NonprofitsAmerican Brain Foundation

Medical Research

American Brain Foundation

MINNEAPOLIS, MN

Total revenue

$6.2M

Total expenses

$5.3M

Net assets

$20.2M

Grants received

$20.0M

214 grants

EIN

411717098

Tax year

2024

Mission

To accelerate breakthrough research on brain disease and optimize brain health for all. Abf funds the best and brightest scientists to make a lasting impact on public health and our collective knowledge of the brain.

Programs

1 program

Public outreach: the american brain foundation continued to invest in a large-scale public awareness campaign with the purpose of educating the public about the need for brain disease research. The multi-channel campaign provided resources and information about brain diseases and disorders, the latest brain research news, and stories from patients and caregivers. The american brain foundation produced free monthly webinars with neurology experts for the public on topics such as deep brain stimulation, sleep and the brain, and migraine research and treatment.

Expenses: $621K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.8M
Program service revenue
Investment income$512K
Other revenue
Total revenue$6.2M

Expenses

Grants paid$2.4M
Salaries & benefits$1.6M
Fundraising$1.4M
Other expenses$1.3M
Total expenses$5.3M
Total assets$21.6M
Net assets$20.2M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MICHELLE HERITAGE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$263K

40 hrs/wk

BEN LENAIL

VICE CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

JAMES ESSEY

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

JACQUELINE FRENCH

SECRETARY

Board

1 hrs/wk

PHYLLIS C ZEE

EX OFFICIO VOTING DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ALFREDO QUINONES-HINOJOSA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

THABELE LESLIE-MAZWI

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RONALD C PETERSEN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RALPH R LESLIE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOANNE L SMIKLE

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MERIT CUDKOWICZ

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MATTHEW S PICARD

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

STEPHEN L HOUSER

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

JOHN POHLAD

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ALYX B PORTOR

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

FRANCES JENSEN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DAVID D DODICK

CHAIR

Board

1.5 hrs/wk

SEAN SANSIVERI

CHAIR ELECT

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

EMILY CHRISTIAN

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Staff

$166K

37 hrs/wk

JULIA MGLETS-NELSON

DIRECTOR, RESEARCH PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS

Staff

$123K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

YAKKETY YAK

FULL SERVICE DIGITAL MARKETING AGENCY

$325K

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY

MANAGEMENT SERVICES & OCCUPANCY

$173K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 214

FromAmountPurposeYear
$1M
LEWY BODY DEMENTIA RESEARCH STUDY
2024
$625K
NEURAL INFLAMMATION PROJECT FUND STUDY
2024
$377K
NEXT GENERATION RESEARCH PROGRAM
2024
$357K
PSP GENOMICS INITIATIVE
2024
$323K
CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD/CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP/SHELIA ESSEY AWARD
2024
$283K
NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY
2024
$200K
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2024
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$100K
CLINICAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
2024
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$50K
LEWY BODY DEMENTIA FUND
2024
$25K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
EVENT SPONSOR
2024
$12K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2024
$8K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
THE CURE ONE CURE MANY
2024
$5K
NEXT GENERATION RESEARCH
2024
$2K
HUMANITARIAN
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$967
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$258
EMPLOYEE MATCHING
2024
$1.1M
LEWY BODY DEMENTIA RESEARCH STUDY
2023
$625K
NEUROINFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH
2023
$267K
SHELIA ESSEY AWARD; CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP; CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD; CRTS
2023
$200K
CLINICAL RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS
2023
$63K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$60K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$50K
LEWY BODY DEMENTIA FUND
2023
$50K
THIS GRANT IS UNRESTRICTED.
2023
$50K
SPENCER GRANT
2023
$50K
SUPPORT THE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
2023
$43K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING
2023
$25K
EVENT SPONSOR
2023
$20K
SUPPORT RECIPIENT PROGRAMS
2023
$10K
RESEARCH GRANT FOR LEWY BODY DEMENTIA
2023
$10K
General Support
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2023
$5K
NEXT GENERATION RESEARCH
2023
$5K
THE CURE ONE CURE MANY
2023
$5K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$780
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$700
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$600
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$500
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY EMPLOYEE OF YELP, IN
2023
$500
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$500
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$250
NEUROSCIENCE & SOCIETY
2023
$205
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2023
$200
OPERATING FUNDS
2023
$200
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$200
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$200
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$90
IN SUPPORT OF RF DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$80
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25
Matching Gift
2023
$500K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$296K
Funding scholarship in cognitive aging and memory loss
2022
$100K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP IN FTD
2022
$100K
FURTHER GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH IN BRAIN DISEASES AND DISORDERS
2022
$56K
CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD
2022
$56K
CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD
2022
$56K
CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD
2022
$53K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
2022
$53K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
2022
$51K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
RESEARCH
2022
$50K
SUPPORT THE CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
2022
$50K
SHELIA ESSEY AWARD
2022
$50K
THIS GRANT IS UNRESTRICTED.
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$37K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$32K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$25K
ALZHEIMERS AND BRAIN DISORDER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION
2022
$25K
SPENCER GRANT
2022
$20K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$10K
General Support
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2022
$10K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2022
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$1K
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2022
$910
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2022
$910
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2022
$825
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$780
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2022
$500
General & Unrestricted
2022
$500
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$400
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$100
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$1M
PARKINSON'S RESEARCH
2021
$330K
Funding scholarship in cognitive aging and memory loss
2021
$168K
CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD
2021
$105K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
2021
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$50K
LEWY BODY DEMENTIA FUND
2021
$50K
RESEARCH
2021
$50K
SPENCER GRANT
2021
$50K
SUSAN B. SPENCER GRANT
2021
$50K
SHELIA ESSEY AWARD
2021
$43K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING
2021
$37K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$37K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$30K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
$26K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$10K
CHARITABLE SUPPORT
2021
$10K
General Support
2021
$5K
General Support
2021
$5K
Charitable
2021
$5K
Humanitarian Program
2021
$4K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2021
$1K
General & Unrestricted
2021
$255
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
$250
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
$100
RESEARCH
2021
$330K
Funding scholarship in cognitive aging and memory loss
2020
$250K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$200K
BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RESEARCH
2020
$112K
CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD
2020
$105K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
2020
$100K
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2020
$50K
SHELIA ESSEY AWARD
2020
$50K
SUSAN B. SPENCER GRANT
2020
$50K
SPENCER GRANT
2020
$50K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY
2020
$50K
HEALTH & WELLNESS
2020
$43K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING
2020
$25K
ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2020
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$22K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$6K
GENERAL
2020
$3K
Humanitarian Program
2020
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE
2020
$1K
GENERAL DONATION
2020
$500
EMPEE SPONSORED GIVING - HEALTH
2020
$224
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$750K
Unrestricted General Operating Support
2019
$128K
CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
2019
$60K
SCHOLARSHIP FUND SUPPORT
2019
$56K
CLINICAL SCIENTIST DEVELOPMENT AWARD
2019
$56K
HEALTH & BRAIN
2019
$50K
SPENCER GRANT
2019
$50K
SHEILA ESSEY AWARD
2019
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2019
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2019
$19K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$6K
General & Unrestricted
2019
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$250
GENERAL PURPOSES
2019
$250
GENERAL PURPOSES
2019
$150
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2019

Funded by

$20.0M from 91 funders · 214 grants · 2017–2024

American Academy Of Neurology Institute

$5.5M · 5 grants · 2018–2022

Skylight Charitable Trust

$4.3M · 8 grants · 2022–2024

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Assn

$1.9M · 19 grants · 2018–2024

The Michael J Fox Foundation

$1M · 1 grant · 2021

McKnight Brain Research Foundation

$956K · 3 grants · 2020–2022

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc

$750K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Greater Houston Community Foundation

$600K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Parkinson's Foundation Inc

$500K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN411717098
NTEE codeH96Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1993-05
Formed1992
Employees14
Volunteers43
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