Arbor Research Collaborative for Health
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health reported $20.4 million in revenue and $19.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.99 went to program services, $26.01 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: 77.9% of the total. Government grants made up 17.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $740,767 (President). 50 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 10% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $19MFor 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 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 74.0% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 26.0% | 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 | 20.8% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 17.3% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 77.9% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $740,767 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.90% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 50 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 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
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDopps - the dopps program collects data on patients across the globe, leverages extensive longitudinal data to emphasize the effects of clinical practice patterns on patient outcomes, and adjusts outcomes measures for patient comorbidities and adjusted to a greater extent than previously possible
Hp3: the health policy and practice program area promotes the mission of Arbor Research by providing technical and scientific expertise to improve the delivery of health care and payment policies through impartial analysis with program evaluations, quality measurement, new approaches to payment models and kidney disease policy in potentially importnat implications for public policy and the quality and efficiancy of health care in the united states
Sdcc: multi-disiplinary team of clinicians, biostatisticians, project managers, analysts, clinical monitors, project support personnel, and medical editors that form a project management nexus to allow busy investigators separated by miles and time zones to collaboratively pursue clinical research excellence
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 Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $693,127 | $0 | $47,640 | $740,767 |
| VP Finance Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $284,062 | $0 | $41,621 | $325,683 |
| VP Information Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $275,236 | $0 | $18,651 | $293,887 |
| Chief Growth Officer Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $260,025 | $0 | $29,893 | $289,918 |
| Scientific Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $262,824 | $0 | $23,393 | $286,217 |
| VP People Operations Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $202,542 | $0 | $27,575 | $230,117 |
| Scientific Director Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $191,628 | $0 | $37,228 | $228,856 |
| Research Scientist Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $190,115 | $0 | $34,549 | $224,664 |
50 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Arbor Research Collaborative for Health (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.0M (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–1b12 · 11 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 4No
- 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 5130
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Regents of Univ of Michigan Scientific | $156,899 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Of every $100 Arbor Research Collaborative for Health spent in 2024, $73.99 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Arbor Research Collaborative for Health's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Arbor Research Collaborative for Health reported that 74.0% of its $19.0 million in expenses went to program services, 26.0% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Arbor Research Collaborative for Health pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Arbor Research Collaborative for Health reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $740,767, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Arbor Research Collaborative for Health get its money?
Of $20.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 20.8% came from contributions and grants (including 17.3% from government grants) and 77.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Arbor Research Collaborative for Health a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 38-3289521 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 202511789349300706 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401569349301430 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312939349300406 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221959349301417 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202111959349300831 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042979349300504 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 38-3289521: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.