NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 95-3018799)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-04-13
IRS object ID
201201049349300335
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2011v1.2
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION DBA TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO FINDING A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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DescriptionRESEARCH PROGRAM: THE TS ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN $15.3 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 THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL TSC RESEARCH CONFERENCE. 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 GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF SCIENTISTS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE TOPIC AREA FOR SCIENTIFIC MERIT, (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.THE RESEARCH 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. IMPLEMENTED IN 2006, THE TSC NATURAL HISTORY DATABASE IDENTIFIES SPECIFIC CORRELATIONS BETWEEN TSC GENE MUTATIONS AND THE IMPACT OF THE DISEASE ON A PERSON'S HEALTH OVER THEIR LIFETIME. AS OF DECEMBER 2011 MORE THAN 1,120 PEOPLE WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT FROM AMONG 15 U.S.-BASED SITES AND ONE INTERNATIONAL SITE. 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. THE TS ALLIANCE RECEIVED A TWO-YEAR $200,000 GRANT AWARD FROM THE PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, WHICH WILL HELP UNDERWRITE ABOUT HALF THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE TSC DATABASE THROUGH 2013.THE TS ALLIANCE HOSTED THE 2011 INTERNATIONAL TSC RESEARCH CONFERENCE, "SUMMIT ON DRUG DISCOVERY IN TSC AND RELATED DISORDERS", WHICH PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RESEARCH AND HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS THE LATEST PROGRESS IN CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL, AND BASIC RESEARCH. EXCITING NEW CLINICAL DATA PRESENTATIONS DESCRIBED THE EFFICACY OF EVEROLIMUS AND SIROLIMUS AT REDUCING GROWTH OF TUMORS IN THE BRAIN AND KIDNEY, RESPECTIVELY. ADDITIONALLY, A SMALL CLINICAL STUDY DEMONSTRATED ENCOURAGING EFFECTS OF SIROLIMUS ON REDUCING THE SEVERITY OF FACIAL ANGIOFIBROMAS. SCIENTISTS ALSO DESCRIBED IMPORTANT PROGRESS ON PRE-CLINICAL STUDIES EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF DRUGS THAT AFFECT OTHER PARTS OF THE MTOR PATHWAY OR OTHER CELLULAR MECHANISMS THAT IMPACT CELL GROWTH. FROM BASIC RESEARCH WE ARE LEARNING NEW BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES - SUCH AS NEURON GROWTH, PROTEIN DEGRADATION IN THE CELL, AND EFFECTS OF GLIAL CELLS ON NEURONAL EXCITABILITY - THAT COULD BE IMPORTANT TARGETS FOR NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES. A TOTAL OF 24 RESEARCH AWARDS WERE FUNDED IN 2011 FOR $1,174,277. THE TS ALLIANCE ROTHBERG COURAGE AWARD FOR RESEARCH CONTINUED SUPPORTING TWO ONGOING PROJECTS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEIZURE TRACKER AS AN EPILEPSY CLINICAL TRIAL TOOL AND THE TSC NEUROCOGNITIVE TRIAL, A CLINICAL STUDY OF EVEROLIMUS EFFECTS ON NEUROCOGNITION INITIATED THIS YEAR AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON AND CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER. THREE NEW COURAGE AWARDS WERE GRANTED IN 2011 FROM NET ASSETS:TO DR. HOPE NORTHRUP(UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT HOUSTON) TO SUPPORT THE IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL TSC GENES, TO DR. JOHN BISSLER (CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MRI-GUIDED HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TO TREAT KIDNEY OR LUNG LESIONS, AND TO DR. ELIZABETH HENSKE(BRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL) TO SUPPORT A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHETHER INHIBITION OF AUTOPHAGY MIGHT KILL ABNORMALLY GROWING CELLS IN TSC.THE TS ALLIANCE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT 13 RESEARCH GRANTS AWARDED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, TWO NEW POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH GRANTS WERE INITIATED THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT YOUNG SCIENTISTS WORKING ON TSC RESEARCH. DR. MAGDALENA TYBURCZY (BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL) WAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR DETERMINING THE MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS OF TSC IN INDIVIDUALS IN WHOM NO TSC1 OR TSC2 MUTATION HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED, AND DR. BRIAN SIROKY (CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER) WAS FUNDED TO STUDY THE ROLE OF ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM STRESS IN THE PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT OF TSC RENAL CELL CYSTIC DISEASE. THE TSC DRUG SCREENING PROGRAM CONTINUED SPONSORING RESEARCH IN DR. ARISTOTELIS ASTRINIDIS' LABORATORY (DREXEL UNIVERSITY) TOWARD FINDING FDA-APPROVED ONCOLOGY DRUGS THAT WILL STOP TUMOR CELL GROWTH IN TSC. THE PROGRAM ALSO CONTINUED FUNDING THE WORK OF DR. JOHN FRANGIONI (BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL), WHO HAS DEVELOPED A NEW SYSTEM FOR IMAGING OF TUMORS IN LIVE MICE AND HAS SET UP A HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREEN USING CELLS IN CULTURE IN ORDER TO PRE-SCREEN POTENTIAL DRUGS AND COMPOUNDS PRIOR TO TESTING IN MICE. THIS YEAR THE TS ALLIANCE AWARDED DRUG SCREENING PROGRAM GRANTS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT WILL TEST DRUGS FOR THEIR POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE NEUROLOGIC MANIFESTATIONS OF TSC. AN AWARD TO DR. MUSTAFA SAHIN (CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON) WAS GRANTED 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. A GRANT TO DR. SEOK-HYUNG KIM (VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY) WAS AWARDED TO SUPPORT THE SCREENING OF COMPOUNDS TO REVERSE ABNORMAL NEURONAL PHENOTYPES IN TSC2 MUTANT ZEBRAFISH. BOTH DRS. SAHIN AND KIM WILL TEST A FEW THOUSAND DRUGS, INCLUDING HUNDREDS OF DRUGS APPROVED BY THE FDA FOR OTHER INDICATIONS, IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY DRUGS THAT IMPROVE NEURONAL FUNCTION AND COULD BE MOVED RELATIVELY RAPIDLY INTO CLINICAL TESTING.AS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN TSC PRODUCES ADDITIONAL IDEAS FOR CLINICAL STUDIES, THE EFFICIENT INITIATION AND CONDUCT OF FUTURE CLINICAL TRIALS WILL REQUIRE INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE TO ENABLE INVESTIGATORS TO QUICKLY AND AFFORDABLY EXECUTE STUDIES. TO BEGIN BUILDING SUCH AN INFRASTRUCTURE, CLINICIANS FROM FIVE TSC CLINICS CAME TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH A TSC CLINICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM THAT CAN EXPAND AS NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE CLINICAL STUDIES. THE TS ALLIANCE CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER IS ON THE LEADERSHIP TEAM OF THE CONSORTIUM.Description

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DescriptionFAMILY 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. THROUGH THE NETWORK OF 32 VOLUNTEER BRANCHES OF THE ORGANIZATION, CALLED COMMUNITY ALLIANCES, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE TS ALLIANCE HOSTED 3 TOWN HALL MEETINGS HELD AT COMMUNITY ALLIANCE LOCATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2011 AS WELL AS 22 OTHER EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AND SUPPORT MEETINGS. THESE MEETINGS FACILITATED STRONGER CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS, RESEARCHERS, AND CLINICIANS IN THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATED THE TSC COMMUNITY ABOUT CLINICAL TRIALS. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO CONTINUED ITS SERIES OF FREE EDUCATIONAL TELECONFERENCES AIMED AT REACHING CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH CLINICAL CARE SPECIALISTS AND SCIENTISTS FROM THE CONVENIENCE OF THEIR HOMES. IN ADDITION, THE DEPARTMENT OF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION SUPPORTS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION INCLUDING DIRECT SUPPORT TWO DAYS PER MONTH AT TSC CLINICS IN MIAMI, CINCINNATI, COLUMBUS OR ATLANTA DURING ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS. IN ADDITION, VOLUNTEER CLINIC AMBASSADORS SUPPORTED INDIVIDUALS IN COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI, ATLANTA, MIAMI AND BIRMINGHAM.THE DIRECTOR OF ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION ATTENDS INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (IEP) MEETINGS IN PERSON, THROUGH SKYPE, AND CONFERENCE CALLS AND ALSO MAINTAINS AN ONGOING BLOG TO ENCOURAGE FREQUENT AND INTERACTIVE CONVERSATION WITH CONSTITUENTS AS THEY ENCOUNTER CHALLENGES ON A DAILY BASIS. THERE ARE 10 ADVOCATE LIAISON VOLUNTEERS, WORKING IN 10 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 309 FREE PARENT TRAININGS AND WEBINARS ON EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY OFFERED TO FAMILIES DEALING WITH EDUCATIONAL ISSUES FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THERE WERE 33 ONLINE CHATS HELD FOR SIBLINGS AGES 8-13, 14-18, AND ADULTS TO SUPPORT ISSUES SIBLINGS FACE ON A DAILY BASIS HAVING A BROTHER OR SISTER WITH TSC. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY ALSO FACILITATES THE ADULT TASK FORCE, WHICH HOLDS MONTHLY TOPIC CALLS IN IDENTIFIED ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO BETTER SUPPORT ADULTS LIVING WITH TSC. FINALLY, THE TS ALLIANCE CREATED A NEW ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK THROUGH "INSPIRE". THIS SOCIAL NETWORK WAS DEVELOPED TO BETTER FIT THE NEEDS OF OUR TSC POPULATION AND INCLUDED 1,012 MEMBERS FROM 53 COUNTRIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2011.Description

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DescriptionPUBLIC 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 2011, THE TS ALLIANCE PRODUCED THREE ISSUES OF ITS NATIONAL MAGAZINE, PERSPECTIVE, WHICH IS MAILED TO MORE THAN 12,000 CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. THE TS ALLIANCE'S WEBSITE INCREASES AWARENESS AND PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION THOUGH ITS WEBSITE VIA 850,000 TO 1 MILLION HITS MONTHLY FROM AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 18,750 UNIQUE VISITORS. THE SITE'S ONLINE MAIL LIST FORM CONTINUES TO CAPTURE 50 OR MORE NEW CONSTITUENTS EVERY MONTH. THE TS ALLIANCE WEBSITE WAS REDESIGNED IN SUMMER 2011 TO REFLECT SIMPLER NAVIGATION, INCORPORATE MORE VIDEO AND ALLOW FOR INSTANT ACCESS TO A WEALTH OF INFORMATION. THE TS ALLIANCE RELIES HEAVILY ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO EDUCATE CONSTITUENTS AND PROMOTE NEW RESOURCES AND EVENTS. ITS FACEBOOK GROUP BOASTS MORE THAN 4,700 MEMBERS, WHILE ITS TWITTER ACCOUNT HAS ALMOST 400 FOLLOWERS. THE TS ALLIANCE ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH A SERIES OF FREE RESEARCH TELECONFERENCES, FEATURING PRESENTATIONS FROM THE NATION'S TOP RESEARCHERS, CLINICIANS AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, WHICH ARE ALSO RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE FOR ALL CONSTITUENTS.Description

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26188PROFESSIONAL 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 PARTICIPATED IN AND PRESENTED AT SEVERAL PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS INCLUDING: THE 2011 BIO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION; CHILD NEUROLOGY FOUNDATION'S ADVISORY BOARD MEETING; COALITION FOR IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH (CIBR); INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH DIMENSIONS OF THE EPILEPSIES; LAM FOUNDATION CONFERENCE; RESEARCH AMERICA'S NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OFFICE OF RARE DISEASES CONFERENCE; NIAMS COALITION 2011 OUTREACH & EDUCATION MEETING; PARTNERING TO ADVANCE THERAPEUTICS FOR NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS: THE NINDS NONPROFIT FORUM; NORD/DIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RARE DISEASES AND ORPHAN PRODUCTS; SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE ANNUAL MEETING AND NIH-SPONSORED EPILEPSY SOCIAL; AND TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL TSC RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN IRELAND. IN ADDITION, THE TS ALLIANCE ATTENDED THE AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY (AES) MEETING IN BALTIMORE, INCLUDING A TSC RECEPTION FOR MORE THAN 50 RESEARCHERS, A MEET-THE-EXPERT PANEL WITH 10 TSC FAMILIES AND 9 TSC CLINICIAN EXPERTS, AND THE TSC SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP SCIENTIFIC SESSION. FINALLY, THE TS ALLIANCE CO-SPONSORED WITH THE CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL CONTINUING EDUCATION, A CME SPEAKER PROGRAM SERIES: EMERGING THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX. FOURTEEN TSC CLINIC DIRECTORS SERVED AS FACULTY. THIS PROGRAM PRESENTED 3 GRAND ROUNDS AND 5 DINNER SESSIONS IN DALLAS, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, ATLANTA AND ST. PAUL. 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. THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION THE TS ALLIANCE HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION ON MORE THAN 300 FREE TRAINING ON EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY FOR FAMILIES DEALING WITH EDUCATIONAL ISSUES FOR THEIR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THERE WERE ALSO 4 EDUCATIONAL SITUATION VIDEOS DEVELOPED AND PLACED ON THE TS ALLIANCE WEBSITE TO SUPPORT PARENTS IN GETTING AN APPROPRIATE EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN. PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH APPROPRIATE EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO INDIVIDUALS HAVING A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE.
163120GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOCUSES ON EDUCATING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT TSC TO FURTHER TSC RESEARCH, AWARENESS AND CLINICAL CARE. IN 2011, THE TS ALLIANCE GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS CONDUCTED A MARCH ON CAPITOL HILL RESULTING IN 40 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SIGNING A LETTER OF SUPPORT CIRCULATED BY REPRESENTATIVE LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-CA) AND 9 SENATORS SIGNING A BIPARTISAN LETTER OF SUPPORT CIRCULATED BY SENATOR SHERROD BROWN (D-OH) FOR FY12 APPROPRIATIONS. THE US CONGRESS APPROPRIATED $6.4 MILLION FOR FY11 IN APRIL 2011 AND $5.1 MILLION FOR FY12 IN DECEMBER 2011 TO TSC RESEARCH THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM IN 2011. 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 THE RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE TSCRP 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, WHICH IS IMPORTANT IN NORMAL CELL GROWTH AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE DISRUPTED IN MANY TYPES OF CANCER. THIS RESEARCH HAS RAPIDLY LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANIMAL MODELS OF TSC AND CLINICAL TRIALS, RESULTING IN THE FIRST DRUG SPECIFICALLY TO TREAT TSC BEING APPROVED BY THE FDA IN OCTOBER 2010. NONE OF THIS PROGRESS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE CRITICAL SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH THE TSCRP.
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Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO1CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other1CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
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Telephone Number3015629890TelephoneNumber

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (28 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
CELIA MASTBAUM
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR5.00XX000
DAVID PARKES
CHAIR5.00XX000
HENRY SHAPIRO
VICE CHAIR5.00XX000
MATT BOLGER
SECRETARY5.00XX000
RITA DIDOMENICO
TREASURER5.00XX000
JULIE BLUM
BOARD MEMBER3.00X000
MARK CARROLL
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
WILL COOPER SR
BOARD MEMBER4.00X000
PETER CRINO MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
REIKO DONATO
BOARD MEMBER4.00X000
WILLIAM FORD
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
JANIE FROST RN
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
JENNIFER GLASSMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
STEVEN GOLDSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
KEITH HALL
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
RON HEFFRON
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
ELIZABETH HENSKE MD
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
LINDA JACKSON
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
CATHY KRINSKY
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
THEODORE MASTROIANNI
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
ALAN MARSHALL
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
KATHY MAYRSOHN
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
JOHN NICHOLSON MD MBA
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
COURTNEY O'MALLEY
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
DAVID SCHENKEIN MD
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
JUDITH SHOULAK
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
ELIZABETH THIELE MD PHD
BOARD MEMBER2.00X000
KARI L ROSBECK
PRESIDENT & CEO50.00X141328288430797
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
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Federated Campaigns76544FederatedCampaigns
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Related Organizations175000RelatedOrganizations
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Noncash Contributions60533NoncashContributions
Total Contributions3875096TotalContributions

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DescriptionRESEARCH PROGRAM REVENDescription
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Total Revenue Column212084TotalRevenueColumn
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue212084TotalProgramServiceRevenue

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$9,722ExclusionAmount

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-283Securities

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Total Other Revenue13037TotalOtherRevenue

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income212084RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1141026Total
Program Services1141026ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total33250Total
Program Services33250ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising23220Fundraising

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total29967Total
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Management And General43801ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising64288Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total67756Total
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Management And General51261ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising170Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total147924Total
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Fundraising322Fundraising

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total151852Total
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Management And General3474ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising22485Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total159976Total
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Management And General12562ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total36133Total
Program Services32370ProgramServices
Management And General3763ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total8428Total
Management And General8428ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
NATURAL HISTORY DATABAS112768112768
BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE569021485668272
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES557148771401126831
CLINIC EXPENSE2848628486

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising542944Fundraising
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total87842Total
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Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising43921Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY2222455EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY864087EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY379000EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY319EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis399132LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec257415LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY145096BOY
EOY141717EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4440518BOY
EOY4221079EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY7808197BOY
EOY7974678EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY78297BOY
EOY143549EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11171BOY
EOY1628EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY56440BOY
EOY77136EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY145908BOY
EOY222313EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5037196BOY
EOY4804940EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1745649BOY
EOY2067981EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY879444BOY
EOY879444EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY7662289BOY
EOY7752365EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY7808197BOY
EOY7974678EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses330893ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes-240817ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years3524716CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3324865CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3221297CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1449542CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3812563CurrentTaxYear
Total15332983Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years3524716CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3324865CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3221297CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1449542CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3812563CurrentTaxYear
Total15332983Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total793585AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total17014539398PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years128476CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years35978CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years4704CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year7821CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year9722CurrentTaxYear
Total186701Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2467CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years13767CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3967CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year5728CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year13037CurrentTaxYear
Total38966Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support15558650TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc4133242GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.93450PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.95560PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals7688FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals155432FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals163120FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals3519642FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals3682762FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals334138FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals83535FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3296364CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2326843CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1226416CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year334138CurrentYear
Total1183761Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,775,642LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3142286CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2152958CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus174182CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year163120CurrentYear
Total532546Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus374091CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus281711CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus156604CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year83535CurrentYear
Total295941Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$443,912GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus316771CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus234107CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus17007CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year7688CurrentYear
Total65573Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance4443045BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions29825Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-47583InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures175000OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses29137AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance4221150EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions13835Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses584775InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses21646AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance4443045EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions13523Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses312223InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures210174OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance3866081EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions6722Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-832060InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures281009OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance3750509EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.20830PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.79170TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R1AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis27000OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation27000Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis336611OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation199524Depreciation
Book Value137087BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis35521OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation30891Depreciation
Book Value4630BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings141717TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValue
INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE4221150
DUE FROM AFFILIATE-71
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets4221079TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionACCRUED COMPENSATIONDescription
Amount$77,136Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts77136TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue3965417TotalRevenue
Total Expenses3634524TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year330893ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments78NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other-$240,895OtherAmount
Total Adjustments-240817TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS90076ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3740848TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments78NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities16248DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues-240895OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990-224569RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal3965417RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9903965417TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3650772TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities16248DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99016248ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal3634524ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9903634524TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: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.
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X:THE ALLIANCE BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. THEREFORE, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. AT A MINIMUM, THE JUNE 30, 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2011 TAX PERIODS ARE OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.
PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN INTEREST IN AFFILIATE AND UNREALIZED LOSS -221,895. LOSS ON SUBLEASE -19,000. TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 8: -240,895.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN INTEREST IN ENDOWMENT FUND -221,895. LOSS ON SUBLEASE -19,000.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegion
Number Of Offices0NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTS TO RECIPIENTSTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedRESEARCH AWARDSSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures33250TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices0SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent33250SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent33250TotalAmountSpent
No Recipient Over5 KXNoRecipientOver5K

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegion
Purpose Of GrantRESEARCH GRANTPurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant33250AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursement
Method Of ValuationCASHMethodOfValuation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS OUTSIDE THE U.S.:SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2: GRANTEE 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.
METHOD USED TO ACCCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES:SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3: CASH

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising EventsXSpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising0AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE ROOM EVENTS INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15777 WEST CENTURY BLVD STE 880AddressLine1
CityLOS ANGELESCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90045ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCOMEDY FOR A CURE EVENTActivity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts212675GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor16500AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization212675NetToOrganization
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts212675TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors16500TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization212675TotalNetToOrganization

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1WALKSNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event11234855GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event11225105CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event19750GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event153500OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2LA COMEDY FOR CURENameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2212675GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2191921CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event220754GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event229728OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events9TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events324761GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events303197CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events21564GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events113079OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total1772291GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total1720223CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events52068GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events196307OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events196307DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-144239NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (14 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressUS/CityStateAddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCodeEIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipientIRC SectionIRCSectionAmount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrantPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
75 FRANCIS STREETBOSTONMA02115042312909501(C)(3)136000CLINCAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH GRANTS
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER
330 BROOKLINE AVENUE E/BR 264BOSTONMA022155491042103881501(C)(3)50000RESEARCH GRANT
DREXEL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
3201 ARCH STREET SUITE 100PHILADELPHIAPA19104231352630501(C)(3)12500RESEARCH GRANT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
DEPT OF FINANCE DEPT AT 40303ATLANTAGA31192620476822501(C)(3)103500RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
PO BOX 4786-750HOUSTONTX77210746000949501(C)(3)50000RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
4326 UNIVERSITY WAY NESEATTLEWA98105916001537501(C)(3)40698RESEARCH GRANT
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
PO BOX 414413BOSTONMA02241042774441501(C)(3)188064RESEARCH GRANT
SEIZURE TRACKER
4008 RONSON DRIVEALEXANDRIAVA223102623110596000RESEARCH GRANT
HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL
25 SHATTUCK ST SUITE 509BOSTONMA02115042103580501(C)(3)49500RESEARCH GRANT
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
PO BOX 29789NEW YORKNY10087135598093501(C)(3)66000RESEARCH GRANT
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
550 1ST AVENEW YORKNY10016135562308501(C)(3)45959RESEARCH GRANT
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
PO BOX 414876BOSTONMA02241042697983501(C)(3)97430RESEARCH GRANT
CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
3333 BURNET AVE ML 7030CINCINNATIOH452293039310833936501(C)(3)152260RESEARCH GRANT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
PO BOX 203382HOUSTONTX772163382741761309501(C)(3)143115RESEARCH GRANT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants13TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations14TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:PART I, LINE 2:SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE TS ALLIANCE HAS FUNDED MORE THAN $15.3 MILLION IN RESEARCH ON TSC SINCE 1984. DIRECTED BY STEVEN L. ROBERDS, PH.D, VICE PRESIDENT AND 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
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 CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org1CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org1CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonKARI L ROSBECKNamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org136526BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs2786CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org4802BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs98BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org4427DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs90DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org25754NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs526NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org171509TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs3500TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART I, LINE 5KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF HER SALARY BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 6KARI LUTHER ROSBECK, PRESIDENT AND CEO, HAS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION EQUAL TO A PERCENTAGE OF HER SALARY BASED ON KEY PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITT
PART IIIKARI LUTHER ROSBECK IS THE CEO OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE AND IS COMPENSATED THROUGH TS ALLIANCE. MS ROSBECK SERVES THE ENDOWMENT WITHOUT COMPENSATION.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XVARIOUS9860533FMV
SPECIAL EVENT
GIFTS & ITEMS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received0NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
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 2011: THE FOLLOWING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WERE DISCLOSED: BOARD MEMBER JANIE FROST'S HUSBAND IS A PARTNER IN THE MINNESOTA EPILEPSY GROUP, WHICH RECEIVED $6,768 FOR DATABASE PAYMENTS FROM TS ALLIANCE. BOARD MEMBER ELIZABETH THIELE, MD, PHD IS EMPLOYED AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL WHICH RECEIVED AN $11,500 GRANT FOR HER WORK ON GLUCOSE RESTRICTION ON TSC AND RECEIVED $15,000 FOR DATABASE PAYMENTS. BOARD MEMBER PETER CRINO, MD, PHD IS EMPLOYED AT UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WHICH RECEIVED $14,040 FOR DATABASE PAYMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE SALARIES OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO, CHIEF STAFF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, 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 5:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 78. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN AFFILIATE AND UNREALIZED LOSS -221,895. LOSS ON SUBLEASE -19,000. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -240,817.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS HAS REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

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

Address US AddressUS

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 TSAPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status509(A)(3)PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ASSOCIATION (TSA)BusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS ALLIANCE ENDOWMENT FUNDBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionType
Amount Involved175000AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmtDetermination

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