Public Charity

THE CRN FOUNDATION

THE CRN FOUNDATION, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $432K in revenue, $403K in expenses, $214K in total assets. 6 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $877K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 264677478 WASHINGTON, DC Support N.E.C. NTEE: S19 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$432K
Total Expenses$403K
Total Assets$214K
Grant Records6
Funding Total$877K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE CRN FOUNDATION PROVIDES CONSUMERS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT RESPONSIBLE USE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, AND PROVIDES RESEARCHERS AND HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS WITH EDUCATION ON THE PROPER ROLE OF SUPPLEMENTS IN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. MANAGED BY THE COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION, THE CRN FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN 2009 TO ENHANCE AND SUSTAIN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT: PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND SAFETY OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD AS PART OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THAT ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO MAKE MORE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THEIR USAGE OF THESE PRODUCTS; PROVIDE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WITH INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO UNDERSTAND THE PROPER USES OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS IN THEIR PRACTICES; PROMOTE TRUTHFUL AND NON-MISLEADING ADVERTISING OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS TO CONSUMERS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE SELF-REGULATION OF ADVERTISING BY INDUSTRY MEMBERS.

Where $100 goes at The Crn Foundation

How The Crn Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$98 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $98 for programs

$63
Vitamin & mineral chapter provides science-based recommendations for establishing tolerable upper intake levels (uls) for nutrients in dietary supplements
64% of program spending
$29
Acog
29% of program spending
$6
Nutrition access task force
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,400 clinics
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Barry Ritz
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jeff Ventura
CHAIR Karen Todd
TREASURER Micah Osborne
CEO, CRN Steve Mister
DIRECTOR Tara Martin

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$872,362 5 grants
General Support
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $432K $403K $214K
2024 $183K $203K $156K
2023 $109K $87K $176K
2022 $96K $177K $159K
2021 $217K $194K $236K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $217K to $432K (+99%), with total assets most recently reported at $214K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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