Mission
THE AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY PROMOTES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CURE OF EPILEPSY.
Public Charity
AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY
Based in CHICAGO, IL, AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $11.9M in revenue, $11.6M in expenses, $22.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 54 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.6M.
EIN: 046112600
CHICAGO, IL
Epilepsy
NTEE: G54
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.9M
Total Expenses$11.6M
Total Assets$22.0M
Grant Records54
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at American Epilepsy Society
How American Epilepsy Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$2
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $86 for programs
$40
Meeting for medical professionals to enhance knowledge about the latest therapies to treat epilepsy and steps toward finding a cure for epilepsy
$28
Continuing medical education for medical professionals, website to educate the public and members, and other programs aimed to furthering epilepsy therapies
$18
Research geared towards finding a cure for epilepsy and new, more effective treatments for the disease
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.
Sample Grants Received
Research Conference
$15,000
EPILEPSY RESEARCH
$237,500
Diagnostic Excellence Grant project with deliverables
$50,000
$44,000
DISEASE/DISORDER
$24,300
Showing up to 5 of 54 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Barbara C Jobst Md Faes
DIRECTOR
Barry E Gidal Pharmd Faes
DIRECTOR, EDUCATION
Christina Graham
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Christine Melendes
DIRECTOR
David G Vossler Md Faes
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
David M Labiner Md Faes
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.9M | $11.6M | $22.0M |
| 2024 | $10.5M | $10.4M | $20.3M |
| 2023 | $10.0M | $9.8M | $19.3M |
| 2022 | $9.7M | $9.1M | $17.7M |
| 2021 | $7.6M | $6.6M | $19.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.6M to $11.9M (+56%), with total assets most recently reported at $22.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.