Public Charity

Rome Foundation

Rome Foundation, of Raleigh, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.5M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, $2.6M in total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $105K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 541808958 Raleigh, NC Digestive Diseases & Disorders Research NTEE: H70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$2.6M
Grant Records1
Funding Total$105K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

To support and promote multinational research; develop and update diagnostic criteria; establish mechanisms for validation of evolving diagnostic criteria; and disseminate findings and recommendations in the diagnostics, care and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.

Where $100 goes at Rome Foundation

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

$46 Programs the work itself
$33 Management running the organization
$21 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $46 for programs

$19
Other program expenses to support and promote multinational research; develop and update diagnostic criteria; establish mechanisms for validation of evolving diagnostic criteria; and disseminate findings and recommendations in…
41% of program spending
$17
Research Institute
37% of program spending
$7
Rome V
16% of program spending

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

Director Ami Sperber
Director Brian Lacy
CEO Douglas A Drossman
Director Giovanni Barbara
President Jan Tack
Director Laurie Keefer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$105,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.5M $2.6M $2.6M
2024 $2.9M $2.8M $1.7M
2023 $2.7M $3.0M $1.6M
2022 $2.4M $2.2M $1.9M
2021 $2.7M $1.6M $1.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $3.5M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.6M.

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

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