NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 95-3018799)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-04-04
IRS object ID
201410949349300611
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2013v3.0
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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 MORE THAN $17.4 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, ROTHBERG COURAGE AWARDS, AND THE DRUG SCREENING PROGRAM. 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 COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATIONS AND THE RELEVANCE OF THE APPLICATIONS TO THE TS ALLIANCE'S FUNDING PRIORITIES, AND (3) THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THEN REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SCIENCE AND MEDICAL COMMITTEE AND MAKES FINAL APPROVAL FOR FUNDING.IMPLEMENTED IN 2006, THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE CAPTURES CLINICAL DATA TO DOCUMENT THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE ON A PERSON'S HEALTH OVER THEIR LIFETIME. AS OF DECEMBER 2013, 1,300 PEOPLE WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT FROM AMONG 15 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 2013, THE TS ALLIANCE INVESTED $484,160 IN THE TSC DATABASE. THIS REPRESENTS A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE OVER PRIOR YEARS FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, THE TS ALLIANCE BEGAN DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF 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, MORE FUNDING WAS PROVIDED TO THE 15 PARTICIPATING SITES TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETENESS OF RECORDS PRIOR TO MOVING TO THE NEW PLATFORM. THE TS ALLIANCE RECEIVED A ONE-YEAR $70,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY RESEARCH FOUNDATION IN FALL 2013, WHICH WILL UNDERWRITE A PORTION OF THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF THE TSC DATABASE THROUGH 2014. A CONTRACT WITH NOVARTIS WAS EXECUTED IN NOVEMBER 2012 TO PROVIDE TS ALLIANCE WITH FUNDING TO ENHANCE AND GROW THE TSC DATABASE THROUGH 2015. THE TS ALLIANCE HOSTED THE 2013 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE ON TSC AND RELATED DISORDERS: MOLECULES TO MEDICINES ON JUNE 20-23, 2013, AT THE OMNI SHOREHAM HOTEL IN WASHINGTON, DC. NEARLY 200 RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS AND OTHER CONSTITUENTS ATTENDED THIS SUCCESSFUL AND PRODUCTIVE CONFERENCE. THE CONFERENCE'S OPENING SESSION REVEALED NEW DATA ON MULTIPLE CELLULAR MECHANISMS THAT IMPACT MTOR ACTIVITY, WHICH IS ELEVATED IN TSC. SOME OF THESE MECHANISMS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH DRUGS BEING TESTED IN ANIMAL MODELS OF TSC. THE CONFERENCE'S KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY DR. MUSTAFA SAHIN OF BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DISCUSSED HOW ALTERATIONS IN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NEURONS IN THE BRAIN OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE NEUROLOGIC AND NEUROPSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS THAT SO FREQUENTLY OCCUR IN TSC. A SESSION ON CLINICAL STUDIES COVERED LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST CLINICAL TRIALS IN TSC AND IDEAS FOR FUTURE CLINICAL TRIALS IN TSC. THE SESSION ON GENETICS REVEALED THAT NO THIRD GENE HAS YET BEEN IDENTIFIED TO CAUSE TSC AND THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS IN WHOM MUTATIONS COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED ARE NOW BEING FOUND TO BE MOSAIC FOR TSC1 OR TSC2 MUTATIONS, MEANING ONLY SOME OF THOSE PERSONS' CELLS CARRY MUTATIONS. THE FINAL TWO SESSIONS OF THE CONFERENCE DISCUSSED BOTH ANIMAL MODELS AND CLINICAL DATA FROM WHICH WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE TSC DISEASE PROCESS AND HOW WE MIGHT IDENTIFY NEW TREATMENTS OR HOW WE MIGHT MORE EFFECTIVELY DELIVER CARE USING EXISTING TREATMENTS. WORKING GROUPS HELD DURING THE CONFERENCE ENABLED ATTENDEES FROM ALL DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS TO TACKLE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS, INCLUDING HOW TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC AND HOW TO UTILIZE AND DEVELOP A BIOBANK OF TISSUE AND BLOOD OR URINE SAMPLES FROM PEOPLE WITH TSC. A TOTAL OF 16 RESEARCH AWARDS WERE FUNDED DURING 2013 FOR $903,892. THE TS ALLIANCE ROTHBERG COURAGE AWARD FOR RESEARCH CONTINUED SUPPORTING THREE ONGOING PROJECTS: (1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEIZURE TRACKER AS AN EPILEPSY CLINICAL TRIAL TOOL; (2) THE TSC NEUROCOGNITIVE TRIAL, A CLINICAL STUDY OF EVEROLIMUS EFFECTS ON NEUROCOGNITION AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON AND CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER; (3) A STUDY BY DR. ELIZABETH HENSKE (BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL) TO DETERMINE WHETHER INHIBITION OF AUTOPHAGY MIGHT KILL ABNORMALLY GROWING CELLS IN TSC. THE TS ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT NINE RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, FIVE NEW RESEARCH AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR; FUNDING BEGAN IN 2013 FOR THREE OF THESE, AND FUNDING OF THE OTHERS WILL BEGIN IN 2014. THE THREE NEWLY FUNDED AWARDS BEGINNING IN 2013 WERE TO (1) DR. CARMEN PRIOLO (BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL) TO STUDY POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS IN BLOOD TO ASSESS PROGRESSION OF LAM, (2) DR. REBECCA IHRIE (VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY) TO STUDY THE CELLULAR ORIGIN OF SUBEPENDYMAL GIANT CELL ASTROCYTOMAS IN TSC TO DETERMINE NEW APPROACHES TO TREATMENT, AND (3) DR. DAVID KWIATKOWSKI (BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL) TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE BIOSAMPLES FROM A NEW EUROPEAN CLINICAL TRIAL TO TREAT OR PREVENT INFANTILE SPASMS IN TSC. AMONG THE NINE ONGOING GRANTS, THE TSC DRUG SCREENING PROGRAM CONTINUED SPONSORING RESEARCH BY 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. THE DRUG SCREENING PROGRAM ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT PROJECTS TESTING DRUGS FOR THEIR POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS OF TSC. DR. MUSTAFA SAHIN (CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON) IS WORKING TO IDENTIFY COMPOUNDS THAT REVERSE CHANGES INDUCED BY LOSS OF TSC2 IN CULTURED NEURONS AND TO UNDERSTAND THEIR IMPACT ON LEARNING AND BEHAVIORAL DEFECTS IN MICE DEFICIENT IN TSC1 OR TSC2. DR. SEOK-HYUNG KIM (VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY) IS SCREENING COMPOUNDS TO REVERSE ABNORMAL NEURONAL PHENOTYPES IN TSC2 MUTANT ZEBRAFISH.THE FINAL RESEARCH AWARD CONSISTED OF $240,252 TO HELP SUPPORT THE TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM AND LEVERAGE NIH FUNDING. THE FIVE CLINICS COMPRISING THIS CONSORTIUM RECEIVED NIH GRANTS TO CONDUCT TWO CLINICAL STUDIES INITIATED IN 2013 THAT ARE ENROLLING PARTICIPANTS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. 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 WILL DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROCESSES TO FORM THE BASIS OF AN ONGOING AND GROWING TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK. 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 ALLIANCE'S 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 2,272 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DEALING WITH TSC. THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION ATTENDED 26 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 2013 THERE WERE THERE ARE 23 EDUCATIONAL LIAISON VOLUNTEERS, WORKING IN 23 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 MORE THAN 1,000 FREE PARENT TRAININGS AND WEBINARS ON EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY OFFERED TO FAMILIES DEALING WITH EDUCATIONAL ISSUES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. A NEW EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY PUBLICATION WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP YOUNG ADULTS SELF-ADVOCATE AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL "WHAT COLLEGE PROFESSORS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TSC."THERE WERE 9 ADULT TOPIC CALLS HELD ON TOPICS SPECIFIC TO INDEPENDENT AND SEMI-INDEPENDENT ADULTS WITH TSC. A PILOT ADULT TOPIC CALL WAS HELD FOR PARENTS OF DEPENDENT ADULTS AND A DEPENDENT ADULT TASK FORCE DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION. THE ADULT REGIONAL COORDINATOR PROGRAM DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT ADULTS ONE ON ONE SUPPORTED 1,077 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 OTHER'S EXPERIENCE. PRESENTLY THE TSC POPULATION THROUGH INSPIRE INCLUDES 2,154 MEMBERS FROM 79 COUNTRIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013. IN ADDITION, THE TSC CLINIC AMBASSADORS PROGRAM SUPPORTED 238 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ONE ON ONE IN EIGHT TSC CLINICS LOCATED IN MIAMI, FL; CINCINNATI, OH; COLUMBUS, OH; ATLANTA, GA; NASHVILLE, TN; BIRMINGHAM, AL; DENVER, CO, AND DALLAS, TX.THROUGH THE NETWORK OF 32 VOLUNTEER BRANCHES OF THE ORGANIZATION, CALLED COMMUNITY ALLIANCES, LOCAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE TS ALLIANCE HOSTED 20 EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AND 33 GATHERINGS HELD AT COMMUNITY ALLIANCE LOCATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2013. THESE MEETINGS FACILITATED STRONGER CONNECTIONS AND 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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Expense$196,950ExpenseAmt
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 2013, THE TS ALLIANCE PRODUCED THREE ISSUES OF ITS NATIONAL MAGAZINE, PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS MAILED TO MORE THAN 13,700 CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THE TS ALLIANCE'S WEBSITE INCREASES AWARENESS AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION THOUGH ITS WEBSITE VIA 950,000 TO 1.2 MILLION HITS MONTHLY FROM AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 35,000 UNIQUE VISITORS. THE SITE'S ONLINE MAIL LIST FORM CONTINUES TO CAPTURE 50 OR MORE NEW CONSTITUENTS EVERY MONTH. THE TS ALLIANCE RELIES HEAVILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE CONSTITUENTS AND PROMOTE NEW RESOURCES AND EVENTS. ITS FACEBOOK GROUP BOASTS MORE THAN 5,300 MEMBERS, WHILE ITS TWITTER ACCOUNT HAS 800-PLUS FOLLOWERS. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH A SERIES OF REGIONAL TSC CONFERENCES; FOUR WERE HELD IN 2013 INCLUDING GRAND RAPIDS, MI; NEW YORK, NY; BIRMINGHAM, AL; AND KANSAS CITY, MO. TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, THE TS ALLIANCE HEAVILY PROMOTED TSC GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY ON MAY 15. THIS YEAR'S EVENT INTRODUCED A DEDICATED WEBSITE - TSCGLOBALDAY.ORG, TO HOUSE A "WHERE IN THE WORLD IS TSC?" SOCIAL MEDIA/PHOTO CAMPAIGN WHICH GARNERED 473 PICTURES FROM 34 COUNTRIES AS WELL AS A HUGE FACEBOOK/TWITTER PUSH. IN ADDITION, THE TS ALLIANCE PRESIDENT & CEO AND ITS CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER PARTICIPATED IN 10 RADIO INTERVIEWS, WHICH ULTIMATELY AIRED ON 735 STATIONS REACHING MORE THAN 9.7 MILLION LISTENERS. FINALLY, LONG-TIME TS ALLIANCE SUPPORTER AND FAMED ACTRESS JULIANNE MOORE RECORDED A TSC GLOBAL AWARENESS DAY PSA, WHICH WAS PLAYED 1,326 TIMES ON 154 DIFFERENT STATIONS, REACHING 4.9 MILLION. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A MEDIA TOURS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NOVARTIS AND THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, SHARING THE STORY OF TWO TSC SPECIAL OLYMPIANS. IN MAY, TS ALLIANCE PRESIDENT AND CEO PARTICIPATED IN 10 INTERNET MEDIA BASED INTERVIEWS WITH KATHY GROVES WHO TALKED ABOUT HER FAMILY, LIFE WITH TSC, AND HER SON RYAN AND HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. THE CSO PARTICIPATED IN A RADIO MEDIA TOUR IN NOVEMBER REACHING A TOTAL LISTENERSHIP OF 3,376,000 WITH PLACEMENT ON 17 NETWORKS. THE MEDIA TOUR INCLUDED MANDY AND SCOTT STRIEGEL, WHO ADDRESSED THE FAMILY'S EXPERIENCES LIVING WITH TSC, ESPECIALLY THEIR SON STEVEN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS. TO HELP EDUCATE PEOPLE WITH TSC, PHYSICIANS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THE TS ALLIANCE PRODUCED AND RELEASED EIGHT NEW EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS IN 2013.Desc

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$142,520GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOCUSES ON EDUCATING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT TSC TO FURTHER TSC RESEARCH, AWARENESS AND CLINICAL CARE. IN 2013, THE TS ALLIANCE GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED A MARCH ON CAPITOL HILL RESULTING IN 74 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIGNING A LETTER OF SUPPORT CIRCULATED BY REPRESENTATIVE LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-CA) AND 10 SENATORS SIGNING A BIPARTISAN LETTER OF SUPPORT CIRCULATED BY SENATOR RON WYDEN (D-OR) FOR FY14 APPROPRIATIONS. THE US CONGRESS APPROPRIATED $6 MILLION FOR FY14 TO TSC RESEARCH THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE TSC RESEARCH PROGRAM (TSCRP) ADMINISTERED FROM THE APPROPRIATION IS A COMPETITIVE PEER REVIEW GRANT PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIAL COMMAND, CDMRP, TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX RESEARCH PROGRAM REPORT "TODAY, THE TSCRP IS ONE OF THE LEADING SOURCES OF EXTRAMURAL TSC RESEARCH FUNDING IN THE UNITED STATES. THE TSCRP FILLS IMPORTANT GAPS IN TSC RESEARCH NOT ADDRESSED BY OTHER FUNDING AGENCIES." A HALLMARK ACHIEVEMENT IS TSCRP-SUPPORTED RESEARCH THAT EXAMINED THE ROLE THAT TSC GENES PLAY IN CELL GROWTH AND PROLIFERATION-SPECIFICALLY IN CONTROLLING THE MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN (MTOR) SIGNALING PATHWAY IN CELLS. THIS RESEARCH RAPIDLY LED TO CLINICAL TRIALS, RESULTING IN THE FIRST DRUG APPROVED BY THE FDA SPECIFICALLY FOR TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH TSC. RESEARCH DONE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM HAS RECENTLY LED TO ADDITIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS INCLUDING; TESTING A COMBINATION OF TWO DRUGS TO TREAT LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS (LAM), A LIFE-THREATENING LUNG MANIFESTATION OF TSC 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 A 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, 2013. CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND KEY MEMBERS OF THE TSC RESEARCH AND GRASSROOTS COMMUNITIES ATTENDED THE EVENT.
$22,826PROFESSIONAL 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 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES IN THE JOURNAL PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WORLDWIDE THE LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE DIAGNOSIS, SURVEILLANCE, AND MANAGEMENT OF TSC 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 IS AVAILABLE FREE TO PHYSICIANS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE PUBLISHED CONSENSUS RECOMMENDATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TS ALLIANCE WORKED WITH OTHER ADVOCACY GROUPS REPRESENTING RARE EPILEPSY SYNDROMES TO HELP IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AN INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE REPORT ON THE EPILEPSIES, INCLUDING BUILDING THE HERO WEBSITE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY TO LOCATE RELEVANT CLINICAL STUDIES.THE TS ALLIANCE PARTICIPATED IN AND PRESENTED AT SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS INCLUDING: LAM FOUNDATION CONFERENCE; WORLD ORPHAN DRUG CONGRESS; ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH PROFESSIONALS CONFERENCE; INTERAGENCY COLLABORATIVE TO ADVANCE RESEARCH IN EPILEPSY (ICARE); THE NINDS NONPROFIT FORUM; NORD/DIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RARE DISEASES AND ORPHAN PRODUCTS; PARTNERING FOR CURES; CHILD NEUROLOGY SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING; AND TSC RESEARCH CONFERENCES IN GERMANY AND NORWAY. 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 DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION 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 THE KEY TO INDIVIDUALS HAVING A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.
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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3015629890PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801 ROEDER ROAD NO 750AddressLine1
CitySILVER SPRINGCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code20910ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
MATT BOLGER
CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEITH HALL
VICE CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY SHAPIRO
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MICHAELS
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
REIKO DONATO
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (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
MARK CARROLL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RITA DIDOMENICO
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
PETER CRINO MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID FITZMAURICE
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER GLASSMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$01.00
RON HEFFRON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA JACKSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA LUBBERS
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
ALAN MARSHALL
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
COURTNEY O'MALLEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN NICHOLSON
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)$137,053$13,705$26,6275.00
MARY JANE PERRAUT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$107,852$13,481$10,8955.00
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER45.00$163,642$0$27,013Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$408,547TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$27,186TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$64,535TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns$75,476FederatedCampaignsAmt
Fundraising$1,410,318FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$197,200RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,556,054AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$47,984NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,239,048TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTRACT REVENUE900099$779,327$779,327
CONFERENCE REVENUE900099$203,800$203,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$983,127TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13,335TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13,335ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$124,940SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$124,475SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$465SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$465TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$465ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$18,778FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,410,318ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$109,491FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$90,713TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$90,713ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,984TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$5,984ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,984OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,151,246TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$983,127RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$70,929ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$855,892TotalAmt
Program Services$855,892ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,000TotalAmt
Program Services$48,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$512,765TotalAmt
Program Services$303,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,489ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$141,560FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$736,109TotalAmt
Program Services$436,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$96,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$202,783FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,951TotalAmt
Program Services$12,872ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,945ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,134FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,945TotalAmt
Program Services$45,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,779FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,867TotalAmt
Program Services$52,693ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,060ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,114FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,750TotalAmt
Program Services$1,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,440TotalAmt
Management And General$32,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,517TotalAmt
Program Services$102,517ProgramServicesAmt

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$60,607TotalAmt
Program Services$32,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,922ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,000FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$271,024TotalAmt
Program Services$138,576ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,949ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,499FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,960TotalAmt
Program Services$39,620ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,593ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,747FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,642TotalAmt
Program Services$120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,463TotalAmt
Program Services$168,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,809FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,908TotalAmt
Program Services$141,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,568ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,316FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,683TotalAmt
Program Services$90,422ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,421TotalAmt
Management And General$8,421ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
NATURAL HISTORY DATABAS$484,160$484,160
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE$50,182$0$35,130$15,052
EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE$20,593$697$18,959$937
ALLOCATIONS$0$156,156-$229,921$73,765

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,602TotalAmt
Program Services$2,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,167FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,085,981TotalAmt
Program Services$3,114,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$339,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$632,282FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,936TotalAmt
Program Services$39,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,968FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,334,967BOYAmt
EOY$3,054,646EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$492,140BOYAmt
EOY$248,045EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$336,000BOYAmt
EOY$162,675EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,517BOYAmt
EOY$326,326EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,395BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$155,998BOYAmt
EOY$181,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$553,970LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$350,469LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,412BOYAmt
EOY$203,501EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,452,762BOYAmt
EOY$4,995,018EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,963,191BOYAmt
EOY$9,171,713EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$117,408BOYAmt
EOY$230,387EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,628BOYAmt
EOY$494,483EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$119,036BOYAmt
EOY$724,870EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,255,154BOYAmt
EOY$5,953,119EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,709,557BOYAmt
EOY$1,614,280EOYAmt

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$7,844,155BOYAmt
EOY$8,446,843EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,963,191BOYAmt
EOY$9,171,713EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$65,265ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$21NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$537,401OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,221,297CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,449,542CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,812,563CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,199,643CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,239,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,922,093TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,221,297CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,449,542CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,812,563CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,199,643CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,239,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,922,093TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,461,893SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,460,200PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,704CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,821CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,722CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,794CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,335CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,376TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,967CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,728CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,048CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$51,764TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,019,233TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,517,705GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.89620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97490PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCOME FROM OTHER PROGRAM RELATED ACTIVITIES - 2009 AMOUNT: $ 3,967. 2010 AMOUNT: $ 5,728. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 13,037. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 23,048. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 5,984.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$919FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$141,601FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$142,520FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$3,940,692FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$4,083,212FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$354,161FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$88,540FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$226,416CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$334,138CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$323,610CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$354,161CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,238,325TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,857,488LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$74,182CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$163,120CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$141,410CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$142,520CurrentYearAmt
Total$521,232TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$56,604CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$83,535CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$80,903CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$88,540CurrentYearAmt
Total$309,582TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$464,373GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,007CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$7,688CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$16,179CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$919CurrentYearAmt
Total$31,793TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,750,509BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,523ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$312,223InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$210,174OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,866,081EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.78070BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.17610PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.04320TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$150,655OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,142DepreciationAmt
Book Value$134,513BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,829OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,112DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,717BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$388,486OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$325,215DepreciationAmt
Book Value$63,271BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$203,501TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE$4,994,766
DUE FROM AFFILIATE$252
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,995,018TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,186,343TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$21NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$35,076DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$35,097RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,151,246RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,151,246TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,121,056TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$35,076DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$35,076ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,085,980ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,085,980TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ALLIANCE'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF TWO FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES. THE ALLIANCE'S ENDOWMENT INCLUDE ONE TRADITIONAL DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND ONE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND. THE BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUND SOLELY CONSISTS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND'S UNRESTRICTED NET ASSET BALANCE.
PART 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.

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$48,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$48,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$48,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCH GRANTPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$48,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Valuation Method UsedCASHValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 INCBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15777 WEST CENTURY BLVD STE 880AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90045ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCOMEDY FOR A CURE EVENTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$237,663GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$16,500RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$221,163NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$237,663TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$16,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$221,163TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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)
Name Of Event1WALKSNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$1,032,055GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,032,055CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$54,806OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2LA COMEDY FOR CURENameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$237,663GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$222,318CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$15,345GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$41,345OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$159,378GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$155,945CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,433GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$13,340OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,429,096GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,410,318CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,778GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$109,491OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$109,491DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$90,713NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TS ALLIANCE DOES NOT CONTRACT WITH ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISERS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
75 FRANCIS STREETBOSTONMA02115042312909501(C)(3)$240,717CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH GRANTS
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
DEPT OF FINANCE DEPT AT 40303ATLANTAGA31192620476822501(C)(3)$86,938RESEARCH GRANT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
PO BOX 414413BOSTONMA02241042774441501(C)(3)$122,567RESEARCH GRANT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
PO BOX 414876BOSTONMA02241042697983501(C)(3)$33,000RESEARCH GRANT
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
3333 BURNET AVE ML 7030CINCINNATIOH452293039310833936501(C)(3)$66,000RESEARCH GRANT
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 415649BOSTONMA022415649042103580501(C)(3)$66,000RESEARCH GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:THE TS ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN $17.4 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: - PREDOCTORAL AWARDS - POSTDOCTORAL & CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS - TSC INNOVATOR AWARDS (PREVIOUSLY CALLED JR. AND SR. INVESTIGATOR AWARDS) - TSC WORKSHOP/CONFERENCE GRANT AWARDS - 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 Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 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$137,053$13,705$0$0$0$0$4,112$411$28,045$2,804$169,210$16,920$0$0
STEVEN L ROBERDS
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER$163,642$0$0$0$0$0$4,909$0$23,958$0$192,509$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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.
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 M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSPECIAL EVENTDesc
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$47,984NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (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 2013: THE FOLLOWING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE DISCLOSED: BOARD MEMBER ELIZABETH THIELE, MD, PHD, IS EMPLOYED AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, WHICH RECEIVED A $38,624 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 537,401.
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

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUNDBusinessNameLine1

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801 ROEDER ROAD 750AddressLine1
CitySILVER SPRINGCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code20910ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521926919EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO RECEIVE GIFTS THAT WILL BE INVESTED TO GENERATE PERMANENT INCOME FOR TSAPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status509(A)(3)PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION (TSA)BusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUNDBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$197,200InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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