Protecting Access to Pain Relief Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871907093
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2024695268
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$540,000
Expenses
$539,443
Assets
$1,557
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PATRICIA D'ANTONIO (PRESIDENT/DI)

People named in this filing

  • PATRICIA D'ANTONIO (PRESIDENT/DI)
  • WADE DELK (TREASURER/DI)
  • PAUL T CONWAY (DIRECTOR)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Promoting the common good and general welfare of the people of the community by educating and advocating for and supporting continued access to and choice of appropriate over-the-counter pain relief through evidence-based education on safe use of over-the-counter pain relief options as a part of a patient consumers comprehensive pain management plan developed with their health care provider.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education: pain is a complicated topic, and the papr coalition educates public and private entities about the importance of responsible pain relief. This education involves providing tools to individuals to inform them of evidence-based pain management as well as educating appointed and elected federal and state policymakers about the complexities of the pain management landscape and designing public policy interventions that benefit chronic pain patients. The papr coalition has advocated for evidence-based education and information on safe use of otc pain relief options as a part of a patient's comprehensive pain management plan developed with their health care provider, especially for the millions of americans that live in persistent pain every day, including pregnant women. The papr coalition also develops webinars and other programming to educate the public about the organization's mission and to allow expert stakeholders the opportunity to engage as part of the coalition's educational community. The papr coalition also posts educational documents such as peer-reviewed public comments on relevant policy issues to its website for members of the public to easily access. Select educational activities include stakeholder and member recruitment activities through meetings and individual calls, organizing and hosting webinars on diverse educational topics, such as the use of telehealth to manage chronic pain and the treatment of pain in pediatric populations, and engages with other organizations to inform their activities and provide support to the community engaging on issues related to safe and effective over-the-counter pain management.

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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.8%; rating input score 90
  • Program expense ratio: 89.9%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 24.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 88.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.8% of revenue deployed · 89.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $485K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $532K reported
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.