2026-09-14T05:46:43-05:00 2025-12-31 994625061 CRI ADVISORS LLC 600 CLEVELAND STREET SUITE 1000 CLEARWATER FL 33755 990 2025-01-01 592438325 ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC ARTH 7274614054 2240 BELLEAIR RD STE 100 CLEARWATER FL 337642768 MICHELE SKELLY PRESIDENT 7274614054 2026-09-12 1 CATHERINE HAUG P01395474 7274460504 2025 AGING AND WELLNESS INSTITUTE MICHELE SKELLY 2240 BELLEAIR RD STE 100 CLEARWATER FL 337642768 196220 0 X WWW.PREVENTARTHRITIS.ORG X 1984 FL THE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC. HAS COMPLETED ITS 25 YEAR STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA), A LEADING CAUSE OF PAIN IN ADULTS. CURRENT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE SUPPORTING 501(C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARE FOR THOSE ADULTS WITH OA, ALLEVIATE THE PAIN OF OA, AND RESEARCH OA. 3 2 2 0 0 0 12878 26414 0 0 1043371 45650 0 0 1056249 72064 1020 31027 0 0 90426 59622 0 0 0 19702 16396 111148 107045 945101 -34981 2744350 2885260 0 0 2744350 2885260 X THE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA INC. HAS COMPLETED ITS 25 YEAR STUDY OF EPIDEMIOLOGY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA), A LEADING CAUSE OF PAIN IN ADULTS. CURRENT OBJECTIVES INCLUDE SUPPORTING 501(C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARE FOR THOSE ADULTS WITH OA, ALLEVIATE THE PAIN OF OA, AND RESEARCH OA. 0 0 31027 31027 GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO SUPPORTING 501(C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARE FOR THOSE ADULTS WITH OA, ALLEVIATE THE PAIN OF OA, AND RESEARCH OA. AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WERE SERVICED WITH EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT INFORMATION ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE. 31027 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X MICHELE SKELLY 7274614054 2240 BELLAIR RD STE 100 CLEARWATER FL 33764 THOMAS SKELLY DIRECTOR 30.00 X X 43939 0 0 ERIKA BARRETT DIRECTOR AT LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE SKELLY PRESIDENT 20.00 X X 11446 0 0 55385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26414 26414 35808 35808 133998 124156 9842 9842 9842 72064 0 0 45650 31027 31027 55385 55385 4237 4237 11300 11300 69 69 1823 1823 2541 2541 FOREIGN TAXES 602 602 LICENSES AND PERMITS 61 61 107045 31027 76018 0 91014 72601 1322089 1480418 1331247 1332241 2744350 2885260 0 0 X 1413103 1554013 1331247 1331247 2744350 2885260 2744350 2885260 -34981 175891 0 X 0 0 0 X 12031 18795 14880 12878 26414 84998 12031 18795 14880 12878 26414 84998 76427 8571 25637 27597 27179 32283 35808 148504 233502 0.03670 0.17790 X THE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC, A SMALL 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY, RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS CONSIDERATION UNDER THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST OF TREAS. REG. 1.170A-9(F)(3) (AND CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS) TO QUALIFY AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION FOR THE CURRENT TAX YEAR. ALTHOUGH OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR THE FIVE-YEAR COMPUTATION PERIOD IS BELOW 33 1/3%, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER THAT DEMONSTRATES IT IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED AND IS ACTIVELY TAKING STEPS TO INCREASE ITS BASE OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND AND MISSIONTHE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1984 TO CONDUCT A PROSPECTIVE, LONGITUDINAL, POPULATION-BASED STUDY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN CLEARWATER, FL. THE 20 YEAR STUDY OF 5,000 PARTICIPANTS WAS COMPLETED IN 2010. POST COMPLETION OF THE CLEARWATER OSTEOARTHRITIS STUDY, MODELED AFTER THE LANDMARK FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY, AND PUBLICATION OF 13 PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS TO THE MEDICAL LITERATURE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN NUTRITION AND MOVEMENT FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS SUFFERERS. COVID FORCED THE CLOSING OF THESE PROGRAMS WHICH DIRECTLY SERVED THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC IS IN A REORGANIZATION PERIOD. WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST THROUGH PROGRAMS OF MOVEMENT, NUTRITION AND PURPOSE THROUGH VETTED COMMUNITY PARTNERS OUR GOVERNING BOARD CONSISTS OF 3 INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND MINIMAL FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH IS ANTICIPATED TO SHIFT DRAMATICALLY IN THIS CALENDAR YEAR.THE REORGANIZATION PERIOD ALLOWS US TO RECRUIT NEW BOARD MEMBERS TO HELP ENSURE THAT OUR OPERATIONS REMAIN RESPONSIVE TO PUBLIC NEEDS RATHER THAN PRIVATE INTERESTS. PUBLIC SUPPORT HISTORY AND CURRENT SITUATIONFOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, INCLUDING A THREE-YEAR PERIOD OF LIMITED FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY DUE TO FOCUS ON PROGRAM DELIVERY DURING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES/POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY, WE HAVE ELECTED TO DISCONTINUE FUNDRAISING, AND AS SUCH, OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE HAS BEEN BELOW THE 33 1/3% THRESHOLD. WE HAVE NONETHELESS MAINTAINED PUBLIC SUPPORT WELL ABOVE THE 10% MINIMUM REQUIRED FOR THIS TEST. OUR FUNDING HAS COME PRIMARILY FROM A MODEST NUMBER OF LONG-TERM INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS, WITH NO SINGLE SOURCE DOMINATING IN A WAY THAT SUGGESTS PRIVATE FOUNDATION-LIKE CONTROL.THIS SITUATION AROSE AS WE PRIORITIZED DIRECT MISSION WORK OVER AGGRESSIVE FUNDRAISING WHILE STABILIZING OPERATIONS. WE ARE NOW IN YEAR 4 OF OUR EFFORTS TO REBUILD AND DIVERSIFY OUR FUNDING BASE.CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAMWE MAINTAIN (AND ARE EXPANDING) A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO SOLICIT PUBLIC SUPPORT. SPECIFIC RECENT AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: LAUNCHING/RE-LAUNCHING AN ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN VIA EMAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND DIRECT MAIL TO OUR EXISTING DONOR AND SUPPORTER LIST. PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, FAITH COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS FOR AWARENESS AND SUPPORT GENERATION. PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL CRFE (CERTIFIED FUNDRAISING EXECUTIVE) AND AFP (ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS) TRAININGS DEVELOPING A MEMBERSHIP OR RECURRING DONOR PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE BROAD, ONGOING PARTICIPATION FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE EFFORTS ARE DESIGNED TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUING BASIS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES. ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OUR PROGRAMS WITH FAT BEET FARM ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT RESTRICTION BASED ON ABILITY TO PAY. WE ACTIVELY SOLICIT AND WELCOME BROAD COMMUNITY INPUT AND VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT. OUR BOARD INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS WITH DEEP TIES TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. WE HAVE A DEMONSTRATED TRACK RECORD OF [MENTION ANY METRICS, E.G., "SERVING X INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES ANNUALLY OR "PARTNERING WITH Y COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS"].PLANS TO MEET THE ONE-THIRD TEST GOING FORWARDWE EXPECT THESE RENEWED FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES, COMBINED WITH CONTINUED PRUDENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, TO INCREASE OUR PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE TOWARD AND ULTIMATELY ABOVE THE 33 1/3% THRESHOLD IN THE NEAR TERM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO RE-CONNECTING WITH OUR DONOR BASE AND CONNECTING WITH NEW DONORS. PROGRESS WILL BE MONITORED ANNUALLY AS PART OF OUR BOARD OVERSIGHT.FOR THESE REASONS, UNDER ALL THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, INC IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN A MANNER THAT QUALIFIES IT AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE IRS DETERMINE THAT WE NORMALLY RECEIVE A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF OUR SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 REMAINDER INTEREST TRUSTS AND ESTAT 1331247 PAYROLL ADVANCE 994 1332241 0 GRANDMASTERS RX C/O EDWARD FARINA PT PHD 1537 ROSEMERE RD CLEARWATER FL 33755 861544522 501(C)(3) 25000 0 HEALTH 1 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THOMAS SKELLY, DIRECTOR, AND AND MICHELE SKELLY, PRESIDENT, ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE ACCOUNTANT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY VIA DISCUSSION BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS ON A REGULAR BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THREE COMPARATIVES ARE GATHERED, REVIEWED, AND CONSIDERED WHEN MAKING THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AVALABLE TO THE PUBLIC.