Nonprofit · EIN 02-0542064
ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,313,761 | $2,437,532 | -$123,771 | $3,293,943 | $47,623 | $3,246,320 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,469,015 | $2,091,418 | $377,597 | $3,426,449 | $55,128 | $3,371,321 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $2,162,500
- Investment income
- $151,261
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $30,094
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $210,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,441
- Accounting fees
- $41,623
- Occupancy
- $37,440
- Travel
- $31,079
- Depreciation
- $10,649
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,426,449
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,293,943
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $47,623
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,246,320
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $24,201
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,538,414
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,246,320
- Gross receipts
- $3,714,667
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEYTON HOWELL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA VERST | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM REILLY | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE CROWLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ARI FELDMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG LICHOLAI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA MONEYMAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER (Q1-Q3 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN KAUCIC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEEMA VERMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE GREGOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GADI SAARONY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM CORRIGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS PEDDICORD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL KIRCHGRABER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE KENT | PAST CHAIR (UNTIL Q3 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PEYTON HOWELL | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE CUTLER | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL Q3 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG LICHOLAI | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF Q3 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA VERST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN KAUCIC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY MCNAMARA | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL Q4 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEEMA VERMA | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF Q4 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HENRY LEVY | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL Q3 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM REILLY | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF Q3 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT CONNOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS FIRKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BROOKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA MONEYMAKER | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF Q1 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE GREGOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF Q3 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS PEDDICORD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 30 | $0 |
| ARI FELDMAN | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CASSANDRA KENNEDY | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 601 NEW JERSEY AVE NW STE 350, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-5559
- In care of
- % DOUG PEDDICORD
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DOUG PEDDICORD, 601 NEW JERSEY AVE NW 350, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- DOUG PEDDICORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (202) 464-9340
- Website
- WWW.ACROHEALTH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC
Mission
ACRO AND ITS MEMBERS ADVOCATE ON A GLOBAL BASIS FOR SAFE, ETHICAL, HIGH-QUALITY MEDICAL RESEARCH SO PATIENTS CAN BENEFIT FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES.
Program accomplishments
- THE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS (ACRO) REPRESENTS THE WORLD'S LEADING CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AND CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. ACRO'S MEMBERS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SERVICES THAT ARE INTEGRAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRUGS, BIOLOGICS, AND MEDICAL DEVICES. ACRO ADVANCES CLINICAL OUTSOURCING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY, EFFICIENCY, AND SAFETY OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. ACRO'S PRIORITIES IN 2024 INCLUDED: 1. A US FOCUS ON REGULATORY ADVOCACY, SPECIFICALLY REPRESENTING CLINICAL RESEARCH AND CLINICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES IN POLICY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE FDA. (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) 2. EU ADVOCACY FOCUSED ON REPRESENTING THE INDUSTRY IN POLICY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, THE EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY, AND UK AND OTHER EU MEMBER STATE REGULATORY BODIES.3. REPRESENTING MEMBER COMPANIES TO OTHER REGULATORS AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS CUSTOMERS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 02-0542064
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S46)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,293,943
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,714,667
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,313,761 | $2,437,532 | $3,293,943 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,469,015 | $2,091,418 | $3,426,449 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,348,771 | $1,983,993 | $2,990,221 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0542064).
Questions about ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS
- What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS is 02-0542064.
- Is ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2002.
- Are donations to ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DOUG PEDDICORD.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,313,761, expenses of $2,437,532 and total assets of $3,293,943 at year end.
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