The Allergists Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
364305678
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Arlington Heights, IL, USA
Phone
8474271200
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Allergy Related Disease Research

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$216,835
Expenses
$112,276
Assets
$2,060,891
Liabilities
$531

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELINDA MCNEAL RATHKOPF MD MBA (PRESIDENT)
  • JEFFREY GORDON DEMAIN MD (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RICHARD SLAWNY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • KATERINA BARCAL (ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • TODD A MAHR MD (EXECUTIVE MEDICAL DIRECTOR): $100,000 total reported compensation
  • JAMES M TRACY DO (MEMBER): $25,000 total reported compensation
  • GAILEN D MARSHALL JR MD PHD (MEMBER): $20,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To maintain the integrity and future of the specialty of allergy and immunology through the support of the highest quality professional training and patient assistance programs.

What it reported doing in 2024

The foundation funded seven community grants during 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 78% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 97% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 75
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.4%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 78.5%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 48.2%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 18.36; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.3% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.4% of revenue deployed · 78.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 12 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $88K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $100K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 2 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 58/100.