Maryland · Nonprofit
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC (Maryland) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $523,610 to it, the largest being THE MAYDAY FUND ($346,500). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $524k
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What United States Association for the Study of Pain Inc does
Mission
The mission of the united states association for the study of pain is to promote scientific advances that reduce the burden of pain. Our goal is to bring diverse perspectives, including those of scientists, clinicians, health-care providers, and policymakers together to stimulate and support the study of pain and to translate that knowledge into improved pain relief.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
We conducted a highly successful scientific meeting in seattle, wa that included almost 800 participants. Sessions included new discoveries in the science of pain and presenters described innovative ways to research and treatment of pain. In addition to plenary lectures from leaders in the field, more than 500 posters presented findings from preclinical, basic scientific work in the laboratory to racial and sex differences in the experience of pain and its impact on daily life. Presenters included early career scientists who are still in training as well as seasoned researchers . Subspecialties of meeting participants ranged from neurosciences to psychology, nursing, physical therapy and dentistry.
$503,265 spentof which $46,392 as grants$421,130 earned by the program62% of program spendingWe continue our educational programs primarily directed to early career investigators interested in pursuing a career in pain research. Throughout the year, our educational and professional development committee work with the special interest groups to identify topics for seminars of broad interest to our membership and the public. This year we conducted webinars on the intersection of pain and trauma, the usasp leadership academy, demystifying nih grant reviewing, publishing in the journal of pain, and the future of authentic engagement of underrepresented communities in research. Webinars were typically attended by 30-40 attendees including non-members. A primary event supporting our educational mission is the scientific meeting (1 above), which included approximately one third trainees. In additional to attending an early career forum focused on career development sessions and mentoring opportunities, exemplary work by early career participants was recognized through travel awards and poster awards.
$100,000 spentof which $100,000 as grants12% of program spendingA third accomplishment this year was continuing the success of the journal of pain. The fellowship program continues into its third year, training early career professionals in nuances of publishing in peer-reviewed journals and providing exposure to the entire process involved in creating each issue of the scientific journal. Fellows work with experienced journal editors and learn about publishing from submission to final decision.
$204,404 spentof which $1,000 as grants$333,905 earned by the program25% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $807,669.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2021 to 2022, from $483k to $797k (+65%).
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: 2022 0% · 2023 4% · 2024 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
31% of UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income fell $75k → $30k.
2 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 2% 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 UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 9 of 10 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 66% of grant income and the top three 86%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 80% · 2020 51% · 2021 100% · 2022 96% · 2023 67% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
0% of UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 40% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Maryland, across 7 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $10k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states 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
UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 8,121 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 8,121 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $210k on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$210k
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.
Organizations like UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC
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 Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
91% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC: 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 UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC?
- UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC (Maryland) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $523,610 to it, the largest being THE MAYDAY FUND ($346,500). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $523,610 in grants to UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC?
- THE MAYDAY FUND is the largest funder on record, with $346,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED STATES ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 10 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