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US nonprofit · EIN 010648145 · Charlotte, NCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 010648145) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Orthocarolina Research Institute Inc's network

12 people3 organisationsi12 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Clenn Gaston MD ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Brian Curtin MDBoard Director2024
2 yrs
Bruce Darden MDBoard Director2019
7 yrs
Charles East IIIBoard Director2018
8 yrs
Fred R JonesBoard Director2018
8 yrs
John L Fraley JRBoard Director2019
7 yrs
Nancy McNellisBoard Director2024
2 yrs
Patrick M Connor MD (also filed as Patrick M Connor)Board Director2018
8 yrs
Richard E ThigpenBoard Director2019
7 yrs
Thomas Smith (also filed as Tom Smith)Board Director2019
7 yrs
Velva WoolenBoard Director2022
4 yrs
William Griffin MDBoard Director2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Christi CaddExecutive Directorsince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Christi CaddExecutive Director50$157k$24k
Clenn Gaston MDChairman2$0
Patrick M ConnorBoard Director0.25$0
Bruce Darden MDBoard Director0.1$0
Charles East IIIBoard Director0.25$0
John L Fraley JrBoard Director0.1$0
William Griffin MDBoard Director0.1$0
Fred R JonesBoard Director0.5$0
Tom SmithBoard Director0.5$0
Richard E ThigpenBoard Director0.25$0
Velva WoolenBoard Director0.25$0
Brian Curtin MDBoard Director1.5$0
Nancy McNellisBoard Director0.5$0

About

Legal name
Orthocarolina Research Institute Inc
EIN
010648145
Address
2001 Vail Ave Ste 300, Charlotte, NC, 28207-1222
State
North Carolina
Mission
The orthocarolina research institute (ocri) is an independent, non-profit 501(c)3 that exists to facilitate relevant orthopedic research which advances orthopedic treatments, improves quality of life for patients, and educates the medical community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
H50 Medical research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Medical Research
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Christi Cadd (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCharles East III
≥8years on the filingsFred R Jones
≥8years on the filingsPatrick M Connor MD
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Griffin MD

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$4.1m
Total liabilities
$486k
Net assets or fund balances
$3.6m
Contributions and grants received
$2m
Program service revenue
$347k
Employees
0
Volunteers
12

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$2.6m$2.1m$565k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.