Society for Clinical Trials Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 521151889
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2018–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Arlington Heights, IL, USA
- Phone
- 8474278010
- Rating
- 81
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Medical Research N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $778,376
- Expenses
- $718,928
- Assets
- $452,475
- Liabilities
- $136,326
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SCOTT R EVANS (PRESIDENT)
- VALERIE DURKALSKI-MAULDIN (PRESIDENT ELECT)
- DIXIE ECKLUND (PAST PRESIDENT)
- KEVIN BRAGAW (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- SCOTT R EVANS (PRESIDENT)
- VALERIE DURKALSKI-MAULDIN (PRESIDENT ELECT)
- DIXIE ECKLUND (PAST PRESIDENT)
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
To develop and drive adoption of practices that will increase the quality and efficiency of clinical trials.the society comprises more than 80 organizations from across the clinical trial enterprise. Members include representatives of government agencies, industry representatives, patient advocacy groups, professional societies, investigator groups, academic institutions, and other interested parties.
What it reported doing in 2024
Clinical trials is an international peer reviewed scholarly journal that addresses topics of interest to individuals involved in the design and conduct of clinical trials. The primary aim is advancing knowledge on the design and conduct of clinical trials related research methodologies. Covering the design, conduct, analysis, synthesis and evaluation of key methodologies, the journal remains on the cusp of the latest topics, including ethics, regulation and policy impact.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 94% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 65
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 47
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 71.5%; rating input score 71
- Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 78
- 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- 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: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- 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: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 7.6%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.3% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 71.5% of revenue deployed · 78.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $564K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
- Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $194K reported
- Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2018 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.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 29/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.