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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BRAINFUTURES INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,224,814
Total expenses
$2,277,560
Contributions and grants received
$3,180,928
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$43,886
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,373,121
Total liabilities, end of year
$624,830
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,748,291
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,108,155
Management and general expenses
$121,332
Fundraising expenses
$48,073
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,108,155

Program services were 92.6% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $69,017

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,111,911

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $43,886 · excluded $43,886

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $16,711 · program services $15,377 · management and general $965 · fundraising $369

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $917,829 · program services $844,430 · management and general $55,042 · fundraising $18,357

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,961 · program services $27,961

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,057 · program services $11,798 · management and general $14,663 · fundraising $596

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $150 · management and general $150

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,126,759 · program services $1,076,219 · management and general $22,221 · fundraising $28,319

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,277 · program services $11,597 · management and general $680

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,518 · program services $20,173 · management and general $2,213 · fundraising $132

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,744 · program services $3,809 · management and general $1,808 · fundraising $127

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $125 · program services $115 · management and general $7 · fundraising $3

  • 17 · Travel

    total $62,559 · program services $61,860 · management and general $699

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,983 · program services $10,896 · management and general $87

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,414 · program services $822 · management and general $6,428 · fundraising $164

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $39,177 · program services $22,938 · management and general $16,239

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $277 · program services $146 · management and general $125 · fundraising $6

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT & MAINTENANCE

    total $19 · program services $14 · management and general $5

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $73,432 · end of year $116,743

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $920,507 · end of year $2,168,738

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $125,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,943 · end of year $87,640

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $21,031 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $68,761 · end of year $140,051

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $305,610 · end of year $484,779

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $225,943 · end of year $132,637

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $542,599 · end of year $1,615,654

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BRAINFUTURES PROVIDES RIGOROUS AND UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT BRAIN HEALTH ADVANCES RESULTING FROM BREAKTHROUGHS IN UNDERSTANDING OF BRAIN NEUROPLASTICITY, AND LEADS POLICY, REGULATORY AND REIMBURSEMENT WORK TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TREATMENT ADVANCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • YOUTH EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONBRAINFUTURES IMPLEMENTS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, DIGITAL EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILL BUILDING PROGRAM FOR HIGH-RISK ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THIS VALIDATED COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING IMPROVES ACADEMIC OUTCOMES IN MATH AND READING BY STRENGTHENING EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS OF ATTENTION, MEMORY AND SELF CONTROL. IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CONTRIBUTES TO HIGHER RATES OF SCHOOL CONNECTEDNESS. STRENGTHENING EXECUTIVE FUNCTION CAN ALSO HELP TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

    Expenses $1,936,762

  • PSYCHEDELICSDEVELOPED PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES AND A CODING GUIDE FOR A NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACH TO TREAT BRAIN-BASED CONDITIONS INCLUDING DEPRESSION AND PTSD. EDUCATED THE PUBLIC THROUGH ISSUE BRIEFS, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS TO PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES, AND AUTHORING ARTICLES FOR SELECT NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS. INTERVIEWED A WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH CARE, ACADEMIC AND PHILANTHROPIC STAKEHOLDERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY ACCESS FOR ALL.

    Expenses $171,393

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • George Kimes

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Tim Santoni

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Henry Harbin

    AT LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Randal Lutz

    AT LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Susan Magsamen

    AT LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Jeff Richardson

    AT LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 3 related
  • Linda Raines

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $251,670
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $242,010
    Other
    $9,660
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $241,260 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $750 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $1,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,660 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $251,670 related
  • Teresa Fields

    CAO, (UNTIL 4/29/2024)

    Total calculated
    $188,104
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $152,164
    Other
    $35,940
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $151,414 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $750 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $29,800 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $6,140 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $188,104 related

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
BRAINFUTURES, INC. DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF BRAINFUTURES INC. IS PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF MARYLAND. THIS ORGANIZATION USES A COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY, AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, TO ESTABLISH THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531339349309608

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