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Nonprofit · EIN 52-1654453

CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20010

Financials

$89.7M$119.7M2022$102.1M$133M2023$109.4M$140.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$109,384,265$140,158,871-$30,774,606$28,721,321$511,201,385-$482,480,064
June 30, 2024990$102,117,603$132,962,022-$30,844,419$28,748,923$480,454,381-$451,705,458
June 30, 2023990$89,672,961$119,693,833-$30,020,872$27,836,508$448,697,547-$420,861,039
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$109,218,969
of which government grants
$65,624,772
Program service revenue
$120,782
Investment income
$0
Royalties
$44,514
Other revenue
$44,514

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$64,797,551
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$73,797,342
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$660,753
Occupancy
$864,088
Travel
$973,321
Depreciation
$2,428,991
Program services (functional)
$111,222,190
Management and general (functional)
$28,936,681

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$28,748,923
Total assets, end of year
$28,721,321
Total liabilities, end of year
$511,201,385
Net assets, end of year
-$482,480,064
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,387,357
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$482,480,064
Gross receipts
$109,384,265
Employees
0
Volunteers
491
Year formed
1989
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
MICHELLE RILEY-BROWNCHAIR, PRES/CEO (CNMC)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$2,377,607$267,113
YVES D'UDEKEM D'ACOZ MDCHIEF OF CARDIO SURGERY
Highest-paid employee
1$0$2,479,506$53,740
ANTHONY SANDLER MDSVP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Highest-paid employee
9$0$1,709,244$225,592
DAVID WESSEL MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,322,732$172,126
ROBERT KEATING MDCHIEF OF NEUROSURGERY
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,249,177$144,798
ALDWIN LINDSAYEVP, CFO & BOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$1,242,243$141,698
MARY ANNE HILLIARDBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$1,118,540$145,296
MARK L BATSHAW MDSENIOR INVESTIGATOR
Highest-paid employee
1$0$694,223$129,644
KURT D NEWMAN MDFORMER BOARD CHAIR, PRES/CEO CNMC
Former
0$0$658,152$25,903
HORACIO ROZANSKIBOARD CHAIRMAN (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
BARBARA LOPEZ KUNZBOARD VICE CHAIR (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
RAMANARAYAN V POTARAZUBOARD TREASURER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0$0
AMY BAIERBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JONCA BULL MDBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
TONI BUSHBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
10 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
AMY FREEMANBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL JONESBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON LEVIENBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
CARRIE MARRIOTTBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA RABBITTBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JIMMY REYESBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK ROUCHARDBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID STRICKLANDBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLINE VAN VLECK MDBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL WARDBOARD MEMBER (FROM 6/6/2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
KURT D NEWMAN MDFORMER BOARD CHAIR, PRES/CEO CNMC
Former
0$0$3,000,204$46,404
YVES D'UDEKEM D'ACOZ MDCHIEF OF CARDIO SURGERY
Highest-paid employee
1$0$2,329,784$47,484
ANTHONY SANDLER MDSVP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Highest-paid employee
9$0$1,577,071$212,681
DAVID WESSEL MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,250,087$54,492
ALDWIN LINDSAYEVP, CFO & BOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$1,138,312$135,445
ROBERT KEATING MDCHIEF OF NEUROSURGERY
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,191,135$43,839
MARK L BATSHAW MDSENIOR INVESTIGATOR
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,035,577$38,308
MARY ANNE HILLIARDBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$932,977$126,033
MICHELLE RILEY-BROWNCHAIR, PRES/CEO (CNMC) FROM 07/23
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$843,121$15,887
VITTORIO GALLO PHDBOARD VICE CHAIRMAN TO 09/23
Trustee or director, Officer
39$0$818,162$26,801
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
KURT D NEWMAN MDBOARD CHAIR, PRES/CEO CNMC TO 6/23
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$2,973,754$52,949
YVES D'UDEKEM D'ACOZ MDCHIEF OF CARDIO SURGERY
Highest-paid employee
1$0$2,146,984$45,675
ANTHONY SANDLER MDSVP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Highest-paid employee
9$0$1,728,225$203,233
ROBERT KEATING MDCHIEF OF NEUROSURGERY
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,337,672$130,280
DAVID WESSEL MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,271,732$83,599
ALDWIN LINDSAYEVP, CFO & BOARD TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$1,068,278$124,440
RAHUL SHAH MDSVP, HOSPITAL-BASED SPECIALTIES
Highest-paid employee
1$0$1,048,832$109,728
MARY ANNE HILLIARDBOARD SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$944,536$109,508
MARK L BATSHAW MDFORMER BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN TO 6/21
Former
1$0$761,072$162,760
VITTORIO GALLO PHDBOARD VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
39$0$785,775$25,913

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
111 MICHIGAN AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20010-2916
In care of
% CORPORATE OFFICERS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MICHELLE RILEY-BROWN MHA, 111 MICHIGAN AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20010
Signed the 990
MARY ANNE HILLIARD, EVP, CLO & GENERAL COUNSEL
Phone
(202) 476-5000
Return prepared by
GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC

Mission

CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE DBA CHILDREN'S NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE CONDUCTS AND PROMOTES TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING, PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CARE OF CHILDHOOD DISEASES.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CENTER FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES RESEARCH (CNR) - SEE SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY 1CENTER FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES RESEARCH & DELIVERY SCIENCE (CHORDS): CHORDS INCLUDES OVER 150 FACULTY MEMBERS FROM VARIOUS CLINICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH BACKGROUNDS. THEY RANGE FROM PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS TO GENERALISTS TO PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS ACROSS 26 CLINICAL DIVISIONS. CHORDS INVESITGATORS PURSUE STUDEIS IN NUMEROUS AREAS UNITED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING THEMES: (1) IDENTIFYING HOW THE ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE ARE RELATED TO ITS EFFECTIVENESS; (2) IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN; AND (3) CHARACTERIZING THE CIRCUMSTANCES, BEHAVIORS, RISK STATUS AND HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS, WE AIM TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF CLINICAL CARE, FROM THE INPATIENT SETTING TO THE COMMUNITY. RESEARCH IN THESE AREAS SPANS THE FULL TRANSLATIONAL CONTINUUM AND THE SPECTRUM OF CLINICAL CARE FROM THE INPATIENT SETTING TO THE COMMUNITY LEVERAGING SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS WITH HEALTH POLICY IMPLICATIONS. THIS GROWING CENTER EXPENSED $ 34,304,860 IN FY 2025.
    Expenses $34,304,860
  • CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH - SEE SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY 2CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH (CNR): THE CNR HAS GROWN RAPIDLY IN THE PAST 10 YEARS WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE PROGRAM AND THE GENERATION OF IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. THE CNR CURRENTLY COMPRISES 50 FACULTY MEMBERS WITH FULL APPOINTMENTS AT OUR ACADEMIC AFFILIATE, THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES (GW). IN RECOGNITION OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CNMC CONSTRUCTED A NEW FLOOR OF LABORATORY SPACE IN 2008 TO SERVE AS HOME FOR THE CNR AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR RECRUITMENTS. THE CNR CURRENTLY RESIDES IN OVER 12,000 SQUARE FEET OF OPEN ARCHITECTURE RESEARCH SPACE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CNR IS NOW UNIQUELY POISED TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION, AS ITS RESEARCH PROGRAM, RESEARCH LABS, AND SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURES ARE NOW PHYSICALLY LOCATED ON THE 6TH FLOOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING OF CNMC. THIS ALLOWS CLOSE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BASIC NEUROSCIENTISTS, TRANSLATIONAL NEUROSCIENTISTS, AND CLINICIAN NEUROSCIENTISTS, INCLUDING CHILD NEUROLOGISTS, NEONATOLOGISTS, AND CRITICAL CARE PEDIATRICIANS. THIS UNIQUE AND EXCITING SETTING HAS SUPPORTED AND PROMOTED A LARGE NUMBER OF RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT SPAN BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH IN NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. THE CNR INCLUDES EIGHT MAJOR AREAS OF RESEARCH, INCLUDING NEURAL STEM CELLS AND DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY, BRAIN INJURY AND BRAIN PROTECTION, PERINATAL HYPOXIA AND HYPEROXIA, EPILEPSY, NEURO-ONCOLOGY, NEUROFIBROMATOSIS, ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, AND AUTISM. THE CNR COMPRISES AN EXPANDING GROUP OF HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE LAB-BASED DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENTISTS, ALL OF WHOM HAVE ESTABLISHED STRONG RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND COLLABORATIONS IN THE AREA OF NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. WHILE THESE INVESTIGATORS HAVE DISTINCT EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS, THEIR RESEARCH AS A WHOLE IS FOCUSED ON CHILDHOOD NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, FROM EARLY STAGES OF WHEN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM IS FIRST ESTABLISHED, TO POSTNATAL STAGES THAT INCLUDE THE FORMATION OF NEURONAL CONNECTIONS AND THE WRAPPING OF NEURONAL PROCESSES BY THE MYELIN INSULATOR. THUS, INVESTIGATORS AT THE CNR HAVE A COMMON GOAL FOR WHICH THEY ARE ALL STRIVING. THE CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH HAD $22,846,489 IN EXPENSES FY 2025.
    Expenses $22,846,489
  • CENTER FOR CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH - SEE SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY 3CENTER FOR CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH: THE CENTER FOR CANCER & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH (CCIR) AIMS TO DEVELOP AND APPLY SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREAS OF CANCER, BLOOD, AND INFECTIOUS AND IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS TO ADVANCE PATIENT CARE. THE CCIR WAS REORGANIZED TO INTEGRATE THE CLINICAL AND RESEARCH ENTERPRISES IN ONCOLOGY, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, HEMATOLOGY, ALLERGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND RHEUMATOLOGY IN ORDER TO BE ALIGNED WITH THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS (CCBD) AND PROMOTE AND FACILITATE THE CONDUCT OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. THIS REORGANIZATION HAS NOW RESULTED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 5 SECTIONS:1. CHILDHOOD CANCER2. INFECTIOUS DISEASE3. CANCER IMMUNOLOGY/IMMUNOTHERAPY4. HEMATOLOGY & TRANSFUSION MEDICINE 5. ALLERGY, IMMUNOLOGY, RHEUMATOLOGYTHE NEW STRUCTURE HAS ALLOWED THE CCIR LEADERSHIP TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CCBD LEADERSHIP TO BETTER DEVELOP A STRATEGIC GOAL FOR THE FUTURE, INCLUDING STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF RESEARCH PROGRAMS RATHER THAN OPPORTUNISTIC RECRUITMENTS. THE CENTER OF CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH HAD $19,116,811 IN EXPENSES FY 2025.
    Expenses $19,116,811
  • CENTER FOR PRECISION MEDICINE AND GENOMICS RESEARCH: THE CENTER FOR PRECISION MEDICINE AND GENOMICS RESEARCH (PRECISION MEDICINE) HOUSES A HIGHLY INTERDISCIPLINARY FACULTY, WITH NEARLY HALF OF THE PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS COMING FROM CLINICAL DIVISIONS IN THE HOSPITAL. PRECISION MEDICINE FOCUS ON COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AS WELL AS SERVING AS AN INTERNATIONAL REFERRAL SITE FOR RARE DISORDERS. FACULTY AND THEIR LABORATORIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE COLLABORATIVE AND MANY OF THE CENTER'S PROJECTS BRING TOGETHER MULTIPLE CLINICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES. THE CENTER STRIVES TO PROVIDE FACULTY EASY ACCESS TO THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES IN GENOMICS, MICROSCOPY, BIOINFORMATICS, PRE-CLINICAL (MURINE) DRUG TRIALS, AND MULTI-SITE CLINICAL TRIAL NETWORKS. THE CENTER PROVIDES SERVICES IN THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO LABORATORIES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, AND INTERNATIONALLY, THROUGH A SERIES OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) CORE GRANTS. DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS ARE ALSO A MAJOR FOCUS. PRECISION MEDICINE USES DATA FROM INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES OF MOLECULES AND PATHWAYS TO CREATE INTERACTIVE PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS OF HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASE THAT PROVIDE NOVEL INSIGHTS ABOUT POTENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT.THE CENTER HAD $18,602,007 IN EXPENSES FY 2025.SHEIKH ZAYED INSTITUTE (SZI) FOR PEDIATRIC SURGICAL INNOVATION:LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2009, THE RESEARCH SPACE OFFICIALLY OPENED IN APRIL 2011. THE SHEIKH ZAYED INSTITUTE FOR PEDIATRIC SURGICAL INNOVATION AT CHILDREN'S NATIONAL REDEFINES WHAT IS POSSIBLE IN SURGERY FOR CHILDREN BY COMBINING RESEARCH AND CLINICAL EXPERTISE INTO ONE COLLABORATIVE TEAM. THE INSTITUTE DEVELOPS KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND PROCEDURES THAT BENEFIT CHILDREN IN THE WASHINGTON DC REGION, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO LEARN FROM TODAY'S SURGERIES AND CONDUCT INNOVATIVE RESEARCH BASED ON THAT KNOWLEDGE TO IMPROVE PEDIATRIC SURGERY FOR CHILDREN. EACH YEAR THE SZI FACULTY PUBLISH OVER 90 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES IN TOP RANKED JOURNALS, MORE THAN 50 NEW PATENTS HAVE FILED TO DATE, AND MORE THAN 10 STARTUP COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED. ALL FACULTY AT THE SZI NOW HOLD NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PEER REVIEWED FUNDING. THE SZI HOSTS THE NATIONAL CAPITAL CONSORTIUM FOR PEDIATRIC DEVICES INNOVATION, AN FDA FUNDED PROGRAM (ONE OF THE 8 IN THE COUNTRY), TO SUPPORT PEDIATRIC FOCUSED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY. THE SHEIKH ZAYED INSTITUTE FOR PEDIATRIC SURGICAL INNOVATION HAD $16,352,023 IN EXPENSES FY 2025.TOTAL OTHER PROGRAMS:EXPENSES $ 34,954,030. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 83,558,066. REVENUE $125,782
    Expenses $34,954,030 · revenue $120,782

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
52-1654453
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1990
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$28,721,321
Income (IRS master file)
$109,384,265

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$109,384,265$140,158,871$28,721,321IRS
990June 2024$102,117,603$132,962,022$28,748,923IRS
990June 2023$89,672,961$119,693,833$27,836,508XML
990June 2022$79,596,993$109,045,054$17,067,806IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 52-1654453).

Questions about CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE is 52-1654453.
Is CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
Are donations to CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MICHELLE RILEY-BROWN MHA.
Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does CHILDRENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $109,384,265, expenses of $140,158,871 and total assets of $28,721,321 at year end.

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