EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (EIN 52-0856660)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-04-17
IRS object ID
202611079349300326
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-04-17T12:07:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN520982413PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GROSS MENDELSOHN & ASSOCIATES PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11801 PORTER STREET SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBALTIMORECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21230ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN520856660EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEPILBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8003321000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13540 CRAIN HIGHWAY 675AddressLine1Txt
CityBOWIECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20716ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWANDA COOKPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3019183702PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLISA JOHNSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01250416PTIN
Phone4106855512PhoneNum
Preparation2026-03-26PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EPILEPSY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerWANDA COOKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13540 CRAIN HIGHWAY 675AddressLine1Txt
CityBOWIECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20716ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$24,372,937GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EPILEPSY.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1967FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLES AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND CONNECTION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee99TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers1000TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$15,124,954PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$16,885,704CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$593,198PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$438,780CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$393,154PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$150,675CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$517,807PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$1,296,389CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$15,593,499PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,178,770CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$433,621PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$327,949CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$8,723,158PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,139,110CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$236,421PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$290,397CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,707,821CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$7,120,982PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$8,216,746CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$16,514,182PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$18,974,202CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$920,683PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,795,432CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$21,279,936TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$19,977,394TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,457,307TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,086,893TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,822,629NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,890,501NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLES AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND CONNECTION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$10,433,192ExpenseAmt
Revenue$338,780RevenueAmt
DescADVOCACY AND SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES - DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE LIVING WITH EPILEPSY AND SEIZURE DISORDERS, AND THIER FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, RECEIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICES AND CARE. THE FOUNDATION DEVELOPS NATIONWIDE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF NEARLY FIFTY LOCAL EPILEPSY FOUNDATIONS AND CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON EPILEPSY.COM. PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES FOCUS ON ENGAGING PARENTS, CHILDREN AND ADULTS ON IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. THE FOUNDATION ALSO HAS PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO ENDING EARLY DEATH FROM EPILEPSY AND IMPROVING OVERALL WELLNESS. THE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO BE CULTURALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE. THE FOUNDATION AND ITS GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ADVOCATE AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR EPILEPSY PROGRAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,739,509ExpenseAmt
Revenue$100,000RevenueAmt
DescPUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS - PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORTING SERVICES THAT CREATE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS SURROUNDING EPILEPSY. THE PROGRAM UTILIZES TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA CHANNELS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND THROUGH THE DIRECT MAIL PROGRAM WHICH SERVE THE DUAL PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDS FOR THE FOUNDATION AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE FOUNDATION'S CAUSE. THE FOUNDATION EDUCATES THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH MEDIA SOURCES, AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS AND PROFESSIONAL AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED THE EPILEPSY LEARNING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (ELHS) NETWORK, WHICH IS A PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE TO DRIVE QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH TO IMPROVE MEDICAL OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,248,841ExpenseAmt
Grant$327,949GrantAmt
DescRESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND NEW THERAPIES - ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE THERAPIES, PREVENTION, AND CURES FOR ALL FORMS OF EPILEPSIES, AND SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE GAP IN THE RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION CONTINUUM. THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO DEVELOP AN EPILEPSY RESEARCH ECOSYSTEM THAT COVERS ALL PARTS OF THERAPY, FROM IDEA TO MARKET. THE FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH INITIATIVES INCLUDE: INNOVATION PROGRAMS THAT TEST NEW IDEAS AND FOLLOW NEW RESEARCH LEADS AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY, THEIR FAMILIES, ADVOCATES, RESEARCHERS, AND INVESTORS. DIGITAL TOOLS THAT SUPPORT RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE. FUNDING THAT SUPPORTS YOUNG RESEARCHERS TO BRING THEIR IDEAS TO LIFE. PRACTICE SOLUTIONS TO ERADICATE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY (SUDEP).Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$14,421,542TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document54IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee99EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WANDA COOKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3019183702PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13540 CRAIN HIGHWAY 675AddressLine1Txt
CityBOWIECityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20716ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
COURTNEY CAPUTO
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK THEEUWES
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID HAWK
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH GOLDEN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF PARENT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN LANNEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELI CORBETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARYL DRABINSKY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANNINE GARAB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WASIM MALIK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID MOORE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NOAH RICHMOND
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELICA ROIZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY WELDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BERNICE LEE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$451,255$0$30,1030.10
BRANDY FUREMAN
CHIEF OUTCOMES OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$259,791$0$39,9440.10
LAURA WEIDNER
CHIEF ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$225,000$0$22,7550.10
RAHEL ROSNER UNTIL SEPT 2024
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$156,345$0$16,9280.10
WANDA COOK BEG NOV 2024
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER35.00Yes (X)$49,855$0$3,0860.10
NATHAN DEVAULT
VP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS35.00$178,423$0$33,7450.10Yes (X)
KATHLEEN FARRELL
VP PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES35.00$162,248$0$44,9050.10Yes (X)
DANIELLE SOLOMON
VP HUMAN RESOURCES35.00$161,710$0$22,8790.10Yes (X)
CAITLIN GRZESKOWIAK
CHIEF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION OFFICER35.00$165,792$0$11,6050.10Yes (X)
GREGG FORT
VP REGIONAL OPERATIONS35.00$147,826$0$22,2540.10Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,958,245TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$248,204TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K24IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
55 FRUIT STREETBOSTONMA02114CONSULTING SERVICES$388,249
HH ASSOCIATES US INC
203 N LASALLECHICAGOIL60601FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$381,677
VAULT CONSULTING LLC
8401 GREENSBORO DR 500MCLEANVA22102CONSULTING SERVICES$261,120
CBS INTERACTIVE
235 SECOND STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94105CONSULTING SERVICES$200,000
BENEFACTOR GROUP
450 SOUTH FRONT STREETCOLUMBUSOH43215CONSULTING SERVICES$176,724
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$2,945,668FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$3,575,845GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$10,364,191AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$50,110NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$16,885,704TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
AFFILIATE FEES900099$338,780$338,780
ELHS MEMBERSHIP900099$100,000$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$438,780TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$588,026TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$588,026ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,460,427SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$6,897,778SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$437,351SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$437,351TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$437,351ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$2,945,668ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,296,389FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$1,296,389TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$1,296,389ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,178,770TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$438,780RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$1,145,714ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,949TotalAmt
Program Services$202,949ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,000TotalAmt
Program Services$125,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,174,434TotalAmt
Program Services$815,276ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$266,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,596FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,364,936TotalAmt
Program Services$5,851,819ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$911,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$601,934FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$412,418TotalAmt
Program Services$335,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,106FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$854,285TotalAmt
Program Services$674,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,183FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,037TotalAmt
Program Services$259,090ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,388FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,108TotalAmt
Program Services$111,676ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,762ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,670FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,089TotalAmt
Program Services$56,218ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,392FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$290,397TotalAmt
Fundraising$290,397FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,147TotalAmt
Management And General$61,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,988,215TotalAmt
Program Services$3,719,868ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$999,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$269,260FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$842,589TotalAmt
Program Services$461,978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$215,340ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$165,271FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,146TotalAmt
Program Services$114,219ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,561FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,484,124TotalAmt
Program Services$1,280,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,042ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$86,441FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$307,500TotalAmt
Program Services$303,400ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$4,100FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,146TotalAmt
Program Services$14,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,829ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,829FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,682TotalAmt
Program Services$94,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,693ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,693FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,974,202TotalAmt
Program Services$14,421,542ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,844,839ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,707,821FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,992,628BOYAmt
EOY$2,202,848EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$166,430BOYAmt
EOY$165,141EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$287,746BOYAmt
EOY$924,073EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,284BOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,603BOYAmt
EOY$984EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$600,787BOYAmt
EOY$252,358EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$770,087LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$575,672LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,524BOYAmt
EOY$194,415EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,901,746BOYAmt
EOY$11,923,338EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,054BOYAmt
EOY$97,911EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,723,134BOYAmt
EOY$4,216,326EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,279,936BOYAmt
EOY$19,977,394EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,270,845BOYAmt
EOY$2,001,668EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$154,165BOYAmt
EOY$43,142EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,297BOYAmt
EOY$42,083EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,457,307BOYAmt
EOY$2,086,893EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,562,818BOYAmt
EOY$12,479,614EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,259,811BOYAmt
EOY$5,410,887EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,822,629BOYAmt
EOY$17,890,501EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,279,936BOYAmt
EOY$19,977,394EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,795,432ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$690,199NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$173,105OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$18,909,147CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,369,605CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,834,892CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,124,954CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,885,704CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$90,124,302TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,909,147CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,369,605CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,834,892CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,124,954CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,885,704CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$90,124,302TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,878,122SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$77,246,180PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$299,873CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$88CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$430,345CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$482,518CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$588,026CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,800,850TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,325CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$125,457CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$53,550CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,648CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$223,980TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$92,149,132TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.83830PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86730PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$54,940FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$276,549FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$331,489FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$18,642,714FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$18,974,203FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$949,067CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$975,709CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,924,776TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,887,164LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$411,729CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$253,548CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$362,192CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$331,489CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,358,958TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$237,267CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$243,927CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$981,194TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,471,791GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$49,458CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$13,165CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$60,808CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$54,940CurrentYearAmt
Total$178,371TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,480,072BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$224,320InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$51,215OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,653,177EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,257,574BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$257,258InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$34,760OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,480,072EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,349,419BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$50,705InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$41,140OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,257,574EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,896,037BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$546,368InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$250OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,349,919EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,334,076BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$781,076InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,219,115OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,896,037EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$770,087OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$575,672DepreciationAmt
Book Value$194,415BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$194,415TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS$12,437
AFFILIATE DUES$52,795
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST$3,526,827
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSETS$41,960
DUE FROM AFFILIATES$582,307
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,216,326TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$42,083Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$42,083TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCLUDE PERPETUAL FUNDS HELD BY OUTSIDE INVESTMENT COMPANIES. INCOME IS EITHER FOR THE UNRESTRICTED USE OF THE FOUNDATION OR FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION AND ITS CONSOLIDATED NONPROFIT AFFILIATES ARE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND, AS SUCH, ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. EPILEPSY VENTURES FUND IS CONSIDERED A DISREGARDED ENTITY, AND IS THEREFORE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE A SEPARATE INCOME TAX RETURN AS THE REVENUE AND EXPENSES ARE REFLECTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S TAX RETURN. INCOME THAT IS NOT RELATED TO EXEMPT PURPOSES, LESS APPLICABLE DEDUCTIONS, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE FOUNDATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE YEAR. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS REFLECTED IN THESE STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED.
SCHEDULE D, PART XIIITHE CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST WAS ELIMINATED FOR TAX REPORTING.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedCONSULTING SERVICESSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$226,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$226,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$226,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRegionTxt
Purpose Of Grant2024 SHARK TANK WINNERPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$125,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
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
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF EXPENDITURES AND ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS OF GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
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 Line1HH GLOBALBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1203 N LASALLEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISING CONSULTANTActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$657,975GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$290,397RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$364,575NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$657,975TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$290,397TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$364,575TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NATIONAL WALK TO END EPILEPSYEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$936,082GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$936,082CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,470FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$374,258OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LOCAL WALK TO END EPILEPSYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$722,070GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$722,070CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$1,904FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$55,532OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total31OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,287,516GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,287,516CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$10,322RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$345FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$848,558OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$2,945,668GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,945,668CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$10,322RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$7,719FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,278,348OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,296,389DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$1,296,389NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NEUROVIEW TECHNOLOGY INC
101 HILLSIDE AVEENGLEWOODNJ07631813038186501(C)(3)$75,000$0SHARK TANK WINNER
AMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION
201 CHICAGO AVENUE SOUTHMINNEAPOLISMN55415411717098501(C)(3)$50,000$0SUPPORT THE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
FOUNDATION NEUROTECH
626 W MORELAND BLVDWAUKESHAWI53188871241408501(C)(3)$12,500$0SHARK TANK WINNER

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION GENERALLY REQUIRES DOCUMENTATION OF EXPENDITURES AND ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS OF GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
BERNICE LEE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$365,750$0$85,505$0$0$0$18,640$0$11,463$0$481,358$0$0$0
BRANDY FUREMAN
CHIEF OUTCOMES OFFICER$249,791$0$10,000$0$0$0$18,185$0$21,759$0$299,735$0$0$0
LAURA WEIDNER
CHIEF ADVOCACY AND GOVERNMENT RELATI$215,000$0$10,000$0$0$0$15,450$0$7,305$0$247,755$0$0$0
NATHAN DEVAULT
VP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS$174,923$0$3,500$0$0$0$7,137$0$26,608$0$212,168$0$0$0
KATHLEEN FARRELL
VP PUBLIC HEALTH OUTCOMES$158,748$0$3,500$0$0$0$11,357$0$33,548$0$207,153$0$0$0
DANIELLE SOLOMON
VP HUMAN RESOURCES$158,210$0$3,500$0$0$0$11,215$0$11,664$0$184,589$0$0$0
CAITLIN GRZESKOWIAK
CHIEF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION OFFICE$162,292$0$3,500$0$0$0$11,605$0$0$0$177,397$0$0$0
RAHEL ROSNER UNTIL SEPT 2024
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$156,345$0$0$0$0$0$8,534$0$8,394$0$173,273$0$0$0
GREGG FORT
VP REGIONAL OPERATIONS$144,326$0$3,500$0$0$0$10,348$0$11,906$0$170,080$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationRAHEL ROSNER RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF 34,435ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,110NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PART OF ITS CODE OF ETHICS THAT IS SHARED WITH ALL VOLUNTEERS, BOARD MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AFFILIATES. BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF ANNUALLY COMPLETE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, WHICH IS KEPT ON FILE AT FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS. FOUNDATION POLICY REQUIRES ANYONE WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO REVEAL THE CONFLICT DURING ANY DISCUSSIONS, DECISIONS, OR ACTIONS THAT TAKE PLACE IN WHICH A CONFLICT MAY ARISE, AND TO RECUSE HIM OR HERSELF FROM THE DECISION MAKING OR ACTION ITEM. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAINTAINS AND REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EPILEPSY FOUNDATION HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. THE COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS AND APPROVES ALL COMPENSATION FOR C-SUITE EXECUTIVES (KEY EMPLOYEES). THE CEO IS HIRED AND COMPENSATION TERMS ARE SET BY A CONTRACT WHICH HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS, ALL WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS, AND INCLUDES THE CEO AS A NONVOTING MEMBER. DURING THE PROCESS FOR CONTRACT DETERMINATION, THE CEO IS RECUSED FROM ALL MEETINGS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT CONCERN HIS/HER CONTRACT TERMS. THE CHAIR OF THE FOUNDATION NEGOTIATES THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE CEO UNDER THE DIRECTION AND WITH APPROVAL OF TERMS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. IN ORDER TO DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE SALARY AND COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE DATA FROM THE WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA FOR THE CEO POSITION, AS WELL AS DATA FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION OF CEOS FOR COMPARABLY SIZED AND SIMILARLY SITUATED NONPROFIT ENTITIES. SOURCES REVIEWED AT LAST CONTRACT NEGOTIATION FOR THE CEO INCLUDED THE NATIONAL HEALTH COUNCIL SURVEY DATA, THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES SURVEY FOR THE WASHINGTON, DC METRO AREA, DATA FROM THE AMERICAN RESEARCH COMPANY'S GENERAL SURVEY, AND HEALTH AND DISEASE SEGMENT FOR ALL GEOGRAPHY, FOR THE DC METRO AREA. BASED UPON THIS DATA, A SALARY RANGE IS DETERMINED FOR THE CEO POSITION. MINUTES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS AND ACTIONS CONCERNING COMPENSATION ARE KEPT AT THE FOUNDATION'S HEADQUARTERS EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA 52-0856660 OFFICE. IN ADDITION, THE SIGNED CONTRACT SETTING SALARY AND COMPENSATION AND ALL TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CEO ARE MAINTAINED IN THE FOUNDATION'S HEADQUARTERS. DOCUMENTATION OF THE DATA SOURCES, THE COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS MADE, AND THE RESULTS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DELIBERATIONS, AND MINUTES OF MEETINGS DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THESE FILES. ANNUAL REVIEW OF CEO PERFORMANCE IS DONE BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION (WITHOUT THE CEO BEING PRESENT), WITH A FORMAL WRITTEN REVIEW REQUIRED. THIS PERFORMANCE REVIEW SERVES AS THE BASIS FOR AN ANNUAL BONUS FOR THE CEO, IF ANY, WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE CEO CONTRACT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE EPILEPSY FOUNDATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,719,868. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 999,087. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 269,260. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,988,215.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST 173,105.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Business Name Line1EPILEPSY VENTURES FUND LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Primary ActivitiesEPILEPSY INVESTMENTSPrimaryActivitiesTxt
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Business Name Line1EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt

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EPILEPSY REASEARCH FOUNDATION
3540 CRAIN HIGHWAY STE 675BOWIEMD20716562369930RESEARCHMD501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IEPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA0
EPILEPSY SERVICES OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
1046 EAST BRANDON BOULEVARD STE 3BRANDONFL33511593151484RESEARCHFL501(C)(3)LINE 7EPILEPSY FOUNDATION OF AMERICA0
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
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