ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 95-6043953)
Tax period
2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Filed
2017-12-07
IRS object ID
201723419349300442
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2017-12-07T17:20:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN330310569PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1HASKELL & WHITE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1300 SPECTRUM CENTER DR STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityIRVINECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN956043953EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlARTHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5624376808PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15354 E SECOND STREET NO 201AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonHELENE BELISLEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5624376808PhoneNum
Signature2017-12-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonRICK SMETANKAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01677376PTIN
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address216.73.111.4IPv4AddressTxt
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Principal OfficerHELENE BELISLEPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line15354 E 2ND ST STE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90803ZIPCd
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Gross Receipts$1,898,686GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.CUREARTHRITIS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1952FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Total Expenses$1,670,093CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1HELENE BELISLEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone5624376808PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line15354 E SECOND STREET STE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityLONG BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SHAUN SKERIS
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY ANNE SHERIDIAN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KELLY ROUBA
2ND VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELENE BELISLE
EXECUTIVE DIR/SECY48.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$120,000$0$13,200
MARK SCHULTEN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN DONOHUE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHRYN S FERRIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GALE A GRANGER PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRITT MEYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYNN E MOYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCHALON NEWTON DM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE SAMPSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL WARE PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$171,807ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$843,796SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$612,301SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$231,495SecuritiesAmt

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Exclusion$451,347ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,100,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,100,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$20,060TotalAmt
Program Services$20,060ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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Program Services$57,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,625FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$29,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,047ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,424FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$15,131ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,178FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$13,656ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$1,479FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$20,196TotalAmt
Management And General$20,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Management And General$13,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$25,466ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,926FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$37,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,904ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,444FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$10,686ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,916ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$29,161TotalAmt
Program Services$20,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,053FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$35,146TotalAmt
Program Services$35,146ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$6,938TotalAmt
Program Services$1,525ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
AWARENESS PROGRAM$28,888$31,595-$2,707
RECOGNITION$4,883$3,963$215$705
WORKPLACE CAMPAIGN$1,500$750$750

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,670,093TotalAmt
Program Services$1,504,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,560ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,554FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117BOYAmt
EOY$117EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,065,138BOYAmt
EOY$341,068EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$56,415BOYAmt
EOY$56,415EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,893,716BOYAmt
EOY$7,274,169EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$548,723EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,446BOYAmt
EOY$46,613EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,030,832BOYAmt
EOY$8,267,105EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$5,104BOYAmt
EOY$5,106EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000BOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$52,510EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,104BOYAmt
EOY$57,616EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,608,600BOYAmt
EOY$7,773,099EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,842BOYAmt
EOY$426,104EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,286BOYAmt
EOY$10,286EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,975,728BOYAmt
EOY$8,209,489EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,030,832BOYAmt
EOY$8,267,105EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$388,947ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$622,708NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$990,456CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,009,083CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,134,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$829,799CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,009,853TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$990,456CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,009,083CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,134,893CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$829,799CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,009,853TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,041,036SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,968,817PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$147,635CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$165,869CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$162,005CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$156,230CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$171,807CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$803,546TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,813,399TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$195,284GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.68270PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.59400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,789,441BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$69,262ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$476,465InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$4,335,168EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,075,723BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$606,842ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$92,958InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$800,166OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,789,441EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,401,092BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$101,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$274,069InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$700,438OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,075,723EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,993,660BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,556ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$405,550InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$674OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,401,092EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,489,317BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$250,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$254,821InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$478OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,993,660EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.89930BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00240PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09830TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITDesc
Book Value$548,723BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$548,723TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,903,854TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$622,708NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$622,708RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,281,146RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,281,146TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,670,093TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,670,093ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,670,093TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:AN ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT WAS ESTABLISHED IN FISCAL YEAR 2007-08. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN, AND HAS MADE THE DECISION TO ADD UNRESTRICTED FUNDS TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND IN ORDER TO GROW THIS FUND SO THAT FUTURE INCOME EARNED MAY BE USED FOR GRANT AWARDS AND ORGANIZATION OPERATIONS. IF NECESSARY, THE ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT IS MANAGED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' FINANCE COMMITTEE.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT OF TAX POSITIONS, SUCH AS ITS FILING STATUS AS TAX-EXEMPT, ONLY AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE RELEVANT TAX AUTHORITIES WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT SUSTAIN THE POSITION FOLLOWING AN AUDIT. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO POTENTIAL INCOME TAX AUDITS ON OPEN TAX YEARS BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT OPERATES. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FEDERAL PURPOSES IS THREE YEARS AND FOR CALIFORNIA PURPOSES IS FOUR YEARS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1RACING FOR A CUREEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$34,206GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$34,206GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Event2AWARENESS PROGRAMSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$12,928GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$12,928GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$47,134GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$47,134GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$47,134NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY
301 EAST 17TH STREET ROOM 1611ANEW YORKNY10003135562308PUBLIC UNIVERSITY$100,000IDENTIFYING CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MICROBIOME-DRIVEN INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
3333 BURNET AVENUE MLC 15012CINCINNATIOH45229310833936501(C)(3)$50,000PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS CASUAL NONCODING GENETIC VARIANTS IN IL-23 PATHWAY
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
300 LONGWOOD AVEBOSTONMA02115042774441501(C)(3)$100,000CELLS FOR REGENERATING ARTICULAR CARTILAGE
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
PO BOX 414876BOSTONMA02114900656139501(C)(3)$100,000ELUCIDATING THE FUNCTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PROMOTING SMALL MOLECULES FOR OSETOARTHRITIS
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
4800 SAND POINT WAY NESEATTLEWA98105910564748501(C)(3)$100,000MECHANISMS UNDERLYING TACI-DEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF IMMATURE TRANSITIONAL B CELLS IN BAFF-DRIVEN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
75 FRANCIS STREETBOSTONMA02115042312909501(C)(3)$100,000HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTAL INTERROGATION OF GWAS LOCI IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC ARTHRITIS
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
1720 2ND AVE SBIRMINGHAMAL35294636005396PUBLIC UNIVERSITY$100,000GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC COVARIANCE OF GOUT, HYPERURICEMIA AND ITS COMORBIDITIES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
3333 CALIFORNIA ST STE 435 CAMPUSSAN FRANCISCOCA94118941156628PUBLIC UNIVERSITY$100,000ROLE OF THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IKAROS IN DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASEBOX 1241
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
364 PLANTATION ST LAZARE RESEARCHWORCESTERMA01605046013152PUBLIC UNIVERSITY$100,000THE INNATE IMMUNE ADAPTOR STING REGULATES AGE-DEPENDENT BONE HOMEOSTASIS AND REMODELING.BLDG 370M
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE MC 0656LA JOLLACA92093952544535PUBLIC UNIVERSITY$100,000UNRAVELING A NOVEL MECHANISM OF ACTION OF PTPN22, A MAJOR RA GENE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
500 S STATE STANN ARBORMI48109386006309PUBLIC UNIVERSITY$50,000PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO ENHANCE PREDICTION OF PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
262 DANNY THOMAS PLACEMEMPHISTN38105620646012501(C)(3)$100,000REGULATION OF TREG METABOLISM AND STABILITY BY PTEN IN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org12Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeTRAVEL GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL MEETING SUPPORTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient7RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$20,060CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN MID-JANUARY EACH YEAR, THE ANRF OFFICE RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 GRANT APPLICATIONS PER YEAR FROM SCIENTISTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. APPLICATIONS MUST FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED GRANT GUIDELINES AND POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY ANRF. THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD (SAB) CONDUCTS AN NIH-LEVEL REVIEW PROCESS PRIOR TO A REVIEW MEETING SESSION HELD IN MARCH OR APRIL (THE DATE VARIES FROM YEAR TO YEAR, DEPENDING ON THE SCHEDULES OF THE MEMBERS). AT THIS REVIEW MEETING, THE SAB COLLECTIVELY RANKS THE APPLICANTS. THIS RANKING IS PRESENTED AT THE REGULAR BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, GENERALLY HELD WITHIN A COUPLE WEEKS OF THE SAB REVIEW MEETING. AT THIS BOARD MEETING, ANRF MEMBERS REVIEW AND VOTE ON THE ANNUAL BUDGET, INCLUDING THE TOTAL OF GRANT AWARDS FOR THE YEAR, BASED ON THE RANKING AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE SAB. ANRF'S LARGEST ANNUAL EXPENSE IS THE COLLECTIVE TOTAL OF RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED. GRANTS ARE PAID IN TWO INSTALLMENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO THE GRANTEE'S RESEARCH INSTITUTION. THE FIRST PAYMENT OCCURS ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1 WHEN A CHECK FOR 50% OF THE AWARD IS SENT WHILE THE SECOND PAYMENT OCCURS IN EARLY MARCH OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR ONCE ANRF HAS RECEIVED A PROGRESS REPORT WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE CHAIR OF THE SAB. THIS PROGRESS REPORT MUST DEMONSTRATE ADHERENCE TO THE SPECIFIC AIMS OUTLINED IN THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL AND PROGRESS TOWARD THE GOAL. AT THE END OF THE GRANT AWARD TERM, RECIPIENTS MUST SUBMIT A NARRATIVE, FINAL REPORT, IN WHICH THEY DELINEATE THEIR RESEARCH RESULTS AND LIST PUBLICATIONS OR PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS (GENERALLY AT PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS)THAT THEY HAVE GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THE ANRF GRANT AWARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEREK BELISLEPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFAMILY MEMBER OF HELENE BELISLERelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$71,000TransactionAmt
TransactionCOMPENSATION PAID FOR SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEETransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BBOTH THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SIGNS AND RELEASES THESE DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC, POSTS ON THE WEBSITE, AND/OR SUBMITS THE DOCUMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE MONITORED CONSTANTLY THROUGH AN ANNUAL WRITTEN CONFIRMATION THAT IS COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS. ADDITIONALLY, ANY POSSIBLE INDICATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THAT ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD, SAB MEMBERS OR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE FURTHER REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. ANRF IS VIGILANT IN ITS POLICIES WITH REGARDS TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER REVIEW BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR, IF THERE ARE REMAINING QUESTIONS AS TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ANRF'S COUNSEL WOULD BE CONTACTED AND THE MATTER BROUGHT UP TO ALL INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT WOULD MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT A CONFLICT EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WORKED WITH AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER WHO IS AN EXPERT IN HUMAN RESOURCES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TOGETHER THEY FORMED A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THIS INCLUDED REVIEW OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS AND AN ONLINE SALARY REVIEW COMPLETED BY EVERY BOARD AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, TALLIED BY COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THIS PROCESS WAS FOLLOWED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-15, 2015-16 AND 2016-17.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL REQUESTS FOR THE 990, FORM 1023, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS WILL BE SENT OUT BY REQUEST VIA REGULAR MAIL OR E-MAIL. THE 990'S ARE ALL POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESSES OF OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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