Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
"to cure spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy."
Year, State Incorporated:
1988, NJ
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's (CDRF) principal activities focus on two core areas advancing the care of paralysis and funding research to develop treatments for spinal cord injury. The organization's Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) are programs and services aimed to improve quality of life and increase independence for individuals living with paralysis and mobility impairment. PRC offers peer mentoring, educational materials and informational specialists who provide individualized support via phone/email, and information available at paralysis.org. In addition, the Quality of Life Grants program provides funding to fellow nonprofits that mirror CDRF's mission. The organization's research dollars are allocated across four initiatives: the International Research Consortium on Spinal Cord Injury, which aims to unite individuals in the field to challenge issues relating to spinal cord injury and exchange data from SCI focused research; the NeuroRecovery Network (NRN), a cooperative network of rehabilitation centers designed to develop therapies that promote functional recovery; North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN), created to standardize injury assessment protocols, data gathering, and acute injury protocols with funding through the U.S. Department of Defense; and the Epidural Stimulation initiative, currently being evaluated by CDRF as a potential therapy for spinal cord injury to promote voluntary movement, cardiovascular, pulmonary, bowel and bladder, and sexual control, as well as collecting data on economic impact.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's program expenses were:
| Quality of life | $10,025,573 |
| Research program | $2,019,099 |
| Public education | $824,474 |
| Total Program Expenses | $12,869,146 |
Chief Executive
Margaret Goldberg, President and Chief Executive Officer
Compensation*
$358,810
Chair of the Board
Jay Shepard
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Pharmaceutical business executive
Board Size
20
Paid Staff Size
52
*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 11% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $14,856,262, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Source of Funds
| Grant revenue | $9,623,151 |
| Contributions | $3,498,546 |
| Special events, net | $1,734,565 |
| Investment return, net | $1,695,964 |
| Total Income | $16,552,226 |
Programs: 84% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 5%
| Total Income | $16,552,226 |
| Total expenses: | $15,310,568 |
| Program expenses | $12,869,146 |
| Fundraising expenses | $1,652,934 |
| Administrative expenses | $788,488 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $1,241,658 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $6,687,423 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $7,929,081 |
| Total Liabilities | $2,197,573 |
| Total Assets | $10,126,654 |
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