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American College of Rheumatology Inc

501(c)(6) organization Atlanta, GA EIN: 58-1627547 Website

The American College of Rheumatology is an organization of and for physicians, health professionals, and scientists that advances rheumatology through programs of education, research, advocacy and practice support that foster excellence in the care of people with or at risk for arthritis and rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

American College of Rheumatology Inc at a glance

Total assets
$49,584,697
-0.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$37,209,245
+0.4% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$3,675,685
-20.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$37,724,278
+1.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who American College of Rheumatology Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 3 (33%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

AlexandriaAtlantaBostonNew YorkPhiladelphiaPittsburghSeattle

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M3 grants2019 1 grant2020 3 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2020) to $7.6M (2021). In 2021 it made 3 grants totaling $7.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rheumatology Research Foundation Atlanta, GATo Support Research and Training of Rheumatic Diseases$7,500,000
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WAPediatric CRMO-CNO Classification$65,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAVasculitis Class Criteria$13,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$49,584,697$37,209,245$37,724,278——$3,675,685
2024$49,791,386$37,075,752$37,253,600——$4,626,991
2023$51,263,995$36,025,275$40,203,129——$1,465,660
2022$55,076,286$30,857,618$32,154,690——$831,678
2021$61,765,067$30,544,906$34,280,427$7,578,0003$1,901,816
2020$50,459,215$33,151,284$31,713,349$65,0001$6,674,227
2019$49,893,473$35,433,778$32,897,281$170,0003$1,890,889

About American College of Rheumatology Inc

Based on IRS filings

American College of Rheumatology Inc is a public charity, based in Atlanta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $49.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.7M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American College of Rheumatology Inc is led by Carol Langford, Acr President Elect & Acr President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 24 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Carol Langford

    Acr President Elect & Acr President

    Member at Large → Member-At-Large, 2020

    Member-At-Large → Acr President Elect & Acr President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    14 hrs/week

    $10K (2019) → $1K (2025)

  • Deborah Desir

    Acr President

    Acr Secretary → Acr President Elect, 2023

    Acr President Elect → Acr President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    14 hrs/week

    $48K (2022) → $106K (2025)

  • Liana Fraenkel

    Fdn President

    Fdn Vice President & President → Fdn President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    7 hrs/week

    $69K (2025)

  • Adam Goode

    Arp President

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    $25K (2025)

  • Aileen Ledingham

    Arp President

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    $41K (2025)

  • Mona Bhavsar

    Senior Director & Controller

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $151K (2025)

  • Colleen Merkel

    Vice President, Operations & Finance

    Vice President Operations & Finance → Vice President, Operations & Finance, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2019) → $246K (2025)

  • Sheryl McCalla

    Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

    Senior Director & Collabora → Vice President & Strategic Initiatives, 2020

    Vice President & Strategic Initiatives → Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2019) → $299K (2025)

  • Steve Echard

    Executive Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $353K (2020) → $640K (2025)

  • William Harvey

    Acr Secretary & Acr President Elect

    Member at Large → Member-At-Large, 2020

    Member-At-Large → Acr Secretary & Acr President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    14 hrs/week

    $47K (2025)

  • Angus Worthing

    Acr Secretary

    Member-At-Large → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Acr Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $6K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Anne Bass

    Acr Treasurer

    Member-At-Large → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Acr Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $1K (2020) → $47K (2025)

  • Marcy Bolster

    Member-At-Large

    Member-At-Large → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    14 hrs/week

    $4K (2022) → $850 (2025)

  • Deborah Parks

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    14 hrs/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Nehad Soloman

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    14 hrs/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Saira Sheikh

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    14 hrs/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Colin Edgerton

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    14 hrs/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Karen Onel

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    14 hrs/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Marcus Snow

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    14 hrs/week

    $3K (2024) → $0 (2025)

  • Adam Cooper

    Vice President, Practice, Advocacy & Quality

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $207K (2025)

  • Connie Herndon

    Vice President, Research, Training & Workforce

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $160K (2025)

  • Dawn McEvoy

    Vice President & Education

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $176K (2025)

  • Howard Blumstein

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    $5K (2025)

  • Jim Oates

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    $5K (2025)

  • Kristi Kuhn

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    $1K (2025)

  • Tami Brehm

    Vice President, Member Services & Governance

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $189K (2025)

  • Swamy Venuturupalli

    Member-At-Large

    Member-At-Large → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Ruderman

    Member-At-Large

    Member-At-Large → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Laster

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Blair Solow

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vinicius Domingues

    Member-At-Large

    Board Member → Member-At-Large, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donald Thomas

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jane Kang

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maura Iverson

    Member-At-Large

    New on the 2025 filing

    14 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (78)
  • Former: Douglas White MD PhD (2019–2024) — Acr President
  • Former: Sam Lim MD MPH (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Sean Fahey MD (2021–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Amanda Myers MD CCD (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Carol Langford MD MHS (2022–2024) — Acr President Elect
  • Former: Echard Steve (2022–2024) — Executive Vice President
  • Former: Jane Kang MD MS (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: McCalla Sheryl (2022–2024) — Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
  • Former: Merkel Colleen (2022–2024) — Vice President, Operations & Finance
  • Former: Punjabi Hiro (2022–2024) — Vice President & Information Technology
  • Former: Tamar Rubinstein MD MS (2022–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brehm Tami (2023–2024) — Vice President, Member Services & Governance
  • Former: Cooper Adam (2023–2024) — Vice President, Practice, Advocacy & Quality
  • Former: Herndon Connie (2023–2024) — Vice President, Research, Training & Workforce
  • Former: Kori Dewing ARNP DNP (2023–2024) — Arp President
  • Former: Maura Iverson PT DPT ScD (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: William Harvey MD MSc (2023–2024) — Acr Secretary
  • Former: Aileen Ledingham PT MS PhD (2024) — Arp President
  • Former: Dodia Mona (2024) — Senior Director & Controller
  • Former: Holers V Michael MD (2024) — Fdn President
  • Former: David Karp MD PhD (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Varga MD (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Norman Gaylis MD (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: V. Michael Holers MD (2020–2023) — Fdn President
  • Former: Barbara Slusher Msw Pa-C (2022–2023) — Arp President
  • Former: Bharat Kumar Md Mmed (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kenneth Saag Md Msc (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Graham Stephanie (2023) — Senior Director & Governance
  • Former: Ellen Gravallese MD (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
  • Former: Kelly Weselman MD (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Kent Kwas Huston MD (2019–2022) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: S. Louis Bridges Jr. MD PhD (2019–2022) — Fdn Presient
  • Former: Candace Feldman Md Scd (2022) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Christine Stamatos Dnp Anp-C (2022) — Arp President
  • Former: Hoyne Donna (2022) — Vice President Education
  • Former: McBride Amanda (2022) — Vice President Enterprise Solutions
  • Former: Myslinski Rachel (2022) — Vice President, Practice, Advocacy & Q
  • Former: S. Sam Lim MD (2022) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: David Daikh (2019–2021) — Past-Bod Member
  • Former: Donna Hoyne (2019–2021) — Vice President Education
  • Former: Hazel Breland (2019–2021) — Past-Bod Member
  • Former: Jane Diamond (2019–2021) — Managing Director
  • Former: Rachel Myslinski (2019–2021) — Vice President, Practice, Advocacy & Q
  • Former: William Robinson (2019–2021) — Past-Bod Member
  • Former: Abby Abelson (2020–2021) — Past-Bod Member
  • Former: Amanda Myers (2020–2021) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Candace Feldman (2020–2021) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Hiro Punjabi (2020–2021) — Vice President & Information Technology
  • Former: Kenneth Saag (2020–2021) — President-Elect
  • Former: Bharat Kumar (2021) — Young Bod Member-At-Large
  • Former: Christine Stamatos (2021) — Arp President
  • Former: Tamar Rubinstein (2021) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Charles King II (2019–2020) — Acr Past Treasurer
  • Former: Daniel Battafarano (2019–2020) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Elizabeth Perkins (2019–2020) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Evelyn Hsieh (2019–2020) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: George Tsokos (2019–2020) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Janet Poole (2019–2020) — Arp President
  • Former: Jody Hargrove (2019–2020) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Marisa Klein Gitelman (2019–2020) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Mark Andrejeski (2019–2020) — Former Executive Vice President
  • Former: Paula Marchetta (2019–2020) — Acr Past President
  • Former: Marisa Klein-Gitelman (2020) — Member-At-Large
  • Former: Abby Ableson (2019) — Foundation President
  • Former: Afton Hassett (2019) — Arp Past President
  • Former: Amy Turner (2019) — Senior Director & Quality
  • Former: Bruce Cronstein (2019) — Member at Large
  • Former: Edward Herzig (2019) — Member at Large
  • Former: Eric Matteson (2019) — Foundaiton Past President
  • Former: Gary Firestein (2019) — Member at Large
  • Former: Joan Von Feldt (2019) — Member at Large
  • Former: Joel Block (2019) — Member at Large
  • Former: Ken Saag (2019) — Acr Secretary
  • Former: Marilynn Punaro (2019) — Member at Large
  • Former: Michael Holers (2019) — Member at Large
  • Former: Sandra Mintz (2019) — Arp Past President
  • Former: Sharad Lakhanpal (2019) — Acr Past President
  • Former: Zsuzsanna McMahan (2019) — Member at Large

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Steve Echard — Executive Vice President: $640KSteve EchardExecutive Vice President$640KSheryl McCalla — Sr. Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer: $299KSheryl McCallaSr. Vice President & Chief…$299KColleen Merkel — Vice President, Operations & Finance: $246KColleen MerkelVice President, Operations &…$246KAdam Cooper — Vice President, Practice, Advocacy & Quality: $207KAdam CooperVice President, Practice…$207KTami Brehm — Vice President, Member Services & Governance: $189KTami BrehmVice President, Member Services…$189KDawn McEvoy — Vice President, Education: $176KDawn McEvoyVice President, Education$176KConnie Herndon — Vice President, Research, Training & Workforce: $160KConnie HerndonVice President, Research…$160KMona Bhavsar — Senior Director, Controller: $151KMona BhavsarSenior Director, Controller$151KDeborah Desir — ACR President 2024: $106KDeborah DesirACR President 2024$106KLiana Fraenkel — FDN President 2024 & 2025: $69KLiana FraenkelFDN President 2024 & 2025$69KAnne Bass — ACR Treasurer 2024 & 2025: $47KAnne BassACR Treasurer 2024 & 2025$47KWilliam Harvey — ACR Secretary 2024 / ACR President Elect 2025: $47KWilliam HarveyACR Secretary 2024 / ACR…$47KAileen Ledingham — ARP President 2024: $41KAileen LedinghamARP President 2024$41KAdam Goode — ARP President 2025: $25KAdam GoodeARP President 2025$25KHoward Blumstein — Member-at-Large 2025: $5KHoward BlumsteinMember-at-Large 2025$5KJim Oates — Member-at-Large 2025: $5KJim OatesMember-at-Large 2025$5KCarol Langford — ACR President Elect 2024 / ACR President 2025: $1KCarol LangfordACR President Elect 2024 / ACR…$1KColin Edgerton — Member-at-Large 2024 & 2025: $1KColin EdgertonMember-at-Large 2024 & 2025$1KDeborah Parks — Member-at-Large 2024 & 2025: $1KDeborah ParksMember-at-Large 2024 & 2025$1KKaren Onel — Member-at-Large 2024 & 2025: $1KKaren OnelMember-at-Large 2024 & 2025$1KKristi Kuhn — Member-at-Large 2025: $1KKristi KuhnMember-at-Large 2025$1KNehad Soloman — Member-at-Large 2024 & 2025: $1KNehad SolomanMember-at-Large 2024 & 2025$1KSaira Sheikh — Member-at-Large 2024 & 2025: $1KSaira SheikhMember-at-Large 2024 & 2025$1KMarcy Bolster — Member-at-Large 2024: $850Marcy BolsterMember-at-Large 2024$850

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $640K, to Steve Echard (Executive Vice President). 24 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about American College of Rheumatology Inc

How large is American College of Rheumatology Inc?

American College of Rheumatology Inc reported $49.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $37.2M.

Where does American College of Rheumatology Inc operate?

American College of Rheumatology Inc has awarded grants in Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington.

What is American College of Rheumatology Inc's EIN?

American College of Rheumatology Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 58-1627547. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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