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INTERNATIONAL RETT SYNDROME FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL RETT SYNDROME FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1682518)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-07-31
IRS object ID
202542129349301564
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Return2025-07-31T14:00:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Barnes Dennig & Co LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1150 East Fourth StreetAddressLine1Txt
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Filer Filer

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Phone5138743020PhoneNum

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PersonLaura HameedPersonNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Principal OfficerMelissa KennedyPrincipalOfficerNm

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Gross Receipts$8,730,876GrossReceiptsAmt
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DescOur commitment to finding treatments and a cure for Rett syndrome compels us to advance cutting edge research. Through our research programs we fund basic, translational grants throughout the world. We fund post-doctoral researchers, host science symposia to allow for discussions and networking of the world's Rett experts. We fund compound development directly through financial support of high throughput screening systems as well as financially supporting clinical trials. We actively support a clinical research network that develops care guidelines and contributes to a data registry that builds upon the NHS funded Natural History Study, and aims to continue to deepen our understanding of Rett syndrome and support drug development.Desc

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Expense$1,084,461ExpenseAmt
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DescWe empower families through our robust educational programming, consisting of free monthly webinars covering health care topics of interest to families, as well as 4 in-person regional education days. We provide 24/7/365 access to 2 staff members who are devoted to family engagement. We provide educational materials for families, caregivers, schools and therapists. We advocate to federal officials, keeping Rett syndrome on the list of funding priorities. We work with industry in the design of clinical trials, ensuring the clinical trial environment is family centered. We support a network of clinics in North America that is building guidelines for clinical care, making those guidelines available to families as they work with their child's care team, ensuring they are receiving appropriate care.Desc
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Business Name Line1Brittney GibsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone5138743020PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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Jospeh Horrigan MD
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lisa Monteggia PhD
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Pass PharmD
Chairman1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mitch Bleske
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Gordon Rich
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Alan Shukovsky
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Mehta Esq
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Mary Forrest Engel
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Wood
Vice Chairman0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Laura Stoppel PhD
Trustee0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Parthy Evans
Trustee - Start 07/240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Marconi CPA
Trustee - Start 07/240.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melissa Kennedy - Exit 1224
Chief Executive Officer40.00$186,940$0$2,279Yes (X)
Nupur Garg
VP of Research40.00$187,300$0$7,384Yes (X)
Timothy Frank
Development Director40.00$116,466$0$2,264Yes (X)
Meghan Cordeiro
Marketing & Communication Director40.00$113,308$0$6,234Yes (X)
Drew Jones
VP of Clinical Development40.00$108,976$0$839Yes (X)
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Management And General$2,502ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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EOY$50,000EOYAmt

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BOY$49,589BOYAmt
EOY$37,098EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,215BOYAmt
EOY$338,142EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,582,266BOYAmt
EOY$3,780,033EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,301,924BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$717,274ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$180,212NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$721OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,832,035CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,006,260CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,581,751CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,586,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,808,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,814,567TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,832,035CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,006,260CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,581,751CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,586,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,808,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,814,567TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$465,362SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$18,349,205PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$78,707CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$100,997CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$74,911CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$125,135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$118,142CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$497,892TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$19,643CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,422CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$355CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$28,420TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,340,879TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$805,909GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther Income - 2021 Amount: $ 19,643. 2022 Amount: $ 8,422. 2023 Amount: $ 355.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,103,954BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$142,027InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$62,380AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,183,601EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,030,621BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$128,447InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$55,114AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,103,954EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,366,359BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$223,748InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$111,990OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,030,621EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,279,391BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$168,526InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$70,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$11,558AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,366,359EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,203,115BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$135,634InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$59,358OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,279,391EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRight to Use LiabilityDesc
Amt$37,098Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$37,098TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,898,730TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$180,212NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$11,965DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$281,848OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$113,601RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,785,129RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$28,619InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$28,619RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,813,748TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,795,495TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$11,965DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$281,127OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$293,092ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,502,403ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$28,619InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$28,619ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,531,022TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:Money earned from the endowment funds will be used to fund our program service of Research or Family Empowerment.
Part X, Line 2:IRSF is exempt from income taxes under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code and a similar provision of Ohio law. However, the IRSF is subject to federal income tax on any unrelated business taxable income. IRSF's IRS Form 990 is subject to review and examination by federal and state authorities. IRSF believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and therefore, does not have any uncertain income tax positions that are material to the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special Event Expense 281,127. Change in Beneficial Interest in Trust 721.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special Event Expense 281,127.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Grants to recipients in the regionResearch Grant$160,837
Middle East and North Africa00Grants to recipents in the regionResearch Grant
East Asia and the Pacific00Grants to recipents in the regionResearch Grant$17,680
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$178,517SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$178,517TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Other$160,837Electronic Fund/Wire Transfer$0
East Asia and the PacificOther$17,680Electronic Fund/Wire Transfer$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
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
ExplanationOur Grant award process includes a letter of intent (LOI) submitted to the Foundation. LOIs are reviewed to determine whether the described project fits the intended research program and grant mechanism. Applicants with eligible LOIs are asked to submit a full grant application and a peer-review meeting of scientific reviewers is convened to determine which projects have the highest scientific merit. Research grants are recommended to the foundation's Board of Directors who vote to approve. Researchers are then required to sign an acceptance agreement with the foundation and are required to submit two reports a year on progress. The Chief Science Officer and Manager of Grants & Research review the reports and corresponds with the researcher to ensure proper use of funds. The Foundation makes quarterly payments to all researchers, unless there is a special exception.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Raise a Glass HoustonEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$157,142GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$139,239CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$17,903GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$14,938RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$22,976FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$14,775OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Ohio Magato StrollEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$148,168GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$148,168CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$141NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$5,489RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$519FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$261EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$12,526OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total33OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,584,262GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$910,809CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$673,453GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$15,851NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$65,230RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$23,557FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$6,687EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$98,177OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,889,572GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,198,216CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$691,356GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$15,992NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$85,657RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$47,052FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,948EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$125,478OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$281,127DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$410,229NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
North Carolina State University
2601 Wolf Village Way Suite 240 CB7514RaleighNC27606566000756$120,982$0Rett Syndrome Research
The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
399 Revolution Drive Suite 740SomervilleMA02145042697983$300,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
Vanderbilt University
110 21st Avenue SouthNashvilleTN37203620476822$137,500$0Rett Syndrome Research
The Regents of the University of Colorado
1800 Grant Street Suite 600DenverCO80203846000555$137,500$0Rett Syndrome Research
Regents of the University of California
1850 Research Park Drive Suite 300DavisCA95618943067788$50,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
The Rockefeller University
1230 York AvenueNew YorkNY10065131624158$120,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
Whitehead University
455 Main StreetCambridgeMA02142061043412$50,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
104 Airport Drive Ste 2200 Box 1350Chapel HillNC27599566001393$100,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd MC9029DallasTX75390756002868$137,500$0Rett Syndrome Research
University of Colorado Denver
Grants Contracts 213631 TB PO Box910238DenverCO80291846000555$125,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
University of Virginia Rector & Visitors
101 North Emmet StreetCharlottesvilleVA22903546001796$100,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Sponsored Programs 21North Park Street Suite 6301MadisonWI53715396006492$300,000$0Rett Syndrome Research
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org12Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOur Grant award process includes a letter of intent (LOI) submitted to the Foundation. LOIs are reviewed to determine whether the described project fits the intended research program and grant mechanisms. Applicants with eligible LOIs are asked to submit a full grant application and a peer-review meeting of scientific reviewers is convened to determine which projects have the highest scientific merit. Research grants are recommended to the foundation's Board of Directors who vote to approve. Researchers are then required to sign an acceptance agreement with the foundation and are required to submit two reports a year on progress. The Chief Science Officer and Manager of Grants & Research review the reports and corresponds with the researcher to ensure proper use of funds. The Foundation makes quarterly payments to all researchers, unless there is a special exception.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng 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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Nupur Garg
VP of Research$187,300$0$0$0$0$0$7,384$0$0$0$194,684$0$0$0
Melissa Kennedy - Exit 1224
Chief Executive Officer$186,940$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$2,279$0$189,219$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$131,317NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe organization emails the 990 to board members, asking for comments or questions before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAnnually the entire board reviews the policy and a vote is taken. Additionally, when new members are elected they receive the policy and acknowledge their agreement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15We investigated compensation of other like-sized organizations. We also benchmarked against other nonprofits on their websites. Compensation is approved by the board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents of the organization are available on the Ohio Secretary of State's website. The financial statements are available within the annual report which is available upon request. The conflict of interest policy is available upon request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Change in Beneficial Interest in Trust 721.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:There were no changes to the process in the current year.