NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 95-3018799)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-04-05
IRS object ID
201930959349300318
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2018v3.1
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MissionTHE NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION, INC., D/B/A TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS 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 TS ALLIANCE RESEARCH PROGRAM FUNDS RESEARCH FOCUSED ON TSC PROPOSED BY RESEARCHERS AND ALIGNED WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. THE TS ALLIANCE 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.THE TS ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN $20.7 MILLION IN RESEARCH GRANTS ON TSC SINCE 1984. THROUGH THE TS ALLIANCE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM, APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AND RESEARCH GRANTS. GRANTS ARE REVIEWED IN A THREE-STEP PROCESS: (1) ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SCIENTISTS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE TOPIC AREA FOR SCIENTIFIC MERIT AND OF ADULTS OR PARENTS 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 TS 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. A TOTAL OF 12 RESEARCH AWARDS WERE FUNDED DURING 2018. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED FUNDING TO BEGIN IN 2018 FOR FOUR MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS: (1) DR. YOU FENG (BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL) TO STUDY DYSREGULATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE METABOLISM IN TSC AND LAM PATHOGENESIS AND THERAPY; (2) DR. CHRISTINE OCHOA ESCAMILLA (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL) FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP TO STUDY NEURAL CIRCUITS UNDERLYING AUTISM-RELATED BEHAVIORS IN TSC; (3) DR. ANGELIQUE BORDEY (YALE UNIVERSITY) TO STUDY NON-CELL AUTONOMOUS EFFECTS IN TSC BRAIN MALFORMATIONS; AND (4) DR. ALAN DOMBKOWSKI (WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY) TO STUDY THE ROLE OF EXOSOMES IN EPILEPSY OF TSC. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO FUNDED FOUR SEED GRANTS IN RESPONSE TO A CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO UTILIZE BIOSAMPLES AND DATA IN THE TSC BIOSAMPLE REPSOITORY AND NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE: (1) DR. LAURA FARACH (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON) FOR DEVELOPING A GENETIC RISK PREDICTION MODEL FOR EPILEPSY IN PATIENTS WITH TSC; (2) DR. HILAIRE LAM (BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL) TO STUDY MITOCHONDRIAL DNA HETEROPLASMY IN THE PATHOGENESIS AND THERAPY OF TSC; (3) DR. JOANA MARQUES (UNIVERSITY OF PORTO FACULTY OF MEDICINE) TO STUDY EPIGENETIC AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL ANALYSIS OF TSC2 IN LEUKOCYTE DNA FROM TSC PATIENTS; AND (4) DR. JANE YU (UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI) FOR QUANTIFICATION OF PLASMA LEVELS OF SPHINGOLIPIDS AND CERAMIDES IN PATIENTS WITH TSC. ALSO IN 2018, WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT FOUR RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS: (1) DR. HENG-JIA LIU (BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL) FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP TO STUDY T-CELL DYSFUNCTION IN TSC; (2) DR. PETER TSAI (UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER) TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF CEREBELLAR-MEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTICAL CIRCUITS IN TSC; (3) DR. BRENDAN MANNING (HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) TO STUDY THE REPURPOSING OF INHIBITORS OF PURINE SYNTHESIS FOR TSC TREATMENT; AND (4) DRS. MARK THOMAS AND ROSEMARY EKONG (UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON) TO CURATE ADDITIONAL MUTATIONS IN TSC1 AND TSC2 GENES AND MAKE THEM OPENLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN A DATABASE THAT IS HIGHLY UTILIZED BY GENETIC RESEARCHERS IN TSC.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. AS OF DECEMBER 2018, 2,179 PEOPLE WITH TSC WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT FROM AMONG 18 U.S.-BASED SITES. THE TS 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 2018, THE TS ALLIANCE INVESTED $170,893 IN THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE, INCLUDING SUB-PROJECTS ON TAND, EPILEPSY, RENAL ANGIOMYOLIPOMAS, AND SUBEPYNDYMAL GIANT CELL ASTROCYTOMAS TO ADDRESS DETAILED QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE LIFE-THREATENING MANIFESTATIONS OF TSC. A CONTRACT WITH NOVARTIS EXECUTED IN NOVEMBER 2012 PROVIDED TS ALLIANCE WITH FUNDING TO ENHANCE AND GROW THE DEPTH OF DATA IN THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE THROUGH 2018.THE TSC BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY IS A TS ALLIANCE-DIRECTED PROJECT INITIATED IN 2014 THAT WILL IMPACT RESEARCH OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS OR MORE. HIGH-QUALITY BIOSAMPLES SUCH AS BLOOD, DNA, AND TISSUES LINKED TO DETAILED CLINICAL DATA ARE REQUIRED FOR RESEARCHERS TO UNDERSTAND WHY TSC IS SO DIFFERENT FROM PERSON TO PERSON.THE TS ALLIANCE'S SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE IDENTIFIED THIS AS A GAP THAT CAN ONLY BE FILLED EFFECTIVELY WITH LEADERSHIP OF THE TS ALLIANCE, GUIDED BY A STEERING COMMITTEE OF CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS. THE TSC BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY ENDED 2018 WITH 756 BIOSAMPLES: 524 BLOOD, BUCCAL CELL, OR TISSUE SAMPLES FROM INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC ENROLLED IN THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 232 SAMPLES FROM THE RARE DISEASE CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK'S DEVELOPMENTAL SYNAPTOPATHIES CONSORTIUM AND THE PREVENTING EPILEPSY USING VIGABATRIN IN INFANTS WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX (PREVENT) CLINICAL TRIAL. SAMPLES IN THE REPOSITORY ARE LINKED TO DETAILED CLINICAL DATA IN OUR EXISTING TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE. SAMPLES ARE HOUSED AT AND DISTRIBUTED FROM THE VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, UNDER CONTROL OF THE TS ALLIANCE. THE TS ALLIANCE LAUNCHED THE TSC PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM IN 2015, WHICH ENABLES PRIORITIZATION OF CANDIDATE TREATMENTS BASED ON COMPARING HEAD-TO-HEAD DATA USING CONSISTENT ANIMAL MODELS AND RIGOROUS TESTING PROCEDURES. THE TS ALLIANCE IS IDEALLY POSITIONED TO DRIVE THIS COLLABORATION - WITH INPUT FROM ACADEMIC, REGULATORY, AND INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS - BY MAINTAINING CONSTANT FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH TSC. TO DRIVE THIS PROJECT FURTHER IN 2019 AND BEYOND, THE TS ALLIANCE IN NOVEMBER 2018 HIRED DEAN J. AGUIAR, PHD, AS THE DIRECTOR OF PRECLINICAL RESEARCH. DEAN HAS MORE THAN 17 YEARS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) LEADERSHIP IN BIOPHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRIES, LEADING TEAMS AND TECHNOLOGIES FROM DISCOVERY TO INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG (IND) AND INVESTIGATIONAL DEVICE EXEMPTION (IDE), A PRE-REQUISITE FOR CLINICAL TRIAL EVALUATION. THE TS 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 TS 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. THE CONSORTIUM BEGAN RUNNING EPILEPSY EXPERIMENTS IN AUGUST 2016 AT PSYCHOGENICS, A CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. TUMOR EXPERIMENTS BEGAN IN AUGUST 2017 AT PORSOLT, ANOTHER CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. THREE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES JOINED THE PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM IN 2018, BRINGING THE TOTAL SINCE INCEPTION TO NINE INDUSTRY PARTNERS, SEVEN OF WHOM REMAIN ACTIVE MEMBERS. THE TSC PRECLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM RAN 12 STUDIES TO TEST 10 COMPOUNDS IN 2018, COMPARED TO 10 STUDIES AND 8 COMPOUNDS IN 2017. SOME OF THE CONSORTIUM'S RESULTS WERE SHARED BY PIQUR AT THE EPILEPSY PIPELINE CONFERENCE AND BY DR. ANGELIQUE BORDEY AT THE AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING. THIS DESCRIPTION IS CONTINUED ON LINE 4D.Desc

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DescSUPPORT SERVICES DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC DIRECT ACCESS TO INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SPECIALISTS EXPERIENCED IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF TSC. IN 2018 THE TS ALLIANCE FACILITATED 24,852 PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORTS FROM ADULT REGIONAL COORDINATORS, CLINIC AMBASSADORS, DEPENDENT ADULT TRANSITION RESOURCE COORDINATORS, EDUCATION PARENT MENTORS, AND COMMUNITY ALLIANCES THROUGH THE TSC CONNECT PROGRAM.THE SUPPORT SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALSO PROVIDED DIRECT SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO 4,083 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH TSC THROUGHOUT 2018. THE VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPORT SERVICES AND EDUCATION PARENT MENTORS ATTENDED 83 SCHOOL MEETINGS (IEPS, EVALUATION TEAM MEETINGS, 504 PLAN MEETINGS, RESOLUTION MEETINGS, AND MEDIATIONS) IN PERSON, THROUGH SKYPE/ FACETIME, AND VIA CONFERENCE CALLS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN ATTAINING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH THE PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTERS IN 2018, 4,473 FREE PARENT TRAININGS/WEBINARS ON EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY WERE OFFERED TO FAMILIES IN 36 STATES DEALING WITH EDUCATIONAL ISSUES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, 110 SCHOOL SYSTEMS WERE OFFERED THE SUPPORT OF THE EDUCATOR MENTOR PROGRAM IN 2018. THERE WERE 12 SCHOOL SYSTEMS PROVIDED TRAINING ON "TSC 101" FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF TSC AND LEARNING. THROUGH A NETWORK OF 37 VOLUNTEER BRANCHES OF THE ORGANIZATION, CALLED COMMUNITY ALLIANCES, LOCAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS WERE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING 1,500 FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH TSC. THE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TEAM WAS DEVELOPED IN 2018 WHEN THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCES WERE DIVIDED INTO THREE REGIONS, WITH A COMMUNITY PROGRAMS MANAGER ASSIGNED TO EACH REGION TO MANAGE THE DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2018, 16 OF 75 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS (37 COMMUNITY ALLIANCE CHAIRS AND 38 WALK CHAIRS) WERE FILLED, AND THREE REMAINED OPEN AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018. THE 2018 WORLD TSC CONFERENCE WAS CO-HOSTED BY THE TS ALLIANCE AND TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX INTERNATIONAL IN DALLAS, TEXAS FROM JULY 26-29, 2018. THIS EVENT DREW 933 TOTAL ATTENDEES FROM 26 COUNTRIES. NINETY-NINE SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO ASSIST FAMILIES/INDVIDUALS WITH THE COST. THE SUCCESS OF THIS EVENT IS DO TO BOTH THE IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PARTICIPATION. THE CONFERENCE CONSISTED OF FOUR EDUCATIONAL TRACKS: PEDIATRIC, TRANSITION, ADULT, AND SPECIALTY. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE CONCURRENTLY RUN GROUP SESSIONS (4) AND MEET-THE-EXPERT SESSIONS (2). GROUP SESSIONS PROVIDED A CONVERSATIONAL FORUM TO DISCUSS TOPICS RELEVANT TO A SMALLER POPULATION OF THOSE AFFECTED BY TSC (E.G.: WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES). MEET-THE-EXPERT SESSIONS PROVIDED A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT WITH SIX EXPERTS PER SESSION PARTICIPATING FROM VARIOUS SPECIALTIES. GENERAL SESSIONS TOPICS WERE SELECTED BASED ON HOT TOPICS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THE MAJORITY OF TSC INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND INTERNATIONAL RELEVANCE. GLOBAL OUTREACH WORKS TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS WITHIN THE GLOBAL TSC COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TS 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 TS ALLIANCE TO FACILITATE LOCAL CONNECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TSC, AND RAISE REVENUE AND AWARENESS WHILE SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN 2018, THE TS ALLIANCE SIGNED A GLOBAL AGREEMENT WITH THE TS ALLIANCE OF INDIA. THE TS ALLIANCE NOW 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.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 2018, THE TS ALLIANCE PRODUCED TWO ISSUES OF ITS NATIONAL MAGAZINE, PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS MAILED TO APPROXIMATELY 14,000 CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THE TS ALLIANCE'S WEBSITE INCREASES AWARENESS AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION THROUGH AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 35,000 UNIQUE VISITORS EACH MONTH. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO RELIES HEAVILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE CONSTITUENTS AND PROMOTE NEW RESOURCES AND EVENTS. ITS FACEBOOK GROUP BOASTS MORE THAN 9,200 MEMBERS, WHILE ITS TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS HAVE 2,000-PLUS AND 1,300-PLUS FOLLOWERS RESPECTIVELY. TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, THE TS ALLIANCE ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATED IN TSC GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 15 AS WELL AS TSC AWARENESS MONTH THOUGHOUT MAY; A TSC GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY NEWS RELEASE GARNERED 15.7 MILLION IMPRESSIONS. THE TS ALLIANCE AGAIN HEAVILY PROMOTED INFANTILE SPASMS AWARENESS WEEK, DECEMBER 1 TO 7. THIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN INCLUDED TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH AND A SATELLITE RADIO TOUR, WHICH GAINED COVERAGE REACHING A POTENTIAL OF 1.8 MILLION. ADDITIONAL NEWS RELEASES REACHED ANOTHER 76.1 MILLION. EDUCATIONAL SESSION VIDEOS FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S 2018 WORLD TSC CONFERENCE WERE VIEWED 4,510 TIMES.Desc

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$149,340GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOCUSES ON EDUCATING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT TSC TO FURTHER TSC RESEARCH, AWARENESS AND CLINICAL CARE. THE ANNUAL TS 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 2018. MORE THAN 100 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. IN THE HOUSE, 200 DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES SIGNED A BIPARTISAN DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM REPRESENTATIVES DAVE LOEBSACK (D-IA) AND ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL). THE SENATE LETTER WAS SPONSORED BY SENATORS CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT) AND JOHNNY ISAKSON (R-GA) AND ENDED WITH 29 SIGNATURES. IN FY2019, THE TSC RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CDMRP RECEIVED A $6 MILLION APPROPRIATION, BRINGING THE CUMULATIVE FUNDING TO $83 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.
$128,621PROFESSIONAL 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 TS ALLIANCE PARTICIPATED IN AND PRESENTED AT 38 PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS INCLUDING: AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY AND THE ATS LEADERSHIP SUMMIT; SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE; GLOBAL GENES; NINDS ANTIEPILEPTOGENESIS AND DISEASE MODIFICATION WORKSHOP; THE EPILEPSY PIPELINE CONFERENCE; TWO HEALTH RESEARCH ALLIANCE MEMBERS MEETINGS; INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR AUTISM RESEARCH; RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE IN EPILEPSY; ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS; INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON TSC (JAPAN); ICARE (INTERAGENCY COLLABORATIVE TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN EPILEPSY); NINDS NONPROFIT FORUM; FDA CDER PUBLIC WORKSHOP: DRAFT GUIDANCE RELATING TO PATIENT EXPERIENCE; WORLD ORPHAN DRUG CONGRESS; NORD ORPHAN PRODUCTS AND BREAKTHROUGH SUMMIT; OPEN RESEARCH FUNDERS GROUP; NCATS RARE DISEASES CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK (RDCRN) MEETING; PARTNERS AGAINST MORTALITY IN EPILEPSY (PAME); DRUG INFORMATION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING; BIO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION; BIO PATIENT HEALTH AND ADVOCACY SUMMIT; THE ARC NATIONAL CONVENTION; INFANTILE SPASMS ACTION NETWORK; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS; THE LAM FOUNDATION'S RARE LUNG DISEASES CONFERENCE AND LAMPOSIUM; INTERNATIONAL AUTISM CONFERENCE PATHWAYS TO AN INCLUSIVE LIFE IN MUMBAI, INDIA; 7 REUNION NACIONAL DE ESLEROSIS TUBEROSA; CBI RARE DISEASE INNOVATION SUMMIT; 2018 WORLD TSC CONFERENCE; AND NONPROFIT FUNDER-RESEARCH FORUM. IN ADDITION, AT THE AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY MEETING THE TS ALLIANCE PRESENTED IN THE DISCOVERY CENTER AND THE POSTER SESSION, AND HOSTED MORE THAN 100 GUESTS AT A RECEPTION FOR TSC RESEARCHERS. AT THE CONFERENCE THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP MEETING ON TSC.IN ADDITION, THE VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPORT SERVICES CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL NETWORKS, INCLUDING THE ARC USA, PARENT TRAINING INFORMATION CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION.
LINE 4A, RESEARCH PROGRAM CONTINUED:THE TS ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO BE A KEY PART OF THE TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM ALTHOUGH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF TS ALLIANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE CONSORTIUM'S SUCCESS IN OBTAINING NIH FUNDING. HOWEVER, IN 2018 THE TS ALLIANCE CONTINUED ITS FUNDING OF DR. MUSTAFA SAHIN (BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL) FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CORE SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENTAL SYNAPTOPATHIES ASSOCIATED WITH TSC, PTEN AND SHANK3 MUTATIONS. NOW CONSISTING OF TEN SITES WITH ANOTHER FIVE SITES TO BE ADDED IN EARLY 2019, THE CONSORTIUM HAS RECEIVED $29 MILLION IN COMPETITIVE GRANT FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) TO SUPPORT CLINICAL STUDIES IN TSC. THE CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM IS MAKING HISTORY WITH THE PREVENT TRIAL - PREVENTING EPILEPSY USING VIGABATRIN IN INFANTS WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX. PREVENT IS THE FIRST PREVENTATIVE TRIAL FOR ANY FORM OF EPILEPSY IN THE US AND EXPECTS TO COMPLETE ENROLLING PARTICIPANTS IN DECEMBER 2019. THE PREVENT TRIAL BUILDS DIRECTLY UPON THE CONSORTIUM'S FIRST CLINICAL STUDY FROM WHICH INTERIM RESULTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED (WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/PUBMED/26498039) SHOWING THAT ALL INFANTS WHO DEVELOPED ABNORMAL ACTIVITY ON EEGS WENT ON TO DEVELOP SEIZURES. 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. THE TS ALLIANCE'S CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER SERVES ON THE CONSORTIUM'S LEADERSHIP TEAM.
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Phone3015629890PhoneNum

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CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

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BETH DEAN
CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS RUSSELL
VICE CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM DILLS
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CASSANDRA CARROLL
SECRETARY5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM MAGINN
TREASURER5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTINA BEBIN MD MPA
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN J BISSLER MD
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CAGGIANO
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (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
PETER CRINO MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BONNIE HOGUE DUFFY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FITZMAURICE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB GRANDIA
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM GWINN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA HOLINKA
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA S LUBBERS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDAN D MANNING PHD
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN MILES
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADOLFO ORIVE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA ANHANG PRICE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW SIMONIAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA ZIMMERMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARI L ROSBECK
PRESIDENT & CEO54.001.00Yes (X)$186,994$3,463$31,736
RICHARD A GOLLUB
CONTROLLER & CFO47.003.00Yes (X)$138,939$8,869$30,755
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER45.000.00$199,841$0$29,403Yes (X)
JAYE D ISHAM
VP, COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY45.000.00$109,148$0$4,510Yes (X)
LISA MOSS
SR DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS45.000.00$100,873$0$22,956Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$12,332TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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PSYCHOGENICS INC
20 GRAMERCY PARK SOUTHNEW YORKNY10003RESEARCH LAB SVCS$782,961
PORSOLT SAS
RESEARCH LAB SVCS$122,260ZA DE GLATIGNELEGENESTSAINTISLEFR53940
CAVAROCCHI RUSCIO DENNIS & ASSOC LLC
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$34,150FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues$8,144MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,558,687FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$50,000RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,454,395AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$56,905NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
CONTRACT REVENUE900099$1,126,302$1,126,302
CONFERENCE REVENUE900099$757,800$757,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,884,102TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,784TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,784ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$47,237SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$48,823SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$1,586SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,586TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,586ExclusionAmt
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Fundraising Gross Income$76,128FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,558,687ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$49,857TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$49,857ExclusionAmt

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DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
MISCELLANEOUS900099$1,243$1,243
CHANGE INT-ENDOWMENT900099-$461,621-$461,621
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Other Revenue Total-$460,378OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$259,763ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$389,085TotalAmt
Program Services$389,085ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,105TotalAmt
Program Services$75,105ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$647,517TotalAmt
Program Services$390,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,156FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,055,494TotalAmt
Program Services$639,990ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$190,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$225,145FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,191TotalAmt
Program Services$18,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,440FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$163,661TotalAmt
Program Services$96,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,510FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$116,322TotalAmt
Program Services$68,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,371FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,660TotalAmt
Program Services$24,376ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,500TotalAmt
Management And General$19,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,084TotalAmt
Program Services$108,084ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$156,635TotalAmt
Program Services$84,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,127FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$284,230TotalAmt
Program Services$126,962ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,949ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,319FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,771TotalAmt
Program Services$121,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,225ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,588FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,207TotalAmt
Program Services$57,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,886ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,960FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$316,693TotalAmt
Program Services$281,538ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,899FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$646,435TotalAmt
Program Services$630,084ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,451FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,410TotalAmt
Program Services$61,394ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,782FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,917TotalAmt
Program Services$4,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,383ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,858FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRECLINICAL CONSORTIUM$1,007,978$1,007,978
NATURAL HISTORY DATABAS$170,893$170,893
BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY$164,328$164,328
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$56,969$23,021$11,632$22,316

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,448TotalAmt
Program Services$50,843ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,261FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,868,533TotalAmt
Program Services$4,596,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$507,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$765,251FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$73,440TotalAmt
Program Services$36,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,720FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,079,000BOYAmt
EOY$785,107EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,231,098BOYAmt
EOY$1,469,865EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$989,299BOYAmt
EOY$1,249,706EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,373BOYAmt
EOY$158,782EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$344,133BOYAmt
EOY$263,093EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$430,481LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$261,135LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$186,001BOYAmt
EOY$169,346EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,970BOYAmt
EOY$65EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,638,427BOYAmt
EOY$5,185,602EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,757,301BOYAmt
EOY$9,281,566EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$472,644BOYAmt
EOY$452,001EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$167,293BOYAmt
EOY$114,499EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,584BOYAmt
EOY$35,378EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$700,521BOYAmt
EOY$601,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,975,949BOYAmt
EOY$5,024,877EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,201,387BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$879,444BOYAmt
EOY$3,654,811EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,056,780BOYAmt
EOY$8,679,688EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,757,301BOYAmt
EOY$9,281,566EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$377,092ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$3,124,386CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,514,873CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,517,826CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,949,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,105,376CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,212,414TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,124,386CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,514,873CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,517,826CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,949,953CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,105,376CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,212,414TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,185,510SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,026,904PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,455CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,038CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,431CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,784CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$69,101TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$44,490TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,351CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,401CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$642CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,243CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,320TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,340,325TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,113,224GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.82870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84540PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 9,351. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,401. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,683. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 642. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,243.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$823FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$148,517FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$149,340FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$5,861,759FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,011,099FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$450,555FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$112,639FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$364,719CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$394,622CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$416,065CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$450,555CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,625,961TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,438,942LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$126,441CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$145,927CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$146,199CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$149,340CurrentYearAmt
Total$567,907TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$91,180CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$98,656CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$104,016CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$112,639CurrentYearAmt
Total$406,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$609,737GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,047CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$986CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,797CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$823CurrentYearAmt
Total$8,653TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,655,555BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$439,321InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$50,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$54,646AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,111,588EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,061,299BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$29,940ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$93,294InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$202,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$32,428AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,950,105EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,994,766BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$47,153ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$179,553InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$97,500OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$62,673AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,061,299EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.84340BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.15660PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$156,545OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$128,781DepreciationAmt
Book Value$27,764BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$155,880OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,742DepreciationAmt
Book Value$101,138BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$118,056OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,612DepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,444BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$169,346TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFI$5,193,934
DUE FROM AFFILIATE-$8,332
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,185,602TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENT & LEASE INCENTIVEDesc
Amt$35,378Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$35,378TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,507,752TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$16,311DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$16,311RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,491,441RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,491,441TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,884,844TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$16,311DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$16,311ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,868,533ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,868,533TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE 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.
PART V, LINE 1C:VOLATILITY OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS IN 2018 NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE MARKET VALUE OF MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENTS HELD BY THE TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUND (A SEPARATE SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION TO THE NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOC., INC.). INCLUDED IN THE ($439,321) OF NET INVESTMENT LOSSES ARE ($631,105) OF UNREALIZED LOSSES ON SECURITIES HELD BY THE ENDOWMENT FUND.

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$73,105
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00GRANTMAKING$2,000
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES$122,260PRECLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$197,365SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$197,365TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EUROPE/ICELAND/GREENLANDPROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT$10,000WIRECASH
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH ON TSC$44,105WIRECASH
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RESEARCH ON TSC$19,000WIRECASH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANTEE 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WALKSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$940,123GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$880,123CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$60,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$41,943NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$18,695RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$4,575FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,251EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Event2COMEDY FOR A CUREEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$264,046GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$251,435CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$12,611GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$7NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$14,007RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$32,181FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Events Total11OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$430,646GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$427,129CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,517GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$5,255NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$973RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$1,639FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$943EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$16OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,634,815GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,558,687CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$76,128GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$47,205NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$33,675RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$38,395FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,694EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$125,985DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$49,857NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BRIGHAM & WOMAN'S HOSPITAL
75 ST FRANCIS STREETBOSTONMA02115042312909501 (C)(3)$143,750RESEARCH GRANTS
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
5323 HARRY HINES BLVDDALLASTX75287756002868501 (C)(3)$75,000RESEARCH GRANTS
UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
7000 FANNIN UCT 1000HOUSTONTX77030741761309501 (C)(3)$10,313RESEARCH GRANTS
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5057 WOODWARD STE 13202DETROITMI48202386028429501 (C)(3)$50,000RESEARCH GRANTS
YALE UNIVERSITY
POBOX 1873NEW HAVENCT06508060646973501 (C)(3)$18,522RESEARCH GRANTS
WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
575 LEXINGTON AVE 9TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10022131623978501 (C)(3)$21,000RESEARCH GRANTS
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
POBOX 415649BOSTONMA02241042103580501 (C)(3)$50,000RESEARCH GRANTS
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
UNIVERSITY HALL SUITE ML0222CINCINNATIOH45221316000989501 (C)(3)$20,000RESEARCH GRANTS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TS ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN $20.7 MILLION IN RESEARCH ON TSC SINCE 1984. DIRECTED BY STEVEN L. ROBERDS, PH.D, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER, THE TS ALLIANCE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS RESEARCH FOCUSED ON TSC WITH PRIORITIES SET BY THE RESEARCHERS TOGETHER WITH THE TS ALLIANCE. COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS ARE ENCOURAGED AND FOSTERED, AND THE TS ALLIANCE IS WORKING TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ON TSC. THROUGH THE TS 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 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 (3 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$169,536$3,140$17,328$321$130$2$5,848$108$31,043$575$223,885$4,146$0$0
RICHARD A GOLLUB
CONTROLLER & CFO$125,314$7,999$13,267$847$358$23$4,382$280$30,017$1,916$173,338$11,065$0$0
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER$180,565$0$19,143$0$133$0$6,228$0$29,013$0$235,082$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 5KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, RICHARD GOLLUB, STEVE ROBERDS, JAYE ISHAM AND LISA MOSS 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, JAYE ISHAM AND LISA MOSS 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

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$47,237NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)SPORTING EVENT TICKETS1$9,170FMV
Yes (X)FIDGET SPINNERS1$250FMV
Yes (X)KEYCHAINS1$248FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 TS ALLIANCE IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION, WHICH MEANS MEMBERS HELP ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE TS 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 2018. 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 2018: BOARD MEMBER BRENDAN MANNING, PH.D., IS EMPLOYED AT HARVARD COLLEGE, WHICH RECEIVED A $50,000 ROTHBERG COURAGE AWARD GRANT TO STUDY TO STUDY THE REPURPOSING OF CLINICALLY APPROVED IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS AS A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR TSC. BOARD MEMBER MARTINA BEBIN, MD, MPA, IS EMPLOYED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, WHICH RECEIVED $11,495 FOR HER WORK ON 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 TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS 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

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801 ROEDER ROAD STE 750AddressLine1Txt
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 Line1TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$50,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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