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US nonprofit · EIN 844857909 · Bethesda, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 844857909) - 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, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2020.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

The American Porphyrias Expert Collaborative Inc's network

9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) 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

9 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brendan McGuireDirector2021
5 yrs
Bruce Wang MDDirector2022
4 yrs
Herbert BonkovskyDirector2022
4 yrs
John PhillipsVice President2021
5 yrs
Karl AndersonDirector2021
5 yrs
Kristen WheedenSecretary-Treas2021
5 yrs
Manisha BaldwaniDirector2022
4 yrs
Richard BissellDirector2021
5 yrs
Robert DesnickPresident2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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
Robert DesnickPresident3$0
John PhillipsVice President1$0
Kristen WheedenSecretary-Treas5$0
Manisha BaldwaniDirector1$0
Richard BissellDirector1$0
Herbert BonkovskyDirector1$0
Brendan McGuireDirector1$0
Karl AndersonDirector1$0
Bruce Wang MDDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
The American Porphyrias Expert Collaborative Inc
EIN
844857909
Address
4800 Hampden Ln Ste 200, Bethesda, MD, 20814-2934
State
Maryland
Mission
To promote and carry out research, and promote educational activities, regarding porphyrias and heme biosynthesis through development of best practices, research support, and education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
H90 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
2020
IRS ruling date
1 October 2020
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Robert Desnick (Form 990-N, tax year 2020)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsBrendan McGuire
≥5years on the filingsJohn Phillips
≥5years on the filingsKarl Anderson
≥5years on the filingsKristen Wheeden

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
$2.2m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$2.2m
Contributions and grants received
$2.3m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$275k
Employees
0

Grants paid

4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
UcsfSupport heme biosynthesis research$150k
Mass General HospitalSupport heme biosynthesis research$50k
StanfordSupport heme biosynthesis research$50k
Mount Sinai School of MedicinSupport heme biosynthesis research$25k