CharityWatch's rating of The Arc of the United States is for the national office of the organization (tax ID #13-5642032). The rating does not include the financial activities of the over 600 individual state and local chapters of The Arc.
According to The Arc of the United States consolidated audit of December 31, 2023 (Note 1 re: Organization): "The Arc of the United States (The Arc) is the national headquarters of the largest community-based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities... ...The Arc provides an array of services and support for families and individuals and includes over 140,000 members affiliated through over 600 state and local chapters across the nation... ....The consolidated financial statements reflect the [financial] activity of The Arc of the United States, The Foundation of the Arc of the United States, The Arc of Georgia Services Corporation, and The Arc of the District of Columbia, Inc...All inter-company transactions have been eliminated."
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According to The Arc of the United States consolidated audit of December 31, 2023 (Note 9, Contributed Nonfinancial Assets), The Arc received in-kind donated services in 2023 on which it placed a total value of $20,092,542. Of this amount, $10,861,830 and $8,800,652 was attributed to "Advertising" and "Legal services," respectively. [Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.] |
According to The Arc of the United States 2023 tax filing, The Arc reports re: Compensation, Supplemental Information (IRS Form 990, Schedule J, Part III): Regarding severance payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a): "Peter Berns, CEO, received a severance payment of $379,436 in 2023." Regarding nonfixed payments to officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest compensated employees (Schedule J, Part I, Line 7): "The CEO earned bonuses under the terms of a written bonus plan that includes quantitative goals that are based, in part, on achieving increases in certain types of revenue. This amount has been reflected in Part II, column B(ii) ['Bonus & incentive compensation']. The other bonus amounts listed at Part II, column B(ii) were based on merit."
The Arc reports providing "bonus & incentive compensation" during 2023 to six individuals. Peter Berns, CEO, received $52,722 of bonus and incentive compensation, with total reported compensation of $613,231. The remaining five individuals received $3,500 to $35,000 with total compensation ranging from $182,413 to $298,174. |
