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
HON DONNA SHALALA PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SARAH L SZANTON PHD RN DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
RAVI THADHANI MD MPH DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DEBORAH TRAUTMAN PHD RN FAAN DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL) 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
M ROY WILSON MD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
KEITH YAMAMOTO PHD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CYNTHIA ZAGIEBOYLO DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ELIAS ZERHOUNI MD DIRECTOR 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHAEL COBURN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & COO 45.00
Officer
$313,758 $39,882 $353,640
ELEANOR DEHONEY SR. VP OF POLICY & ADVOCACY 45.00
Highest
$278,226 $37,089 $315,315
JENNIFER LURAY SR VP STRATEGY & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 45.00
Highest
$246,915 $52,491 $299,406
SHEILA MURPHY VP - ADVOCACY PROGRAMS 45.00
Highest
$225,504 $21,394 $246,898
ANNE MANDEVILLE VP DEVELOPMENT & MEMBERSHIP 45.00
Highest
$214,089 $20,515 $234,604
GLENN O'NEAL SENIOR DIRECTOR - COMMUNICATIONS 45.00
Highest
$150,844 $15,300 $166,144
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $8,914,085 $9,394,184 $12,060,406 $-480,099
2024 $7,706,804 $7,586,243 $13,036,982 $120,561
2023 $6,997,174 $7,913,359 $11,946,167 $-916,185
2022 $7,448,296 $6,162,848 $13,199,606 $1,285,448
2021 $10,350,704 $4,447,444 $11,908,481 $5,903,260
2020 $4,439,039 $3,680,716 $4,909,556 $758,323
2019 $3,871,596 $3,831,319 $3,649,515 $40,277
2018 $3,750,096 $3,734,479 $3,365,450 $15,617
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