GLOBAL COALITION FOR ADAPTIVE RESEARCH INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

GLOBAL COALITION FOR ADAPTIVE RESEARCH INC

EIN 82-1199380 · Brain Disorders Research (H48)

What they do

OUR MISSION is PIONEERING COLLABORATIVE, INNOVATIVE CLINICAL TRIALS to SPEED THE DISCOVERY and DEVELOPMENT of CURES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $91.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

92.18%of revenue went to mission work91.7% of expenses · Program services

$100.50spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

8.32%of revenue went to management and office costs8.3% of expenses

$2.40in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

3.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $163,646 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,321,615 for MEREDITH BUXTON (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$32,444,163

Mission workProgram services$29,907,84692.18% of revenue91.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,699,9638.32% of revenue8.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$32,607,809100.50% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 91.7% mission · 8.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.50% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 13.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.58% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 91.3% mission · 8.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.24% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 95.5% mission · 4.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.08% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.1% mission · 2.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 49.60% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.1% mission · 5.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 65.89% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 18.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.87% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 89.2% mission · 10.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.73% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$32,444,163

Expenses$32,607,809

Annual shortfall $163,646 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$29,907,846 · 91.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,699,963 · 8.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$32,444,163

Expenses$32,607,809

Assets$78,149,775

Income$32,444,163

Contributions$1,028,577

Mission work (program services)$29,907,846

Grants given$1,420,000

Average grant$236,667

Management and general$2,699,963

Executive compensation (total)$584,412

Stocks and bonds$43,639,539

Accounting fees$68,188

Investing fees$78,406

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MEREDITH BUXTONCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $1,321,615Base $1,269,450 · Other $52,165

ROBERT MURRAYCHIEF BUSINESS AND STRATEGY OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $827,661Base $812,461 · Other $15,200

RACHAEL COLEMANCFO/COO/TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $572,348Base $541,250 · Other $31,098

ASHLEY POWELLVICE PRESIDENT, TRIAL OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $534,507Base $520,625 · Other $13,882

RACHEL ROSENSTEIN SISSONCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/TRAINING LEAD · 40 hrs/week $285,998Base $266,440 · Other $19,558

TRACEY ROBERTSDIRECTOR, QUALITY AND NEW INITIATIVES · 40 hrs/week $285,225Base $255,150 · Other $30,075

MATTHEW VIVADIRECTOR, LEGAL/SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $276,594Base $245,350 · Other $31,244

SARAH UNTCHDIRECTOR, TRIAL OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $276,028Base $246,909 · Other $29,119

HEATHER KLINGDIRECTOR, CLINICAL SCIENCE · 40 hrs/week $236,317Base $216,304 · Other $20,013

TIMOTHY CLOUGHESY MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR · 6 hrs/week $215,625

NAWEEN TAMJIDISR. MGR,TRIAL OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $214,278Base $197,883 · Other $16,395

GARY GORDON MD PHDSENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR · 2 hrs/week $76,342

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (18)

MEREDITH BUXTONCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT

ROBERT MURRAYCHIEF BUSINESS AND STRATEGY OFFICER

RACHAEL COLEMANCFO/COO/TREASURER

ASHLEY POWELLVICE PRESIDENT, TRIAL OPERATIONS

RACHEL ROSENSTEIN SISSONCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/TRAINING LEAD

TRACEY ROBERTSDIRECTOR, QUALITY AND NEW INITIATIVES

MATTHEW VIVADIRECTOR, LEGAL/SECRETARY

SARAH UNTCHDIRECTOR, TRIAL OPERATIONS

HEATHER KLINGDIRECTOR, CLINICAL SCIENCE

TIMOTHY CLOUGHESY MDCHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR

NAWEEN TAMJIDISR. MGR,TRIAL OPERATIONS

GARY GORDON MD PHDSENIOR MEDICAL ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR

WK ALFRED YUNG MDDIRECTOR

SUJUAN BA PHDDIRECTOR

JOHN FRISHKOPF MMSDIRECTOR

FARAMARZ YOUSEFZADEH JD LLMCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

WEBSTER CAVENEE PHDDIRECTOR

BRIAN ALEXANDER MD MPHDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: 700 LARKSPUR LANDING CIR STE 199, LARKSPUR, CA 94939-1754
County: Marin
In care of: MEREDITH BUXTON
Primary officer: MEREDITH BUXTON, CFO/COO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailpatientinfo@gcaresearch.org Phone(415) 494-8020

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WEGNER CPAS LLP
NTEE classification: Brain Disorders Research (H48)
IRS tax category: Brain Disorders Research
Grant-giving organization: Yes