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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2025 Expires: July 2027

National Psoriasis Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(800) 723-9166
1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 360
Alexandria, VA, 22314
https://psoriasis.org
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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

National Psoriasis Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to drive efforts to cure psoriatic disease and improve the lives of those affected."

Year, State Incorporated:
1968, VA

The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) provides people with psoriatic disease the services they need to manage their condition, while promoting research to find a cure. NPF provides resources to the psoriatic disease community and related medical providers, such as healthcare providers and product directories, listing treatments, funding and publishing clinical trials, connecting peers, and engaging through a variety of different national events to raise awareness about psoriatic disease.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, National Psoriasis Foundation's program expenses were:

Research: $3,831,342

Education and outreach: $1,908,368

Professional education: $1,321,080

Public awareness: $1,555,407

Advocacy and government relations: $1,063,418

Total Program Expenses: $9,679,615

Chief Executive
Leah McCormick Howard, J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$339,959

Chair of the Board
Carol Ostrow

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Founder, Stop the Wind Theatricals

Board Size
18

Paid Staff Size
47

*2023 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

Fundraising costs were 15% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $9,457,164, 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 National Psoriasis Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds
Legacy and bequests $570,865
Investment income, net $244,231
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments $863,157
Special events, net $2,072,284
Contributions and grants from individuals, foundations, and corporations $6,418,173
Federal grant revenue $395,842
Fee for service $904,674
Advertising $1,016,015
Other income $55,570
Total Income $12,540,811

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 12% Administrative: 12%

Total Income $12,540,811
Total expenses: $12,644,465
  Program expenses $9,679,615
  Fundraising expenses $1,455,236
  Administrative expenses $1,509,614
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-103,654
Beginning Net Assets $9,018,650
Other Changes In Net Assets $-184,696
Ending Net Assets $8,739,692
Total Liabilities $5,940,214
Total Assets $14,679,906

Note: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a change in gift valuation ($4,696) and a loss on impairment of land (-$180,000).

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Report completed by:
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