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Nonprofit · EIN 84-3151786

NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER

Tax-exempt · DENVER, CO 80205

Financials

$179K$225K2023$436K$245K2024$70K$230K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$70,256$230,482-$160,226$343,346$0$343,346
December 31, 2024990$435,642$245,186$190,456$503,572$0$503,572
December 31, 2023990-EZ$179,347$225,231-$45,884$313,116$0$313,116
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$57,460
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$12,796
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$165,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$190,684
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$9,309
Occupancy
$8,322
Travel
$8,950
Depreciation
$631
Program services (functional)
$207,228
Management and general (functional)
$22,304
Fundraising (functional)
$950

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$503,572
Total assets, end of year
$343,346
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$343,346
Net assets without donor restrictions
$302,096
Net assets with donor restrictions
$41,250
Gross receipts
$70,256
Employees
1
Volunteers
35
Year formed
2019
State of legal domicile
CO

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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHERINE NICHOLSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
70$155,688$17,247
JUAN HINCAPPIE CASTILLOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DAWN M GIBSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JULIE REISKINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LAURA MILLSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
OLA OJEWUMIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LINDSAY BARANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOANN GINALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
KATHERINE NICHOLSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
70$161,062$15,753
JUAN HINCAPPIE CASTILLOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
DAWN M GIBSONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
JULIE REISKINTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
LAURA MILLSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
OLA OJEWUMIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LINDSAY BARANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOANN GINALBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KATHERINE NICHOLSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$156,931
JUAN HINCAPPIE CASTILLOPRESIDENT5$0
DAWN M GIBSONSECRETARY5$0
JULIE REISKINTREASURER5$0
LAURA MILLSBOARD MEMBER5$0
OLA OJEWUMIBOARD MEMBER5$0
LINDSAY BARANBOARD MEMBER5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3645 N MILWAUKEE ST, DENVER, CO 80205-3645
Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
3645 Milwaukee, Denver CO 80205
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
KATHERINE M NICHOLSON, 3645 NORTH MILWAUKEE, DENVER, CO 80205
Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
Kate Nicholson, 2220 Pine Street, Boulder CO 80302
Signed the 990
KATHERINE M NICHOLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(800) 735-0818
Return prepared by
EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH PAIN.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • GENERAL PROGRAMS - OUR GENERAL PROGRAM CONSISTS OF EDUCATION AND AWARENESS, ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND COALITION BUILDING. WE SEEK TO TRANSFORM HOW PAIN IS UNDERSTOOD AND TREATED. WE SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH PAIN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FOR RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS, AND POLICYMAKERS. OUR EDUCATIONAL WORK FEATURES STORIES, STUDIES, AND OTHER KEY CONTENT. WE PUBLISH OPINION PIECES AND REGULARLY APPEAR IN THE MEDIA. WE EDUCATE CLINICIANS AND SPEAK REGULARLY AT MEETINGS HOSTED BY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES, THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. WE REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN PAIN-RELATED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH BOTH IN HELPING WITH STRATEGIC PLANNING AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND IN SERVING AS KEY ADVISORS ON STUDIES. ADVOCACY AND CIVIL ENGAGEMENT ARE ALSO CRITICAL TO ACHIEVING OUR MISSION OF ADVANCING THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH PAIN AND PROMOTING EFFECTIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE FILED LEGAL BRIEFS IN U.S. SUPREME COURT, RESPONDED TO NOTICES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER, AND EDUCATED FEDERAL AND STATE POLICYMAKERS. OUR MEMBERS HAVE SERVED ON KEY ADVISORY COMMITTEES AT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. WE ALSO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING IN THE PAIN AND PUBLIC HEALTH SPACES.
    Expenses $207,228

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-EZ on file

File the 2026 990-EZ for NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER

Due May 17, 2027 · e-filed with the IRS by 990.tax, an IRS-authorized e-file provider

IRS record

EIN
84-3151786
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
2020
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$343,346
Income (IRS master file)
$70,256

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$70,256$230,482$343,346XML
990December 2024$435,642$245,186$503,572XML
990-EZDecember 2023$179,347$225,231$313,116XML
990December 2022$456,692$139,340$359,000IRS
990-EZDecember 2021–––IRS
990-N for 2020
Officer: Kate Nicholson
December 31, 2020≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 84-3151786).

Questions about NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER

What is the EIN of NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER is 84-3151786.
Is NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2020.
Are donations to NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER 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 NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER 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 NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER 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 NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KATHERINE M NICHOLSON.
Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $155,688 (KATHERINE NICHOLSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does NATIONAL PAIN ADVOCACY CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $70,256, expenses of $230,482 and total assets of $343,346 at year end.

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