named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Archiving and Preservation Partnership
Partners with CLOCKSS and Portico to ensure long-term preservation and continued access to research articles if publisher access ceases
CHORUS Open Access Service
Enables discovery and access to peer-reviewed research articles reporting on funded research by linking from funders to publisher platforms via Crossref metadata and DOIs
Compliance Dashboard
Provides funders and institutions with tools to monitor author and publisher compliance with open access policies
activities · 5 groups
What they do
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Open Research Infrastructure & Publishing 10 activities
- Advances open research through policy and collaborationEstablishes open research principles to support transparent, collaborative, and efficient scientific research and supports comprehensive coverage of research articles through formalized collaboration with funding agencies.
- Collects and provides metadata and compliance data for funded researchCollects metadata from funders and institutions and provides visualizations to facilitate access to and understanding of articles and data from funded research. Collects compliance data continuously and in a consistent format, automating reporting for federal agencies.
- Launched CHORUS with publisher participationLaunched CHORUS in July 2014 with over 100 signatory publishers producing the majority of peer-reviewed articles on funded research.
- Monitors compliance of funded research publicationsMonitors and audits published articles reporting on funded research for open accessibility, reuse licenses, archival arrangements, and links to funder repositories, with daily updates to support compliance and strategic planning.
- Provides open data access via API for research toolsMakes data from funded research openly available via a free API to support the development of search and analytics tools.
- Provides public access to articles reporting on funded researchMakes newly published articles reporting on funded research continuously available to the public via participating publishers' websites, ensuring access without additional cost to taxpayers. Routes search results to the best available version of research articles and provides context, tools, and correction or retraction information.
- Provides research datasets for trend and impact analysisProvides access to comprehensive datasets to uncover insights about publication trends and research impacts.
- Reduces researcher burden in meeting funder compliance requirementsReduces time researchers spend on compliance by integrating a compliance step into the article submission process.
- Supports institutions in tracking and showcasing open researchHelps institutions track research output and monitor growth in open access publications, enabling them to showcase their commitment to open research and transparency.
- Tags research articles with funding information for open accessTags research articles with funding information via the Crossref Open Funder Registry to enable free open access to the best available version upon publication or after an embargo period.
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Data & Technology Capacity Building 1 activity
- Develops and provides search, compliance, and impact analysis tools for fundersDevelops and provides applications that optimize search, enable compliance tracking, and support funding impact analysis. Creates customized portals, search engines, and dashboards for funding agencies to monitor compliance and research impact.
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Archival Digitization and Preservation 1 activity
- Ensures long-term preservation of research articlesPartners with CLOCKSS and Portico to archive and preserve research papers in perpetuity, ensuring long-term access and integrity of research articles.
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Organizational Governance & Leadership Development 1 activity
- Facilitates organizational governance through working groupsOperates three active working groups—Technical, Communications, and Academic Advisory—that advise leadership on policy and operations.
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Uncategorized 2 activities
- Operates as a nonprofit supporting public access to researchOperates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization organized and operated for the public benefit, established in October 2013.
- Reports volume and accessibility of funded research articlesReports 9,880,391 articles in the CHORUS database, with 3,057,151 openly accessible from publisher members.
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financials · form 990 · fy2025
revenue
Total revenue$923K
Contributions & grants$806K87%
Program service revenue$71K8%
Investment income$39K4%
Other revenue$7K
expenses
Total expenses$776K
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead19%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$380K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$1.81M
Cash$1.59M
Investments$0
Liabilities$980K
Net assets$832K
Liquid reserves24.6 mo
6 years on record · 2020–2025 · YoY revenue -4.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2025
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD RATNER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $260K |
board members · 16
- ALEXANDRA VANCE — DIRECTOR
- ALLYN MOLINA — DIRECTOR
- ANN GABRIEL — DIRECTOR
- CHRISTOPHER STRAUB — TREASURER
- CURTIS BRUNDY — DIRECTOR
- DAWN MELLEY — CHAIR
- DIANE SULLENBERGER — DIRECTOR
- JENNY PENG — SECRETARY
- MARK DOYLE — DIRECTOR
- MATTHEW CANNON — DIRECTOR
- MICHAEL CAIRNS — DIRECTOR
- MICHAEL LEVINE-CLARK — DIRECTOR
- NICOLA POSER — DIRECTOR
- PAUL SANDERS — DIRECTOR
- SCOTT DELMAN — DIRECTOR
- SYBILLE GEISENHEYNER — DIRECTOR
relationships · 64
Who they work with
- AAAS/Science Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- AIP Publishing Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- AVS: Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Association of Physics Teachers Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Astronomical Society Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Chemical Society Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American College of Physicians Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Diabetes Association Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Geophysical Union Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Mathematical Society Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Meteorological Society Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- American Physical Society Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- Association for Computing Machinery Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- Association of American Publishers Partner — Participates in CHORUS as an Affiliate Member through its Professional & Scholarly Publishers division.
- CHORUS Network — CHOR, Inc. operates the CHORUS service as a core organizational function.
- CLOCKSS Partner — Partner in archiving and preserving research papers.
- CLOCKSS Partner — Partnership for archiving and preserving research papers to ensure continued access.
- CSIRO Network — Member institution in the CHORUS network
- CSIRO Partner — Conducted a joint pilot with CHORUS on facilities and resources from 2022 to 2025.
- Chiba University Network — Member institution in the CHORUS network
- Chiba University Partner — Implemented a CHORUS workflow for research reporting and access.
- Chiba University Partner — Partner institution using CHORUS to track research output and monitor open access publications.
- Crossref Partner — CHORUS is built on infrastructure from the Crossref Open Funder Registry service.
- Crossref Partner — Key service provider and advisor in the development and governance of CHORUS.
- Crossref Partner — Provides funder metadata through the Open Funder Registry, used by CHORUS to trigger open access.
- Crossref Partner — Service provider and advisory partner that supplies funder metadata infrastructure and enables reference linking.
- Elsevier Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- GeoScienceWorld Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
- IEEE Partner — Organization that has signed on to CHORUS open research principles.
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strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Interoperable Infrastructure Integration for Research Accessmethodology: interoperabilityBy building an interoperable system that links existing public-access solutions, agency portals, publisher platforms, and repositories, seamless access to research is achieved because disparate systems can exchange information without duplication or siloed workflows.
- Neutral, Inclusive Open Access Across Publishing Modelsmethodology: publishing model neutralityBy operating across green, gold, and hybrid open access models regardless of license or embargo period, broad scholarly community needs are met because the system ensures interoperability and compliance without privileging one publishing pathway over another.
- Reuse of Open and Existing Infrastructure for Sustainable Open Accessmethodology: infrastructure reuse for open accessBy leveraging and integrating with existing open technologies and scholarly infrastructure, sustainable open access is advanced because costs are minimized and systemic duplication is avoided, enabling long-term scalability across discovery, access, and preservation.
- Transparency and Monitoring Through Data Visualizationmethodology: research_transparency_through_visualizationBy providing dashboards and data visualizations, stakeholders can monitor access status and compliance because complex research output data are transformed into understandable, actionable insights that support decision-making.
- Workflow-Integrated Open Access Compliancemethodology: workflow-integrated complianceBy integrating open access compliance directly into the article submission workflow, administrative burden on researchers is reduced because compliance becomes automatic through metadata tagging at the point of publication rather than a separate, manual process.