Public Charity

AMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION

Based in MINNEAPOLIS, MN, AMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $7.8M in revenue, $11.0M in expenses, $22.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 146 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $16.1M.

EIN: 411717098 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Neurology & Neuroscience Research NTEE: H96 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.8M
Total Expenses$11.0M
Total Assets$22.1M
Grant Records146
Funding Total$16.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE AMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATION ACCELERATES BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH ACROSS BRAIN DISEASES AND DISORDERS BY INVESTING IN INNOVATIVE SCIENCE, EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS, AND CROSS-DISEASE DISCOVERIES THAT ADVANCE TREATMENTS, CURES, AND BRAIN HEALTH FOR ALL.

Where $100 goes at American Brain Foundation

How American Brain Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$13 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$68
In 2025, the foundation invested in research across multiple brain diseases through its next generation research grants and cure one, cure many initiatives
90% of program spending
$7
The foundation advanced public understanding of brain research and brain health through educational content, research updates, patient and caregiver stories, public events, and donor engagement
10% of program spending
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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 Alfredo Quiones-Hinojosa
SECRETARY Alyx B Porter Umphrey
VICE CHAIR Ben Lenail
DIRECTOR Bruce Kahne
DIRECTOR Christina M Francis
DIRECTOR David W Dodick

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,493,213 70 grants
Research & Policy
$2,722,529 24 grants
Education
$1,878,991 19 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,478,156 21 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$115,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.8M $11.0M $22.1M
2024 $6.2M $5.3M $21.6M
2023 $10.4M $5.0M $21.9M
2022 $5.9M $7.7M $16.9M
2021 $8.9M $4.5M $18.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.9M to $7.8M (-12%), with total assets most recently reported at $22.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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