Emergency CARE Research Institute
Also known as Ecri Institute - Ecri - Ecri Institute Pso
Emergency CARE Research Institute reported $80.4 million in revenue and $83.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.67 went to program services, $26.33 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,142,585 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 198 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 17% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $83MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $80MInvestment income was negative: −$272K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.7% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.3% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $1,142,585 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.37% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 198 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.0 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 11 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseResearch and evaluation programs, memberships, publications and information:ecri's applied research and evaluation, memberships, and publications all focus on improving healthcare safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness in settings across the continuum of care, from acute care to ambulatory care to long-term care and home care. These programs are used by hospitals and healthcare providers, policymakers, payers, the public, government agencies, and others in the healthcare community to improve patient care. Through these programs, ecri disseminates the results of its internally conducted…
Technical assistance programs: ecri promotes improved methods of patient care by providing the healthcare community and federal and state agencies with a wide range of technical assistance on safety, quality improvement, and cost-effectiveness. Ecri's technical assistance programs include providing information tools and support for the buyers and users of healthcare technology; investigating and analyzing accidents and events involving patient safety; providing assessment and evaluation of healthcare safety and quality; providing evidence-based research and effectiveness reports to government…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $905,891 | $0 | $236,694 | $1,142,585 |
| CHIEF SOLUTIONS OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $541,707 | $0 | $121,918 | $663,625 |
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $445,072 | $0 | $98,723 | $543,795 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $380,990 | $0 | $116,496 | $497,486 |
| CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Officer, 24.00 hrs/week | $319,382 | $0 | $90,452 | $409,834 |
| TEAM LEAD, GMICS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $334,779 | $0 | $51,612 | $386,391 |
| CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER Key employee, 39.85 hrs/week | $331,843 | $0 | $48,940 | $380,783 |
| VP, SALES - GLOBAL MARKET Highest compensated employee, 39.92 hrs/week | $336,292 | $0 | $40,743 | $377,035 |
198 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Emergency CARE Research Institute (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $4.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 9 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5532
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
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Of every $100 Emergency CARE Research Institute spent in 2024, $73.67 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Emergency CARE Research Institute's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Emergency CARE Research Institute reported that 73.7% of its $83.2 million in expenses went to program services, 26.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Emergency CARE Research Institute pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Emergency CARE Research Institute reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,142,585, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Emergency CARE Research Institute get its money?
Of $80.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 97.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Emergency CARE Research Institute a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-1662091 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513179349310981 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413059349302816 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323009349300032 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212769349300726 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102869349301615 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042819349300729 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-1662091: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.