Arm Foundation for Regenerative Medicine Education & Research

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300752401
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Phone
2023453675
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Biomedicine, Bioengineering

Reported finances

Revenue
$25,000
Expenses
$56,479
Assets
$121,351
Liabilities
$11,082

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BRETT KOPELAN (CHAIR)
  • MARTHA ROOK (TREASURER)
  • ADRIAN MCKEMEY (SECRETARY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The arm foundation serves as the educational and information resource on issues fundamental to making gene and cell therapies, tissue-engineered products and other regenerative medicine treatments available to patients. By examining, quantifying, clarifying and informing stakeholders of the clinical and societal benefits of these therapies, as well as convening discussions to raise awareness about the sectors progress, challenges and results, the foundation accelerates patient access to safe, efficacious and potentially curative therapies.

What it reported doing in 2023

Health & economic impact analysis - develop an in-depth analysis of cell and gene therapy and other regenerative medicines on the national and international healthcare economies to support market access initiatives and public awareness. Communicating the societal and economic value of rm therapies through data reporting and strategic engagement with healthcare providers and the general public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.4%; rating input score 83
  • Program expense ratio: 36.9%; rating input score 37

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -125.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.15; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.09; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -46.6% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -29.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.4% of revenue deployed · 36.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $21K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 24 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 19/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.