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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2024 Expires: December 2026

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

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636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3A
Short Hills, NJ, 07078

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. 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:

Research program: $2,019,099

Public education: $824,474

Quality of life: $10,025,573

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, Radio, Special events, Print advertisements

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
Contributions $3,498,546
Grant revenue $9,623,151
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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