BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 36-2477928)
Tax period: 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed: 2017-04-25
IRS object ID: 201721159349301067
Schema version: 2015v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-04-25T17:33:53-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S Riverside Plaza 9th Floor	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362477928	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BRAI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3127595160	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 W WASHINGTON ST No 1460	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60602	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TERRE A CONSTANTINE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3127595160	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-04-18	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Kimberly A Haumann	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00546491	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-04-18	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	TERRE A CONSTANTINE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 W WASHINGTON ST No 1460	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60602	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$8,920,504	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.thebrf.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1953	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH THAT LEADS TO ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING OF BRAIN FUNCTION AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN-RELATED DISORDERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	19	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	19	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$977,067	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,320,966	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$1,828,916	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$387,358	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$84,541	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$119,285	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,721,442	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,589,039	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,539,919	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,747,595	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$497,526	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$540,666	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$314,761	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$500,986	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$493,799	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,538,431	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,782,060	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$183,011	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,193,021	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$16,790,452	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$14,708,537	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$799,091	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$929,267	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$15,991,361	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,779,270	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH THAT LEADS TO ADVANCES IN UNDERSTANDING OF BRAIN FUNCTION AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN-RELATED DISORDERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$94,498	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Desc	The Brain Research Foundation uses promotions, marketing, and printed materials to raise funds for research on brain-related illnesses and to educate the public about neurological disorders and the foundation itself. Our fundraising efforts are to help the over 50 million Americans afflicted with neurological disorders.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,926,931	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,747,595	GrantAmt
Desc	The Brain Research Foundation supports professional training, education, and research by providing start-up money for innovative neuroscience research projects across the broad spectrum of these illnesses, including but not limited to: ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease), Alzheimer's disease, attention deficit disorder, autism, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety, epilepsy, head injuries, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and stroke. Advancing science in these areas will help all humans afflicted with neurological disorders.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$190,006	ExpenseAmt
Desc	The Brain Research Foundation supports educational programs for researchers and the general public through our website, printed materials and seminars. BRF sponsors an annual Neuroscience Day, which educates researchers working on the brain and nervous system. The Foundation educates the public on such topics as autism, stroke and sports-related brain injuries.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,211,435	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	20	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	19	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Vyto Jonynas	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3127595150	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 W WASHINGTON ST SUITE 1460	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606022858	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Peter Pond
Chair	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Norman Bobins
Vice Chair	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Eschenbach
Treasurer	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Diane Jastromb
Secretary	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
C Brant Ahrens
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard Chaifetz
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David Fishburn
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Wilbur Gantz
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Glick
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nathan Hansen
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Linda Heagy
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard Kohn
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bennett Leventhal MD
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert Malenka MD
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David Olson
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Moran
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas Reynolds III
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Daniel Shapiro
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Smart
Trustee	0.30	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Terre A Constantine
Executive Director And CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$194,849	$0	$59,792

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$194,849	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$59,792	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$1,098,219	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$222,747	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,320,966	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$540,688	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$540,688	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,998,940	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$7,152,270	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$153,330	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$153,330	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$153,330	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$59,910	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$1,098,219	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$179,195	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$119,285	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$119,285	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,589,039	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$268,073	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,747,595	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,747,595	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$255,489	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,161	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$114,038	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$140,290	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$194,013	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,639	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,369	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,161	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,109	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,214	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,969	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,342	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,799	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,365	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,641	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,897	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,614	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,148	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,709	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,103	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,325	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$952	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,692	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,114	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,133	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,213	TotalAmt
Program Services	$527	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$307	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$379	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,165	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,677	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,564	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,924	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,827	TotalAmt
Program Services	$793	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$464	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$570	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,746	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,105	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS	$149,124	$79,425	$31,252	$38,447
MARKETING	$138,261	$60,032	$35,077	$43,152
PUBLICATIONS	$11,773	$5,112	$2,988	$3,673
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE	$1,848	$802	$469	$577

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,733	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,687	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,997	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,782,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,211,435	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$255,864	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$314,761	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,659	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,557	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$457,854	BOYAmt
EOY	$536,809	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$127,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,676	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$120,484	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$118,786	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,525	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,698	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,115,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,088,597	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,200	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,790,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,708,537	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,091	BOYAmt
EOY	$145,277	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$665,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$780,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,990	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$799,091	BOYAmt
EOY	$929,267	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,699,593	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,004,232	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$791,768	BOYAmt
EOY	$275,038	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,500,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,500,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,991,361	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,779,270	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,790,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,708,537	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,193,021	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,019,070	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$990,552	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,204,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,247,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$977,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,320,966	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,741,123	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$990,552	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,204,568	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,247,970	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$977,067	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,320,966	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,741,123	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$163,368	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$5,577,755	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$448,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$553,056	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$487,106	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$536,660	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$540,688	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,565,947	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,402	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$19,402	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,326,472	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$448,786	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.66990	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.54500	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,909,329	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$97,096	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$203,777	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$1,802,648	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,682,635	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$328,761	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$79,984	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$22,083	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,909,329	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,614,629	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$167,819	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$77,880	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$21,933	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,682,635	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,671,330	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$45,977	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$80,210	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$22,468	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,614,629	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.99300	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00700	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$67,350	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$65,652	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,698	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,134	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$53,134	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,698	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Deferred Rent Expense	Desc
Amt	$3,990	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3,990	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$569,969	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$1,019,070	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$1,019,070	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,589,039	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,589,039	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,782,060	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,782,060	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,782,060	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part V, Line 4:

THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE HELEN M. MCLORAINE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH FUND TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF DEMENTIA, WITH A FOCUS ON ATYPICAL DEMENTIA.

Part X, Line 2:

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Foundation and recognize a tax liability if the Foundation has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS or other applicable taxing authorities. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Foundation and has concluded that, as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability or disclosure in the financial statements.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Annual Benefit	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$1,152,790	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,096,030	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$56,760	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$167,932	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Golf Outing	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$4,639	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$2,189	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$2,450	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$700	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$700	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$11,263	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,158,129	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$1,098,219	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$59,910	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$179,195	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$179,195	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$119,285	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	BRAIN RESEARCH GRANTS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	17	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$1,747,595	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grant 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or Fees	Yes (X)	ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Terre A Constantine	PersonNm
Title	Executive Director And CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$179,849	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$15,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$31,215	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$28,577	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$254,641	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1a	Provides 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 7	All 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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2	BOARD MEMBER NORM BOBINS AND BRANT AHERS BOTH WORK FOR THE SAME NON-RELATED COMPANY AND SHARE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FORM 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 12c	ALL 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 15	The 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 "2015 Charity Navigator CEO Compensation Study" to determine the salary for the Executive Director.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.