Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$359,228

Total expenses

$283,741

Contributions and grants received

$354,808

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$496

Other revenue

$3,924

Total assets, end of year

$418,964

Total liabilities, end of year

$28,143

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$390,821

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$234,283

Management and general expenses

$30,744

Fundraising expenses

$18,714

Program service expenses (Part III)

$234,283

Program services were 82.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• PROGRAM NIGHT - EPILEPSY EXPERT SERIES: EVERY SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, OUR COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT MEETS TO OFFER OUR 10 PROGRAMS. MEMBERS CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER AND LEARN FROM OUR EXPERT GUEST SPEAKERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN EPILEPSY AND OTHER RELATED FIELDS FROM CHOC, HOAG, UCI, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. IN 2023 WE OFFERED 19 SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM NIGHTS SERVING 3138 ATTENDEES.

  Expenses $53,246

• INTAKE AND REFERRAL PROGRAM: IMMEDIATE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO FIRST TIME CALLERS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED ATTENTION FOR BEST POSSIBLE SEIZURE AND SYMPTOM CONTROL. CALLERS ARE CONNECTED TO OUR MOST APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS AND REFERRED TO EPILEPSY SPECIALISTS. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT: PROVIDED INFORMATION, REFERRALS AND SUPPORT TO NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS WITH EPILEPSY AND THOSE EXPERIENCING A REOCCURRENCE OF SEIZURES TO GET THEM TO LOCAL EPILEPSY CENTERS FOR BEST OUTCOMES TO 135 FAMILIES.

  Expenses $46,590

• COMMUNITY EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS: FREE COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS FOR EPILEPSY EDUCATION TO CREATE SEIZURE SAFE ZONES AROUND THE COUNTY. WE PARTICIPATED IN HEALTH FAIRS, CONFERENCES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS FOR EPILEPSY AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY. PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE: SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND FIRST AID, BUILDING A HEALTHY BRAIN, EPILEPSY 101, ESN PROGRAMS. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATED 6,123 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH OUR PRESENTATIONS.

  Expenses $39,935

• EMOTIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PARENTS: AN ENCOURAGING AND UPLIFTING SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATED BY A LICENSED, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST WHO SPECIALIZES IN EPILEPSY. PARENTS MET MONTHLY TO DISCUSS ALL AREAS OF LIFE AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: COUNSELED 55 PARENTS.ADULT SOCIAL: THIS MONTHLY SOCIAL GROUP PROVIDES THE OPPROTUNITY TO MEET OTHER ADULTS WITH EPILEPSY TO SHARE EXPERIENCES, ANSWER QUESTIONS AND MEET NEW FRIENDS; ENABLES ADULTS WITH EPILEPSY TO CONNECT, SHARE RESOURCES AND CHALLENGES WITH ONE ANOTHER AS THEY ARE USUALLY SOCIALLY ISOLATED. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT: CONNECTED 129 ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MEANINGUL RELATIONSHIPS.FRIDAY FRIENDS CLUB: WHILE PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY AND ADULTS WITH EPILEPSY ATTEND OUR PROGRAMS, FFC PROVIDES PLAY AND SOCIAL SKILLS TIME FOR DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS IN A SAFE, ACCEPTING, PLAYFUL AND PURPOSEFUL ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH SPECIAL NEEDS AND TYPICAL CHILDREN. SIBLINGS OF AFFECTED CHILDREN ATTEND TO SERVE AS NEUROTYPICAL ROLE MODELS. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT: EXPANDED LESSON PLANS WITH THEMES, CHARACTER BUILDING, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES; SERVED 1,551 CHILDREN.TEEN CLUB: SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP HELPING TEENS WITH EPILEPSY TO BUILD SELF ESTEEM, FRIENDSHIP SKILLS AND STAY SOCIALLY CONNECTED IN A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. TYPICAL TEENS SERVE AS PEER ROLE MODELS TO TEACH APPROPRIATE SOCIAL BEHAVIORS. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: FACILITATED SUCCESSFUL TEEN OUTING, SERVED 174 TEENS.ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS: PROVIDED 7-DAYS A WEEK, 24 HOUR ONLINE ACCESS TO PARENTS WITH DIVERSE EXPERIENCE IN PEDIATRIC EPILEPSY. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT: NEWLY DIAGNOSED PARENTS QUICKLY CONNECTED WITH ONLINE SUPPORT.ADULT EDUCATIONAL EXPERT SERIES: AN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY TO LEARN ABOUT THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION, TREATMENTS AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF EPILEPSY. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT: EDUCATED 356 PARENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERT SERIES - SPANISH AN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS WITH A CHILD OR TEEN DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY TO LEARN ABOUT THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION, TREATMENTS AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF EPILEPSY WITH SPANISH TRANSLATION TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EXPANDED GROUP; EDUCATED 88 PARENTS.PARENT EDUCATIONAL EXPERT SERIES: AN EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS WITH A CHILD OR TEEN DIAGNOSED WITH EPILEPSY TO LEARN ABOUT THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION, TREATMENTS AND RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF EPILEPSY. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: EDUCATED 445 PARENTS.

  Expenses $94,512

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

11 September 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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