National Disease Research Interchange
National Disease Research Interchange reported $12.8 million in revenue and $13.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $74.94 went to program services, $25.06 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 65.1% of the total. Government grants made up 65.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $531,022 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 80% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 74.9% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 25.1% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 65.1% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 65.1% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 34.5% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $531,022 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.09% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 2.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 16 of 17 | 93.8% |
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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHuman tissue and resource for research: ndri received a federal award for the human tissue and organ resource for the procurement and distribution of normal and diseased human organs and tissues to advance biomedical science
Partner program: coordinates various human organ and tissue procurement programs with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to accelerate research and development. Several of these programs have led to the development of treatments for medical conditions such as lung disease, diabetes, and cancer, to name only a few. Other partner programs have led to the creation of research tools for use in numerous toxicology and drug discovery platforms
Research collaborations with foundation and patient advocacy groups (pag): ndri maintains collaborations with a variety of different foundation and patient advocacy groups focused on the advancement of research in each of their respective areas of interest. These collaborations bring together patients, pags, foundations, ndri and the pharmaceutical industry to help advance r&d utilizing critical human biospecimens gifted by patients/donors
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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, 37.50 hrs/week | $461,919 | $0 | $69,103 | $531,022 |
| CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $265,801 | $0 | $13,588 | $279,389 |
| CFO; VP, ADMINISTRATION Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $230,233 | $0 | $11,946 | $242,179 |
| SR VP, OPERATIONS & DIRECT Highest compensated employee, 35.00 hrs/week | $204,583 | $0 | $7,861 | $212,444 |
| DIRECTOR, FULFILLMENT Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $123,600 | $0 | $40,543 | $164,143 |
| MANAGER HUMAN RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $114,422 | $0 | $19,925 | $134,347 |
| DIRECTOR, TISSUE SOURCE SI Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $112,154 | $0 | $13,105 | $125,259 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from National Disease Research Interchange (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $773K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b17 · 16 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 551
- Volunteers Part I, line 616
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| UNIVERSITY OF MD BALTIMORE Organ/tissue procurement | $986,731 |
| CONNECTLIFE Organ/tissue procurement | $568,994 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Organ/tissue procurement | $508,472 |
| JUDGE TECHNICAL SERVICES INC Management consulting services | $444,864 |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA RESE Organ/tissue procurement | $333,504 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 10 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to National Disease Research Interchange totaling $16 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of National Disease Research Interchange's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, National Disease Research Interchange reported that 74.9% of its $13.0 million in expenses went to program services, 25.1% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does National Disease Research Interchange pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation National Disease Research Interchange reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $531,022, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does National Disease Research Interchange get its money?
Of $12.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 65.1% came from contributions and grants (including 65.1% from government grants) and 34.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is National Disease Research Interchange a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 23-2213205 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202632109349300928 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511989349301406 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202403119349301000 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323129349302307 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212909349302141 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202132679349301003 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013189349306596 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 23-2213205: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.