Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA
THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $115 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($115). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $115
- Net assets
- $705k
What The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Tech Society of N America does
Mission
To promote the health and well being of people with disabilities through increasing access to technology solutions; to advance the field by offering certification, continuing education, and professional development; to develop assistive technology standards; to promote research and public policy; and to sponsor forums for the exchange of information and ideas to meet the needs of an interdisciplinary constituency.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Annual meeting and student design - provides an opportunity for members to gather and discuss new developments in the industry and share ideas for improvements regarding technology and disability.
$608,311 spentof which $1,000 as grants$243,679 earned by the program41% of program spendingCertification and accreditation - certification recognizes assistive technology service providers who have met a national standard of job-based knowledge and experience. Accreditation recognizes quality assistive technology academic programs that have satisfied rigorous criteria for accreditation.
$389,849 spent$658,502 earned by the program26% of program spendingEducation program - the continuing education program includes in-person and online courses, webinars, and journal article readings. These educational activities are in support of the development, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge and practice of rehabilitation and assistive technology. The society is accredited by the international association for continuing education and training (iacet), an internationally accepted standard of excellence in instructional practices.
$140,160 spent$116,964 earned by the program9% of program spendingTechnical standards board - a program established to ensure consumer safeguards and increase consumer satisfaction regarding the provision of assistive technology through a process that validates an individual's qualifications and knowledge in a defined functional or clinical area. Candidates for certification typically must meet specific requirements to be eligible for certification and those declared eligible must pass an examination.
$87,880 spent$87,089 earned by the program6% of program spendingOther program services - resna's other programs and services include publications and at journal, board and committees, membership, technology, website and communications, government affairs, student scientific, and strategic projects.
$260,810 spentof which $1,200 as grants$267,052 earned by the program18% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,487,010.
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 2018 to 2019, from $1.1M to $1.3M (+23%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 48% · 2018 33% · 2019 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
2% of THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (72% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Andrea Van Hook
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $36 → $39.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA’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
100% of THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $115 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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 REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 611 unclassified nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 611 unclassified nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $590 on record.
- OK$500
- VT$90
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
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In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
91%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA?
- THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $115 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($115). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $115 in grants to THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $115 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE REHABILITATION ENGINEERING AND ASSISTIVE TECH SOCIETY OF N AMERICA 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), 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