THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1812

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

KATHERINE NEAS, 2000 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Signed the 990

KATHERINE NEAS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Phone

(202) 534-3700

Website

WWW.THEARC.ORG

Return prepared by

GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN

Mission

THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) PROMOTES AND PROTECTS THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THEIR FULL INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIMES.

Program accomplishments

• THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) IS CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING BY PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES IN PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD. THE ARC'S SPECIAL PROJECTS ADVANCE THE FIELD OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES AS FOLLOWS: PROGRAM INNOVATION:THE ARC'S HEALTH PROGRAMS HAVE STARTED A THREE-YEAR PROJECT TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON PEOPLE WITH IDD AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THE NATIONAL CENTER ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND DISABILITY WORKED TO EDUCATE LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURT AND CORRECTIONS PERSONNEL TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH IDD IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THE WINGS FOR AUTISM/WINGS FOR ALL PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES AN AIRPORT TRAVEL SIMULATION FOR CHILDREN WITH AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER OR OTHER DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, IS BEGINNING TO GAIN MOMENTUM SINCE COVID-19. THE CENTER FOR FUTURE PLANNING PROVIDES AN ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER TO ASSIST ADULTS WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE NEEDS, AND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR CHAPTERS OF THE ARC TO SUPPORT THEM. THE ARC IS WORKING WITH SEVENTEEN STATE TEAMS TO FURTHER RESOURCE USE WITHIN THEIR STATE. THE ARC'S TECH PROGRAMS PROVIDE ONLINE RESOURCES TO ASSIST PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ACCESS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT THEIR LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY. THE INCLUSIVE VOLUNTEERISM PROJECT ENGAGED PEOPLE WITH IDD IN VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AT SITES ACROSS THE NATION. THE ARC@SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES RESOURCES AND INFORMATION TO FAMILIES TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH IDD TO OBTAIN THE SERVICES THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL. VARIOUS OF THESE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CONTINUED TO BE PRODUCED IN ONLINE FORMATS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
  Expenses $3,792,458 · grants $1,043,117 · revenue $40,287
• PUBLIC POLICY:THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) ADVOCATED TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH IDD AND FOR FUNDING AND SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT ENABLE THEM TO BE FULLY INCLUDED IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE. THE ARC MONITORED DEVELOPMENTS IN FEDERAL PUBLIC POLICY, INCLUDING LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS, LITIGATION AND JUDICIAL DECISIONS, OF IMPORTANCE TO PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ARC REGULARLY INFORMED CHAPTER LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, THE MEDIA, LEADERS OF OTHER NONPROFITS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD THROUGH AN EMAIL NEWSLETTER, PERIODIC SPECIAL REPORTS AND ALERTS AND CONTENT POSTED TO THE ARC'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA. EDUCATIONAL AND ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES CUT ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF TOPICS, SUCH AS HEALTH CARE, LONG TERM SUPPORTS AND SERVICES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL SECURITY AND MORE. THE ARC ALSO REGULARLY EDUCATED AND INFORMED ELECTED AND APPOINTED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ABOUT THE NEEDS, INTERESTS AND CONCERNS OF PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ABOUT THE LIKELY IMPACT OF POLICY PROPOSALS. INPUT WAS PROVIDED TO CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS THROUGH WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE, ORAL AND WRITTEN TESTIMONY AND FACE-TO-FACE AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS. THE ARC ALSO PARTICIPATED IN, AND PROVIDED LEADERSHIP FOR, A NUMBER OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL COALITIONS AND COLLABORATIONS INVOLVED IN RELATED EFFORTS.
  Expenses $3,310,529 · grants $53,370 · revenue $362,579
• CHAPTER LEADERSHIP, VOLUNTEER & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) SUPPORTED A NETWORK OF NEARLY 550 AFFILIATED STATE AND LOCAL CHAPTERS THAT ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF, AND PROVIDED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ARC PROMOTED BEST PRACTICES IN ACCESS, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION THROUGH A SERIES OF CHAPTER WEBINARS AND PROMOTED BEST PRACTICES IN PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PEOPLE WITH IDD. THE ARC KEPT CHAPTERS INFORMED OF CRITICAL INFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD, INCLUDING IN SUBJECT AREAS SUCH AS EARLY INTERVENTION, INTEGRATED EDUCATION, TRANSITION, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORTED AND INDEPENDENT LIVING, HEALTH CARE, DECISION-MAKING SUPPORTS, FINANCIAL PLANNING AND RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF OF THE AFFILIATED CHAPTERS THROUGH A BI-WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER (FUSION), A STATE CHAPTER RETREAT, PERIODIC VIDEO CONFERENCES FOR CHAPTER LEADERS, PERIODIC WEBINARS, AN ANNUAL LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A NATIONAL CONVENTION, WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, EMAIL DISCUSSION GROUPS, EXTENSIVE CONTENT AVAILABLE ONLINE, AND ONE-TO-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VIA TELEPHONE AND EMAIL. PROGRAMMING WAS CONDUCTED USING VIRTUAL MEETING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE.THE ARC PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS TO ORGANIZE NEW CHAPTERS OF THE ARC, AND TO STRENGTHEN AND STABILIZE EXISTING CHAPTERS, SO THAT THEY MAY EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF AND SERVE THEIR CONSTITUENTS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL. THE ARC ALSO PROMOTED INFORMATION SHARING AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AMONG AND BETWEEN ALL OF OUR CHAPTERS. THE ARC EMBARKED ON A NEW CHAPTER DATA INTEGRATION PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE AN INTERACTIVE DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM ACROSS THE ENTIRE CHAPTER NETWORK. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO INCREASE THE ACCURACY OF OUR DATA COLLECTION AND DEMONSTRATE THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF OUR CHAPTERS, IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF CHAPTER INVOICING AND PAYMENTS, CREATE A PLATFORM FOR CHAPTER ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER, AND CREATE A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM FOR RESOURCE SHARING.
  Expenses $2,801,819 · grants $6,645 · revenue $3,585,502
• PUBLIC EDUCATION:THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES (THE ARC) EDUCATED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THEIR PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, THE MEDIA AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEEDS, INTERESTS, ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (IDD) AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ARC'S PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS COVERED A BROAD RANGE OF SUBJECT AREAS, SUCH AS PUBLIC POLICY, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.THE ARC'S E-NEWSLETTER, EMPOWER, WAS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION AS WELL TO OTHER INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS. THE ARC'S WEBSITES PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO A BROAD RANGE OF INFORMATION AND A VARIETY OF FREE PUBLICATIONS PROVIDING PRACTICAL ADVICE ABOUT THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE WITH IDD IN ALL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE. SOCIAL MEDIA SITES HELP SPREAD THE INFORMATION TO A BROADER AUDIENCE. THE ARC ALSO MONITORS LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE ABOUT PEOPLE WITH IDD, AND DEVELOPMENTS REPORTED BY STATE AND LOCAL CHAPTERS, AND INFORMS WEBSITE USERS ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS AFFECTING PEOPLE WITH IDD AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS INTRODUCE VIEWERS TO THE ARC AND WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.THE ARC RESPONDED TO HUNDREDS OF WRITTEN, PHONE, AND E-MAIL INQUIRIES FROM INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO IDD. INFORMATION WAS NEEDED BY MANY FAMILIES ON: AGING AND DISABILITIES, AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, FUTURE PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES, RARE DISORDERS, EDUCATION ISSUES, FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS, ABLE ACCOUNTS, POOLED SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS, DECISION-MAKING SUPPORTS, AND LEGAL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES.
  Expenses $1,559,519 · revenue $40,286

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

13-5642032

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2007

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Human services (P82)

Assets (IRS master file)

$23,063,122

Income (IRS master file)

$10,899,894

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-5642032).

Questions about THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES

What is the EIN of THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES?

The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES is 13-5642032.

Is THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.

Are donations to THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KATHERINE NEAS.

Who are the officers and directors of THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 29 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $509,579 (KATHERINE NEAS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).

How much revenue does THE ARC OF THE UNITED STATES have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,899,894, expenses of $12,655,722 and total assets of $23,063,122 at year end.

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