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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$8,131,591
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3 · Investment income
total $51,935 · excluded $51,935
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11a · Other revenue: GRANT REFUNDS
total $139,544 · related or exempt $139,544
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11b · Other revenue: OTHER REFUNDS
total $53,200 · related or exempt $53,200
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11c · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $1,481 · related or exempt $1,481
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11e · Other revenue, total
$194,225
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $31,373 · program services $31,373
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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
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,395,469 · program services $3,917,302 · management and general $324,185 · fundraising $153,982
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $149,453 · program services $133,168 · management and general $11,028 · fundraising $5,257
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $249,196 · program services $222,065 · management and general $18,475 · fundraising $8,656
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $329,016 · program services $293,039 · management and general $23,816 · fundraising $12,161
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11b · Fees: legal
total $466,905 · program services $332,906 · management and general $133,999
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $491,490 · management and general $491,490
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $60,000 · program services $60,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $2,331,567 · program services $2,040,144 · management and general $272,128 · fundraising $19,295
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13 · Office expenses
total $426,380 · program services $221,813 · management and general $199,333 · fundraising $5,234
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14 · Information technology
total $587,614 · program services $505,663 · management and general $81,024 · fundraising $927
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16 · Occupancy
total $456,098 · program services $395,769 · management and general $60,309 · fundraising $20
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17 · Travel
total $300,223 · program services $262,597 · management and general $36,529 · fundraising $1,097
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $115,988 · program services $114,809 · management and general $1,179
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $625,625 · program services $621,148 · management and general $2,964 · fundraising $1,513
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23 · Insurance
total $79,138 · program services $38,481 · management and general $39,060 · fundraising $1,597
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $828,606 · end of year $402,891
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,471,810 · end of year $1,247,450
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,762,522 · end of year $52
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $98,344 · end of year $65,574
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,508,484
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,339,535
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,967,457 · end of year $168,949
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,614,659 · end of year $1,190,359
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,818,611 · end of year $2,172,902
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $740,285 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,294,809 · end of year $932,942
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,480,842 · end of year -$30,569
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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.
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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
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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.
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
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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
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Magali Haas MD PhDMAGALI 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
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Allyson Gage PhDALLYSON 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
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Lee LancashireLEE 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
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Peter HoehnPETER 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
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Nicole HarmonNICOLE 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
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Evgeny RakhmatulinEVGENY 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
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Ragini VermaRAGINI 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
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Maryan ZirkleMARYAN 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
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Lauren GoldsmithLAUREN 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
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Mark ZervasMARK 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
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Michael CarsonMICHAEL 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
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Michael SullivanMICHAEL SULLIVAN
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Theresa FrangiosaTHERESA FRANGIOSA
FORMER BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave DemarcoDAVE DEMARCO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David BiondiDAVID BIONDI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frank LarkinFRANK 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
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ALCOHOL-PTSD COMORBIDITY: PRECLINICAL STUDIES
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.
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EARLY SIGNAL LLC
TO HOLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY · DE · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by COHEN VETERANS BIOSCIENCE INC
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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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