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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COHEN VETERANS BIOSCIENCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$8,377,751
Total expenses
$14,079,910
Contributions and grants received
$8,131,591
Grants paid
$31,373
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$51,935
Other revenue
$194,225
Total assets, end of year
$3,075,275
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,105,844
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$30,569
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,846,371
Management and general expenses
$1,904,425
Fundraising expenses
$329,114
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,846,371

Program services were 84.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,131,591

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,935 · excluded $51,935

  • 11a · Other revenue: GRANT REFUNDS

    total $139,544 · related or exempt $139,544

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REFUNDS

    total $53,200 · related or exempt $53,200

  • 11c · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $1,481 · related or exempt $1,481

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $194,225

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $31,373 · program services $31,373

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,984,375 · program services $2,656,094 · management and general $208,906 · fundraising $119,375

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,395,469 · program services $3,917,302 · management and general $324,185 · fundraising $153,982

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $149,453 · program services $133,168 · management and general $11,028 · fundraising $5,257

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $249,196 · program services $222,065 · management and general $18,475 · fundraising $8,656

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $329,016 · program services $293,039 · management and general $23,816 · fundraising $12,161

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $466,905 · program services $332,906 · management and general $133,999

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $491,490 · management and general $491,490

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $60,000 · program services $60,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,331,567 · program services $2,040,144 · management and general $272,128 · fundraising $19,295

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $426,380 · program services $221,813 · management and general $199,333 · fundraising $5,234

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $587,614 · program services $505,663 · management and general $81,024 · fundraising $927

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $456,098 · program services $395,769 · management and general $60,309 · fundraising $20

  • 17 · Travel

    total $300,223 · program services $262,597 · management and general $36,529 · fundraising $1,097

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $115,988 · program services $114,809 · management and general $1,179

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $625,625 · program services $621,148 · management and general $2,964 · fundraising $1,513

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $79,138 · program services $38,481 · management and general $39,060 · fundraising $1,597

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $828,606 · end of year $402,891

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,471,810 · end of year $1,247,450

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,762,522 · end of year $52

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $98,344 · end of year $65,574

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

    $2,508,484

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

    $2,339,535

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,967,457 · end of year $168,949

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,614,659 · end of year $1,190,359

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,818,611 · end of year $2,172,902

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $740,285 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,294,809 · end of year $932,942

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,480,842 · end of year -$30,569

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,408,851 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

COHEN VETERANS BIOSCIENCE, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING BRAIN HEALTH BY FAST-TRACKING PRECISION DIAGNOSTICS AND TAILORED THERAPEUTICS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING BRAIN HEALTH BY FAST-TRACKING PRECISION DIAGNOSTICS AND TAILORED THERAPEUTICS.

  • BRAIN HEALTH TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIES:IN ORDER TO FAST-TRACK PRECISION DIAGNOSTICS AND TARGETED THERAPEUTICS AND WELLNESS APPROACHES FOR MAINTENANCE AND RESTORATION OF BRAIN HEALTH, CVB IS LEVERAGING INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD TOOLS AND PLATFORMS THAT ENABLE DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS BRAIN DISEASES. THESE TOOLS & PLATFORMS ALLOW RESEARCHERS FROM ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY TO ACCESS AND UTILIZE BEST-IN-CLASS PRACTICES AND ALLOW EFFORTS TO BE SCALED WITH RIGOR AND REPRODUCIBILITY.OUR PLATFORM PROGRAMS CURRENTLY INCLUDE THE BRAINCOMMONS (CLOUD-BASED DATA & ANALYTICS), EARLYSIGNAL (WEARABLE AND HOME SENSORS FOR MONITORING HEALTH STATUS), RAPID-DX (ESTABLISHING BEST PRACTICES FOR DISCOVERY AND VALIDATION OF BIOMARKERS), AMP-IT-UP (FOR PRECLINICAL DISCOVERY AND TRANSLATION) AND TAP (TARGET ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM).BRAINCOMMONSTM:THE BRAINCOMMONS (BC) IS A CLOUD-BASED RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY PLATFORM FOR THE BRAIN HEALTH COMMUNITY WHICH FEATURES DATA, TOOLS, AND COMMUNITY ACCESS IN A SECURE, SCALABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS DESIGNED TO FURTHER DEMOCRATIZE DATA AND ENABLE GREATER COLLABORATION GLOBALLY AMONG BRAIN SCIENTISTS WORKING IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS.EARLYSIGNALTM:THE AIM OF OUR DIGITAL HEALTH PROGRAM, EARLY SIGNAL, IS TO RECORD AND ANALYZE A RANGE OF DATA DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS LIVING WITH BRAIN DISORDERS. BEHAVIORAL, COGNITIVE, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND OTHER INFORMATION ARE COLLECTED THROUGH OUR INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM IN SUPPORT OF PTSD AND TBI RESEARCH.BRAIN TRAUMA PROGRAMS: POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURYTHIS CVB PROGRAM WAS FOUNDED IN 2015 TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL RESEARCH ROADMAP FOR PTSD, TBI AND RELATED CONDITIONS (E.G. SUICIDALITY). IN 2023 WE LAUNCHED THE TBI ACTION ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF THE NATIONAL TBI ROADMAP THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL THAT ENGAGES MULTIPLE SECTORS TO ADVANCE THE OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN THE ROADMAP AND IN 2024 WE LAUNCHED SUPPORTED ADVCACY, AWARENESS AND RESEARCH CAMPAIGNS AS AN ALLIANCE. (TBIACTION.ORG)NATIONAL NORMATIVE NEUROIMAGING LIBRARY PROGRAM:CVB HAS CREATED AN IMAGING REFERENCE LIBRARY ESSENTIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE CLINICAL IMAGING TOOLS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH BRAIN DISORDERS. ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING CAN NOW DETECT MICROSCOPIC CHANGES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE CAUSED BY TRAUMA OR DISEASE. THESE ADVANCED IMAGING APPROACHES INCLUDE DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING ("DTI"), FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY, PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING, AND VOLUMETRIC IMAGING. DESPITE THEIR PROMISE, THESE ADVANCED APPROACHES ARE CURRENTLY PRIMARILY CONFINED TO RESEARCH USE. THE NUMERICAL NATURE OF THE INFORMATION THESE ADVANCED IMAGING APPROACHES YIELD IS DIFFICULT TO TRANSLATE FROM THE STUDY OF GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS TO A SINGLE PATIENT WITHOUT A REFERENCE. THE IMAGING DATABASE IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF A NATIONAL STUDY OF NORMATIVE INDIVIDUALS, SPONSORED BY CVB AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND TWO MILITARY SITES. STANDARDIZED ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING SCANS ON 3,000 ADULT VOLUNTEERS, THE RESULTING IMAGING DATA, ALONG WITH DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND THE RESULTS OF NEUROCOGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS, IS FORMING A LIBRARY DOCUMENTING POPULATION VARIATION IN BRAIN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION AS MEASURED BY THESE ADVANCED IMAGING METHODS.THROUGH THIS IMAGING DATABASE, IT IS OUR GOAL TO ADVANCE NEUROIMAGING TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE IDENTIFICATION OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS AND ALLOW PHYSICIANS TO OBJECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY DIAGNOSE CONDITIONS SUCH AS TBI, DEMENTIA AND OTHER BRAIN DISORDERS WHERE BRAIN STRUCTURE IS DETECTED VIA MRI.IN 2024, WE PUBLISHED A REPORT OF THE FIRST 1800 ENROLLED SUBJECTS IN THE JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA.PRISM2 (PSYCHIATRIC RATINGS USING INTERMEDIATE STRATIFIED MARKERS 2):IN 2024, THE PRISM2 STUDY PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED WITH THE INNOVATIVE MEDICINES INITIATIVE AND EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES AND ASSOCIATIONS (EFPIA). THE PRISM 2 (PSYCHIATRIC RATINGS USING INTERMEDIATE STRATIFIED MARKERS 2) PROJECT AIMS TO IDENTIFY QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGICAL FEATURES COMMON ACROSS DEMENTIA, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND MAJOR DEPRESSION, OPENING THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING TARGETED TREATMENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF TRADITIONAL DIAGNOSIS.

    Expenses $11,846,371 · Grants $31,373

  • THE STATE OF THE SCIENCE SUMMITS ARE THE BASIS FOR BUILDING THE ROADMAPS AND ARE DESIGNED AS RETREATS FOR 100 TO 200 STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TOGETHER TO REALIZE TRUE IMPACT. THE STAKEHOLDERS ENCOMPASS A BROAD SWATH OF THE COMMUNITY FROM ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTING TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE.EACH SUMMIT SERVES AS A LAUNCHPAD FOR ONGOING WORKING GROUPS TO DEVELOP EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO FILL THOSE GAPS, IDENTIFY NEW GAPS AS OTHERS ARE FILLED, AND DISSEMINATE THESE FINDINGS BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE THROUGH WHITE PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS.THE INAUGURAL STATE OF THE SCIENCE SUMMIT ("SOSS"), HELD IN 2018, FOCUSED ON DIAGNOSIS OF TRAUMA-RELATED BRAIN DISORDERS WITH A MAJOR FOCUS ON POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. THE TRAUMA-RELATED BRAIN DISORDERS RESEARCH COMMUNITY HAS IDENTIFIED A NEED TO ESTABLISH A MECHANISM-BASED TAXONOMY FOR THESE CONDITIONS TO ADVANCE BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AS WELL AS DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPEUTIC DEVELOPMENT. A SHIFT FROM A SYNDROMIC CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM TO A MECHANISTIC ONE NECESSITATES A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, ADOPTION OF NEW SCIENTIFIC MODELS, AND IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS. THE SOSS BROUGHT TOGETHER MULTIDISCIPLINARY STAKEHOLDERS WITH DEEP SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL EXPERTISE TO ADDRESS THIS PRESSING NEED.THE THEME OF THE SECOND STATE OF THE SCIENCE SUMMIT, HELD IN 2019 WAS PATHS TO TREATMENT FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY(S) WITH A FOCUS ON THE TAXONOMY AND NOSOLOGY OF THE CHRONIC SEQUELAE, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND DEVELOPMENT, AND ETIOLOGY AND MECHANISM OF PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS. AS MEASUREMENT TOOLS ADVANCE, RESEARCH HAS BEEN ABLE TO FOCUS ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF INJURY, BEYOND THE MILD, MODERATE, AND SEVERE CLASSIFICATIONS OF TBI. TO AUGMENT AND SUPPORT THE MANY EFFORTS ACROSS FIELDS AND ORGANIZATIONS OVER THE PAST DECADE, IN 2020 WE WORKED WITH THOUGHT LEADERS ACROSS TBI TO PREPARE A CONSENSUS BLUEPRINT TO DRIVE TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE FOR TBI. IN 2021, WE PUBLISHED RECOMMENDATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL TBI PRECISION RESEARCH ROADMAP.IN 2022, WE LAUNCHED THE TBI ACTION ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF A NATIONAL TBI PRECISION RESEARCH ROADMAP. THE ROADMAP, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BRAIN TRAUMA EXPERT COMMUNITY, OUTLINES A SERIES OF CRITICAL PROJECTS WITH SPECIFIED MILESTONES THAT WILL MATERIALLY ADVANCE PROGRESS TOWARDS THE STATED GOALS OF "ADVANCING A FIRST GENERATION OF TBI DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENTS".THE TBI PRECISION RESEARCH ROADMAP FOCUSES ON 7 LINES OF EFFORT:1. INJURY BURDEN: IDENTIFY THE BURDEN OF DISEASE ACROSS ALL POPULATIONS AND INJURY SEVERITIES AS DETERMINED BY INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE AND LONG-TERM TRAJECTORIES OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM TBI.2. DISEASE MODELS: DEVELOP AN ARRAY OF TRANSLATIONALLY VALID DISEASE MODELS (PRECLINICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL) BASED ON BIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA PATHOGENESIS AND DISEASE PHENOTYPES THAT SUPPORT EVALUATION OF NOVEL THERAPIES.3. PRECISION DIAGNOSIS: IDENTIFY, DEVELOP AND VALIDATE DIAGNOSTIC, PROGNOSTIC AND PREDICTIVE BIOMARKERS FORTBI TO DEVELOP FIRST GENERATION DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.4. TARGETED THERAPEUTICS: VALIDATE THERAPEUTIC TARGETS & FAST TRACK A FIRST-GENERATION OF TBI (WELLNESS, DEVICE, DIGITAL, DRUG) THERAPEUTICS TARGETED TO THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME.5. CLINICAL PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION: ACCELERATE ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES, CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES, AND PRECISION THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO OPTIMIZE BRAIN HEALTH OUTCOMES.6. TRANSLATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENABLINGTECHNOLOGIES: IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE,INCENTIVES, REGULATORY AND TECHNOLOGY GAPS TO ADVANCE THE TBI ROADMAP.7. AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY: PLACE TBI AT THE TOP OF THE U.S. PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA AND RAISE AWARENESS TO REDUCE STIGMA OF BRAIN INJURY, ENCOURAGE TREATMENT-SEEKING, AND ENABLE ACCESS AND REIMBURSEMENT OF CARE.IN 2023 WE LAUNCHED THE TBI ACTION ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTION OF THE NATIONAL TBI ROADMAP THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODEL THAT ENGAGES MULTIPLE SECTORS TO ADVANCE THE OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN THE ROADMAP. (TBIACTION.ORG)RAPID-DIAGNOSTICS (RAPID-DX) - RESEARCH STUDIES:BEST BIOMARKER PTSD STUDY:DESPITE THE EFFICACY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AS FIRST-LINE TREATMENT FOR PTSD, LARGE INTER-INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN OUTCOMES EXIST, WITH ROUGHLY 50% OF PATIENTS RESPONDING TO TREATMENT AND FEWER THAN THAT FULLY REMITTING. THIS GRANT SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESPONSE DIAGNOSTIC TEST BASED ON PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FOR A COMBINATION COGNITIVE/IMAGING MARKER RESULTING FROM CVB'S INVESTMENT IN THE COHEN VETERANS CENTER STUDY AT NYU/STANFORD. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED A CLINICAL STUDY AT TWO CENTERS OF OVER 200 SUBJECTS TO REPLICATE THE INITIAL FINDING, AND IS SEEKING QUALIFICATION VIA THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ("FDA") GUIDANCE TO SUPPORT THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND/OR AVAILABILITY OF THE TEST FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE AND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THIS STUDY COMPLETED RECRUITMENT IN DECEMBER 2019 AND SEMINAL RESULTS WHICH DEMONSTRATE THAT AN EEG BASED BIOMARKER CAN PREDICT TREATMENT RESPONSE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PTSD OR MDD WERE PUBLISHED IN 2020 AND 2021.IN 2023, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR ANALYSIS OF C BIOMARKER ASSAYS ON BLOOD SAMPLES COLLECTED IN THE BEST STUDY PROGRAM TO LOOK FOR GENETIC AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS THAT MAY BE PREDICTIVE OF RESPONSE AND/OR DISEASE AND INITIATED DISSEMINATION OF THESE RESULTS AT MULTIPLE CONFERENCES.PTSD GENETICS PROGRAM:THE PSYCHIATRIC GENETICS CONSORTIUM-PTSD WORKING GROUP - BROAD INSTITUTE COLLABORATION IS SUPPORTING THE LARGEST GLOBAL GENOME WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY ("GWAS") OF PTSD TO DATE WITH DATA FROM OVER 200,000 INDIVIDUALS ANALYZED. THE MAIN GOAL IS TO UNCOVER THE GENETIC UNDERPINNINGS OF PTSD RISK AND PUBLISH ALL RESULTS. SEMINAL FINDINGS OF THE FIRST PTSD GENETIC RISK LOCI FROM THIS PROGRAM WERE PUBLISHED IN NATURE COMMUNICATIONS IN OCTOBER 2019.IN 2022, THE GWAS PROGRAM HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OVER 350,000 INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMA AND 2 MILLION HEALTH CONTROLS YIELDING OVER 95 IDENTIFIED GENETIC RISK LOCI.IN 2023, THE RESULTS FOR THIS ANALYSIS WERE PUBLISHED.PRISM2 (PSYCHIATRIC RATINGS USING INTERMEDIATE STRATIFIED MARKERS 2):IN 2021, WE JOINED THE INNOVATIVE MEDICINES INITIATIVE AND EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES AND ASSOCIATIONS (EFPIA) AS A FUNDER AND COLLABORATOR IN THE PRISM2 STUDY PROGRAM. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCH BY THE PRISM PROJECT, THE INNOVATIVE MEDICINE INITIATIVE 2, A JOINT UNDERTAKING BETWEEN THE EU AND THE EFPIA, HAS BACKED THE PROGRAM WITH FUNDING FOR A NEW PROJECT TO EXPLORE THE UNDERLYING BIOLOGY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, SCHIZOPHRENIA AND MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MDD). THE NEW PRISM 2 (PSYCHIATRIC RATINGS USING INTERMEDIATE STRATIFIED MARKERS 2) PROJECT AIMS TO IDENTIFY QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGICAL FEATURES COMMON ACROSS THE DISEASES, OPENING THE POSSIBILITY OF DEVELOPING TARGETED TREATMENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF TRADITIONAL DIAGNOSIS.PRISM WAS A PAN-EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECT THAT RAN FROM 2016 TO 2021 AND RECEIVED $16.5 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE INNOVATIVE MEDICINES INITIATIVE 2 JOINT UNDERTAKING, SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION'S HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION PROGRAMME AND EFPIA. THE RESULTS OF PRISM CONSTITUTE THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CURRENT PRISM 2 PROJECT.THE PRISM2 PROJECT LAUNCHED IN 2022, INCLUDING PATIENT ENROLLMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA, DEMENTIA OR MAJOR DEPRESSION ACROSS THREE CENTERS IN EUROPE.STUDY RECRUITMENT FOR PRISM2 IS TARGETED FOR COMPLETED IN 2023.NATIONAL NORMATIVE NEUROIMAGING LIBRARY PROGRAM:CVB HAS CREATED AN IMAGING REFERENCE LIBRARY ESSENTIAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EFFECTIVE CLINICAL IMAGING TOOLS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH BRAIN DISORDERS. ADVANCED NEUROIMAGING CAN NOW DETECT MICROSCOPIC CHANGES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE CAUSED BY TRAUMA OR DISEASE. THESE ADVANCED IMAGING APPROACHES INCLUDE DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING ("DTI"), FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY, PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING, AND VOLUMETRIC IMAGING. DESPITE THEIR PROMISE, THESE ADVANCED APPROACHES ARE CURRENTLY PRIMARILY CONFINED TO RESEARCH USE. THE NUMERICAL NATURE OF THE INFORMATION THESE ADVANCED IMAGING APPROACHES YIELD IS DIFFICULT TO TRANSLATE FROM THE STUDY OF GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS TO A SINGLE PATIENT WITHOUT A REFERENCE. THE IMAGING DATABASE IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF A NATIONAL STUDY OF NORMATIVE INDIVIDUALS, SPONSORED BY CVB AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, BAYLOR UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF UTAH AND TWO MILITARY SITES.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  • FITNESS, IN THIS CONTEXT, IS DEFINED BY THE STAKEHOLDERS, WHO ARE THE SCIENTISTS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE RESEARCH, BUT ALSO THEIR FUNDERS, SPONSORS, PUBLISHERS, RESEARCH TOOL MANUFACTURERS AND COLLABORATION PARTNERS SUCH AS PEERS IN A MULTI-SITE RESEARCH PROJECT. THE ESSENCE OF THE EQIPD QUALITY SYSTEM IS THE SET OF 18 CORE REQUIREMENTS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED FLEXIBLY, ACCORDING TO USER-SPECIFIC NEEDS AND FOLLOWING A USER-DEFINED TRAJECTORY. THE EQIPD QUALITY SYSTEM PROPOSES GUIDANCE ON EXPECTATIONS FOR QUALITY-RELATED MEASURES, DEFINES CRITERIA FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSES (I.E., PERFORMANCE STANDARDS) AND PROVIDES EXAMPLES OF HOW SUCH MEASURES CAN BE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED. IN 2023, EQIPD WAS AWARDED A MAJOR GRANT (ISTAND) BY THE INNOVATIVE MEDICINES INITIATIVE IN EUROPE. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO ESTABLISHED FRAMEWORK READILY AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF SELECTED COMPANIES AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPLY INTERNALLY-DEVELOPED STANDARDS AND CRITERIA TO SUPPORT ADEQUATE RESEARCH RIGOR THAT IS COMMENSURATE WITH THE PURPOSE AND APPROPRIATELY ACHIEVABLE. THE GRANT PROGRAM WILL ESTABLISH AND TEST SUCH A FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT THE PROCESSES OF GENERATING AND REPORTING NONREGULATED RESEARCH RESULTS, AND TO SYSTEMATIZE DECISION-MAKING BASED ON SUCH RESULTS. IT COULD BE APPLIED TO NONREGULATED RESEARCH IN ANY DOMAIN (I.E., RESEARCH NOT CONDUCTED UNDER GOOD PRACTICE GXP STANDARDS SUCH AS GLP), INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMARKERS.POLICY & ADVOCACY INITIATIVES:WE ARE COMMITTED TO ADVOCATING FOR POLICY REFORMS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT BUILD UPON EVIDENCE-BASED PRECISION MEDICINE APPROACHES AND HAVE THE POWER TO BRING NEW SOLUTIONS FOR PTSD AND TBI IN YEARS, NOT DECADES. AS PART OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, WE CO-FOUNDED THE COALITION TO HEAL INVISIBLE WOUNDS (THE "COALITION"), A COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE AIMED AT ADVOCATING FOR POLICY REFORMS TO WIDEN AND EXPEDITE THE PIPELINE FOR NEW THERAPIES AND DIAGNOSTICS FOR PTSD AND TBI - WHICH CAN BOTH DRASTICALLY INCREASE THE RISK OF SUICIDE AMONG VETERANS. IN 2023, WE CONTINUE TO GROW MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALLIANCE AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF SEMINAL LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT VETERANS AND BRAIN RESEARCH.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Magali Haas MD PhD

    FORMER CEO

    Total calculated
    $512,149
    From this org
    $497,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,911
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $497,238
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,911
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $512,149
  • Allyson Gage PhD

    FORMER CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $426,224
    From this org
    $396,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,985
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $396,239
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,318
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,667
    Filer's total
    $426,224
  • Lee Lancashire

    FORMER CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $402,065
    From this org
    $330,795
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $71,270
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,211
    Bonus
    $86,584
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,232
    Nontaxable benefits
    $58,038
    Filer's total
    $402,065
  • Peter Hoehn

    FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $387,683
    From this org
    $345,622
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,061
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $345,622
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $19,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,261
    Filer's total
    $387,683
  • Nicole Harmon

    FORMER PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $339,067
    From this org
    $293,027
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,040
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $293,027
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,984
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,056
    Filer's total
    $339,067
  • Evgeny Rakhmatulin

    FORMER CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $299,720
    From this org
    $250,919
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,801
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,919
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,745
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,056
    Filer's total
    $299,720
  • Ragini Verma

    FORMER HEAD OF BIOMAKERS & CLINICAL DEV.

    Total calculated
    $282,179
    From this org
    $256,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,526
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,653
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,861
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,665
    Filer's total
    $282,179
  • Maryan Zirkle

    FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BRAINCOMMONS

    Total calculated
    $272,162
    From this org
    $245,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,527
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,635
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $14,860
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,667
    Filer's total
    $272,162
  • Lauren Goldsmith

    FORMER SENIOR DIRECTOR, CONTRACTS & GRANT MGMT

    Total calculated
    $263,868
    From this org
    $238,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,626
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,242
    Bonus
    $2,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,959
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,667
    Filer's total
    $263,868
  • Mark Zervas

    FORMER HEAD OF DISCOVERY AND PRECLINICAL RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $252,804
    From this org
    $206,998
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,806
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,998
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,056
    Filer's total
    $252,804
  • Michael Carson

    FORMER HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $233,024
    From this org
    $211,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,937
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,087
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,937
    Filer's total
    $233,024
  • Michael Sullivan

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Theresa Frangiosa

    FORMER BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Demarco

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Biondi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Frank Larkin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

Answered no

  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH ITS TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL, MAGALIE HAAS, BUT MADE NO PAYMENTS DURING THE TAX YEAR. THE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDES THAT SHE WILL BE PAID 16 WEEKS OF HER SALARY AT HER CURRENT BASE RATE. THE AGREEMENT IS AFFECTIVE JUNE 24, 2024. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAD A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT WITH PETER HOEHN, ANOTHER TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. THE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT PROVIDED THAT HE WOULD BE PAID 8 WEEKS OF HIS SALARY AT HIS CURRENT BASE RATE. WHILE NO PAYMENTS WERE MADE DURING THE TAX YEAR, TWO WEEKS OF HIS SEVERANCE WERE ACCRUED AS WAGES IN THE FISCAL YEAR FILING.

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

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.

  • EARLY SIGNAL LLC

    TO HOLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY · DE · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by COHEN VETERANS BIOSCIENCE INC

  • BRAINCOMMONS LLC

    TO HOLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY · DE · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by COHEN VETERANS BIOSCIENCE INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541289349302024

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