2013-07-31T11:37:00-07:00 2012-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2012-01-01 760185588 TIRR Foundation TIRR 7138770489 4605 Post Oak Place Houston TX 77027 Cynthia Adkins 2013-07-31 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Cynthia Adkins 4605 Post Oak Place Suite 222 Houston TX 77027 8136711 false false X www.tirrfoundation.org X 1987 TX TIRR Foundation impacts the lives of those with physical disabilities. The TIRR Foundation fulfills its mission with two signature programs, Mission Connect, a consortium of research doctors and Project Victory, a program to rehabilitate soldiers with brain injuries. 30 29 6 246 0 2192389 1136944 67848 68970 904341 1209944 16735 -17461 3181313 2398397 2185241 1073677 0 449218 460070 0 287642 874990 324773 3509449 1858520 -328136 539877 18401429 19060833 1612064 1326108 16789365 17734725 X TIRR Foundation seeks to improve the recovery, health, and quality of life for people who have sustained a spinal cord or brain injury by funding innovative research to find a cure and by fostering programs that advance rehabilitative medicine. TIRR Foundation is advancing medical science, improving care and enhancing lives. false false 821526 708354 68970 Mission Connect is a unique collaborative research program uniting the region's best neuroscientists and physicians dedicated to the discovery of a new generation of knowledge that will preserve, heal, and fully restore neurological function in people worldwide who have sustained a spinal cord injury. 172489 172489 The TIRR Foundation supports the TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital and its rehabilitative centers with gifts to purchase equipment, subsidize patient care and educational support. The Foundation supports Camp Xtreme, a camp designed for kids 8 to 21 with physical disabilities. 155556 113859 Project Victory provides rehabilitation and combat stress counseling for Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom active duty service members and veterans diagnosed with brain injury or post concussive syndrome. Services are provided at no cost to the client through a grants obtained by TIRR Foundation on behalf of Project Victory. Services within Project Victory are provided by one of our nation's premier rehabilitation centers, the Transitional Learning Center in Galveston, TX. 117121 117121 1266692 true true false false false false false false false true true true false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 6 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 30 29 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X Jana Gunter 7138770486 4605 Post Oak Place Suite 222 Houston TX 77027 Cynthia Adkins 40.00 0.00 X X 173587 0 0 Alan V Ytterberg 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara S Vilutis 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Allan Shivers 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Sale Jr 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jim M Perdue Jr 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brent E Masel MD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bradley H Marks 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Ted Lyons 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 T James Lawhon MD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Kajander 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Suzie Johnson 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lindsay Holstead 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kay Holmes 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Gordon 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lex Frieden 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Randall E Evans 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 William H Donovan MD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ralph N Dizzine 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynn Stark Cutrer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Becky Crane 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Thomas R Conner 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tobias A Cole 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Melinda Chernosky 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John L Carter 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Arcidiacono 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Johnston Andrew 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eugene L Alford MD 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Louis E McCarter 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert S MacIntyre Jr 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jana J Gunter 20.00 0.00 X 50034 0 0 223621 1 false true false 0 194506 942438 1136944 Program service fees 812900 68970 68970 68970 459064 459064 0 0 0 6414558 5663678 750880 750880 750880 57175 194506 74636 -17461 -17461 0 0 0 2398397 68970 1192483 1073677 1073677 0 0 0 223621 57283 107318 59020 0 199607 95090 12156 92361 0 8072 2906 2279 2887 28770 10358 8122 10290 0 9965 5709 4256 18415 18415 0 0 85005 85005 78318 13184 65134 21707 18735 2972 39441 9865 9000 20576 22284 2923 13705 5656 0 22572 269 22303 3144 2771 373 0 0 0 0 7777 2800 2195 2782 15003 3310 8405 3288 Other expenses 1142 1142 0 1858520 1266692 304186 287642 1242353 1442470 0 2728866 2135479 29325 29273 0 0 0 0 16661 24178 129390 76605 51546 52785 13395807 14347873 936871 1028775 0 0 0 18401429 19060833 24911 26552 1587153 1299556 1612064 1326108 X 6557680 7626389 6555336 6421987 3676349 3686349 16789365 17734725 18401429 19060833 539877 405483 X false true X true false X 1023447 1530165 1492218 2192389 1136944 7375163 0 0 1023447 1530165 1492218 2192389 1136944 7375163 2698997 4676166 640637 440842 494323 369160 459064 2404026 0 0 9779189 396774 0.47820 0.62770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4090884 10000 421468 4522352 3977588 120000 -6704 4090884 3579271 398317 3977588 3105450 5170 468651 3579271 3719113 170000 -757018 26645 3105450 0.01220 0.81510 0.17270 false false false 37531 37531 91859 76605 15254 52785 1028775 2718875 405483 405483 2313392 85005 85005 2398397 1773515 1773515 85005 85005 1858520 Part V, Line 4 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The endowment funds' earnings are used for the TIRR Hospital building and patient rooms, education related to spinal cord and brain injuries, Mission Connect research and Camp X-treme. false Connect the Docs 105010 69010 36000 3396 19474 9306 Teeing It Up 104575 90925 13650 8450 6120 4764 2 42096 34571 7525 2072 12329 6000 2725 251681 194506 57175 13918 37923 6000 16795 74636 -17461 true UT Health Science Center at Houston 6431 Fannin St Houston TX 77030 741761309 501(c)(3) 228462 0 Research University of Texas Medical System Fdn 6431 Fannin St Suite JJL-310 Houston TX 77030 741769336 501(c)(3) 32662 0 Research University of Texas Medical Branch PO Box 4786-750 Houston TX 77210 746000949 501(c)(3) 75000 0 Research Transitional Learning Center 1528 Postoffice St Galveston TX 77550 760051888 501(c)(3) 113859 0 Program Support TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital 1333 Moursund Houston TX 77030 741334678 501(c)(3) 225549 0 Research The Methodist Hospital Fdn 1707 Sunset Blvd Houston TX 77005 760094743 501(c)(3) 200000 0 Research Texas A&M University 400 Harvey Mitchell Parkway S College Station TX 77843 741238434 501(c)(3) 50000 0 Research Baylor College of Medicine PO Box 201361 Houston TX 77216 741613878 501(c)(3) 148145 0 Research 8 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used A contract is signed indicating the funding agreement amount and the terms of the grant. In each contract the following is requested: a brief plan and milestones to be achieved during the funding must be sent prior to receiving the grant, a progress report will be reviewed by internal/external committees at six month intervals and at the end of each calendar year before any additional grant payments are made and the grantee must agree to participate in regular meetings to discuss their research and progress. true X X X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Cynthia Adkins 169950 3637 173587 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Upon request Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The Executive Committee reviews and approves compensation during the annual budgeting process. Compensation is determined by reviewing annual compensation surveys and employee performance. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Executive Committee reviews and approves compensation during the annual budgeting process. Compensation is determined by reviewing annual compensation surveys and employee performance. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts It is the policy of TIRR Foundation that each director report annually to the Executive Director all potential conflicts of interest that might arise. During any given year, as a director performs their fiduciary responsibilities, it is the policy of the Foundation for the director to recuse themselves from any action that results in a potential conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and the CFO along with the Board Treasurer. The Form 990 is distributed to all board members prior to filing. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Fellows Program is a program for doctors doing research for spinal cord injury at the Baylor College of Medicine and at the University of Texas Medical School.