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WORLD RESEARCH FOUNDATION

SEDONA, AZ · EIN 953950934 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE H050 · Medical Research · Small ($100K-$1M) · wrf.org
revenue
$185K
expenses
$184K
net assets
$235K
employees
3
program ratio
34%
mission · from form 990

THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO GET NEEDED MEDICAL INFORMATION OUT TO A RESPONDING PUBLIC.

profile · synthesized from sources

World Research Foundation (WRF) is a nonprofit organization based in Sedona, Arizona, focused on gathering and disseminating comprehensive health information from traditional, alternative, and integrative medicine worldwide. It maintains a large private library with over 30,000 volumes on holistic therapies and philosophical works, and provides research packets on various health topics. Since 1984, WRF has operated an international information network, serving as a resource for alternative medical knowledge without endorsing treatments or providing medical advice.

named programs · 3 · from sources

what they call their work

Health Information Packets
Curated digital research packets on specific alternative therapies such as homeopathy, color therapy, Ayurveda, and acupuncture, compiled from historical and contemporary sources.
Men & Women of Medicine
Historical archive and educational resource highlighting pioneering medical researchers and healers in complementary and alternative medicine.
WRF Library
Private research library in Sedona, AZ with over 30,000 volumes on alternative medicine, holistic health, and philosophical works from the 16th century onward, available by appointment.
activities · 3 clusters

what they do

  • Alternative Medicine Research Library & Information Service 9 activities
    • Compile and distribute health research from ancient to modern sources
      Prepares and distributes health information packets that synthesize research from ancient manuscripts to contemporary medical publications, providing comprehensive overviews of both conventional and alternative therapies.
    • Distributing Health Information Packets
      Prepares and distributes health information packets that compile research from ancient manuscripts to current medical publications, covering allopathic and integrative, complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) therapies.
    • Distributing Health Information Packets
      Prepares and distributes health information packets that compile research from ancient manuscripts to current medical publications, covering allopathic and integrative, complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) therapies.
    • Distributing Health Information Packets
      Prepares and distributes health information packets that compile research from ancient manuscripts to current medical publications, covering allopathic and integrative, complementary & alternative medicine (CAM) therapies.
    • Maintain national resource library on alternative medicine
      Maintains one of the foremost health information and philosophical libraries in the U.S., serving as a principal reference source on alternative medicine treatments, therapies, and historical medical thought.
    • Maintaining a Health Information and Philosophical Library
      Maintains one of the foremost health information and philosophical libraries in the nation, serving as a principal source on alternative medicine treatments and therapies. This private library in Sedona, Arizona, holds over 30,000 volumes covering various health therapies, including unique collections of historical texts on alchemy, philosophy, and specific health topics like color therapy, homeopathy, and acupuncture.
    • Maintaining a Health Information and Philosophical Library
      Maintains a private library in Sedona, Arizona, with over 30,000 volumes, serving as a principal source on alternative medicine treatments and therapies, and housing unique collections including 17th-century alchemy books, historical philosophical texts, and health books dating back to the 1800s.
    • Maintaining a Health Information and Philosophical Library
      Maintains one of the foremost health information and philosophical libraries in the nation, serving as a principal source on alternative medicine treatments and therapies. This private library in Sedona, Arizona, holds over 30,000 volumes covering various health therapies, including unique collections of historical texts on alchemy, philosophy, and health topics.
    • Operate a specialized health and philosophical library
      Operates a private library in Sedona, Arizona with over 30,000 volumes, including rare and historical works on alternative medicine, philosophy, alchemy, and integrative therapies, indexed for research use by specific health topics and techniques.
  • Global Pathology Education & Research Support 4 activities
    • Organize International Health Congresses
      Organizes International Health Congresses that present and disseminate health research from renowned medical and scientific specialists, focusing on integrative and alternative approaches.
    • Organizing International Health Congresses
      Organizes International Health Congresses that present health research from renowned medical and scientific specialists.
    • Organizing International Health Congresses
      Organizes International Health Congresses that present health research from renowned medical and scientific specialists.
    • Organizing International Health Congresses
      Organizes International Health Congresses that present health research from renowned medical and scientific specialists.
  • Global Health Research & Policy Consulting 4 activities
    • Provide expert consulting services on health and alternative medicine
      Offers consulting services to governmental, medical, and scientific organizations worldwide on topics related to integrative and alternative medicine, drawing on extensive historical and contemporary research resources.
    • Providing Consulting Services
      Provides consulting services to governmental, medical, and scientific organizations worldwide.
    • Providing Consulting Services
      Provides consulting services to governmental, medical, and scientific organizations worldwide.
    • Providing Consulting Services
      Provides consulting services to governmental, medical, and scientific organizations worldwide.
financials · form 990 · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$185K
Contributions & grants$177K96%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$10%
Other revenue$8K
expenses
Total expenses$184K
Program expenses34%
Admin / overhead66%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$149K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$242K
Cash$53K
Investments$0
Liabilities$7K
Net assets$235K
Liquid reserves3.5 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +21.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
LAVERNE BOECKMANN VICE PRES 40 $57K
STEVEN ROSS PRESIDENT/DI 40 $57K
board members · 2
  • PHIL PAUL — DIRECTOR
  • ROBERT ACKRICH — DIRECTOR
relationships · 1

who they work with

  • governmental, medical, and scientific organizations Partner — Receives consulting services from WRF on health and environmental information.