2026-01-16T08:03:52-08:00 2025-07-31 521544293 ARKIN & LEARY PC 2200 RESEARCH BLVD STE 540 ROCKVILLE MD 20850 990 2024-08-01 521394893 Physicians Committee for Responsible Med PHYS 2026862210 5100 Wisconsin Avenue NW 400 Washington DC 20016 Betsy Wason Sec/Sr VP DEV 2026-01-15 true true Douglas P Arkin CPA P00579014 3013401550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Neal D Barnard MD 5100 Wisconsin Avenue NW 400 Washington DC 20016 36518032 false X www.pcrm.org X 1985 DE The Physicians Committee promotes preventive medicine, particularly good nutrition, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research. 5 5 110 14 6911 5911 20721490 20425011 604546 449357 763676 843330 -225458 -326227 21864254 21391471 475189 126164 0 9928000 12228693 15001 15001 3126349 9865864 11531975 20284054 23901833 1580200 -2510362 31494079 29264881 17139562 17095715 14354517 12169166 X The Physicians Committee promotes preventive medicine, particularly good nutrition, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research. false false 5485308 45000 CommunicationsWorking with physicians, health experts, and celebrities who serve as spokespeople, we inform, persuade, and inspire readers through strategic media relations, social media, digital communications, print publications, and advertisements. Our work was featured in traditional news outlets including Washington Post, New York Times, Newsweek, Baltimore Sun, BBC, Detroit News, New York Post, Oregonian, Sun Sentinel, STAT, ABC News, NBC News, Fox News, Science, MedicalXpress, Everyday Health, Womans World, MedPage Today, Science Magazine, Economic Times, and many more. Our doctor-authored op-eds have been published in major newspapers including Colorado Newsline, Detroit News, Cal Matters, Med Central, Med Page Today, Oregonian, and Utah News Dispatch. Print and online news coverage generated 3,024 news articles and an average of 6.57 million unique visitors per month. Our social media content created conversations daily among more than 1.4 million followers on 21 social media accounts. In FY 2025, 20.7 million accounts were reached across Meta platforms and X. YouTube's following grew to 491.3K, up 22K subscribers from the previous year, and our videos were viewed 4.3 million times. The Exam Room Podcast was downloaded more than 4.1 million times on podcast platforms in FY 2025 and nearly 25 million from its launch in 2018. Our website received 3,990,751 total page views in FY 2025. We completed more than 800 separately tracked print and display materials, promotional merchandise, and electronic graphics and e-publications. Good Medicine, the Physicians Committees 24-page magazine, keeps members informed and involved. Four issues of Good Medicine were published in FY 2025. Total print distribution was 303,322. 5042869 57 Research and Regulatory Affairs The Physicians Committee advances human-specific, nonanimal approaches in research, testing, and education through scientific support, policy change, training, and outreach. In fiscal year 2025, our scientists worked to overcome barriers to adoption of nonanimal methods by providing input to federal agencies through responses to Federal Register requests and presentations at agency meetings. We continue to lead a multi-institutional collaboration to document and reduce bias favoring animal use and to promote human-relevant approaches. To expand training, we provided direct instruction to agency staff, continuing education courses, and a regulatory program on nonanimal methods. We also supported scientific society webinars, reaching more than 6,000 scientists live, with many more accessing recordings. Our biennial Summer Immersion training program received the inaugural NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences education and training prize. Recognizing the need for global access, we launched a toxicology training program conducted fully in Spanish and expanded access to recorded trainings with subtitles in multiple languages. Our team published 15 peer-reviewed articles addressing bias in animal research, the limitations of animal ethics committees, xenotransplantation, and advances in new approach methodologies. We also continued efforts to modernize physician training by replacing animal use in residency programs. Largely as a result of our work, 99% of surveyed advanced trauma life support programs in the U.S. and Canada use nonanimal, human-based training methods. In addition, 97% of emergency medicine programs in the U.S. and Canada no longer use animals, and nearly 80% of surgery programs have replaced animals. 4774289 66539 448747 Nutrition Education Nutrition experts grew a variety of educational programs to promote plant-based diets for health. To educate clinicians, the Nutrition Guide for Clinicians, a diagnostic and treatment mobile application, reached 6,165 new users, with nearly 80,000 users to date. NutritionCME.org reached 1,373 health care professionals through online courses, and we reached 706 medical students through our medical school lunch-and-learn program. The clinician referral network brought in 40 new providers, for a total of 590 worldwide, and we added 20 new dietitians for a total of 91 preferred dietitians in our network. The Lets Beat Breast Cancer campaign grew to 58 events earning coverage in 75 media outlets with a reach of 83.8 million. The bilingual 21-Day Vegan Kickstart mobile application reached 36,000 people with menus, recipes, education, and cooking videos to support individuals transitioning to a plant-based diet. Our trilingual One Healthy World program reached 398,041 people across the world in English, French, and Spanish languages. In India we reached 5,330 students through lectures at 26 medical, nursing, and culinary schools. In China, we reached more than 1.02 million viewers during our 6th annual virtual conference, 19,540 people through a total of 110 lectures across 35 cities, and 27,307 through our online 21-Day Healthy Challenge program. The Food for Life program grew our network to 450 instructors and institutions and reached more than 21,500 students. Our National Diabetes Program reached 4,370 participants. Our Building Healthy Communities program grew to 440 leaders reaching more than 135,000 members globally. 2113394 Clinical Research We design and conduct clinical health and nutrition research studies, with the goal of bringing more attention to nutrition and prevention among health care professionals, medical researchers, policymakers, and patients. Our team members published 12 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented the research at the American Diabetes Associations Scientific Sessions and at the International Symposium on Diabetes and Nutrition of the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. In collaboration with Yale University, we are continuing a clinical trial that tests the effects of a vegan diet on liver and muscle fat in people with type 2 diabetes. We are also continuing a study in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield, tracking not only clinical outcomes, such as body weight and glycemic control, but also health care expenditures in people with type 2 diabetes. Our goal is to build upon the body of knowledge of the value of plant-based diets and generate wider acceptance, among the medical and scientific communities, policymakers, and the press, of the power of plant-based diets to prevent and treat disease. 842746 21479 58120 Education and Policy We lead advocacy efforts to expand the adoption and availability of plant-based diets. We advocate in Congress to end the inequitable statutory barriers that prevent students from accessing nondairy milks at schools, increase the availability of plant-based school meals, and push back against the dairy industrys efforts to force schools to serve dairy. We empower physicians, clinicians, and students to ensure their voices are heard on the need for better nutrition. We advocate to revise the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) to end its unnecessary promotion of meat and dairy and to instead promote healthy plant-based diets. We work alongside Native American tribal governments to ensure federal agencies consult with tribes regarding the DGA and that indigenous plant-based foods are incorporated. At the state level, we advocate for wider availability of plant-based foods in schools and other institutions. We also advocate at the federal and state level to encourage the funding, development, and implementation of human-relevant, nonanimal methods in medical research, education, and product testing. We consult federal agencies on their initiatives to reduce and end the use of animals in research, and we provide testimony and expertise to Congress on the same. We advocate for federal legislation that would ensure the National Institutes of Health is properly counting animals used in its funded laboratories, as well as legislation to remove requirements for animal testing and research. At the state level, we continue to work with legislators in Michigan to support legislation that would prohibit painful experiments on dogs and cats, and we seek an end to egregious and unproductive research on nonhuman primates in Oregon and nationwide. Physicians Committee President Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, oversaw clinical research studies and medical education programs, including the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine. He presented at medical schools and hospitals and conducted interviews to educate listeners about healthful nutrition and modern ethical research methods. Our e-commerce and fulfillment operation provides educational literature and merchandise on nutrition and disease prevention to its members, the health care community, and the public. In fiscal year 2025, we fulfilled more than 900 physical orders, comprising 48,105 pieces of literature and merchandise (books, educational posters, etc.) shipped to locations worldwide. We welcomed 483 new customers. Additionally, the public downloaded 4,700 pieces of educational literature from our website. 725176 Legal Advocacy Through litigation and petitions, we promote better health and ethical research practices. In California, the District of Columbia, Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Texas, we litigated on open government, First Amendment, and consumer protection grounds to raise public awareness about unethical experiments carried out on animals at large institutions. We submitted amicus briefs in nutrition cases and continued our litigation against the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment for violating state law by refusing to designate processed meat as a carcinogen, despite designation as such by the World Health Organization. 3681316 21479 58120 18983782 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true true false true false true true true false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true true false false true 208 0 true 110 true true true false false false false true true true 1 false false false true false false false X 5 5 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true false true false AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN WI WV X X THE CORPORATION 2026862210 5100 Wisconsin Ave NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20016 X Hana Kahleova MD PhD Dir Clinical Res. 40.00 0.00 200818 0 19774 John Pippin MD Dir academic affrs 40.00 0.00 155372 0 19944 Roxanne Becker MBChB Medical editor, ed 40.00 0.00 153600 0 15371 Stacey Glaeser SPHR Sr VP Human Res 38.00 2.00 150583 0 18366 Stephen Kane CPA Sr VP of finance 36.00 4.00 155058 0 4813 Betsy Wason CFRE Sec/Sr VP Dev 38.00 2.00 X 154468 0 4232 Mindy Kursban ESQ Chair 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ruby Lathon Phd Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Sklar MD Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Wasserman MD Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Neal D Barnard MD President 37.00 3.00 X X 0 0 0 969899 82500 21 false true false Newport One Inc 21 Railroad Avenue Duxbury MA 02332 printing mailing service 1149548 Fisher and Strachan Inc 11820 Coakley Circle Rockville MD 20852 general contractor 310560 Evans & Page 2912 Diamond St Ste 346 San Francisco CA 94131 legal services 224349 Threespot Media LLC 1325 G St NW Suite 500 Washington DC 20005 website designer 146020 National Outdoor Media 1990 N California Blvd 830 Walnut Creek CA 94596 Advertising service 139098 11 7214 55778 317489 20044530 980659 20425011 Service Income 561000 449357 449357 449357 731747 6911 724836 0 977 977 529348 858141 -328793 -328793 -328793 14285010 1700 14168627 6500 116383 -4800 111583 111583 17900 55778 62948 -45048 -45048 0 55880 30345 25535 25535 Other revenue 21102 21102 21102 21391471 586475 6911 373074 63158 63158 50099 50099 12907 12907 0 179498 81348 98150 0 9867517 7895160 982695 989662 199549 155053 24682 19814 1270969 1031526 86506 152937 711160 565853 69398 75909 0 208997 197570 11427 61865 61865 396678 396678 15001 15001 130542 130542 2192588 1972811 20401 199376 1508488 1508488 215800 210289 1928 3583 0 0 796199 647870 67349 80980 389466 362791 267 26408 0 609136 602183 6953 116500 116500 0 48517 45763 1248 1506 74180 67203 3274 3703 Printing and Publications 1594548 921742 12106 660700 Postage and Shipping 1077155 568237 4017 504901 Equipment rental & maintenance 536502 443661 7220 85621 Electronic Communications Cost 484980 361183 48855 74942 1089834 822209 141422 126203 23901833 18983782 1791702 3126349 X 1728178 976630 751548 824981 917083 12211242 10448852 211796 684104 18318 30891 0 0 0 84662 76467 367004 654687 2297825 1444448 827422 853377 4585108 5664470 60278 60278 0 0 12303268 9874672 31494079 29264881 2033319 2031457 66225 22500 260238 331333 14779780 14710425 17139562 17095715 X 12200878 10974538 2153639 1194628 14354517 12169166 31494079 29264881 -2510362 325011 X false true X true false X 12694734 13121152 14184281 16607910 17020517 73628594 0 0 12694734 13121152 14184281 16607910 17020517 73628594 365095 73263499 181740 348882 780615 1212907 1254184 3778328 2112 1584 1872 4067 6911 16546 64684 96920 54342 84758 21102 321806 77745274 2729334 0.94240 0.94580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false X 102980 102980 293698 293698 396678 396678 20378806 21899483 20775484 22296161 1000000 1000000 250000 250000 false 915430 985373 1000000 1000000 3900803 5851205 317803 261587 369581 396678 1345649 228858 246343 250000 250000 975201 1462802 30657 52181 98115 102980 283933 10351190 1325 846366 317489 99464 10781928 9997828 11325 944181 512061 90083 10351190 9220934 625713 493769 263992 78596 9997828 10752266 1025 -1126566 317338 88453 9220934 7144949 2269573 2040187 617837 84606 10752266 0.80520 0.19480 false true true 545080 545080 500270 322047 178223 866271 834397 31874 12198 12198 374006 275806 98200 853377 Deposits 12647 Due from PCRM Foundation 84 Legacies & Bequests Receivable 124137 Oper lease ROU asset 9383681 WIP films 354123 Z-Donated Artwork 9874672 Lease Liability - Operating 12314716 LT Annuities Payable 2122113 ST Annuities Payable 273596 14710425 X Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Endowment funds will be used to support the mission of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Part X : FIN48 Footnote At July 31, 2025, and for the year then ended, The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Inc. has determined that there were no material unrecognized/derecognized tax benefits, tax penalties or interest. No provision for income taxes has been made in the accompanying financial statements. At July 31, 2025, the tax filings that are subject to possible examination by major tax jurisdictions are for the years ended July 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. true east asia and pacific 0 2 program serviceS See Part V 202545 south asia 0 2 program services See Part V 239184 4 4 441729 441729 North America Nutrition symposium 10000 wire transfe 1 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US Grants made outside the U.S. are approved and monitored by a committee made up of Physicians Committees president and scientific, health, or other experts in the relevant field. Grantees are required to sign a comprehensive grant agreement detailing restrictions on the expenditure of grant funds, recordkeeping and periodic reporting requirements. The grant agreement states that any unspent or misspent funds must be returned to Physicians Committee. Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting accrual basis of accounting was used. X X X X X true Newport One 21 Railroad Avenue Duxbury MA 02332 membership development false 4500509 288446 4212063 4500509 288446 4212063 AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN NC ND NH NJ NM NY OH OK OR PA RI SC TN VA WA WI WV MS MO Moose Mountain 53876 48276 5600 2581 5846 17164 Bon Voyage 19802 7502 12300 4034 8328 450 24545 73678 55778 17900 6615 14174 450 41709 62948 -45048 Part I, Line 2b - Fundraiser Additional Information Reconciliation of SChedule G, Part I, line 2b, column (v) with Form 990, part ix.Total amount paid to fundraisers on Schedule G 288,446Total paid for professional fundraising services, Form 990, 11e 15,001Difference 273,445The reason for this reconciliation is because the costs incurred for one fundraising company were considered to be part of the joint costs from combined educational campaigns and fundraising solicitations. 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Physicians Committee paid Newport One an additional $2,026,569 for printing, mail shop and postage services performed by outside vendors. true Franklin Square Films 204 N 35th Street Philadelphia PA 19104 581775852 501(c)(3) 6000 0 documentary film PCRM Clinic DBA Barnard Med 5100 Wisonsin Ave NW 401 Washington DC 20016 464057257 501(c)(3) 1135 20344 FMV direct payment of clinic expenses general support Whitcombs Land of Pumpkins 347 Fay Lane Williston VT 05495 931859782 15000 0 convert animal agriculture to crops 2 1 convert animal agriculture to crops 2 30000 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used The Physicians Committees board of directors approves grants to The PCRM Foundation to fund the Physicians Committee Endowment and grants to PCRM Clinic for direct Physicians Committee payment of PCRM Clinic expenses, as well as for professional and administrative services. Other grants, except as noted, are approved and monitored by a committee made up of the President and scientific, health, or other experts in the relevant field. Grantees are required to sign a comprehensive grant agreement. 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Upon unanimous approval of the draft 990 by individuals noted above, and after addressing any concerns and/or other input, and obtaining approval, from the full board, Form 990 is filed with the I.R.S. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each year board members and key employees are required to complete a detailed questionnaire designed to help them determine whether they have a conflict of interest. The board reviews the completed questionnaires, along with the conflict of interest policy, together annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Dr. Barnard (President of Physicians Committee) did not receive any compensation from Physicians Committee or from any of its affiliates during the tax year. Per the IRS instructions a "NO" response was entered for question 15a.BETSY WASON'S (PHYSICIANS COMMITTEES Senior VICE PRESIDENT of DEVELOPMENT)COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: DURING A REGULAR MEETING THEPHYSICIANS COMMITTEE'S BOARD REVIEWED DATA, INCLUDING PUBLISHED SALARY SURVEYS ANDCOMPENSATION DATA FROM FORM 990S FROM OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, REFLECTINGCOMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLEPOSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. MS. WASON WAS THEN ASKED TO TEMPORARILY LEAVE THE MEETING, AT WHICH TIME THE REMAINING INDEPENDENT BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED WHETHER MS. WASONS COMPENSATION IS OBJECTIVELY REASONABLE, AND UPON FINDING IT TO BE SO, THE BOARD OFFICIALLY APPROVED MS. WASONS COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION WERE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 PHYSICIANS COMMITTEES AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990, FORM 990-T AND FORM 1023 ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. 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