BRAIN BOWL EVENTS INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $251K · expenses $371K · assets $35K
- EIN
- 83-0638602
- Address
- 9825 MARINA BLVD, BOCA RATON, FL 33428-6628
- Website
- https://brainbowlevents.org
- NTEE code
- G83
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Mission Statement: Highlighting and fundraising for other Alzheimers, Parkinsons and dementia-related non-profits, uniting all of us to help raise awareness, promote understanding and support those living in our community and their loved ones coping with neurocognitive disorders.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Long (former) | Worker | 2022 | $1,469 | $1,469 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Higer-Polani | President | 2019-2024 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lior Polani | Secretary | 2023-2024 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ariel Polani | CFO | 2023-2024 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rachel Lenner (former) | Vice President | 2018-2022 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cheryl Van Hare (former) | Vice President | 2018-2022 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Pamela Higler Polani (former) | President | 2018 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Higer-Polani | President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lior Polani | Secretary | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ariel Polani | CFO | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Higer Polani | President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lior Polani | Secretary | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ariel Polani | CFO | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $1K · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Long | Worker | - | $1,469 | $0 | $0 | $1,469 | 1 |
| Pamela Higer Polani | President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Lenner | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cheryl Van Hare | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Higer Polani | President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Lenner | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cheryl Van Hare | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Higer Polani | President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Lenner | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cheryl Van Hare | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Higer Polani | President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Lenner | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cheryl Van Hare | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamela Higler Polani | President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rachel Lenner | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cheryl Van Hare | Vice President | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2024 · 6 grants to organizations · $138K
Listed grants add up to $137,516; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $148,910. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $26K
Listed grants add up to $26,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $39,674. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
2022 · 2 grants to organizations · $132K
Listed grants add up to $132,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $137,536. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
2021 · 2 grants to organizations · $48K
Listed grants add up to $47,500; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $52,500. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
2020 · 2 grants to organizations · $27K
Listed grants add up to $27,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $38,000. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
2019 · 2 grants to organizations · $15K
Listed grants add up to $14,950; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $24,950. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.
2018 · 3 grants to organizations · $25K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $251,283 | $371,050 | $34,821 | $34,821 | $251,283 | $0 | - | 0 | 100 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $291,445 | $145,319 | $154,588 | $154,588 | $291,445 | $0 | - | 0 | 100 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $244,640 | $267,431 | $8,462 | $8,462 | $244,640 | $0 | $1,469 | 0 | 100 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $120,105 | $120,105 | $31,253 | $31,253 | $120,105 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $43,370 | $66,749 | $31,253 | $31,253 | $43,370 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $160,879 | $130,743 | $57,212 | $57,212 | $160,879 | $0 | - | 0 | 100 |
| 2018 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $193,384 | $166,481 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $193,384 | $0 | - | 0 | 100 |
Funders of this organization
8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $41,578 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARC J LEDER FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BRAIN BOWL EVENTS INC” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $11,000 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| SAM AND SIMONE SPIEGEL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Brain Bowl Events Inc” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $10,000 | 2024 | $5,000 | show |
| JACOB BURNS FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BRAIN BOWL EVENTS INC” | 2021-2022, 2024 | 3 | $8,500 | 2024 | $3,000 | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $5,500 | 2021 | $5,500 | show |
| E M LYNN FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Brain Bowls Events Inc” | 2022 | 1 | $5,000 | 2022 | $5,000 | show |
| GOLDBERG FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BRAIN BOWL EVENTS INC” | 2021, 2023 | 2 | $1,400 | 2023 | $1,200 | show |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BRAIN BOWL EVENTS INC” | 2023 | 1 | $120 | 2023 | $120 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BRAIN BOWL EVENTS INC” | 2022-2023 | 2 | $58 | 2023 | $53 | show |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| HOCUS FOCUS INC | AR | G83 | $286,083 | $229,235 | President | $60,000 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| FIFTY PLUS RACING FOUNDATION INC | TN | G83 | $370,114 | $168,186 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| DAVID MOORE FOUNDATION | NC | G83 | $293,187 | $293,187 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| ALZHEIMERS ALLIANCE - TEXARKANA AREA INC | TX | G83 | $417,367 | $389,726 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| DEMENTIA SPRING FOUNDATION | KY | G83 | $157,184 | $124,183 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| AFRICAN AMERICAN ALZHEIMERS AND WELLNESS ASSOCIATION | OH | G83 | $215,016 | $209,310 | EXECUTIVE DI | $42,400 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| A PLACE TO START INC | ME | G83 | $183,326 | $248,107 | CO-FOUNDER | $70,700 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| JEWISH SENIOR LIFE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC | NY | G83 | $380,784 | $285,340 | BOARD MEMBER / CORP PRES & CEO | $1,057,358 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| OHIO COUNCIL FOR COGNITIVE HEALTH | OH | G83 | $379,062 | $538,754 | DIRECTOR | $205,947 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA SOCIETY | UT | G83 | $219,657 | $454,022 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| MIND WHAT MATTERS | TN | G83 | $133,457 | $127,967 | BOARD MEMBER | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| JOG YOUR MEMORY 5K INC | MA | G83 | $267,312 | $301,142 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| OUTER BANKS DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COALITION INC | NC | G83 | $136,002 | $124,818 | EXECUTIVE DI | $48,512 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| ILLINOIS COUNCIL OF CASE COORDINATION UNITS | IL | G83 | $180,200 | $186,040 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| FOUNDATION OF MEMORY INC | CA | G83 | $173,526 | $14,556 | President and Founder | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| JAMES M DIXON FOUNDATION FOR ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH AND GRANTS | GA | G83 | $145,403 | $128,927 | PRES | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
| DAY BY DAY PROJECT | OH | G83 | $174,094 | $135,164 | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
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| MICHAEL T AND MAJORIE V GASPARIK FOUNDATION | NJ | G83 | $278,552 | $195,761 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code G83, revenue within 2x |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $371,050 spent · pay $0 · grants $148,910 · events $195,847
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $195,847 | $0 | $0 | $195,847 | 52.8% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $148,910 | $148,910 | - | - | 40.1% | |
| Office expenses | $18,331 | $0 | $18,331 | $0 | 4.9% | |
| Fees: management | $7,962 | $0 | $7,962 | $0 | 2.1% | |
| Total | $371,050 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $145,319 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,674 · events $85,888
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $85,888 | $85,162 | $0 | $726 | 59.1% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $39,674 | $39,674 | - | - | 27.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Marketing | $9,518 | $0 | $0 | $9,518 | 6.5% |
| All other expenses | $5,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $0 | 3.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Transaction Fees | $3,882 | $0 | $3,882 | $0 | 2.7% |
| Other (as described) | Outside Contractors | $744 | $0 | $744 | $0 | 0.5% |
| Other (as described) | General Operating Expenses | $613 | $0 | $613 | $0 | 0.4% |
| Total | $145,319 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $267,431 spent · pay $0 · grants $137,536 · events $129,895
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $137,536 | $137,536 | - | - | 51.4% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Event Expenses | $129,895 | $128,426 | $1,469 | $0 | 48.6% |
| Total | $267,431 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $120,105 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,500 · events $67,605
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) Event | Event Expenses | $67,605 | $67,605 | $0 | $0 | 56.3% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $52,500 | $52,500 | - | - | 43.7% | |
| Total | $120,105 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $66,749 spent · pay $0 · grants $38,000 · events $8,582
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $38,000 | $38,000 | - | - | 56.9% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Event Expenses | $8,582 | $8,582 | $0 | $0 | 12.9% |
| Other (as described) | Contractors | $6,975 | $6,975 | $0 | $0 | 10.4% |
| Advertising and promotion | $6,832 | $6,832 | $0 | $0 | 10.2% | |
| Office expenses | $2,773 | $0 | $2,773 | $0 | 4.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,834 | $0 | $1,834 | $0 | 2.7% | |
| Information technology | $1,510 | $0 | $1,510 | $0 | 2.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Taxes and Licnses | $186 | $0 | $186 | $0 | 0.3% |
| Other (as described) | Bank and Credit Card Fees | $57 | $57 | $0 | $0 | 0.1% |
| Total | $66,749 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $130,743 spent · pay $0 · grants $24,950 · events $60,952
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) Event | Event Expenses | $58,652 | $58,652 | $0 | $0 | 44.9% |
| Other (as described) | Contractors | $32,955 | $0 | $32,955 | $0 | 25.2% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $24,950 | $24,950 | - | - | 19.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $8,000 | $8,000 | $0 | $0 | 6.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank and Credit Card Fees | $2,902 | $2,902 | $0 | $0 | 2.2% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $2,300 | $0 | $0 | $2,300 | 1.8% | |
| Office expenses | $923 | $0 | $923 | $0 | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Taxes and Licnses | $61 | $0 | $61 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Total | $130,743 | 100% |
2018 · Form 990 · $166,481 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,271 · events $119,237
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) Event | Event Expenses | $118,744 | $118,744 | $0 | $0 | 71.3% |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $26,271 | $26,271 | - | - | 15.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Contractors | $10,444 | $0 | $10,444 | $0 | 6.3% |
| Information technology | $4,421 | $0 | $4,421 | $0 | 2.7% | |
| Office expenses | $2,843 | $0 | $2,843 | $0 | 1.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank and Credit Card Fees | $2,559 | $0 | $2,559 | $0 | 1.5% |
| Other (as described) | Taxes and Licnses | $706 | $0 | $706 | $0 | 0.4% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $493 | $0 | $0 | $493 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $166,481 | 100% |
State business registration
- BRAIN BOWL EVENTS INC FL, Domestic nonprofit corporation (DOMNP), Active, formed 2018-05-04
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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