American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205244339
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hickory, NC, USA
Phone
9145883550
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Medical Research N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,982,317
Expenses
$17,011,486
Assets
$5,156,977
Liabilities
$1,186,872

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CRYSTAL WATSON (PRESIDENT AND CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • TAMMUELLA SINGLETON (CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER): $428,123 total reported compensation
  • CRYSTAL WATSON (PRESIDENT AND CEO): $390,565 total reported compensation
  • MICHAEL NIEKAMP (CFO ENDING 12/24): $329,858 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The american thrombosis and hemostasis network (athn) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by bleeding and clotting disorders. We're using technology to secure data, advance knowledge, transform care--and ultimately improve lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

Athn research programs: athn, in conjunction with our 140+ hemophilia treatment centers (htcs) across the united states, leads or supports a number of programs that leverage our staff expertise and infrastructure.our leading 2024 research programs include: athn transcends - the world's largest natural history study of people affected by non-neoplastic hematologic conditions, was created in response to the national heart, lung, and blood institute's (nhlbi) blueprint for factor viii inhibitor clinical trials. With the primary aim of determining the safety of all therapies utilized in this population.athn transcends plans to enroll participants into various cohorts based on diagnosis. Athn transcends' study architecture is designed to encourage the creation of modules exploring specific safety and effectiveness endpoints. In addition, the athn research biorepository, located at versiti, blood center of Wisconsin, will store biospecimens from athn transcends for future research.athn transcends is organized into seven (7) cohorts: 1. Hemophilia 2. Von willebrand disease 3. Thrombosis/thrombophilia4. Non-neoplastic hematologic conditions5. Bleeding not otherwise specified (nos) 6. Rare blood disorders7. Congenital platelet disorders

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 67% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 63% for direct work, and 37% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 84
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 93.9%; rating input score 94; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.4%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.3; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 87.8% of revenue deployed · 82.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $14M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $428K · 16 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $587K reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 82 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 71 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.