Public Charity

Invisible Wounds Foundation

Based in Chicago, IL, Invisible Wounds Foundation operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $572K in revenue, $493K in expenses, $136K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 12 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $386K.

EIN: 874071937 Chicago, IL Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: E12 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$572K
Total Expenses$493K
Total Assets$136K
Grant Records12
Funding Total$386K
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

Invisible Wounds Foundation exists to understand the underlying cause of blast-related brain injuries suffered by our nations warriors and veterans in training and in combat. We identify evaluate and fund critical and innovative research undertaken by defense and governmental health agencies and other research institutions.

Where $100 goes at Invisible Wounds Foundation

How Invisible Wounds Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $83 for programs

$83
The foundation launched the Military Brain Health Collaborative bringing together the stakeholders required to pursue the foundations mission which is to understand the underlying cause of blast-related brain…
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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

Board Director Brian Edlow Md
Board Director Daniel Perl Md
Chief Medical Scientist Dr James Kelly
Board Secretary Elizabeth Sheets
Board Director Frank Larkin
CSO and Treasurer Robert Fealy

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$296,200 9 grants
Human & Social Services
$90,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $572K $493K $136K
2024 $346K $315K $78K
2023 $379K $440K $57K
2022 $266K $167K $108K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $266K to $572K (+115%), with total assets most recently reported at $136K.

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