Nonprofit · EIN 23-2740843
ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,391,661 | $947,409 | $444,252 | $17,124,006 | $105,402 | $17,018,604 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,129,417 | $834,489 | $1,294,928 | $16,848,676 | $44,137 | $16,804,539 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $750,868 | $634,425 | $116,443 | $14,204,946 | $16,178 | $14,188,768 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $79,690
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,311,971
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,026,385
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $432,731
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $20,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $28,305
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $61,082
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $108
- Accounting fees
- $18,735
- Occupancy
- $19,548
- Depreciation
- $600
- Program services (functional)
- $751,037
- Management and general (functional)
- $188,943
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,429
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,848,676
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,124,006
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $105,402
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,018,604
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $300
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,287,793
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,738,597
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,280,007
- Gross receipts
- $3,841,334
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUKE KLEIN | PRESIDENT (AFTER 10/7/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $4,538 | $105,685 | $15,793 |
| SUE LEARY | PRESIDENT (PRIOR TO 10/7/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $15,462 | $41,090 | $2,239 |
| NADIA S ADAWI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LUDWIG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON MCINTYRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE COWIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUKE KLEIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $92,215 | $13,486 |
| SUE A LEARY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $20,000 | $68,260 | $6,530 |
| NADIA S ADAWI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCIS KRAFCHIK DECEASED IN 2024 | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LUDWIG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON MCINTYRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE COWIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUE A LEARY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $20,000 | $65,203 | $5,942 |
| NADIA S ADAWI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FINN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCIS KRAFCHIK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH LUDWIG | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON MCINTYRE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DENISE COWIE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 801 OLD YORK RD STE 218, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046-1611
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LUKE KLEIN, 801 OLD YORK ROAD 218, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
- Signed the 990
- LUKE KLEIN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (215) 887-8076
- Website
- WWW.ARDF-ONLINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DUNLAPSLK PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE ARDF IS TO FUND AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION AND ADOPTION OF NON-ANIMAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, PRODUCT TESTING, AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE "ANNUAL OPEN" GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS INNOVATIVE NON-ANIMAL METHODS TO REDUCE OR REPLACE ANIMAL USE IN RESEARCH AND TESTINGIN 2025, ARDF FUNDED THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: 1) ENGINEERED HUMAN HEART MODELS FOR ADVANCING DRUG CARDIAC SAFETY ASSESSMENT; 2) IN VITRO MODELLING OF BUBBLE-ASSISTED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER OPENING; 3) AN ADVANCED EX VIVO MODEL FOR IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS; 4) REPLACING ANIMAL-DERIVED PRODUCTS IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT IN VITRO MODELS; 5) IMMUNE DISRUPTORS AND THE DEVELOPING BRAIN: UNRAVELING HOW IMMUNOTOXICANTS SHAPE NEURODEVELOPMENT; 6) ADVANCING ORGANOID INTELLIGENCE WITH A HIPPOCAMPAL-CORTICAL SYSTEM; 7) GENERATION OF THE OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM FROM HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS TO STUDY NEURODEGENERATION; AND 8) A HUMAN-RELEVANT MODEL FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF MYCN-DRIVEN NEUROBLASTOMA SPREADING AND DRUG TESTING. THESE PROJECTS REFLECT ARDF'S CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTING HUMAN-RELEVANT, ANIMAL-FREE APPROACHES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING CELL- AND TISSUE-BASED SYSTEMS, ORGANOID AND STEM CELL TECHNOLOGIES, COMPUTATIONALLY INFORMED MODELS, AND OTHER ADVANCED IN VITRO AND EX VIVO METHODS. BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH TO DEVELOP AND ADVANCE ALTERNATIVE, ANIMAL-FREE MODELS, ARDF CONTINUES TO PROMOTE BOTH ANIMAL WELFARE AND HUMAN HEALTH. ARDF ALSO CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF ITS ALTERNATIVES IN RESEARCH CHALLENGE, A DISEASE-FOCUSED GRANT INITIATIVE SUPPORTING NON-ANIMAL APPROACHES TO CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH. ARDF ALSO CONTRIBUTES ITS EXPERTISE TO SCIENTIFIC AND POLICY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING THE ADVANCEMENT, VALIDATION, AND ADOPTION OF NON-ANIMAL METHODS. IN 2025, ARDF SUPPORTED EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGE TO ACCELERATE UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN-RELEVANT APPROACHES AND TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG RESEARCHERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.Expenses $751,037 · grants $432,731
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 | 990 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
- 23-2740843
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D012)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,124,006
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,841,334
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,391,661 | $947,409 | $17,124,006 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,129,417 | $834,489 | $16,848,676 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $750,868 | $634,425 | $14,204,946 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $859,795 | $581,268 | $11,875,792 | 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 23-2740843).
Questions about ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION is 23-2740843.
- Is ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 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 ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LUKE KLEIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $4,538 (LUKE KLEIN, PRESIDENT (AFTER 10/7/25)).
- How much revenue does ALTERNATIVES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,391,661, expenses of $947,409 and total assets of $17,124,006 at year end.
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