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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,618,426
Total expenses
$16,432,299
Contributions and grants received
$22,491,456
Grants paid
$4,187,651
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$401,298
Other revenue
-$274,328
Total assets, end of year
$30,936,759
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,538,812
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$29,397,947
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,135,442
Management and general expenses
$651,392
Fundraising expenses
$1,645,465
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,135,442

Program services were 86.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,014,752

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,603

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $10,000,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,475,101

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $337,356 · excluded $337,356

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $64,092

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $150

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $63,942

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $63,942 · excluded $63,942

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $227,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,014,752

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $501,828

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$274,328 · excluded -$274,328

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,870,691 · program services $3,870,691

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $316,960 · program services $316,960

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,427,109 · program services $1,066,727 · management and general $104,600 · fundraising $255,782

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,127,347 · program services $3,271,762 · management and general $175,236 · fundraising $680,349

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,131,155 · program services $987,192 · management and general $35,026 · fundraising $108,937

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $372,963 · program services $317,515 · management and general $11,818 · fundraising $43,630

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $382,194 · program services $238,226 · management and general $107,976 · fundraising $35,992

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $152,139 · program services $74,463 · management and general $77,676

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,744,491 · program services $1,638,351 · management and general $27,696 · fundraising $78,444

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $45,320 · program services $43,473 · fundraising $1,847

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $131,369 · program services $119,717 · management and general $2,483 · fundraising $9,169

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $450,663 · program services $394,385 · management and general $14,364 · fundraising $41,914

  • 17 · Travel

    total $299,015 · program services $279,333 · management and general $6,762 · fundraising $12,920

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $291,363 · program services $291,363

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,186 · program services $1,328 · management and general $184 · fundraising $674

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,540 · program services $42,600 · management and general $39,940

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $350,121 · program services $325,275 · management and general $12,422 · fundraising $12,424

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER RESEARCH COSTS

    total $245,152 · program services $245,152

  • 24c · Other expenses: TEAMS

    total $168,664 · fundraising $168,664

  • 24d · Other expenses: DIRECT MAIL

    total $167,830 · program services $50,349 · fundraising $117,481

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $673,027 · program services $560,580 · management and general $35,209 · fundraising $77,238

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,405,610 · end of year $2,334,131

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,923,781 · end of year $10,874,729

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,324,049 · end of year $5,749,792

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $320

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $414,419 · end of year $546,667

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,225,142

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,225,142

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,186 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,972,976 · end of year $4,757,651

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $2,499,997 · end of year $6,464,992

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $516,923 · end of year $208,797

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $296,718 · end of year $208,731

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $125,000 · end of year $125,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $610,918 · end of year $548,922

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $492,288 · end of year $479,177

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $484,917 · end of year $176,982

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,437,450 · end of year $13,210,842

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,612,970 · end of year $16,187,105

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE CHRISTOPHER AND DANA REEVE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO CURING SPINAL CORD INJURY BY ADVANCING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY PARALYSIS.

  • THE FOUNDATION'S QUALITY OF LIFE GRANTS PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1999 AND EXPANDED IN 2001 WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PARALYSIS RESOURCE CENTER FUNDED BY A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND NOW THE ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY LIVING. SINCE THEN, APPROPRIATIONS HAVE CONTINUED ANNUALLY, THE MOST RECENT, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025 FOR $10,000,000.THE RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SERVICES TO THE PARALYSIS COMMUNITY AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. THEY ALSO AWARD QUALITY OF LIFE GRANTS TWICE A YEAR TO ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FOSTER INCLUSION, INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHILE PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY PARALYSIS.

    Expenses $10,425,284 · Grants $3,507,826

  • OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES, WE HAVE INVESTED MORE THAN $140 MILLION IN GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH THAT HAS HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR PROGRESS. NOW, AS 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY AND CUMULATIVE SCIENTIFIC GAINS CONVERGE, WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A NEW ERA IN SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH. TODAY, THE REEVE FOUNDATION IS HELPING TO FACILITATE RAPID SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENT WITH PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES THAT SEEK TO: CATALYZE: CHANNEL RESOURCES INTO A ROBUST CLINICAL PIPELINE TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL TREATMENTS. ENERGIZE: DRIVE PROGRESS AND INVESTMENT IN SPINAL CORD INJURY RESEARCH BY ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS THAT LIMIT AMBITIOUS ENGAGEMENT. EDUCATE: INCREASE TRANSPARENCY THROUGHOUT THE FIELD, BECAUSE SUCCESS DEPENDS ON SHARED KNOWLEDGE.

    Expenses $915,783

  • PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE FOUNDATION. IT MAINTAINS A CONSTANT PRESENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC. SPEAKING OUT AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND LEGISLATORS ON BEHALF OF THE PARALYSIS COMMUNITY. COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH ITS WEBSITE ENABLES THE FOUNDATION TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON RESEARCH INITIATIVES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY.

    Expenses $2,794,375 · Grants $679,825

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jay Shepard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • John M Hughes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • John E McConnell

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Alexandra Reeve Givens Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Mathew Reeve

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Henry G Stifel III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Tania Lynn Taylor

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Helen V Cantwell Esq

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • James Calbi

    CHAIRMAN OF BOARD

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ian Curtis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Tracy Forst

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Kelly Anne Heneghan Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Thomas Londres

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Julie Neustadt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • William Reeve

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Patricia Volland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Alexandra Blaszczuk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Chris Bridgman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Julian Steinberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Richard Sherman

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $89,150
    From this org
    $89,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Olivia Mullane

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $179,485
    From this org
    $169,861
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,624
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $169,861
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,252
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,372
    Filer's total
    $179,485

  • Michele Loiacono

    VP, OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $205,384
    From this org
    $165,585
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,799
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $165,585
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,344
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,455
    Filer's total
    $205,384

  • Margaret Goldberg

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $346,983
    From this org
    $308,172
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,811
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $308,172
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,540
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,271
    Filer's total
    $346,983

  • Kimberly Beer

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, PUBLIC POLICY

    Total calculated
    $161,946
    From this org
    $149,475
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,471
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,475
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,670
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,801
    Filer's total
    $161,946

  • Marco Baptista

    CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $284,934
    From this org
    $244,168
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,766
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,168
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,687
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,079
    Filer's total
    $284,934

  • Regina Blye

    CHIEF PROGRAM AND POLICY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $210,293
    From this org
    $192,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,303
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $192,990
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,889
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,414
    Filer's total
    $210,293

  • Denise Andersen

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $122,122
    From this org
    $117,923
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,199
    Hours/week
    35

  • Mark Bogosian

    DIRECTOR OF ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $169,642
    From this org
    $131,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,935
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $131,707
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,214
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,721
    Filer's total
    $169,642

  • Alan Brown

    DIRECTOR, NEW PARTNER ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $189,492
    From this org
    $164,876
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,616
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,876
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,090
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,526
    Filer's total
    $189,492

  • William Cawley

    DIRECTOR, PFSP

    Total calculated
    $161,810
    From this org
    $117,010
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,800
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,010
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,828
    Nontaxable benefits
    $40,972
    Filer's total
    $161,810

  • Sheila Fitzgibbon

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, NPRC

    Total calculated
    $162,549
    From this org
    $145,780
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,769
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $145,780
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,467
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,302
    Filer's total
    $162,549

  • Bernadette Mauro

    DIRECTOR, INFORMATION & RESOURCE

    Total calculated
    $144,661
    From this org
    $112,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,146
    Hours/week
    35

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • SCI VENTURES LLC

    INVESTING FUND ASSETS IN COMPANIES THAT ARE DEVELOPING CURES FOR SCI · NJ · income $4,435,330 · assets $25,616,037

    Directly controlled by CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202620279349301667

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