Public Charity

BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION

Based in CLARKSBURG, MD, BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $63.4M in revenue, $53.3M in expenses, $65.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 245 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $11.4M.

EIN: 237337229 CLARKSBURG, MD Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines NTEE: G Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$63.4M
Total Expenses$53.3M
Total Assets$65.1M
Grant Records245
Funding Total$11.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION FUNDS EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH WORLDWIDE TO DEFEAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, MACULAR DEGENERATION, AND GLAUCOMA AND PROVIDES EXPERT INFORMATION ON THESE HEARTBREAKING DISEASES. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF OUR MISSION.

Where $100 goes at Brightfocus Foundation

How Brightfocus Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$21 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$43
Alzheimer's disease research (adr) for a complete description of the accomplishments for alzheimer's disease research
61% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 55 people
$22
Macular degeneration research (mdr) for a complete description of the accomplishments for macular degeneration research
32% of program spending
$5
National glaucoma research (ngr) for a complete description of the accomplishments for national glaucoma research
7% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 80 people
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR AS OF 04/24 Adam Myers
DIRECTOR Ann Seclow
VICE CHAIR UNTIL 06/24, DIRECTOR Cecilia Arradaza
DIRECTOR AS OF 03/25 Dale Young
DIRECTOR Dana Griffin
VP, SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS Diane Bovenkamp Phd

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$6,159,504 130 grants
Health & Medicine
$2,431,907 64 grants
Research & Policy
$1,345,957 15 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$71,550 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$64,550 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $63.4M $53.3M $65.1M
2024 $48.7M $46.2M $63.5M
2023 $43.9M $48.5M $58.6M
2022 $50.8M $54.1M $65.5M
2021 $51.2M $52.2M $66.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $51.2M to $63.4M (+24%), with total assets most recently reported at $65.1M.

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