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Nonprofit · EIN 38-2813140

THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10013

Financials

$9.8M$5.2M2023$5M$4.5M2024$9.6M$9.4M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$9,604,145$9,439,617$164,528$9,617,006$1,773,500$7,843,506
December 31, 2024990$4,956,939$4,515,627$441,312$8,202,898$529,120$7,673,778
December 31, 2023990$9,764,053$5,185,571$4,578,482$8,734,113$1,513,855$7,220,258
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,845,686
Program service revenue
$737,412
Investment income
$541
Net income from sales of inventory
$5,486
Other revenue
$20,506

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$6,974,640
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$99,132
Other salaries and wages
$522,426
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$718,533
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$11,309
Accounting fees
$41,523
Travel
$297,693
Depreciation
$45,055
Program services (functional)
$8,716,932
Management and general (functional)
$463,940
Fundraising (functional)
$258,745

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$8,202,898
Total assets, end of year
$9,617,006
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,773,500
Net assets, end of year
$7,843,506
Land, buildings and equipment
$7,591
Publicly traded securities
$32,324
Net assets without donor restrictions
$680,933
Net assets with donor restrictions
$7,162,573
Gross unrelated business income
$5,486
Gross receipts
$9,617,569
Employees
15
Volunteers
10
Year formed
1988
State of legal domicile
MI

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
LARA BLOOMCEO
Officer
50$0$219,187$0
ERIC ALLEYCFO
Officer
45$93,697$0$5,435
MELANIE MACLEODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WOODROW GANDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
SUSAN HASKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AMY ROCHLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
PAUL SEGALDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
CLAIR FRANCOMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
FRANCES FITZGERALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ANOUSHE HUSAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AISLING GREENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
AKILAH CADETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
WARD FITZGERALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
ROBERT RUBINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
JOHN ZONARICHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SUSAN HAWKINSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
LARA BLOOMCEO
Officer
50$0$215,131
ERIC ALLEYCFO
Officer
40$86,347$0
MELANIE MACLEODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WOODROW GANDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HASKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY ROCHLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE JALALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIR FRANCOMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCES FITZGERALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANOUSHE HUSAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AISLING GREENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AKILAH CADETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WARD FITZGERALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT RUBINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN ZONARICHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SUSAN HAWKINSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
LARA BLOOMCEO
Trustee or director, Officer
50$0$165,563
ERIC ALLEYFINANCE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$77,759$0
ELIZABETH HERNDONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELANIE MACLEODDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD FITZGERALD IIIEMERITUS BOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WOODROW GANDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN HASKELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AMY ROCHLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITUL MODIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELLE JALALIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIR FRANCOMANODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCES FITZGERALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANOUSHE HUSAINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AISLING GREENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AKILAH CADETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT RUBINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JOHN ZONARICHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
SUSAN HAWKINSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
447 BROADWAY 2ND FLOOR 670, NEW YORK, NY 10013-2562
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
LARA BLOOM, 447 BROADWAY 2ND FLOOR 670, NEW YORK, NY 10013
Signed the 990
LARA BLOOM, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Phone
(410) 670-7577
Return prepared by
KRUGGEL LAWTON & COMPANY LLC

Mission

THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING AND ACCELERATING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROMES (EDS) AND HYPERMOBILITY SPECTRUM DISORDERS (HSD). WE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE EDS AND HSD THERAPIES AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY EDS AND HSD.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • BRINGING TOGETHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO WORK ON GROUND-BREAKING MANAGEMENT AND CARE. AT THE CORE OF THIS RESEARCH IS THE GLOBAL EDS AND HSD REGISTRY. THE REGISTRY WILL ALSO PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING LINKS BETWEEN EDS AND HSD AND OTHER CONDITIONS. THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY HAS AWARDED FUNDING FOR RESEARCH GRANTS INTO THE EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROMES AND HYPERMOBILITY SPECTRUM DISORDERS. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT AND GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH INTO THESE CONDITIONS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH THESE CONDITIONS, WORLDWIDE.
    Expenses $7,322,223 · grants $6,974,640 · revenue $624,519
  • THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY ORGANIZES MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUMS TO EXAMINE THE LATEST RESEARCH AND UPDATE THE DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT AND CARE. WE WORK WITH THE COMORBIDITY COALITION AND THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM ON DEVELOPED CLINICAL CARE PATHWAYS FOR MANAGEMENT AND DIAGNOSIS. EVENTS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ARE HELD GLOBALLY AND ARE CME-ACCREDITED. ANNUAL GLOBAL LEARNING CONFERENCES BRING TOGETHER AND UNITE OUR COMMUNITY, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO INTERACT, FIND SUPPORT, AND LEARN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND INFORMATION FROM WORLD-LEADING EXPERTS IN EDS AND HSD.
    Expenses $1,394,709 · revenue $127,913

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.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
38-2813140
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
1988
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E99Z)
Assets (IRS master file)
$9,617,006
Income (IRS master file)
$9,617,569

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$9,604,145$9,439,617$9,617,006XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$4,956,939$4,515,627$8,202,898XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$9,764,053$5,185,571$8,734,113XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$4,514,528$4,085,098$3,182,723IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

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 38-2813140).

Questions about THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY

What is the EIN of THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY is 38-2813140.
Is THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
Are donations to THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY 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 EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY 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 EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY 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 EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LARA BLOOM.
Who are the officers and directors of THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does THE EHLERS-DANLOS SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,604,145, expenses of $9,439,617 and total assets of $9,617,006 at year end.

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