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Altarum is focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We transform health care policies into real-world …

Science & Technology Novi, MI EIN: 381983442 (IRS) Sign up to see website
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80
Integrity Assessment
Strong transparency
80/100 · methodology

About

Learn about Altarum, a health care focused nonprofit organization with roots in public sector innovation dating back to 1946.

Mission

Altarum is focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We transform health care policies into real-world practice, partnering with federal, state, and local health agencies and associations to help them achieve their strategic priorities.

Founder story
Not yet on file. The organization can add how and why it was founded by claiming this profile. Registered with the IRS since February 1973.

Focus & reach

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Verification & registration

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IRS
Exempt Organizations · EIN 381983442
Tax-deductible (Pub 78)
501(c)(c3)
Federal tax-exempt subsection
Since 1973

Verified certifications

Confirmed against the issuing authority - not self-reported.

IRS Tax-Deductible since 1973

Integrity assessment

A 0-100 measure of public-data transparency - registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and recency. It does not measure programme impact.

Registration 16/20
('Government registration ID on record', 8)
('Sourced from official registry', 4)
('Cross-referenced (2+ sources)', 4)
('Profile not yet claimed by organization', 0)
Financial Transparency 24/30
('No financial documents found on website', 0)
('Financial filing on record', 8)
('Revenue figure disclosed', 6)
('Spending figure disclosed', 6)
('Detailed financial breakdown disclosed', 4)
Governance 20/20
('At least 1 officer disclosed', 5)
('3+ officers disclosed', 3)
('Officer titles disclosed', 2)
('Executive compensation disclosed', 4)
('Mission / description on file', 3)
('Founding date on file', 3)
Contact Availability 10/10
('Website', 3)
('Email', 3)
('Phone', 2)
('Physical address', 2)
Data Recency 10/20
('Updated within 2 years', 10)
('Newer data needed for full score', 0)
Red flags 0
Transparency checklist
Official registration on file
Financial disclosure published
Website on record
Contact details available
Leadership disclosed
Mission or description published

GiveRadar Analysis

Original analysis from GiveRadar's dataset of comparable organizations

Based on the records currently verified by GiveRadar, Altarum Institute has a complete profile, cross-referenced across 6 independent sources including the IRS.

  • GiveRadar has cross-referenced this organization across 6 independent sources, led by the IRS - among the most thoroughly sourced profiles in its cohort. See the sources
  • GiveRadar holds 14 years of financial filings for this organization, the most recent for fiscal year 2024 - a deeper filing history than 97% of the 3,236 science & technology charities in the United States with filings on record. See the filings
  • It is one of the better-documented science & technology charities in the United States GiveRadar currently tracks, because GiveRadar has verified its financial disclosures and its governance. Most of those have little verified data on record yet. View this cohort
GiveRadar has verified
  • government registration
  • financial records (14 filed years)
  • disclosed leadership
  • a website
  • a contact email
  • a donation page
Not yet verified by GiveRadar
  • an owner-submitted profile claim

Analysis based on GiveRadar's benchmark dataset of 2026-07-03. It describes what GiveRadar has verified, not a judgment of the organization itself.

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Financials

From irs 990 (fy2024) · FY2024
Annual revenue
$10M-$100M
Reporting year
2024
To programmes
57%
Revenue, FY2015-FY2024
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Where money goes
Program57%

Leadership & board

Disclosed in official filings
AL
Al W•••• E•• 1•••••
CORPORATE MANAGER
AN
Anya D•• P•••••••
VICE PRESIDENT
BA
Barbara S•••••••
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
BR
Bruce V••••••
TRUSTEE

How it stacks up against peers

· vs. 8 similar science & technology in United States
Program spending This charity: 57%
Peer average: 82%
CEO comp as % of revenue This charity: 1.90%
Peer average: 0.48%
Integrity Assessment This charity: 80
Peer average: 90

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Annual revenue
$10M-$100M
57% to programs
Source: IRS 990 (FY2024) why this matters
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Filing history

10 years on file from IRS 990 (FY2024): revenue, expenses, program spending, assets, and liabilities by fiscal year.

Years on record: FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019, FY2018, FY2017, FY2016, FY2015.
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Taxes

Tax-deductibility for donors

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Staff & volunteers

From filings and published profiles

Employees
240

Leadership

From FY2024 filing

DE
Denise S••••
CFO

Officers & trustees (25)

Source: Public filings

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Latest news

From global news sources

1 article found

From news sources and the organization. Shown for transparency; news never affects the integrity score.

Altarum Institute names president/CEO - Crain's Detroit

www.crainsdetroit.com ·

Activity timeline

Filings and press mentions, merged

Form filed
$43.4M revenue
FY2024
IRS 990
Form filed
$32.8M revenue
FY2023
IRS 990
Form filed
$47.1M revenue
FY2022
IRS 990
Form filed
$34.2M revenue
FY2021
IRS 990
Form filed
$43.6M revenue
FY2020
IRS/ProPublica
Form filed
$50.0M revenue
FY2019
IRS/ProPublica
Form filed
$50.7M revenue
FY2018
IRS/ProPublica
Form filed
$56.9M revenue
FY2017
IRS/ProPublica
Form filed
$61.6M revenue
FY2016
IRS/ProPublica
Form filed
$57.6M revenue
FY2015
IRS/ProPublica
Altarum Institute names president/CEO - Crain's Detroit
Jul 2007
www.crainsdetroit.com

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Cause areas in United States

How many charities work in each area, with this charity's area highlighted.

Human Services 322,683
Education 195,586
Arts & Culture 133,130
Advocacy & Civil Rights 128,026
Religion 114,636
Health 98,863
Community Development 56,086
Youth Development 53,450
Science & Technology this charity 7,612
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Most common causes in United States

Causes charities work on most.

Community Development 235,146
Education 159,016
Religion 103,741
Arts & Culture 101,203
Human Rights 76,926
Health 65,250
Youth Development 47,775
Animal Welfare 32,425
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Sources and verification

Registration and legal identity
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search
Financial filings
IRS Form 990 filings - Fiscal year 2024 most recent on file.
Officers and trustees
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - Tax Exempt Organization Search - 115 disclosed in the public registry.
News and media coverage
GDELT Project + Google News
Supplementary verification
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Supplementary verification
Wikidata structured data
Supplementary verification
Charity Navigator

Data freshness

Last updated
Aug 3, 2026
Registry checked
Aug 3, 2026
Profile completeness
100%

What we know and don't know

Exactly which public data we hold on this charity. Our score reflects transparency, not impact.

On record · 10
  • Financial data · FY2024 on record
  • Named leadership · 115 officers on file
  • Executive pay · Disclosed
  • Government registration · Registered with an official registry
  • Mission statement · Published
  • Official website · On record
  • Headquarters address · On file
  • Direct contact · Email or phone published
  • Tax-deductibility · Verified
  • Founding date · 1972
Not available · 1
  • Programs & activities
    No named programs listed by the charity

Methodology

GiveRadar builds each profile primarily from official government charity registries, supplemented where available by third-party nonprofit databases and news archives, and combines it into a single 0-100 integrity assessment. The exact sources for this charity are listed above. We don't take a cut of any donation, ever.

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Quick facts about Altarum Institute

What is Altarum Institute?
Altarum Institute is a science & technology supporting organization (509(a)(3)) based in Novi, United States. Learn about Altarum, a health care focused nonprofit organization with roots in public sector innovation dating back to 1946.
When was Altarum Institute founded?
Altarum Institute was founded in 1972.
Who leads Altarum Institute?
Denise Sturm serves as CFO.
Where is Altarum Institute located?
Headquartered in Novi, MI, United States.
What is Altarum Institute's annual budget?
Annual revenue for fiscal year 2024 is approximately $10M-$100M. 57% of expenses go to program services.
Is Altarum Institute trustworthy?
Altarum Institute has a GiveRadar Integrity Assessment of 80 out of 100 (Strong transparency). The score reflects public-data transparency: registration, financial disclosure, governance, contact details, and how recently data was refreshed. It does not measure program impact.
What is Altarum Institute's registration number?
IRS EIN: 381983442.
What is Altarum Institute's website?
http://www.altarum.org