MIGRAINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
MIGRAINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-4796293)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-15
IRS object ID
201822889349301777
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-10-15T14:30:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204796293EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MIGRAINE RESEARCH FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMIGRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2122495402PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 EAST 75TH STREET NO 3KAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10021ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSAMUEL L YATESPersonNm
Person TitleCOO/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2122495402PhoneNum
Signature2018-10-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.142.140.186IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-10-08IPDt
IP Tm08:37:16IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCATHY GLASERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 EAST 75TH STREET NO 3KAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$963,544GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MIGRAINERESEARCHFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMRF HELPS MIGRAINE SUFFERERS BY FUNDING INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH GRANTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers120TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,030PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$7,105CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,203PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$884,955PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$930,762CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$133,109CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$761,195PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,006,941CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$123,760PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$76,179CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,426,176TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,708,967TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$637,741TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$980,045TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$788,435NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$728,922NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionMRF RAISES MONEY TO FUND INNOVATIVE MIGRAINE RESEARCH GRANTS TO FURTHER THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES OF MIGRAINE, TO DEVELOP BETTER TREATMENTS, AND ULTIMATELY, TO CURE AND PREVENT MIGRAINE. MRF ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR SUFFERERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$456,341ExpenseAmt
Grant$348,000GrantAmt
DescMRF SEED MONEY GRANTS PROGRAMMRF AWARDS SEED MONEY GRANTS OF $50,000 TO RESEARCHERS FOR BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND BETTER TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE. MRF'S 2017 REQUEST FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS YIELDED A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS. AFTER A CAREFUL REVIEW BY OUR WORLD-RENOWNED MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD, MRF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUNDED SEVEN OF THE PROPOSALS, AWARDING $348,000 IN GRANTS. MRF MAINTAINS A WEBSITE WITH EXTENSIVE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR SUFFERERS WHICH IS CONSTANTLY UPDATED AND EXPANDED. MRF USES SOCIAL MEDIA DAILY TO PROVIDE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON MIGRAINE AND RESEARCH. MRF MAINTAINS PROPRIETARY LISTS OF CERTIFIED HEADACHE DOCTORS AND CHILDREN'S HEADACHE CENTERS TO HELP SUFFERERS FIND TREATMENT.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$340,336ExpenseAmt
Grant$259,536GrantAmt
DescMRF IMPACT AWARDS GRANT PROGRAMMRF AWARDED ITS SECOND IMPACT AWARD IN 2017 FOR CLINICAL RESEARCH WITH A LONGER TIME FRAME AND LARGER BUDGET THAN THE SEED MONEY GRANTS PROGRAM. THE 2017 AWARD WAS FOR $259,536.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$65,566ExpenseAmt
Grant$50,000GrantAmt
DescMIGRAINE DOCUMENTARY FILMMRF AWARDED $50,000 TO THE MAKERS OF A FEATURE-LENGTH DOCUMENTARY FILM, "OUT OF MY HEAD," TO HELP COMPLETE AND MARKET THE FILM.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$862,243TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SAMUEL L YATESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2122495402PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 EAST 75TH STREET SUITE 3KAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10021ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CATHY GLASER
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN SEMLITZ
CHAIRMAN/VICE PRESIDENT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN J DUFFY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERICK GODLEY
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARNOLD M KARP
DIRECTOR (THROUGH APRIL 2017)0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD S TAUBER
DIRECTOR0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL L YATES
COO/SECRETARY/TREASURER40.00Yes (X)$159,225$0$9,643
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Exclusion$7,105ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$7,105ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$509,536TotalAmt
Program Services$509,536ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$148,000TotalAmt
Program Services$148,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,868TotalAmt
Program Services$126,651ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,217ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$33,144TotalAmt
Program Services$10,568ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,447ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,129FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,284TotalAmt
Program Services$9,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,954ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$677FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,500TotalAmt
Management And General$12,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,689TotalAmt
Program Services$3,746ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$1,859FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,295TotalAmt
Program Services$2,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$666ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,220FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$940TotalAmt
Program Services$564ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$235FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,263TotalAmt
Program Services$36,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,039ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,066FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9TotalAmt
Program Services$5ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,992TotalAmt
Program Services$6,821ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$85ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,346TotalAmt
Program Services$3,809ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,587FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,276TotalAmt
Program Services$2,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$483FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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OTHER EXPENSES$5,082$129$34$4,919
STATE REGISTRATION FEES$3,287$986$329$1,972
PAYROLL SERVICE FEES$1,541$1,041$427$73

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40TotalAmt
Fundraising$40FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,006,941TotalAmt
Program Services$862,243ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,197FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,086BOYAmt
EOY$29,246EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,343,768BOYAmt
EOY$1,599,517EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$350BOYAmt
EOY$50,967EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,242BOYAmt
EOY$3,853EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$38,457LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$27,756LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,047BOYAmt
EOY$10,701EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,683BOYAmt
EOY$14,683EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,426,176BOYAmt
EOY$1,708,967EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,933BOYAmt
EOY$18,078EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$620,808BOYAmt
EOY$961,967EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$637,741BOYAmt
EOY$980,045EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$308,908BOYAmt
EOY$278,921EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$479,527BOYAmt
EOY$450,001EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$788,435BOYAmt
EOY$728,922EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,426,176BOYAmt
EOY$1,708,967EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$76,179ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$16,666OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$720,962CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$666,016CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$749,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$877,722CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$923,657CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,937,651TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$666,016CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$749,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$877,722CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$923,657CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,937,651TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,856,623SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,081,028PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,397CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,516CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,695CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,030CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,015CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,653TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,925CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,203CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$9,128TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,961,432TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.52530PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.50880PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,917OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,886DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,031BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,540OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$14,870DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,670BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,701TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,106,073TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$175,311DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$175,311RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$930,762RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$930,762TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,165,586TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$175,311DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included-$16,666OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$158,645ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,006,941ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,006,941TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationREVERSAL OF PRIOR YEAR GRANTS -16,666.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION.TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedMIGRAINE RESEARCHSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$148,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$148,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$148,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMMIGRAINE RESEARCH$50,000WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)MIGRAINE RESEARCH$48,000WIRE TRANSFER
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)MIGRAINE RESEARCH$50,000WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
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
ExplanationDIRECT COMMUNICATION BY PHONE AND EMAIL WITH THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS ABOUT RESEARCH PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE GRANT TERM. FINAL PAYMENT OF GRANT AWARD IS CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF A FINAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS REPORT AND A FINAL BUDGET REPORT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NYC MARATHONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$10,936GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$8,936CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$2,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,000OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2GOLF OUTINGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$154,765GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$123,983CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$30,782GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$25,419FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,363OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$165,701GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$132,919CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$32,782GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$25,419FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$7,363OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$32,782DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT WALTHAM
9 HOPE STREETWALTHAMMA02453042774441501(C)(3)$259,536MIGRAINE RESEARCH
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
116 HUNTINGTON AVENUEBOSTONMA02116042312909501(C)(3)$50,000MIGRAINE RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
3401 CIVIC CENTER BLVDPHILADELPHIAPA19104231352166501(C)(3)$50,000MIGRAINE RESEARCH
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
25 SHATTUCK STBOSTONMA02115042103580501(C)(3)$50,000MIGRAINE RESEARCH
STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
291 CAMPUS DRIVESTANFORDCA94305941156365501(C)(3)$50,000MIGRAINE RESEARCH$0
HUMAN ARTS ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 3238NEW YORKNY10008132994930501(C)(3)$50,000SUPPORT FOR SUFFERERS - "OUT OF MY HEAD" DOCUMENTARY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDIRECT COMMUNICATION BY PHONE AND EMAIL WITH THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ABOUT RESEARCH PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THE GRANT TERM. FINAL PAYMENT OF GRANT AWARD IS CONTINGENT UPON RECEIPT OF A FINAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS REPORT AND A FINAL BUDGET REPORT. GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, NOT INDIVIDUAL RESEARCHERS. BEFORE MONEY IS DISPERSED, A FORMAL GRANT AGREEMENT IS EXECUTED BY MRF, THE RESEARCH INSTITUTION, AND THE PRINICPAL INVESTIGATOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSAMUEL L YATESPersonNm
TitleCOO/SECRETARY/TREASURERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$154,225BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$5,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$9,643NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$168,868TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2STEPHEN SEMLITZ, BOARD CHAIRMAN, AND CATHY GLASER, BOARD MEMBER AND PRESIDENT HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT OF FORM 990 PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. KEY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT. THE FULL DRAFT IS ALSO SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST BETWEEN SERVING AS AN OFFICER OR DIRECTOR OF MRF AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITY. THIS IS DONE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN NO SUCH CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BEFORE COMPENSATION FOR THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER/SECRETARY/TREASURER WAS DETERMINED, COMPARABILITY DATA AND NONPROFIT EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES WERE CONSULTED. THE COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THIS WAS LAST DONE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ON NOVEMBER 16, 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN THE CORPORATE OFFICE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:REVERSAL OF PRIOR YEAR GRANT EXPENSE 16,666.

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