2017-12-07T17:20:53-06:00 2017-03-31 330310569 HASKELL & WHITE LLP 300 SPECTRUM CENTER DR STE 300 IRVINE CA 92618 990 2016-04-01 956043953 ARTHRITIS NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ARTH 5624376808 5354 E SECOND STREET NO 201 LONG BEACH CA 90803 HELENE BELISLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5624376808 2017-12-07 1 RICK SMETANKA P01677376 9494506200 216.73.111.4 2017-12-07 09:23:19 PS P BE5F4EC4C7818356B1A7FDCD46830D4A78EBA627 BE5F4EC4C7818356B1A7FDCD46830D4A78EBA627 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z HELENE BELISLE 5354 E 2ND ST STE 201 LONG BEACH CA 90803 1898686 0 X HTTP://WWW.CUREARTHRITIS.ORG X 1952 CA PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR PREVENTION,TREATMENT & CURE OF ARTHRITIS & OTHER RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 13 12 5 90 0 0 1134893 829799 52300 0 528156 403302 25337 48045 1740686 1281146 1281281 1120060 0 0 249368 284034 0 0 37554 271512 265999 1802161 1670093 -61475 -388947 8030832 8267105 55104 57616 7975728 8209489 TO PROVIDE INITIAL RESEARCH FUNDING TO BRILLIANT, INVESTIGATIVE SCIENTISTS WITH NEW IDEAS TO CURE ARTHRITIS AND RELATED AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 0 0 1504979 1120060 EACH YEAR, ARTHRITIS RESEARCH GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO INDEPENDENT MD AND/OR PHD SCIENTISTS AT UNAFFILIATED RESEARCH FACILITIES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ANRF'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD PERFORMS A NIH-LEVEL REVIEW OF ALL APPLICATIONS, RANKING THE PROPOSALS AS TO THE EXCELLENCE OF THE SCIENCE, OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A BREAK-THROUGH DISCOVERY AND THE QUALITY OF THE INVESTIGATOR AWARDEES, WHO RECEIVE A MAXIMUM GRANT OF $100,000. APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE PROGRESS AND FINAL REPORTS OF THEIR WORK, INCLUDING PUBLICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS. IF PROGRESS IS DEEMED SIGNIFICANT IN THE FIRST YEAR, AWARDEES MAY APPLY FOR AND EARN A SECOND YEAR OF SUPPORT. ANRF ALSO SUPPORTS SMALL TRAVEL GRANTS TO SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS. 1504979 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA AZ CT IL VA FL WA NJ TX NC NY X X X HELENE BELISLE 5624376808 5354 E SECOND STREET STE 201 LONG BEACH CA 90803 SHAUN SKERIS PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SALLY ANNE SHERIDIAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY ROUBA 2ND VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HELENE BELISLE EXECUTIVE DIR/SECY 48.00 X X 120000 0 13200 MARK SCHULTEN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN DONOHUE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN S FERRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GALE A GRANGER PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRITT MEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN E MOYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCHALON NEWTON DM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBBIE SAMPSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARL WARE PHD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 120000 0 13200 1 0 0 0 0 123070 706729 829799 171807 171807 843796 612301 231495 231495 0 231495 53284 5239 48045 48045 1281146 0 0 451347 1100000 1100000 20060 20060 120000 98083 10167 11750 71000 57958 6417 6625 53342 29871 20047 3424 22447 15131 6138 1178 17245 13656 2110 1479 20196 20196 17050 3070 13900 80 30142 25466 750 3926 75308 37960 29904 7444 16787 10686 5916 185 29161 20059 6049 3053 35146 35146 6938 1525 5261 152 AWARENESS PROGRAM 28888 31595 -2707 RECOGNITION 4883 3963 705 215 WORKPLACE CAMPAIGN 1500 750 750 1670093 1504979 127560 37554 117 117 1065138 341068 56415 56415 6893716 7274169 548723 15446 46613 8030832 8267105 5104 5106 50000 52510 55104 57616 X 7608600 7773099 356842 426104 10286 10286 7975728 8209489 8030832 8267105 -388947 622708 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1045622 990456 1009083 1134893 829799 5009853 1045622 990456 1009083 1134893 829799 5009853 1041036 3968817 147635 165869 162005 156230 171807 803546 5813399 195284 0.68270 0.59400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3789441 69262 476465 4335168 4075723 606842 -92958 800166 3789441 4401092 101000 274069 700438 4075723 3993660 2556 405550 674 4401092 3489317 250000 254821 478 3993660 0.89930 0.00240 0.09830 0 0 0 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT 548723 F 548723 X 1903854 622708 622708 1281146 0 1281146 1670093 0 1670093 0 1670093 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. RACING FOR A CURE 34206 34206 AWARENESS PROGRAMS 12928 12928 47134 47134 47134 1 NYU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DIVISION OF RHEUMATOLOGY 301 EAST 17TH STREET ROOM 1611A NEW YORK NY 10003 135562308 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY 100000 IDENTIFYING CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MICROBIOME-DRIVEN INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER 3333 BURNET AVENUE MLC 15012 CINCINNATI OH 45229 310833936 501(C)(3) 50000 PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS CASUAL NONCODING GENETIC VARIANTS IN IL-23 PATHWAY BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 300 LONGWOOD AVE BOSTON MA 02115 042774441 501(C)(3) 100000 CELLS FOR REGENERATING ARTICULAR CARTILAGE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL PO BOX 414876 BOSTON MA 02114 900656139 501(C)(3) 100000 ELUCIDATING THE FUNCTION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PROMOTING SMALL MOLECULES FOR OSETOARTHRITIS SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 4800 SAND POINT WAY NE SEATTLE WA 98105 910564748 501(C)(3) 100000 MECHANISMS UNDERLYING TACI-DEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF IMMATURE TRANSITIONAL B CELLS IN BAFF-DRIVEN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 75 FRANCIS STREET BOSTON MA 02115 042312909 501(C)(3) 100000 HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTAL INTERROGATION OF GWAS LOCI IN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC ARTHRITIS UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM 1720 2ND AVE S BIRMINGHAM AL 35294 636005396 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY 100000 GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC COVARIANCE OF GOUT, HYPERURICEMIA AND ITS COMORBIDITIES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO 3333 CALIFORNIA ST STE 435 CAMPUS BOX 1241 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94118 941156628 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY 100000 ROLE OF THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IKAROS IN DEVELOPMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL 364 PLANTATION ST LAZARE RESEARCH BLDG 370M WORCESTER MA 01605 046013152 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY 100000 THE INNATE IMMUNE ADAPTOR STING REGULATES AGE-DEPENDENT BONE HOMEOSTASIS AND REMODELING. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO 9500 GILMAN DRIVE MC 0656 LA JOLLA CA 92093 952544535 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY 100000 UNRAVELING A NOVEL MECHANISM OF ACTION OF PTPN22, A MAJOR RA GENE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 500 S STATE ST ANN ARBOR MI 48109 386006309 PUBLIC UNIVERSITY 50000 PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO ENHANCE PREDICTION OF PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 262 DANNY THOMAS PLACE MEMPHIS TN 38105 620646012 501(C)(3) 100000 REGULATION OF TREG METABOLISM AND STABILITY BY PTEN IN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES 12 TRAVEL GRANTS FOR PROFESSIONAL MEETING SUPPORT 7 20060 PART I, LINE 2 IN 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. DEREK BELISLE FAMILY MEMBER OF HELENE BELISLE 71000 COMPENSATION PAID FOR SERVICES AS AN EMPLOYEE 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B BOTH 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 12C CONFLICTS 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 15 THE 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 19 ALL 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.