Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE CRN FOUNDATION
THE CRN FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,000 to it, the largest being NBTY HELPING HANDS CHARITY INC DBA NESTLE HEALTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION ($5,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $432k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $5k
- Net assets
- $184k
What The Crn Foundation does
Mission
The Crn Foundation provides consumers with information about responsible use of dietary supplements, and provides researchers and healthcare practitioners with education on the proper role of supplements in a healthy lifestyle. Managed by the council for responsible nutrition, The Crn Foundation was created in 2009 to enhance and sustain consumer confidence in dietary supplements through programs that: provide consumers with information and education about the benefits and safety of dietary supplements and functional food as part of a healthy lifestyle that allows consumers to make more informed choices about their usage of these products; provide healthcare professionals with information and education to understand the proper uses of dietary supplements in their practices; promote truthful and non-misleading advertising of dietary supplements to consumers through programs that encourage self-regulation of advertising by industry members.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Acog: The Crn Foundation is participating at the upcoming american college of obstetricians and gynecologists (acog) annual clinical and scientific meeting, in san francisco, ca. Along with participating member companies, The Crn Foundation will showcase the latest research and developments in prenatal nutrition through a "prenatal nutrition center" that will serve as a hub for healthcare professionals to learn about the critical role of prenatal supplements during pregnancy. Additionally, we will host a product theater session featuring speakers who will discuss the science behind prenatal supplements and what healthcare providers need to know to advise their patients effectively.
$117,044 spent29% of program spendingNutrition access task force: The Crn Foundation's access initiative is a national, long-term effort to expand access to essential nutrition and high-quality dietary supplements for underserved populations across the united states. Launched in late 2024, the initiative works through strategic partnerships-beginning with the national association of free and charitable clinics (nafc)-to deliver nutritional resources, education, and support directly to communities that are uninsured, underinsured, or otherwise lack consistent access to care. See schedule o.by leveraging the reach of more than 1,400 clinics serving 1.7 million patients annually, the initiative helps integrate nutrition into frontline healthcare for vulnerable populations. The initiative is made possible through strong industry collaboration through product donations, financial contributions, and programmatic support, this enables the delivery of high-quality supplements and help address widespread nutritional deficiencies that contribute to chronic disease and health disparities.overall, the access initiative reflects the dietary supplement industry's commitment to advancing health equity-providing tangible, scalable…
$25,818 spent6% of program spendingVitamin & mineral chapter provides science-based recommendations for establishing tolerable upper intake levels (uls) for nutrients in dietary supplements. Since the handbook was last published in 2014, crn will update chapters from the handbook to reflect current science. Additional chapters for nutrients, such as choline and lutein and zeaxanthin, will be developed. Crn foundation created a vitamin d study task force to develop an education initiative examining the relationship between vitamin d and covid-19.
$256,523 spentof which $25,000 as grants64% of program spendingOther programs
$3,673 spent1% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $403,058.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $93k to $213k (+129%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of THE CRN FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Karen Todd
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
Left out of every figure on this page: $658k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Council for Responsible Nutrition). These are real filings, and they are not money THE CRN FOUNDATION raised.
From the IRS filings of THE CRN FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
THE CRN FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE CRN FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 7,175 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE CRN FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
46%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Council for Responsible Nutrition · exempt
- Crn Political Action Cmte · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE CRN FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE CRN FOUNDATION?
- THE CRN FOUNDATION (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,000 to it, the largest being NBTY HELPING HANDS CHARITY INC DBA NESTLE HEALTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION ($5,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE CRN FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $5,000 in grants to THE CRN FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of THE CRN FOUNDATION?
- NBTY HELPING HANDS CHARITY INC DBA NESTLE HEALTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $5,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE CRN FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing