Nonprofit · EIN 52-0975324
COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,586,357 | $6,448,906 | $137,451 | $5,259,110 | $3,760,347 | $1,498,763 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,435,390 | $7,184,167 | $251,223 | $5,233,246 | $3,871,934 | $1,361,312 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,643,049 | $7,134,712 | -$491,663 | $4,880,678 | $3,770,589 | $1,110,089 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $615
- Program service revenue
- $6,469,078
- Investment income
- $72,385
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $64,726
- Other revenue
- $44,279
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,845
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,811,722
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,690,672
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,051,366
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $212,604
- Accounting fees
- $156,629
- Occupancy
- $314,536
- Travel
- $193,031
- Depreciation
- $50,447
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,233,246
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,259,110
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,760,347
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,498,763
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $232,045
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,498,763
- Gross receipts
- $6,586,357
- Employees
- 20
- Volunteers
- 37
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN MISTER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $545,609 | $107,366 |
| ANDREA WONG | SVP, SCI & REGULATORY Key employee | 40 | $260,582 | $55,768 |
| LUKE HUBER | VP, SCI & REGULATORY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,640 | $56,219 |
| MEGAN OLSEN | SVP, GEN COUNSEL Key employee | 40 | $254,188 | $28,493 |
| JULIA GUSTAFSON | VP, GOV'T RELATIONS Key employee | 40 | $240,204 | $37,675 |
| JEFF VENTURA | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $232,693 | $23,607 |
| MARC RUCKER | VP, FINANCE & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,258 | $55,385 |
| GRETCHEN POWERS | VP, MARKETING & MEMBER EXPERIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,541 | $35,676 |
| EDWARD WYSZUMIALA | SR. DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,141 | $30,330 |
| HAIUYEN NGUYEN | VP, REGULATORY & NUTRITION POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $165,012 | $26,563 |
| TARA MARTIN | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BROWN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN TODD | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY KAMIL | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS REID | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
32 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON BENNETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AARON BARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC BAUER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRED BONED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRAVIS BORCHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOUG BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL BROWNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BURDICK-BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAOLA CLAVIJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TERRY COYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KYLE GARNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JUSTIN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA HARKNESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RACHEL JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW LABARBERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DIETER NEUMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FLORENCE OKARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KARINA ONG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICAH OSBORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HARRISON PAPPAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DESHANIE RAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRADLEY REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BARRY RITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HAERI ROH-SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TANEESHA ROUTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREW SHAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROB SINNOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TONY TALALAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANTHONY WESTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 45 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN MISTER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $508,072 | $100,400 |
| JAMES GRIFFITHS | SVP, INT'L & SCI AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $268,020 | $59,872 |
| ANDREA WONG | SVP, SCI & REGULATORY Key employee | 40 | $252,137 | $51,299 |
| LUKE HUBER | VP, SCI & REGULATORY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $237,052 | $54,748 |
| MEGAN OLSEN | SVP, GEN COUNSEL Key employee | 40 | $239,788 | $28,122 |
| JULIA GUSTAFSON | VP, GOV'T RELATIONS Key employee | 40 | $229,071 | $36,057 |
| JEFF VENTURA | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $219,959 | $24,007 |
| MARC RUCKER | VP, FINANCE & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $174,758 | $48,242 |
| GRETCHEN POWERS | VP, MARKETING & MEMBER EXPERIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $155,380 | $42,139 |
| HAIUYEN NGUYEN | VP, REGULATORY & NUTRITION POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,278 | $23,066 |
| EDWARD WYSZUMIALA | SR. DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,536 | $16,426 |
| BARRY RITZ | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA MARTIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BROWN | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY KAMIL | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS REID | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BENNETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GALE BENSUSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TRAVIS BORCHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BROWNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BURDICK-BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENATO CAMERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAOLA CLAVIJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY COYLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY DUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE FINAMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RON FUGATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA HARKNESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HYDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MEYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIETER NEUMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORENCE OKARO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICAH OSBORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DESHANIE RAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAERI ROH-SCHMIDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TANEESHA ROUTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW SHAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SINNOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY TALALAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVEN MISTER | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $514,894 | $93,404 |
| JAMES GRIFFITHS | SVP, INT'L & SCI AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $248,947 | $53,986 |
| ANDREA WONG | SVP, SCI & REGULATORY Key employee | 40 | $237,580 | $47,768 |
| LUKE HUBER | VP, SCI & REGULATORY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,306 | $53,566 |
| JULIA GUSTAFSON | VP, GOV'T RELATIONS Key employee | 40 | $221,094 | $34,799 |
| MEGAN OLSEN | SVP, GEN COUNSEL Key employee | 40 | $219,938 | $25,972 |
| CARL HYLAND | VP, MEMBERSHIP (THRU 10/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,336 | $50,502 |
| MARC RUCKER | VP, FINANCE & ADMIN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,236 | $35,325 |
| JEFF VENTURA | VP, COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $169,160 | $16,001 |
| GRETCHEN POWERS | VP, MARKETING & MEMBER EXPERIENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,014 | $42,266 |
| HAIUYEN NGUYEN | VP, REGULATORY & NUTRITION POLICY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,794 | $21,960 |
| BARRY RITZ | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TARA MARTIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE BROWN | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HARVEY KAMIL | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MANDY KRAYNIK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BENNETT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON BARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GALE BENSUSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK BRUEGGMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BURDICK-BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENATO CAMERA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID CAMPBELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY CHIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC CHOBAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAOLA CLAVIJO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HAVEN COCKERHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY DUFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DIMAGGIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE FINAMORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RON FUGATE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA HARKNESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HYDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN MEYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DIETER NEUMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICAH OSBORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA PANKIEWICZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DESHANIE RAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW SHAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG SHEEHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB SINNOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STOUT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY TALALAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN TODD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE YATCILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1828 L ST NW STE 810, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5144
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- STEVE MISTER, 1828 L STREET NW 220, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- STEVE MISTER, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (202) 204-7700
- Website
- WWW.CRNUSA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
TO PROTECT AND ADVANCE A CLIMATE FOR OUR MEMBERS TO RESPONSIBLY CREATE AND MARKET SCIENCE-BASED DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, FUNCTIONAL FOOD, AND THEIR INGREDIENTS, FOR BETTER HUMAN HEALTH AND NUTRITION.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNICATIONS - PROMOTES THE GOALS OF CRN TO NON-GOVERNMENT DECISION MAKERS, THOUGHT LEADERS AND CONSUMERS THROUGH CONVENTIONAL, ELECTRONIC AND SOCIAL MEDIA.
- SCIENCE & REGULATORY AFFAIRS - INTERPRETS AND PROMOTES AN APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR EVALUATING THE QUALITY, SAFETY & BENEFITS OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL INGREDIENTS.
- GOVERNMENT RELATIONS - ADVOCATES FOR APPROPRIATE REGULATION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS AND FUNCTIONAL FOOD WHICH INCLUDES ADDRESSING FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS THAT WOULD AFFECT THE INDUSTRY.
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-0975324
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,259,110
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,586,357
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,586,357 | $6,448,906 | $5,259,110 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,435,390 | $7,184,167 | $5,233,246 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,643,049 | $7,134,712 | $4,880,678 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,460,972 | $6,960,642 | $5,677,987 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 52-0975324).
Questions about COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION
- What is the EIN of COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION is 52-0975324.
- Is COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1973.
- Are donations to COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION 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 COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION 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 COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION 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 COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names STEVE MISTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 47 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $545,609 (STEVEN MISTER, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does COUNCIL FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,586,357, expenses of $6,448,906 and total assets of $5,259,110 at year end.
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