Public Charity

SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE

SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in WASHINGTON, DC. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $36.7M, expenses of $29.4M, total assets of $134.6M. Imperigo tracks 27 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.

EIN: 520895843 WASHINGTON, DC Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: H03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$36.7M
Total Expenses$29.4M
Total Assets$134.6M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SFN'S MISSION IS TO: 1. ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM BY BRINGING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS OF ALL SEGMENTS OF NEUROSCIENCE, BY FACILITATING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH DIRECTED AT ALL LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Where $100 goes at Society for Neuroscience

How Society for Neuroscience divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$23 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $77 for programs

$36
Annual meeting
47% of program spending
$29
General program service
38% of program spending
$10
Journal of neuroscience mission is to publish excellent science that can be discussed, debated, studied, and built upon to advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous…
13% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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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

DIR. OF ADVOCACY & TRAINING Adam M Katz
SR. DIR., MEMB. & PROD. STRAT. Alan Shenman
TREASURER Cheryl Sisk
SR. DIR., FIN. & MGMT SVC/CFO Cori Spencer
DIR. OF GRANTS & DEV'L David Lindeman
DIR. OF INFO. STRAT. & BUS. ANALYSIS Elizabeth Rumsey

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$500,000 9 grants
General Support
$342,500 17 grants
Training & Professional Development
$200,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $36.7M $29.4M $134.6M
2024 $30.0M $29.3M $125.4M
2023 $41.8M $26.7M $119.1M
2022 $23.9M $22.3M $113.3M
2021 $22.1M $22.1M $126.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $22.1M to $36.7M (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $134.6M.

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

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