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BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 36-2477928)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-02-10
IRS object ID
201620419349301982
Schema version
2014v6.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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NORMAN R BOBINS
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NATHAN T HANSEN
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DIANE JASTROMB
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PETER J ESCHENBACH
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DAVID H FISHBURN
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BENNETT L LEVENTHAL
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KATHERINE A THOMPSON
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DANIEL P SHAPIRO
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MARY H SMART
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RICHARD A CHAIFETZ
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C BRANT AHRENS
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ROB MALENKA
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ROBERT D GLICK
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LINDA H HEAGY
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SUSAN MORAN
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KEVIN P LAVENDER
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PETER B POND
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KATHRYN G JOHNSON
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THOMAS A REYNOLDS III
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TERRE A CONSTANTINE
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BOY$4,346BOYAmt
EOY$3,525EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$5,200BOYAmt
EOY$5,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$799,091EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$13,699,593EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$846,929BOYAmt
EOY$791,768EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,500,000BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$990,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,204,568CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,247,970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$977,067CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,101,491TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$990,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,247,970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$977,067CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,101,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,897,993SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,203,498PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$401,437CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$448,437CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$553,056CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$487,106CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$536,660CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,426,696TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,402CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$19,402TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$9,547,589TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,382,115GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.54500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.53700PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$1,500,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$171,330InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,671,330EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83200PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.16800TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$67,350OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,825DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,525BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$53,134OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$53,134DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,525TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,905,270TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$816,172NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$816,172RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,721,442RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,721,442TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,538,431TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,538,431ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,538,431TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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, 2015 AND 2014, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME EXAMINATIONS FOR YEARS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2012.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL BENEFITEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$549,845GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$491,330CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$58,515GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$155,100OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ROTR PARTYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$26,605GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$5,000CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$21,605GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$12,596OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$8,025GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$8,025GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,000OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$584,475GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$496,330CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$88,145GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$172,696OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$172,696DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$84,551NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeBRAIN RESEARCH GRANTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient24RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$1,539,919CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTERRE A CONSTANTINEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$172,931BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$12,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$39,717DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$11,805NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$236,453TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROVIDES 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,273NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2BOARD MEMBER KATHY THOMPSON IS A MANAGING DIRECTOR AT THE SAME COMPANY THAT BOARD MEMBER NORM BOBINS IS A NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN. KATHY THOMPSON REPORTS DIRECTLY TO NORM BOBINS AT THE OTHER, NON-RELATED COMPANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE BOARD RETAINS THE SERVICES OF AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE COMPLETED FORM 990 AND PROVIDES A FULL COPY TO ALL VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. THE GOVERNING BODY IS PROVIDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REVIEW THE RETURN AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS DIRECTLY TO ORGANIZATION OR THE CONTACT AT THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ACCORDING TO THE BY-LAWS OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH ALSO ALLOW FOR THE REMOVAL OF AN OFFICER IF IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DETERMINES AND VOTES ON COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION. A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WAS HELD TO REVIEW COMPENSATION DATA PROVIDED BY THE "2013 CHARITY NAVIGATOR CEO COMPENSATION STUDY" TO DETERMINE THE SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES; THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION.