NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 95-3018799)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-03-24
IRS object ID
201500839349300005
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2014v5.0
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Activity Or MissionTHE NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION, D/B/A TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE, IS DEDICATED TO FINDING A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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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. THE TS ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED $18 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 THAT IS PROPOSED BY RESEARCHERS AND ALIGNED WITH THE RESEARCH PRIORITIES OF THE TS ALLIANCE. COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCHERS ARE ENCOURAGED AND FOSTERED, FOR EXAMPLE, BY BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL TSC RESEARCH CONFERENCES. THROUGH THE TS ALLIANCE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM, APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, RESEARCH GRANTS, AND ROTHBERG COURAGE AWARDS. 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 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 COMMITTEES RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE RELEVANCE OF THE APPLICATIONS TO THE TS ALLIANCES FUNDING PRIORITIES, AND (3) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE AND MAKES FINAL APPROVAL FOR FUNDING.IMPLEMENTED IN 2006, THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE CAPTURES CLINICAL DATA TO DOCUMENT THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE ON A PERSONS HEALTH OVER THEIR LIFETIME. AS OF DECEMBER 2014, 1,500 PEOPLE WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT FROM AMONG 17 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 2014, THE TS ALLIANCE INVESTED $487,708 IN THE TSC DATABASE. THIS SPENDING IS SIMILAR TO 2013 BUT REPRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE OVER PRE-2013 YEARS FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, THE TS ALLIANCE MOVED EXISTING RECORDS TO A NEW DATABASE PLATFORM THAT IS BETTER SUITED FOR RESEARCH QUERIES, CAN ACCEPT PATIENT-REPORTED DATA ON QUALITY OF LIFE, AND WILL BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE TO USE. SECOND, TWO DATABASE SITES WERE ADDED AND MORE FUNDING WAS PROVIDED TO THE 17 PARTICIPATING SITES TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETENESS OF RECORDS MOVED TO THE NEW PLATFORM. A CONTRACT WITH NOVARTIS WAS EXECUTED IN NOVEMBER 2012 TO PROVIDE TS ALLIANCE WITH FUNDING TO ENHANCE AND GROW THE TSC DATABASE THROUGH 2015. A TOTAL OF 13 RESEARCH AWARDS AND CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM SUPPORT WERE FUNDED DURING 2014 FOR $486,788. THE TS ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT SIX RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, SEVEN NEW RESEARCH AWARDS WERE FUNDED BEGINNING IN 2014 TO: (1) THE VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO INITIATE AND OPERATE A TSC BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE TS ALLIANCE, (2) DR. GABRIELLA DARCANGELO (RUTGERS UNIVERSITY) TO DEVELOP HUMAN TSC NEURONS DERIVED FROM INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS, (3) DR. WEI SHI (CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, LOS ANGELES) TO DEVELOP AND TEST A NOVEL MOUSE MODEL OF LAM, (4) DR. GERTA HOXHAJ (HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) TO STUDY THE ROLE OF THE PROTEIN TBC1D7 IN CELL MIGRATION IN NEURONS AND ANGIOMYOLIPOMAS, (5) DR. MICHAEL HIGLEY (YALE UNIVERSITY) TO LEARN HOW LOSS OF TSC1 DISRUPTS BRAIN SIGNALING CIRCUITS IN MICE, (6) DR. MUSTAFA SAHIN (BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL) FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT OF IMAGING ANALYSIS IN A NEW NIH-FUNDED RARE DISEASES CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK (RDCRN), AND (7) BOSTON CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TO ENABLE A FACE-TO-FACE KICK-OFF MEETING FOR THE RDCRN TO FACILITATE A RAPID START TO OPEN COLLABORATION BETWEEN RESEARCHERS WORKING ON THREE RELATED RARE DISORDERS: TSC, PHELAN-MCDERMID SYNDROME, AND PTEN DISORDERS. AMONG THE SIX ONGOING GRANTS, THE TSC DRUG SCREENING PROGRAM CONTINUED SUPPORTING (1) DR. JEANNIE LI (HARVARD UNIVERSITY) TO IDENTIFY NEW WAYS OF TREATING TSC BY BLOCKING THE ABILITY OF CELLS WITH TSC1/TSC2 LOSS TO USE SPECIAL NUTRIENT SOURCES AND, THEREFORE, SELECTIVELY KILL THESE CELLS WITHOUT KILLING NORMAL CELLS, (2) DR. CARMEN PRIOLO (BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL) TO STUDY POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS IN BLOOD TO ASSESS PROGRESSION OF LAM, (3) DR. REBECCA IHRIE (VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY) TO STUDY THE CELLULAR ORIGIN OF SUBEPENDYMAL GIANT CELL ASTROCYTOMAS IN TSC TO DETERMINE NEW APPROACHES TO TREATMENT, (4) DR. DAVID KWIATKOWSKI (BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL) TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE BIOSAMPLES FROM A NEW EUROPEAN CLINICAL TRIAL TO TREAT OR PREVENT INFANTILE SPASMS IN TSC, (5) DR. GINA LEE (CORNELL UNIVERSITY) TO TEST FOR COMPOUNDS THAT AFFECTING CELLULAR METABOLISM THAT COULD BE USED TO BETTER TREAT TUMORS ASSOCIATED WITH TSC, AND (6) DR. SUE POVEY (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. THE TSC BIOSAMPLE REPOSITORY IS A NEW 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. SUCH SAMPLES ARE CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE, AND THE TS ALLIANCES 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 TS ALLIANCE CONTRACTED WITH THE VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, TO HOST AND DISTRIBUTE BIOSAMPLES. SAMPLES IN THE REPOSITORY WILL BE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE AND WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH DETAILED CLINICAL DATA, SUCH AS THAT FOUND IN OUR EXISTING TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE. SAMPLE COLLECTION BEGINS IN EARLY 2015.THE TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM CONTINUED TO BE A KEY PART OF THE RESEARCH STRATEGY, ALTHOUGH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF TS ALLIANCE FINANCIAL SUPPORT WAS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE CONSORTIUMS SUCCESS IN OBTAINING NIH FUNDING. THE FIVE CLINICS COMPRISING THIS CONSORTIUM RECEIVED NIH GRANTS TO CONDUCT TWO CLINICAL STUDIES INITIATED IN 2013. THESE TWO CLINICAL STUDIES WILL (1) DETERMINE WHAT EARLY SIGNS OR TESTS CAN IDENTIFY INFANTS WITH TSC AT HIGHEST RISK OF DEVELOPING AUTISM BY AGE THREE, AND (2) MEASURE THE ABILITY OF EEG AND BRAIN IMAGING TO ASSESS THE RISK OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED INFANTS WITH TSC TO DEVELOP INFANTILE SPASMS. THE BIOMARKERS RESULTING FROM STUDIES WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON OUR ABILITY TO INTERVENE VERY EARLY TO PREVENT SOME OF THE MOST DEVASTATING MANIFESTATIONS OF TSC. ADDITIONALLY, THE COORDINATED WORK TO EXECUTE BOTH OF THESE STUDIES HAS DEVELOPED INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROCESSES TO FORM THE BASIS OF AN ONGOING AND GROWING TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK. THE CONSORTIUM RECEIVED A NEW FIVE-YEAR, MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR AWARD FROM NIH TO BE PART OF THE RDCRN DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH. THE CONSORTIUM SUBMITTED TWO ADDITIONAL NIH GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT, IF FUNDED, WILL ADD TWO ADDITIONAL CLINICAL SITES AND ONE ADDITIONAL PRECLINICAL SITE. THE CONSORTIUM IS ALSO RUNNING A SUB-STUDY OF A LARGER INDUSTRY-SPONSORED PHASE 3 TRIAL. AS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN TSC PRODUCES ADDITIONAL IDEAS FOR CLINICAL STUDIES, THE EFFICIENT INITIATION AND CONDUCT OF FUTURE CLINICAL TRIALS WILL BENEFIT FROM HAVING THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO ENABLE INVESTIGATORS TO QUICKLY AND AFFORDABLY EXECUTE STUDIES. THE TS ALLIANCES CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER IS ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE CONSORTIUM.Desc

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DescFAMILY SERVICES DEVELOPS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC DIRECT ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND SPECIALISTS EXPERIENCED IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF TSC. THE OUTREACH DEPARTMENT PROVIDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO 2,519 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH TSC. THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUTREACH ATTENDED 34 INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) MEETINGS IN PERSON, THROUGH SKYPE, AND VIA CONFERENCE CALLS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN GETTING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THEIR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. IN 2014 THERE WERE THERE ARE 24 EDUCATIONAL LIAISON VOLUNTEERS, WORKING IN 24 STATES, TO CONNECT FAMILIES TO FREE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY TRAININGS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STATES PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION CENTERS. OVER THE PAST YEAR THERE HAVE BEEN 1,766 FREE PARENT TRAININGS AND WEBINARS ON EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY OFFERED TO FAMILIES DEALING WITH EDUCATIONAL ISSUES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THERE WERE FOUR NEW PUBLICATIONS DEVELOPED FOR THE YOUNG ADULT WEBPAGE: "CHOOSING HEALTH INSURANCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH TSC,"" HEALTH EATING TIPS," AND "HEALTH GROCERY SHOPPING FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH TSC, AND "FINANCE FOR YOUNG ADULTS WITH TSC WANTING TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY. THERE WERE 9 ADULT TOPIC CALLS HELD ON TOPICS SPECIFIC TO INDEPENDENT AND SEMI-INDEPENDENT ADULTS WITH TSC. A PILOT DEPENDENT ADULT TRANSITION RESOURCE COORDINATOR PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED FOR LA. THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT CAREGIVERS OF DEPENDENT ADULTS. THERE WERE 3 DEPENDENT ADULT TOPIC CALLS HELD THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT CAREGIVERS OF DEPENDENT ADULTS. THE ADULT REGIONAL COORDINATOR PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT ADULTS ONE ON ONE SUPPORTED 1,508 ADULTS WITH TSC THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. FINALLY, THE TS ALLIANCE ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK THROUGH "INSPIRE" HELPS TO CONNECT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH TSC AND GET SUPPORT FROM EACH OTHERS EXPERIENCE. PRESENTLY THE TSC POPULATION THROUGH INSPIRE INCLUDES ALMOST 3,000 MEMBERS FROM 87 COUNTRIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014. IN ADDITION, THE TSC CLINIC AMBASSADORS PROGRAM SUPPORTED 503 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ONE ON ONE IN TEN TSC CLINICS LOCATED IN MIAMI, FL; CINCINNATI, OH; COLUMBUS, OH; ATLANTA, GA; NASHVILLE, TN; BIRMINGHAM, AL; DENVER, CO, AND DALLAS, TX, AUSTIN TX, AND SALT LAKE CITY UT. THROUGH THE NETWORK OF 34 VOLUNTEER BRANCHES OF THE ORGANIZATION, CALLED COMMUNITY ALLIANCES, LOCAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE TS ALLIANCE HOSTED 16 EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AND 40 GATHERINGS HELD AT COMMUNITY ALLIANCE LOCATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2014. THESE MEETINGS FACILITATED STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS, RESEARCHERS, AND CLINICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATED THE TSC COMMUNITY ABOUT CLINICAL TRIALS, RESEARCH AND TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR THOSE LIVING WITH TSC.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 2014, THE TS ALLIANCE PRODUCED THREE ISSUES OF ITS NATIONAL MAGAZINE, PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS MAILED TO ALMOST 15,000 CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THE TS ALLIANCES WEBSITE INCREASES AWARENESS AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION VIA 1 MILLION-PLUS HITS MONTHLY FROM AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 37,500 UNIQUE VISITORS. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO RELIES HEAVILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE CONSTITUENTS AND PROMOTE NEW RESOURCES AND EVENTS. ITS FACEBOOK GROUP BOASTS MORE THAN 6,398 MEMBERS, WHILE ITS TWITTER ACCOUNT HAS 1,100-PLUS FOLLOWERS. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO PROVIDED PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE 2014 WORLD TSC CONFERENCE, WHICH ATTRACTED 690 PARTICIPANTS, FROM 44 STATES AND 20 COUNTRIES, DURING THE THREE-DAY EVENT. THIRTY-FOUR OF THE FORTY-EIGHT EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS WERE VIDEOTAPED AND UPLOADED TO THE TS ALLIANCE YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR ANYONE TO VIEW AFTER THE CONFERENCE; THESE RECORDINGS HAVE GARNERED 3,035 VIEWS.TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, THE TS ALLIANCE HEAVILY PROMOTED TSC GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 15. THIS YEARS EVENT INCLUDED A DEDICATED WEBSITE, TSCGLOBALDAY.ORG, TO HOUSE A "WORLD OF THANKS" SOCIAL MEDIA/PHOTO CAMPAIGN WHICH GARNERED 160 PICTURES FROM 24 COUNTRIES AS WELL AS A HUGE FACEBOOK/TWITTER PUSH. IN ADDITION, THE TS ALLIANCE PRESIDENT & CEO, ITS CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER AND DR. KEVIN ESS PARTICIPATED IN 9 RADIO INTERVIEWS, WHICH ULTIMATELY AIRED ON 1,764 TIMES REACHING MORE THAN 10.4 MILLION LISTENERS. TO HELP EDUCATE PHYSICIANS, THE TS ALLIANCE UPDATED ITS "DIAGNOSIS, SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC" PUBLICATION TO REFLECT CURRENT STANDARDS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PRODUCED AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO FOCUSED ON GOVERNMENT ADVOCACY.Desc

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$178,975GOVERNMENT 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 DEFENSES (DOD) CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM (CDMRP) TOOK PLACE IN EARLY MARCH 2014. MORE THAN 80 MEMBERS OF THE TSC COMMUNITY PARTICIPATED, ASKING THEIR SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES TO SIGN ONTO DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF TSC RESEARCH. IN THE HOUSE, 25% OR 110 DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES SIGNED ONTO A BIPARTISAN DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM REPRESENTATIVES LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-CA) AND MIKE FITZPATRICK (R-PA). THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES SECURED FOR THE SANCHEZ-FITZPATRICK LETTER GREATLY EXCEEDS THE NUMBERS SET IN PREVIOUS YEARS. THE SENATE LETTER WAS SPONSORED BY SENATORS CHRIS MURPHY (D-CT) AND JOHNNY ISAKSON (R-GA) AND INCLUDED 17 SIGNATURES. IN FY2015, THE TSC RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE CDMRP RECEIVED A $6 MILLION APPROPRIATION, BRINGING THE CUMULATIVE FUNDING TO $59 MILLION SINCE 2002 AS A RESULT OF OUR SUCCESSFUL GRASSROOTS EFFORTS. RESEARCH DONE 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 (THE MOST RECENT YEAR FOR WHICH AWARDS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED); 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, 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. BUILDING UPON FY2010-FUNDED RESEARCH ON GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS (MGLUR5), SEVERAL COMPANIES ARE NOW LOOKING DEVELOPING DRUGS TO THE LINK BETWEEN COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS IN TSC TO AUTISM, ANXIETY, AND OTHER MENTAL DISORDERS. THE TSCRP HAS ALSO FUNDED RESEARCH TO DEVELOP ANIMAL MODELS OF TSC THAT HAVE SEIZURES, ENABLING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ETIOLOGY OF TSC. IN 2013 AN INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CLINICAL TRIAL BEGAN TO TEST MTOR INHIBITORS TO TREAT EPILEPSY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC. NONE OF THIS PROGRESS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CRITICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH THE TSCRP.ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS EFFORTS INCLUDED A CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON CAPITOL HILL TO COMMEMORATE TSC GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 15, 2014. CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND KEY MEMBERS OF THE TSC RESEARCH AND GRASSROOTS COMMUNITIES ATTENDED THE EVENT.
$38,343PROFESSIONAL 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 FUNDED THE OPEN-ACCESS PUBLICATION OF TWO ADDITIONAL PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORLDWIDE THE LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC ASPECTS OF TSC ARISING FROM THE 2012 TSC CLINICAL CONSENSUS CONFERENCE. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO CO-SPONSORED A CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH PEERVIEW INSTITUTE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA THAT REACHED 3,084 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE PUBLISHED CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TS ALLIANCE WORKED WITH OTHER ADVOCACY GROUPS REPRESENTING RARE EPILEPSY SYNDROMES TO FURTHER IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (IOM) REPORT ON THE EPILEPSIES, INCLUDING HELPING BUILD AN ONLINE PORTAL WHERE EPILEPSY RESEARCHERS CAN IN REAL-TIME SEARCH FOR FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FROM NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO JOINED FORCES WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO EPILEPSY RESEARCH TO CREATE THE EPILEPSY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, AN ALLIANCE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON PATIENT-CENTERED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES RECOMMENDED BY THE IOM REPORT.THE TS ALLIANCE PARTICIPATED IN AND PRESENTED AT SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS INCLUDING: LAM FOUNDATION CONFERENCE; A LAM BIOMARKER SUMMIT; THE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON TSC AND LAM IN BEIJING, CHINA; CONGRESSIONAL SHOWCASE WITH THE COALITION FOR IMAGING AND BIOENGINNERING RESEARCH (CIBR); IPHARMA CONFERENCE; ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE; INTERAGENCY COLLABORATIVE TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN EPILEPSY (ICARE); RARE DISEASE DAY AT NIH; THE NINDS NONPROFIT FORUM; NORD/DIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RARE DISEASES AND ORPHAN PRODUCTS; PARTNERS AGAINST MORTALITY IN EPILEPSY (PAME) CONFERENCE; AND PARTNERING FOR CURES. IN ADDITION, AT THE AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY (AES) ANNUAL MEETING THE TS ALLIANCE HOSTED A TSC RECEPTION FOR MORE THAN 50 RESEARCHERS AND PARTICIPATED IN TWO SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS, ONE ON TSC AND ANOTHER ON RESEARCH RESOURCES MADE AVAILABLE BY NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR RARE DISORDERS THAT INVOLVE EPILEPSY. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO MANAGES AN ONLINE PORTAL FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS CALLED "VEOMED" TO ENCOURAGE INFORMATION EXCHANGE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 75 PROFESSIONALS USING THIS PORTAL, WHICH ALSO SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR PROFESSIONALS NOT FAMILIAR WITH TSC SEEKING GUIDANCE FROM PEERS. A MONTHLY ONLINE NEWSLETTER CALLED TSC ALERT IS SENT TO NEARLY 1,000 MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS. FURTHER, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OUTREACH HAS ONGOING COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL NETWORKS, SUCH AS THE ASSOCIATION FOR MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION (AMLE). SHE ALSO COLLABORATES WITH PARENT TRAINING INFORMATION CENTERS (PTIS) THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH APPROPRIATE EDUCATION IS ONE KEY TO INDIVIDUALS HAVING A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3015629890PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801 ROEDER ROAD NO 750AddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (27 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
KEITH HALL
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA LUBBERS
VICE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BOLGER
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MICHAELS
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
DAVID FITZMAURICE
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY SHAPIRO
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REIKO DONATO
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTINA BEBIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID PARKES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CELIA MASTBAUM
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE BLUM
BOARD MEMBER3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RITA DIDOMENICO
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$02.00
JOHN BISSLER MD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
LINDA JACKSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN MILES
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDAN MANNING PHD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORA MORITZ
BOARD MEMBER5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE MASTROIANNI
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COURTNEY O'MALLEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN NICHOLSON JR MD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA ANHANG PRICE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH SHOULAK
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH THIELE MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARI L ROSBECK
PRESIDENT & CEO50.00Yes (X)$149,894$14,989$37,2095.00
MARY JANE PERRAUT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$114,746$14,343$29,9895.00
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER45.00$177,610$0$30,064Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$442,250TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$29,332TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$97,262TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$76,776FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$1,441,630FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$97,500RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,508,480AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$4,826NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,124,386TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE REVENUE900099$686,672$686,672
CONTRACT REVENUE900099$550,887$550,887
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,237,559TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,455TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,455ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$49,148SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$51,949SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$2,801SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$2,801TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$2,801ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$198,218FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,441,630ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$201,221FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$3,003TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$3,003ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$9,351TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$9,351ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$9,351OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,378,947TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,237,559RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$17,002ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$426,520TotalAmt
Program Services$426,520ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,000TotalAmt
Program Services$31,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$583,030TotalAmt
Program Services$364,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$148,629FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$749,407TotalAmt
Program Services$469,154ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190,113FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,386TotalAmt
Program Services$13,238ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,564FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,986TotalAmt
Program Services$53,845ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,509ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,632FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,135TotalAmt
Program Services$55,175ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,191FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,528TotalAmt
Program Services$10,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,740TotalAmt
Program Services$20,979ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,289ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,472FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$103,319TotalAmt
Program Services$103,319ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,500TotalAmt
Fundraising$16,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,117TotalAmt
Program Services$85,165ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,674FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$259,887TotalAmt
Program Services$111,177ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$61,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,093FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,823TotalAmt
Program Services$14,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,952ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,561TotalAmt
Program Services$239ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$240FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,228TotalAmt
Program Services$115,598ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,116ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,514FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,720TotalAmt
Program Services$45,269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,132FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,368TotalAmt
Program Services$3,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,155ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,852TotalAmt
Management And General$7,852ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
WORLD CONFERENCE$610,103$609,504$599
NATURAL HISTORY DATABAS$487,708$487,708
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE$57,445$290$20,652$36,503
CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWO$53,068$53,068

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,330TotalAmt
Program Services$216,806ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$272,861ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,385FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,271,761TotalAmt
Program Services$3,290,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$311,619ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$669,490FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,582TotalAmt
Program Services$53,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$53,291FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,054,646BOYAmt
EOY$2,333,085EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,045BOYAmt
EOY$590,177EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,675BOYAmt
EOY$417,226EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$326,326BOYAmt
EOY$274,463EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,502BOYAmt
EOY$75,260EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$279,219LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$93,332LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$203,501BOYAmt
EOY$185,887EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,995,018BOYAmt
EOY$5,057,341EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,171,713BOYAmt
EOY$8,933,439EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$230,387BOYAmt
EOY$299,920EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$494,483BOYAmt
EOY$12,973EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$724,870BOYAmt
EOY$312,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,953,119BOYAmt
EOY$6,117,155EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,614,280BOYAmt
EOY$1,623,947EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,446,843BOYAmt
EOY$8,620,546EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,171,713BOYAmt
EOY$8,933,439EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$107,186ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$16NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$66,533OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$1,449,542CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,812,563CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,199,643CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,239,048CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,124,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,825,182TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,449,542CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,812,563CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,199,643CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,239,048CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,124,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,825,182TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,755,592SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,069,590PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,821CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,722CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,794CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,335CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,455CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,127TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,728CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,037CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,048CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,984CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,351CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,148TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,936,457TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,698,294GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89620PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 OTHER PROGRAM RELATED ACTIVITIES - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 5,728. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 13,037. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 23,048. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 5,984. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 9,351.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$905FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$178,070FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$178,975FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,076,955FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,255,930FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$362,797FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$90,699FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$334,138CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$323,610CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$354,161CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$362,797CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,374,706TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,062,059LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$163,120CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$141,410CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$142,520CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$178,975CurrentYearAmt
Total$626,025TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$83,535CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$80,903CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$88,540CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$90,699CurrentYearAmt
Total$343,677TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$515,516GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,688CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$16,179CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$919CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$905CurrentYearAmt
Total$25,691TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,457,365BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$42,690ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$718,381InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$197,200OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$26,470AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,994,766EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,221,150BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$43,996ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$420,983InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$202,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$26,764AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,457,365EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,443,045BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$29,825ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$47,583InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$175,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$29,137AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,221,150EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,866,081BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,835ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$584,775InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$21,646AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,443,045EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.81970BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.17380PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00650TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$39,666DepreciationAmt
Book Value$116,879BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,829OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,812DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,017BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$107,845OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,854DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,991BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$185,887TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE$5,061,299
DUE FROM AFFILIATE-$3,958
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,057,341TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,472,650TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$16NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$27,186DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$66,533OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$93,703RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,378,947RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,378,947TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,298,947TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$27,186DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$27,186ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,271,761ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,271,761TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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 X, LINE 2:THE ALLIANCE BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. GENERALLY, INCOME TAX RETURNS RELATED TO THE CURRENT AND THREE PRIOR YEARS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN INTEREST IN AFFILIATE 66,533.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRESEARCH AWARDSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$31,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$31,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$31,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCH GRANTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$31,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method UsedCASHValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt
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 IF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FUNDING. A FINAL WRITTEN AND FINANCIAL REPORT IS REQUIRED OF ALL GRANTEES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE ROOM EVENTS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15777 WEST CENTURY BLVD STE 880AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90045ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCOMEDY FOR A CURE EVENTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$206,410GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$16,500RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$189,910NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$206,410TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$16,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$189,910TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1WALKSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,046,964GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,046,964CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$48,946OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2NY 40TH CELEBRATIONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$267,673GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$143,687CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$123,986GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$90,630OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$325,211GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$250,979CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$74,232GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$61,645OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,639,848GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,441,630CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$198,218GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$201,221OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$201,221DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$3,003NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
75 FRANCIS STREETBOSTONMA02115042312909501(C)(3)$72,484RESEARCH GRANT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
DEPT OF FINANCE DEPT AT 40303ATLANTAGA31192620476822501(C)(3)$65,755RESEARCH GRANT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
4650 SUNSET BLVD MAIL STOP 97LOS ANGELESCA900276062956121916501(C)(3)$18,750RESEARCH GRANT
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
575 LEXINGTON AVE 9TH FLNEW YORKNY10022131623978501(C)(3)$8,016POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARD
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
3 RUTGERS PLAZANEW BRUNSWICKNJ08901226001086501(C)(3)$75,000RESEARCH GRANT
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 415649BOSTONMA022415649042103580501(C)(3)$109,734POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARD
YALE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 1873NEW HAVENCT065081873060646973501(C)(3)$18,750RESEARCH GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE TS ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN $18 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 & CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS - TSC SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING AWARDS - ROTHBERG COURAGE AWARD - DRUG SCREENING AWARD - CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK
FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, LINE 2:GRANTS ARE REVIEWED IN A THREE-STEP PROCESS: - 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. - THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEW THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE AND MAKES FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE FUNDING OF GRANT APPLICATIONS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 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$137,954$13,497$11,940$1,492$0$0$4,700$470$31,351$3,135$185,945$18,594$0$0
MARY JANE PERRAUT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$104,824$13,103$9,922$1,240$0$0$3,525$441$20,281$2,535$138,552$17,319$0$0
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER$163,249$0$14,361$0$0$0$5,343$0$39,668$0$222,621$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 5KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MARY JANE PERRAUT, CFO, AND STEVE ROBERDS, CSO, ALL HAVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARY BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES, AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 6KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, PRESIDENT AND CEO, MARY JANE PERRAUT, CFO, AND STEVE ROBERDS, CSO, ALL HAVE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR SALARIES BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J:KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, PRESIDENT & CEO AND MARY JANE PERRAUT, CFO, ARE EMPLOYEES OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE AND ARE COMPENSATED THROUGH TS ALLIANCE. MS. ROSBECK AND MS. PERRAUT SERVE THE ENDOWMENT WITHOUT COMPENSATION.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 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. AS SUCH, MEMBERS HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF THE TS ALLIANCE AND ALL THOSE LIVING WITH TSC. MEMBERSHIP GIVES YOU AN IMPORTANT VOICE AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT AS A TS ALLIANCE MEMBER IS IMPORTANT TO US. THE TS ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS COMPOSED OF SEVERAL LEVELS DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU A CHOICE IN HOW YOU PARTICIPATE. WHETHER YOU CHOOSE THE COMPLIMENTARY BASIC MEMBERSHIP OR THE GOLD LEVEL, BEING A MEMBER MEANS BEING A PART OF OUR UNIQUE AND VITAL COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF ALLIES LIKE YOU, WHOSE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS VITAL, THE TS ALLIANCE HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAKE QUANTUM LEAPS FORWARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED, IN DETAIL, BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEES. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE BY THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR ANY CHANGES/EDITS/ADDITIONS. AFTER THOSE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED BOTH COMMITTEES VOTE WHETHER TO APPROVE AND THEN FORWARD THE 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PERFORMS THE FINAL REVIEW AND THEN VOTES WHETHER TO APPROVE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A COPY OF THE APPROVED 990 IS SHARED WITH THE ENTIRE BOARD.
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 MEMBERS 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 MEMBERS IS RECUSED FROM DISCUSSION ON AN ISSUE, THE MINUTES OF COMMITTEE MEETING AND BOARD MEETING WILL DULY RECORD SUCH ACTIONS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014: THE FOLLOWING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE DISCLOSED: BOARD MEMBER ELIZABETH THIELE, MD, PHD, IS EMPLOYED AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, WHICH RECEIVED A $31,500 GRANT FOR 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 STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 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.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN INTEREST IN AFFILIATE 66,533.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS HAS REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1801 ROEDER ROAD 750AddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20910ZIPCd
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EIN521926919EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO RECEIVE GIFTS THAT WILL BE INVESTED TO GENERATE INCOME FOR TSAPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 11B, IIPublicCharityStatusTxt

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Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
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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
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Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

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Business Name Line1TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$97,500InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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