NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 95-3018799)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-04-12
IRS object ID
202101029349300610
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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MissionTHE NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION, D/B/A TSC ALLIANCE, IS DEDICATED TO FINDING A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED.MissionDesc
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DescRESEARCH PROGRAM STIMULATES AND SUPPORTS BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ON THE VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX (TSC) TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL THERAPIES AND, ULTIMATELY, A CURE FOR TSC. DIRECTED BY STEVEN L. ROBERDS, PHD, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, THE TSC ALLIANCE RESEARCH PROGRAM BUILDS AND FOSTERS COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS BY COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATA AND BIOSAMPLES, THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PRECLINICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS, AND BY HOSTING BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL TSC RESEARCH CONFERENCES.SINCE 1984, THE TSC ALLIANCE HAS INVESTED $27.7 MILLION INTO TSC RESEARCH PROJECTS THROUGH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS: $18.5 MILLION IN RESEARCH GRANTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, $4.4 MILLION INTO THE NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE AND BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY, $4.1 MILLION INTO THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM AND $0.7 MILLION INTO THE CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM. GRANT AND FELLOWSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED IN A THREE-STEP PROCESS: (1) ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SCIENTISTS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE TOPIC AREA FOR SCIENTIFIC MERIT AND OF CAREGIVERS OR ADULTS AFFECTED BY TSC FOR POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY TSC; (2) THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EVALUATES THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE RELEVANCE OF THE APPLICATIONS TO THE TSC ALLIANCE'S FUNDING PRIORITIES; AND (3) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE AND MAKES FINAL APPROVAL FOR FUNDING. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF CURRENTLY FUNDED PROJECTS AND AN ARCHIVE OF PAST AWARDEES, PLEASE VISIT TSALLIANCE.ORG/GRANTS.IMPLEMENTED IN 2006, THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE CAPTURES CLINICAL DATA TO DOCUMENT THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE ON A PERSON'S HEALTH OVER THEIR LIFETIME. THE DATABASE SERVES AS A RESOURCE OF INFORMATION THAT HELPS TSC RESEARCHERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PROGRESSION OF THE DISEASE, DESIGN HYPOTHESIS-DRIVEN QUESTIONS TO HASTEN THE DISCOVERY OF NEW TREATMENTS AND IDENTIFY PERSONS WITH TSC WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH STUDIES. AS OF DECEMBER 2020, 2,268 PEOPLE WITH TSC WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT FROM AMONG 18 U.S.-BASED SITES AND THROUGH THE TSC ALLIANCE. THE TSC ALLIANCE PROVIDES FUNDING TO PARTICIPATING CLINICS TO PERFORM DATA ENTRY, MONITORS THE INTEGRITY OF THE DATABASE, AND MAKES DATA AVAILABLE TO INVESTIGATORS TO ANSWER SPECIFIC RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS AND STUDIES. IN 2020, THE TSC ALLIANCE ADDED A COVID-19 SUB-PROJECT TO ADDRESS DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 INFECTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC.BUILDING UPON THE NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE, THE TSC BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY IS A TSC ALLIANCE-DIRECTED PROJECT INITIATED IN 2014 THAT WILL IMPACT RESEARCH OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS OR MORE. THE TSC ALLIANCE'S SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED THIS AS A GAP THAT CAN ONLY BE FILLED EFFECTIVELY WITH LEADERSHIP OF THE TSC ALLIANCE, GUIDED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE OF CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS. HIGH-QUALITY BIOSAMPLES SUCH AS BLOOD, DNA, AND TISSUES LINKED TO DETAILED CLINICAL DATA ARE CRITICAL FOR RESEARCHERS TO UNDERSTAND WHY TSC IS SO DIFFERENT FROM PERSON TO PERSON. SAMPLES IN THE REPOSITORY ARE LINKED TO DETAILED CLINICAL DATA IN OUR EXISTING TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE (NHD) AND ARE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE. SAMPLES ARE HOUSED AT AND DISTRIBUTED FROM THE VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MI, UNDER CONTROL OF THE TSC ALLIANCE. THE TSC BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY ENDED 2020 WITH 1,571 BIOSAMPLES: 421 BLOOD SAMPLES FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC ENROLLED IN THE NHD, 358 BUCCAL SAMPLES FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC ENROLLED IN THE NHD, 29 TISSUE SAMPLES FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC ENROLLED IN THE NHD, 374 BLOOD SAMPLES FROM THE TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS, AND 389 DNA SAMPLES FROM THE TSC AUTISM CENTER OF EXCELLENCE NETWORK AUTISM BIOMARKER STUDY. WE CONTINUE TO GROW THE BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY BY COLLECTING BLOOD SAMPLES ANNUALLY FROM PARTICIPANTS WHO VOLUNTEER TO DO SO, ENABLING RESEARCHERS TO STUDY CHANGES IN PROTEINS AND OTHER MOLECULES IN THE BLOOD OVER TIME; ADDING ADDITIONAL TSC CLINICS AS PARTICIPATING BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY COLLECTION SITES; AND COLLECTING BLOOD USING MOBILE PHLEBOTOMY, ENABLING PEOPLE TO DONATE SAMPLES REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY LIVE IN THE US AND WHETHER THEY ARE SEEN AT A TSC CLINIC. IN 2020, WE ACQUIRED 65 BLOOD SAMPLES VIA MOBILE PHLEBOTOMY, INCLUDING 4 FROM PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH COVID-19. TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE MORE RESEARCHERS TO UTILIZE BIOSAMPLES, THE TSC ALLIANCE FUNDED THREE SEED GRANTS IN 2020, TOTALING $60,000, TO LABS WHO SUBMITTED MERITORIOUS AND INNOVATIVE IDEAS FOR RESEARCH ON TSC BIOSAMPLES.THE TSC ALLIANCE LAUNCHED THE TSC PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM IN 2015 TO HELP ADVANCE MORE DRUG CANDIDATES INTO CLINICAL TESTING. TO ACHIEVE THIS END, THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM PROVIDES THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO FOSTER COLLABORATION BETWEEN ACADEMIA AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS AND FOR ACCESS TO RESOURCES DESIGNED TO HELP FACILITATE DRUG DEVELOPMENT IN TSC. COLLABORATING WITH THE TSC COMMUNITY, THE CONSORTIUM HAS IDENTIFIED AND IMPLEMENTED ROBUST AND REPRODUCIBLE CELL AND ANIMAL MODELS FOR TSC MANIFESTATIONS INCLUDING TUMORS, EPILEPSY, AND TSC-ASSOCIATED NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS (TAND). THE TSC ALLIANCE HAS LICENSES TO USE SPECIFIC TSC MOUSE MODELS FOR EXPERIMENTS CARRIED OUT BY THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM, AND ALL MOUSE LICENSE AGREEMENTS INCLUDE THE RIGHTS FOR THE TSC ALLIANCE TO PERFORM EXPERIMENTS UNDER CONTRACT FOR COMMERCIAL ENTITIES. THIS ENSURES DATA GENERATED BY THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM CAN BE USED TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS BY COMMERCIAL ENTITIES AS WELL AS ACADEMIC INVESTIGATORS. EXPERIMENTS ARE EXECUTED AT PARTNERING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN TESTING, DATA ACQUISITION AND INTERPRETATION. EPILEPSY STUDIES ARE CONDUCTED AT PSYCHOGENICS (US), AND THE TUMOR GRAFT MODEL AND CELL-BASED ASSAYS ARE CONDUCTED AT PORSOLT (FRANCE). THE VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, MAINTAINS A COLONY OF TSC2+/- AJ MICE AND L7-CRE-TSC2 MICE ON BEHALF OF THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM. TWICE A YEAR, THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM HAS A CALL FOR COMPOUND NOMINATIONS TO CONTINUE TO REFRESH OUR PIPELINE BASED ON THE LATEST DATA AND NOVEL IDEAS. THE NOMINATIONS ARE PEER-REVIEWED BY CONSORTIUM MEMBERS AND PRIORITIZED BY THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM STEERING COMMITTEE FOR FUNDING BY THE TSC ALLIANCE. IF THE TSC ALLIANCE FUNDS THE STUDY, THE DATA ARE SHARED WITH THE CONSORTIUM FOR TRANSPARENCY AND STIMULATION OF ADDITIONAL HYPOTHESES. AN ANNUAL FACE-TO-FACE MEMBERS MEETING IS TYPICALLY HELD EACH YEAR IN APRIL TO KEEP MEMBERS ENGAGED AND ALIGNED ON THE CONSORTIUM'S STRATEGY AND PRIORITIES. PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE CONSORTIUM, AS THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO EFFICIENTLY MOVE PRECLINICAL RESEARCH FINDINGS TO CLINICAL TESTING AND EVENTUALLY COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION. AS OF DECEMBER 2020, 7 COMPANIES WERE ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE CONSORTIUM. THE CONSORTIUM HAS HAD 14 COMPANY MEMBERS SINCE 2016. THERE IS NATURAL TURNOVER OF INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIP, PRINCIPALLY DRIVEN BY RESEARCH DATA GENERATED BY TESTING THEIR DRUGS. DUE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSIDERATIONS, MOST COMPANIES FULLY FUND THEIR STUDIES THROUGH THE TSC ALLIANCE, WHICH ALLOWS THE COMPANY TO KEEP ITS DATA CONFIDENTIAL. THESE CONFIDENTIAL STUDIES ALSO INCUR A 10% OVERHEAD PAID BY THE COMPANY, WHICH IS A SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE TSC ALLIANCE. SINCE INCEPTION, THE CONSORTIUM HAS HELPED ADVANCE THE EVALUATION OF DRUGS FOR TSC BY CONDUCTING 54 STUDIES, EVALUATING 44 CANDIDATE DRUGS. IN 2020, THE TSC PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM EVALUATED 13 CANDIDATE DRUGS IN MOUSE MODELS AND SCREENED AN ADDITIONAL 10 COMPOUNDS IN CELL-BASED MODELS OF TSC.Desc

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DescPUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION HEIGHTENS AWARENESS OF TSC THROUGHOUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO BROADEN THE SCOPE OF SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING BEYOND TSC INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. DURING 2020, THE TSC ALLIANCE PRODUCED TWO ISSUES OF ITS NATIONAL MAGAZINE, PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS MAILED TO APPROXIMATELY 14,500 CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THE TSC ALLIANCE'S WEBSITE INCREASES AWARENESS AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION THROUGH AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 22,300 UNIQUE VISITORS EACH MONTH. THE TSC ALLIANCE ALSO RELIES HEAVILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE CONSTITUENTS AND PROMOTE NEW RESOURCES AND EVENTS. ITS FACEBOOK GROUP BOASTS MORE THAN 10,000 MEMBERS, WHILE ITS TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS BOTH HAVE 2,400-PLUS FOLLOWERS. THE TSC ALLIANCE'S PODCAST SERIES, CALLED TSC NOW, PRODUCED 11 EPISODES WITH 1,906 DOWNLOADS. SIX ISSUES OF THE ELECTRONIC, TSC MATTERS, WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 1,006 SUBSCRIBERS. THE TSC ALLIANCE'S ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM, TSC ACADEMY, INTRODUCED 3 NEW COURSES COVERING THE TOPICS OF CBD, FDA REVIEW PROCESS AND STATE AND LOCAL ADVOCACY.TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, THE TSC ALLIANCE PARTICIPATED IN THE SIXTH ANNUAL TSC GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 15 AS WELL AS TSC AWARENESS MONTH THROUGHOUT MAY. THE TSC ALLIANCE AGAIN HEAVILY PROMOTED INFANTILE SPASMS AWARENESS WEEK, DECEMBER 1 TO 7. THIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INCLUDED A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN AND TARGETED NATIONAL PRINT PUBLICATIONS, MEDICAL TRADE MAGAZINES AND PODCASTS, RESULTING IN 10 MEDIA PLACEMENTS, 31.7 MILLION-PLUS IMPRESSIONS AND 550-PLUS SOCIAL ENGAGEMENTS. IN 2020, THE TSC ALLIANCE'S VARIOUS NEWS RELEASES CULMINATED IN 694 MILLION IMPRESSIONS.Desc

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$149,611GOVERNMENT RELATIONS EFFORTS FOCUS ON INCREASING FEDERAL AND STATE APPROPRIATIONS FOR TSC RESEARCH, RAISING AWARENESS, AND COLLABORATING WITH GOVERNMENT PARTNERS TO DRIVE TSC RESEARCH FORWARD AND IMPROVE CLINICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC. ON THE STATE LEVEL, THE TSC ALLIANCE ADVOCATED FOR STATE FUNDING FOR TSC CENTERS IN MISSOURI AND MARYLAND, RESULTING IN AT LEAST $500,000 IN STATE APPROPRIATIONS. THE ANNUAL TSC ALLIANCE MARCH ON CAPITOL HILL TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX RESEARCH PROGRAM (TSCRP) AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S (DOD) CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM (CDMRP) TOOK PLACE IN EARLY MARCH 2020. MORE THAN 120 MEMBERS OF THE TSC COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED AND ASKED THEIR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO SIGN ONTO DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF THE TSCRP. MANY OTHER ADVOCATES WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, DC MET WITH THEIR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES IN THEIR HOME STATES TO MAKE THE CASE FOR CONTINUED FUNDING. THE FY21 HOUSE DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER WAS CO-SPONSORED BY REPRESENTATIVES MARKWAYNE MULLIN (R-OK) AND DAVE LOEBSACK (D-IA) AND CLOSED WITH 216 SIGNERS. THE FY21 SENATE DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER, SPONSORED BY SENATORS KEVIN CRAMER (R-ND) AND JON TESTER (D-MT), CLOSED WITH 35 SIGNATURES. SENATORS CRAMER AND TESTER WERE BOTH NEW SPONSORS FOR FY21. IN FY2021, THE TSC RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CDMRP RECEIVED AN $8 MILLION APPROPRIATION, BRINGING THE CUMULATIVE FUNDING TO $97 MILLION SINCE 2002 AS A RESULT OF OUR SUCCESSFUL GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. RESEARCH PERFORMED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY LED TO ADDITIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS INCLUDING DETERMINING IF IMATINIB, A DRUG FDA-APPROVED FOR CANCER, CAN SAFELY IMPROVE LEVELS OF VEGF-D, A BIOMARKER OF LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS (LAM), A LIFE-THREATENING LUNG MANIFESTATION OF TSC, FUNDED IN FY2013; TESTING A COMBINATION OF TWO DRUGS TO TREAT LAM FUNDED IN FY2012; A MULTI-SITE CLINICAL TRIAL TESTING THE EFFICACY OF AN EXPERIMENTAL TOPICAL RAPAMYCIN CREAM TO TREAT THE DISFIGURING FACIAL TUMORS, CALLED FACIAL ANGIOFIBROMAS, CAUSED BY TSC FUNDED IN FY2010; A CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK WAS CREATED TO TEST POTENTIAL NEW THERAPIES, TO VALIDATE BIOMARKERS, AND TO LEARN THE NATURAL HISTORY OF LEADING TO A CLINICAL TRIAL FUNDED IN FY2012. DATA OBTAINED FROM AN FY2010 TSCRP CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD TO DEFINE EARLY AUTISM PREDICTORS IN TSC AND AN FY2014 TSCRP AWARD FOR A PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL IS BEING TESTED IN A LARGE, NIH-FUNDED CLINICAL TRIAL LOOKING AT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION STRATEGY, JASPER, TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM. THE TSCRP HAS ALSO FUNDED RESEARCH TO DEVELOP ANIMAL MODELS OF TSC THAT HAVE SEIZURES, ENABLING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ETIOLOGY OF TSC. BASED ON DATA FROM TSCRP-FUNDED ANIMAL MODELS OF TSC THAT HAVE SEIZURES AND SHARE PATHOLOGY RELATED TO THAT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, AN INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CLINICAL TRIAL DEMONSTRATED THE EFFECTIVENESS THE MTOR INHIBITOR, EVEROLIMUS, AT TREATING EPILEPSY IN MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC. NONE OF THIS PROGRESS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CRITICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH THE TSCRP.
$66,927GLOBAL OUTREACH WORKS TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS WITHIN THE GLOBAL TSC COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TSC ALLIANCE TO SHARE EXPERIENCES AND ASSIST IN THE START-UP OF SUPPORT OF TSC-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. A GLOBAL ALLIANCE IS A STRUCTURED GROUP OF EMPOWERED AND CARING VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE TSC ALLIANCE TO FACILITATE LOCAL CONNECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TSC AND RAISE REVENUE AND AWARENESS WHILE SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE TSC ALLIANCE HAS SIX GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING: TS ALLIANCE OF ISRAEL, TS CANADA ST, TS ALLIANCE OF MEXICO, TS ALLIANCE FOUNDATION (IN THAILAND), HUNGARIAN FOUNDATION FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS, AND TS ALLIANCE OF INDIA. THIS TS ALLIANCE RECOGNIZES 10 TSC CLINICS IN GLOBAL ALLIANCE COUNTRIES.
$24,324PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION EXPANDS PROGRAMS TO TARGET RESEARCHERS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS CARING FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC, MEDICAL STUDENTS, GENETIC COUNSELORS AND EDUCATORS TO MINIMIZE THE CONSEQUENCES OF IGNORANCE AND MISINFORMATION. THE TSC ALLIANCE PARTICIPATED IN AND PRESENTED AT 22 PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS IN 2020 INCLUDING: AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY (ATS) BOARD MEETING; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NINDS) COUNCIL MEETING; EPILEPSY LEARNING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (ELHS) HIGH-LEVEL VIRTUAL LEARNING SESSION; DRUG INFORMATION ASSOCIATION (DIA) CONFERENCE ON PATIENT ENGAGEMENT; NINDS NONPROFIT FORUM; ATS PUBLIC ADVISORY ROUNDTABLE (ATS PAR) MEET THE EXPERTS, PATIENT/FAMILY EDUCATION FORUM; EPILEPSY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (ELC) STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING; VIRTUAL WORLD ORPHAN DRUG CONGRESS; VIRTUAL EPILEPSY PIPELINE CONFERENCE; EVERYLIFE FOUNDATION FOR RARE DISEASES NEWBORN SCREENING BOOTCAMP; HEALTH RESEARCH ALLIANCE (HRA) MEMBERS MEETING; ATS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT; GLOBAL GENES RARE PATIENT ADVOCACY UN-SUMMIT; FASTERCURES PARTNERSHIP MATURITY MODEL WORKSHOP; ELHS FALL LEARNING SESSION; GLOBAL GENES: HOW PATIENTS IMPACT THE 505(B)(2) REGULATORY PROCESS; NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANAGED CARE PHYSICIANS; INTERNATIONAL TSC RESEARCH CONFERENCE; EPILEPSY DAY AT DISNEYLAND; GLOBAL GENES RARE ENTREPRENEUR'S BOOTCAMP; AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY; AND MILKEN INSTITUTE FUTURE OF HEALTH SUMMIT.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$240,862TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,984,149TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
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IRP Document30IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
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Employee22EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Governing Body Voting Members27GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member27IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3015629890PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18737 COLESVILLE ROAD NO 400AddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20910ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
CHRIS RUSSELL
CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER CRINO MD PHD
VICE CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM DILLS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA MARKS
SECRETARY5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM JOSEPH
TREASURER5.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE BLUM
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BOLGER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASSANDRA CARROLL
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CARROLL
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA CHIEFFO
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID COIT
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET COX
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BONNIE HOGUE DUFFY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB GRANDIA
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA HOLINKA
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARCY A KRUEGER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER LENS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM MAGINN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE MCSWAIN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MUSTAFA SAHIN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN SHILLINGER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY SHOULAK
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW SIMONIAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VANESSA VAZQUEZ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL WAXLAX
BOARD MEMBER2.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA ZIMMERMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARI L ROSBECK
PRESIDENT & CEO54.001.00Yes (X)$194,307$3,598$22,457
RICHARD GOLLUB
CFO47.003.00Yes (X)$143,807$9,180$24,213
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER45.000.00$208,882$0$21,307Yes (X)
JAYE D ISHAM
VP, COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY45.000.00$119,879$0$4,398Yes (X)
LISA M MOSS
SR. DIR. DONOR RELATIONS45.000.00$109,573$0$18,518Yes (X)
APRIL COOPER
DIR. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS45.000.00$107,298$0$4,722Yes (X)
DEAN RAGER-AGUIAR
DIR. PRECLINICAL RESEARCH45.000.00$147,083$0$21,593Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,030,829TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$12,778TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$117,208TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
PSYCHOGENICS INC
20 GRAMERCY PARK SOUTHNEW YORKNY10003RESEARCH LAB SERVICES$601,033
VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
333 BOSTWICK AVE NEGRAND RAPIDSMI49503LABORATORY SERVICES$144,738
CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS AND ASSOCIATES
600 MARYLAND AVE SWWASHINGTONDC20024GOVERNMENT RELATIONS$113,547
GRAHAM-PELTON CONSULTING
39 BEECHWOOD ROADSUMMITNJ07901DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY$109,122
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$28,836FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$4,208MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,192,939FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$330,875RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$371,820GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,416,333AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$91,027NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,345,011TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONTRACT REVENUE900099$791,210$791,210
CONFERENCE REVENUE900099$1,475$1,475
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$792,685TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,188TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,188ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$87,545SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$86,963SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$582SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$582TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$582ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$52,486FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,192,939ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$51,504FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$982TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$982ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCHANGE INT-ENDOWMENTDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column-$22,284TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$22,284ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total-$22,284OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,128,164TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$791,210RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$8,057ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$633,006TotalAmt
Program Services$633,006ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,782TotalAmt
Program Services$52,782ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$667,009TotalAmt
Program Services$335,572ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$232,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,251FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,374,953TotalAmt
Program Services$906,889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$115,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$352,336FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,528TotalAmt
Program Services$25,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,182ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,826FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$162,832TotalAmt
Program Services$103,675ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,963ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,194FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$138,470TotalAmt
Program Services$83,373ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,023ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,074FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,257TotalAmt
Program Services$6,482ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,733ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,042FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,285TotalAmt
Management And General$27,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,980TotalAmt
Program Services$112,980ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$376,676TotalAmt
Program Services$192,073ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,480ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$178,123FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$207,621TotalAmt
Program Services$97,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,374ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105,103FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,610TotalAmt
Program Services$110,221ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,682ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,707FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119,343TotalAmt
Program Services$71,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,312FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,888TotalAmt
Program Services$100,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$664ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,258FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,378TotalAmt
Program Services$53,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,749ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,346TotalAmt
Program Services$47,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,679FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,049TotalAmt
Program Services$4,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,184ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,032FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM$815,227$815,227
NHD BIOSAMPLE REPOSIT$208,188$208,188
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$40,684$20,749$19,935
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$5,078$2,213$1,639$1,226

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,422,190TotalAmt
Program Services$3,984,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$496,454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$941,587FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,240TotalAmt
Program Services$33,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,120FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$809,370BOYAmt
EOY$1,097,500EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,227,121BOYAmt
EOY$1,238,876EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,033,626BOYAmt
EOY$1,578,285EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,243BOYAmt
EOY$113,491EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$251,370BOYAmt
EOY$392,003EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$735,604LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$225,237LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,221BOYAmt
EOY$510,367EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,556BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,911,809BOYAmt
EOY$6,727,351EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,351,316BOYAmt
EOY$11,657,873EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$532,853BOYAmt
EOY$435,478EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,700BOYAmt
EOY$422,226EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,176BOYAmt
EOY$1,337,608EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$594,729BOYAmt
EOY$2,195,312EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,661,364BOYAmt
EOY$5,954,477EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,095,223BOYAmt
EOY$3,508,084EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,756,587BOYAmt
EOY$9,462,561EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,351,316BOYAmt
EOY$11,657,873EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$294,026ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,517,826CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,949,953CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,105,376CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,527,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,345,011CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,445,709TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,517,826CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,949,953CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,105,376CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,527,543CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,345,011CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,445,709TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,416,325SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$19,029,384PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,431CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,393CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,784CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,188CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,240TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$44,490CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$44,490TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,683CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$642CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,243CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$714CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$4,282TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,572,721TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,774,339GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84300PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.82340PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCOME FROM ACTIVITIES NOT REGULARLY CARRIED ON - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,683. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 642. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,243. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 714. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 0.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$895FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$122,119FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$123,014FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,350,680FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,473,694FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$423,685FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$105,921FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$416,065CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$450,555CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$445,393CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$423,685CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,735,698TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,603,547LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$146,199CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$149,340CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$165,226CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$123,014CurrentYearAmt
Total$583,779TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$104,016CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$112,639CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$111,348CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$105,921CurrentYearAmt
Total$433,924TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$650,886GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,797CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$823CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$2,491CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$895CurrentYearAmt
Total$6,006TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,915,805BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$54,645ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$416,431InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$463,721OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$29,639AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,893,521EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,193,934BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$78,962ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$959,121InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$288,356OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$27,856AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,915,805EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,655,555BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$82,346ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$439,321InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$54,646AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,193,934EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,293,989BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$92,635ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$739,072InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$403,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$67,141AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,655,555EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,763,517BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$58,749ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$525,868InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$54,145AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,293,989EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.85080BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.14920PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$449,272OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,632DepreciationAmt
Book Value$418,640BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$191,620OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$109,910DepreciationAmt
Book Value$81,710BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$94,712OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$84,695DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,017BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$510,367TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE$5,893,521
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$833,830
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$6,727,351TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT & LEASE INCENTIVE$1,336,433
DUE TO AFFILIATE$1,175
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,337,608TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,210,068TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$81,904DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$81,904RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,128,164RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,128,164TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,504,094TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$81,904DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$81,904ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,422,190ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,422,190TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ALLIANCE'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF TWO FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES. THE ALLIANCE'S ENDOWMENT INCLUDE ONE TRADITIONAL DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND ONE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND. THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND SOLELY CONSISTS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND'S UNRESTRICTED NET ASSET BALANCE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00GRANTMAKING$34,032
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00GRANTMAKING$18,750
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES$58,944PRECLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$111,726SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$111,726TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARESEARCH ON TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX$18,750WIRE
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMPROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT$34,032WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FILE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS TO OUTLINED GRANT GOALS AND MILESTONES. THESE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE OF PEERS. THIS COMMITTEE MAKES DETERMINATIONS BASED ON QUALITY OF WORK TO GOALS AND IF THE GRANTEE WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FUNDING. A FINAL WRITTEN AND FINANCIAL REPORT IS REQUIRED OF ALL GRANTEES.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1VIRTUAL WALKSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$660,000GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$626,454CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$33,546GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$33,308NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$58FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$180EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Event2COMEDY FOR A CUREEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$179,147GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$175,292CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$3,855GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$756NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$137FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,979EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Events Total9OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$406,278GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$391,193CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$15,085GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$4,129NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$8,091RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$2,739FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$127EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,245,425GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,192,939CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$52,486GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$38,193NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$8,091RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,934FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,286EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$51,504DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$982NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (13 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
BRIGHAM & WOMAN'S HOSPITAL
75 SAINT FRANCIS STREETBOSTONMA02115042312909501(C)(3)$55,436RESEARCH GRANTS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
5323 HARRY HINES BLVDDALLASTX75287756002868501(C)(3)$56,250RESEARCH GRANTS
YALE UNIVERSITY
POBOX 1873NEW HAVENCT06508060646973501(C)(3)$56,011RESEARCH GRANTS
AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
25 BROADWAY 18TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10004061548706501(C)(3)$5,500RESEARCH GRANTS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
SPONSORED PRGS ACTG ML 4900 3333CINCINNATIOH45229310833936501(C)(3)$50,000CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANTSBURNET AVE
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS
55 KENOSIA AVENUEDANBURYCT06810133223946501(C)(3)$65,000TSC TRAVEL AND LODGING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
7TH FLOOR RUBLOFF BUILDINGCHICAGOIL60611362167818501(C)(3)$75,001RESEARCH GRANTS
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION
300 LONGWOOD AVENUEBOSTONMA02115042774441501(C)(3)$150,001RESEARCH GRANTS
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
300 LONGWOOD AVENUEBOSTONMA02115042774441501(C)(3)$57,409CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
1608 FOURTH ST STE 220BERKELEYCA94710946002123501(C)(3)$9,375RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
1720 2ND AVE SOUTH AB990BIRMINGHAMAL35294636005396501(C)(3)$15,533CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CTR
910 MADISON AVE STE 823MEMPHISTN38103626001636501(C)(3)$18,511RESEARCH GRANT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
1161 21ST AVE SOUTHNASHVILLETN37232352528741501(C)(3)$9,375RESEARCH GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org13Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TSC ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN $27.7 MILLION IN RESEARCH ON TSC SINCE 1984. DIRECTED BY STEVEN L. ROBERDS, PH.D, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, THE TSC ALLIANCE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS RESEARCH FOCUSED ON TSC WITH PRIORITIES SET BY THE RESEARCHERS TOGETHER WITH THE TSC ALLIANCE. COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS ARE ENCOURAGED AND FOSTERED, AND THE TSC ALLIANCE IS WORKING TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON TSC. THROUGH THE TSC ALLIANCE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM, APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR: POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AND TSC RESEARCH GRANTS. GRANTS ARE REVIEWED IN A THREE-STEP PROCESS: 1. A GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE CLINICAL AND BASIC COMPONENTS OF TSC AS WELL AS CONSUMERS REVIEW ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC MERIT, RELEVANCY TO THE FUNDING PRIORITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF TSC AND/OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TREATMENTS AND THERAPIES FOR THE MANIFESTATIONS OF THE DISEASE. 2. THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE'S CONCLUSIONS AND MAKES FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 3. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE AND MAKES FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE FUNDING OF GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgYes (1)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KARI L ROSBECK
PRESIDENT & CEO$176,975$3,277$17,191$318$141$3$6,045$112$17,047$316$217,399$4,026$0$0
RICHARD GOLLUB
CFO$131,082$8,367$12,338$788$387$25$4,504$288$19,255$1,229$167,566$10,697$0$0
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER$190,616$0$17,998$0$268$0$6,407$0$15,963$0$231,252$0$0$0
DEAN RAGER-AGUIAR
DIR. PRECLINICAL RESEARCH$140,752$0$6,188$0$143$0$4,674$0$17,982$0$169,739$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 5KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, RICHARD GOLLUB, STEVE ROBERDS, DEAN AGUIAR, JAYE ISHAM, LISA MOSS AND APRIL COOPER ALL HAVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARIES BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 6KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, RICHARD GOLLUB, STEVE ROBERDS, DEAN AGUIAR, JAYE ISHAM, LISA MOSS AND APRIL COOPER ALL HAVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARIES BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$422NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$87,545NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,060NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A (CONT'D):IN 2012, THE TSC ALLIANCE HELPED CREATE THE TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INVESTIGATORS RUNNING CLINICAL STUDIES TO ENSURE CLINICAL RESEARCH IN TSC IS AS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AS POSSIBLE. SINCE THEN, TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN AWARDED MORE THAN $35 MILLION BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESSES. TSC ALLIANCE PERSONNEL SERVE ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FOR THE CONSORTIUM, ACTIVELY TRACK ENROLLMENT, AND RAISE COMMUNITY AWARENESS TO HELP IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS FOR CLINICAL STUDIES. TSC ALLIANCE ALSO PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO ACCELERATE OR EXPAND NIH-FUNDED STUDIES. THE PREVENT TRIAL - PREVENTING EPILEPSY USING VIGABATRIN IN INFANTS WITH TSC - IS THE FIRST PREVENTATIVE TRIAL IN THE UNITED STATES FOR ANY FORM OF EPILEPSY AND HAS COMPLETED ENROLLMENT OF 86 PARTICIPANTS. WE EXPECT THE FIRST RESULTS IN DECEMBER 2021 AND FINAL RESULTS IN LATE 2022 OR EARLY 2023. THIS TRIAL BUILDS DIRECTLY UPON THE CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM'S FIRST CLINICAL STUDY, WHICH IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC EEG CHANGES IN INFANTS WITH TSC PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF SEIZURES. IN THE PREVENT TRIAL, INFANTS WITH TSC RECEIVE REGULAR EEG MONITORING, AND THOSE WHO DEVELOP EEG ABNORMALITIES ARE PLACED ON EITHER VIGABATRIN OR PLACEBO. ANY INFANT WHO SUBSEQUENTLY DEVELOPS CLINICAL SEIZURES IS IMMEDIATELY PLACED ON STANDARD TREATMENT. THIS TRIAL WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TREATMENT WITH VIGABATRIN PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF CLINICAL SEIZURES IN TSC IS BENEFICIAL TO CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENTAL AND NEUROLOGIC OUTCOMES. MORE DETAILS ABOUT THIS STUDY ARE ONLINE AT WWW.CLINICALTRIALS.GOV/CT2/SHOW/NCT02849457. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE PREVENT TRIAL ENROLLMENT COMPLETED, A SIMILAR CLINICAL TRIAL BEGAN ENROLLING NEWBORNS WITH TSC UTILIZING A SIMILAR PROTOCOL BUT TESTING THE EFFECTS OF SIROLIMUS INSTEAD OF VIGABATRIN. THE STOPPING TSC ONSET AND PROGRESSION 2 (STOP-2) TRIAL OPENED AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND THE TSC ALLIANCE IS CONTRIBUTING $200,000 TO ENABLE THE TRIAL TO BE EXPANDED TO ADDITIONAL SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN 2021. TSC ALLIANCE IS ALSO PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING AND COLLECTING BLOOD SAMPLES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL SYNAPTOPATHIES CONSORTIUM (DSC), AN NIH-FUNDED PROJECT THAT INCLUDES STUDIES OF TSC AND THE RELATED RARE DISORDERS PHELAN-MCDERMID SYNDROME AND PTEN HAMARTOMA SYNDROME. THESE THREE RARE DISEASES SEEM TO AFFECT CERTAIN SHARED PATHWAYS INFLUENCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN CONNECTIONS, OR SYNAPSES. RESEARCHERS IN THIS STUDY ARE TRYING TO FIND EARLIER SIGNS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY (ID) TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ASD/ID IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC AND ENABLE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS FOR ASD/ID TO BE FOUND. THE DSC WAS RENEWED LAST YEAR FOR A SECOND 5-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD. TSC ALLIANCE FUNDS A PORTION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH COORDINATORS' SALARIES AT 5 SITES AND WILL BEGIN FUNDING A 2-YEAR CLINICAL FELLOWSHIP IN TSC BEGINNING 2021. IN ADDITION TO SPECIFIC COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS DETAILED ABOVE, THE TSC ALLIANCE STIMULATES COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION THROUGH CONVENING EXPERTS AND STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE TSC FIELD. THE FIRST INNOVATION WORKSHOP WAS HELD IN 2020 AND FOCUSED ON NEWBORN SCREENING. THIS WORKSHOP'S GOALS INCLUDED: DEFINE THE CRITICAL PATH - OR RATE-LIMITING STEPS - OF DEVELOPING A SCREENING ASSAY TO ENABLE NOMINATION OF TSC TO THE RECOMMENDED UNIFORM SCREENING PANEL; SPECIFY THE IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS NEEDED ALONG THE CRITICAL PATH; RECOMMEND COMPONENTS OF A FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT TO ELICIT THE BEST IDEAS AND APPLICANTS TO IMPLEMENT THOSE NEXT STEPS; AND ENABLE TSC ALLIANCE TO FUND THE MOST MERITORIOUS APPLICATIONS WITHIN 100 DAYS AFTER THE WORKSHOP. ORIGINALLY, THE TSC ALLIANCE HAD PLANNED TO HOST AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN EARLY JUNE. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, THE INNOVATION WORKSHOP WAS RE-IMAGINED AS A SERIES OF VIRTUAL MEETINGS PUNCTUATED BY ONLINE DISCUSSION USING THE PLATFORM POWERNOODLE. THE FINAL CUMULATIVE DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE IN EARLY JANUARY 2021 AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY AN FOA IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO ANY PERSON WHO SUBSCRIBES TO THE PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CORPORATION, WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HANDICAP OR DISABILITY. THERE SHALL BE NO LIMIT TO THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN THE CORPORATION. 1) THERE MAY BE ONE OR MORE CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. 2) MEMBERSHIP IS NOT TRANSFERABLE OR ASSIGNABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE TSC ALLIANCE IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION, WHICH MEANS MEMBERS HELP ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TSC ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM ALLOWED INDIVIDUALS TO STATE THEIR INTENT TO BE A MEMBER FOR THE PURPOSE OF GOVERNANCE. THERE WERE NO LEVELS TO MEMBERSHIP IN 2020. ANYONE CAN BE A MEMBER AT NO COST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED, IN DETAIL, BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR ANY CHANGES/EDITS/ADDITIONS. AFTER THOSE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED, THE AUDIT COMMITTEE VOTES WHETHER TO APPROVE AND THEN FORWARD THE 990 TO THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES. THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES PERFORM THE FINAL REVIEW AND THEN VOTE WHETHER TO APPROVE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COPY OF THE APPROVED 990 IS SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. EACH MEMBER WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A STATEMENT TO MAKE DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES THAT HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN DISCLOSED, THE BOARD MEMBER WILL MAKE WRITTEN NOTICE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND RECUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUE IDENTIFIED. ANY TIME A MEMBER IS RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION ON AN ISSUE, THE MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING AND BOARD MEETING WILL DULY RECORD SUCH ACTIONS. THE FOLLOWING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE DISCLOSED FOR 2020: BOARD MEMBER MUSTAFA SAHIN, PH.D., M.D., IS EMPLOYED AT BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WHICH RECEIVED $132,409 IN GRANTS AND $13,935 IN FEES FOR SERVCIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE. BOARD MEMBER DARCY KRUEGER, MD, MPA, IS EMPLOYED AT THE CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, WHICH RECEIVED A $50,000 GRANT PAYMENT FOR HIS WORK ON STOP-2 AND $26,335 IN FEES FOR SERVICES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARIES OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, CONTROLLER & CFO, AND ANY EMPLOYEE APPEARING ON THE FORM 990, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TSC ALLIANCE BYLAWS. SUCH REVIEW AND APPROVAL OCCURS INITIALLY UPON HIRING, UPON ANNUAL REVIEWS AND WHENEVER MODIFIED. THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE REMUNERATION HAS BEEN STRUCTURED TO ENSURE THAT IT: IS REASONABLE; PROVIDES A COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM TO RETAIN, ATTRACT AND REWARD KEY EMPLOYEES AND ACHIEVES CLEAR ALIGNMENT BETWEEN TOTAL REMUNERATION AND DELIVERED BUSINESS AND PERSONAL PERFORMANCE OVER THE SHORT AND LONG-TERMS. THE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE TO ENSURE: - COMPARABILITY, - PROPER REVIEW, AND - SUBSTANTIATION IN SETTING THE COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TSC ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18737 COLESVILLE ROAD SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20910ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521926919EIN
Primary ActivitiesSUPPORT ORGPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12B, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TSC ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$330,875InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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