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BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 36-2477928)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-05-12
IRS object ID
202041339349302874
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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NORMAN BOBINS
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C BRANT AHRENS
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RICHARD CHAIFETZ
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MARSHALL FRONT
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WILBER GANTZ
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RICHARD KOHN
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THOMAS REYNOLDS III
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SCOTT SEROTA
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DANIEL SHAPIRO
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DOUGLAS WALTER
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SANDRA JAGGI
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,885BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$16,514,211BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,200BOYAmt
EOY$5,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,123BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,543BOYAmt
EOY$21,706EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,666BOYAmt
EOY$525,477EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$15,380,680EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$516,282BOYAmt
EOY$466,324EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,500,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,500,000EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,260,957BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$17,872,481EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$977,067CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,320,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,360,751CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,168,623CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,685,457CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,512,864TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$977,067CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,320,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,360,751CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,168,623CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,685,457CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,512,864TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$163,467SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,349,397PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$536,660CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$540,688CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$486,127CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$364,640CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$391,096CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,319,211TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$88,145CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$59,910CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$164,566CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,710CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$380,831TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,212,906TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.68920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.66530PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationFUNDRAISING EVENT REVENUE - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 88,145. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 59,910. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 26,500. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 164,566. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 41,710.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,717,404BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$130,313InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$109,621GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,738,096EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,591,174BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$238,683InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$112,453GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,717,404EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,511,053BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$188,144InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$108,023GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,591,174EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,802,648BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$73,591InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$218,004GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,511,053EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,909,329BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$97,096InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$203,777GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$1,802,648EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.86000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.14000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,205DepreciationAmt
Book Value$195BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,707OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$70,490DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,217BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$53,134OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$51,514DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,620BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,032TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT EXPENSEDesc
Amt$21,706Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$21,706TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,766,570TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,061,603NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,061,603RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,704,967RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$93,990InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$93,990RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,798,957TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,680,523TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,680,523ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$93,990InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$93,990ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,774,513TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationENDOWMENT FUNDS MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF INCOME, WITH THE STIPULATION THAT PRINCIPAL MUST BE INVESTED AND KEPT INTACT IN PERPETUITY, WHILE ONLY THE INCOME GENERATED CAN BE USED BY THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL BENEFITEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$764,522GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$731,972CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$32,550GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$1,281NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$20,642RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$24,538FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$13,045EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$69,227OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2YOUNG LEADERSHIP EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$83,359GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$74,199CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,160GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$5,001FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$178EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$872OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,200GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,200CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$7,859OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$849,081GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$807,371CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$41,710GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$1,281NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$20,642RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$29,539FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$13,223EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$77,958OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$142,643DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$100,933NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeBRAIN RESEARCH GRANTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient11RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,022,779CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BACK TO THE FOUNDATION WITH A SUMMARY OF RESEARCH PROGRESS AND A FINANCIAL REPORT DETAILING EXPENDITURES. THERE ARE SPECIFIC FUNDING POLICIES AND RESEARCH PROTOCOL INVOLVED. BY SIGNING THE INITIAL APPLICATION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GRANT PROCESS, THE CHOSEN RECIPIENTS ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THESE STIPULATIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTERRE CONSTANTINEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$207,041BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$12,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$33,169DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$24,459NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$277,169TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1APROVIDES SOCIAL CLUB DUES TO THE UNIVERSITY CLUB OF CHICAGO FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THE MEMBERSHIP IS USED PRIMARILY FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND IS REIMBURSED TO THE ORGANIZATION IF NOT USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES.
PART I, LINE 7ALL BRF EMPLOYEES HAVE AN ANNUAL EVALUATION AND ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A PERFORMANCE BONUS BASED ON MEETING GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES AND VOTES ON THE DISCRETIONARY BONUS.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution361ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$27,620NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE NUMBER IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BOARD MEMBER NORM BOBINS AND C. BRANT AHRENS BOTH WORK FOR THE SAME NON-RELATED COMPANY AND SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDES A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATION OR THE CONTACT AT THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ACCORDING TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH ALSO ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF AN OFFICER IF IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES AND VOTES ON COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION. A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS HELD TO REVIEW COMPENSATION DATA PROVIDED BY THE "2016 CHARITY NAVIGATOR CEO COMPENSATION STUDY" TO DETERMINE THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.