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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION A NEW JERSEY NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 15 March 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$17,824,481 changed to $20,617,955
Total expenses
$14,892,374 changed to $8,620,110
Contributions and grants received
$18,339,761 changed to $20,367,965
Grants paid
$3,429,318 changed to $2,125,189
Investment income
$63,898 changed to $127,838
Other revenue
-$579,178 changed to $122,152
Total assets, end of year
$11,086,135 changed to $25,060,261
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,703,699 changed to $2,009,841
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,382,436 changed to $23,050,420
Program services expenses
$12,646,091 changed to $7,522,190
Management and general expenses
$591,122 changed to $381,905
Fundraising expenses
$1,655,161 changed to $716,015
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,646,091 changed to $7,522,190

Listed only on the earlier return

  • ALAN BROWN
  • ANITA MCGORTY
  • BERNADETTE MAURO
  • MARK BOGOSIAN
  • MICHAEL FORDYCE
  • SHEILA FITZGIBBON
  • VANDY VAN WAGENER
  • WILLIAM CAWLEY

Listed only on the later return

  • DENISE ANDERSEN
  • JULIAN STEINBERG

Listed under a different title

  • COLLEEN COPPLA: CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER then OUTGOING CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
  • MICHELE LOIACONO: VP OPERATIONS then VP, OPERATIONS

Totals

Total revenue
$17,824,481
Total expenses
$14,892,374
Contributions and grants received
$18,339,761
Grants paid
$3,429,318
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$63,898
Other revenue
-$579,178
Total assets, end of year
$11,086,135
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,703,699
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,382,436
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,646,091
Management and general expenses
$591,122
Fundraising expenses
$1,655,161
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,646,091

Program services were 84.9% 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

    $2,312,065

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $1,276

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $9,499,956

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,526,464

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $41,510

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $25,189 · excluded $25,189

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,387,203

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

    securities $3,348,494

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $38,709

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $38,709 · excluded $38,709

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $425,550

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

    $2,312,065

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,004,728

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$579,178 · excluded -$579,178

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,337,665 · program services $3,337,665

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $91,653 · program services $91,653

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,830,515 · program services $1,453,055 · management and general $93,823 · fundraising $283,637

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,186,539 · program services $2,498,045 · management and general $168,294 · fundraising $520,200

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $10,868 · program services $8,879 · management and general $561 · fundraising $1,428

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $956,616 · program services $835,831 · management and general $29,236 · fundraising $91,549

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $368,113 · program services $319,557 · management and general $11,596 · fundraising $36,960

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $117,605 · program services $59,356 · management and general $58,249

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $166,982 · program services $69,862 · management and general $97,120

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,555,557 · program services $1,345,839 · management and general $47,860 · fundraising $161,858

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $102,747 · program services $99,811 · fundraising $2,936

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $143,675 · program services $132,485 · management and general $2,671 · fundraising $8,519

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $382,662 · program services $339,537 · management and general $10,299 · fundraising $32,826

  • 17 · Travel

    total $275,371 · program services $248,571 · management and general $4,954 · fundraising $21,846

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $290,360 · program services $289,952 · fundraising $408

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,382 · program services $1,535 · management and general $202 · fundraising $645

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $83,724 · program services $71,165 · management and general $12,559

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $617,593 · program services $589,665 · management and general $13,964 · fundraising $13,964

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEAMS

    total $299,792 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $299,792

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER RESEARCH COSTS

    total $285,367 · program services $285,367

  • 24d · Other expenses: INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS

    total $201,843 · program services $182,481 · management and general $3,227 · fundraising $16,135

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $584,745 · program services $385,780 · management and general $36,507 · fundraising $162,458

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $722,436 · program services $216,731 · management and general $0 · fundraising $505,705

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,202,932 · end of year $2,730,623

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,800,965 · end of year $1,442,669

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,473,594 · end of year $4,189,556

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $9,287

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $105,250 · end of year $36,183

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

    $1,225,142

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

    $1,221,765

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,759 · end of year $3,377

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,392,554 · end of year $1,772,939

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $281,728 · end of year $250,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $863,872 · end of year $651,501

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $302,854 · end of year $277,798

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $502,632 · end of year $289,505

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $41,955 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $498,711

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $850,132 · end of year $637,685

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,929,081 · end of year $5,792,482

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $3,589,954

Mission and programs · 2023

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, 2023 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 $9,837,321 · Grants $3,244,904

  • 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 $1,890,029 · Grants $184,414

  • 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 $918,741

As filed on the 2023 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

  • MATTHEW 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

  • MICHAEL FORDYCE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • TRACY FORST

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • ALEXANDRA BLASZCZUK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • KELLY ANNE HENEGHAN ESQ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • CHRIS BRIDGMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • ANITA MCGORTY

    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

  • VANDY VAN WAGENER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • PATRICIA J VOLLAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • THOMAS LONDRES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • RICHARD SHERMAN

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $93,213
    From this org
    $93,213
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • OLIVIA MULLANE

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $183,708
    From this org
    $171,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,919
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,789
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,843
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,076
    Filer's total
    $183,708

  • COLLEEN COPPLA

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $286,838
    From this org
    $242,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,599
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $242,239
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,201
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,398
    Filer's total
    $286,838

  • MICHELE LOIACONO

    VP OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $212,000
    From this org
    $164,634
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,366
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,634
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,009
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,357
    Filer's total
    $212,000

  • MARGARET GOLDBERG

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $401,570
    From this org
    $353,751
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,819
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $353,751
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,979
    Filer's total
    $401,570

  • KIMBERLY BEER

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $172,680
    From this org
    $152,235
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,445
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,235
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,114
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,331
    Filer's total
    $172,680

  • MARCO BAPTISTA

    CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $279,927
    From this org
    $235,447
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,480
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,447
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,787
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,693
    Filer's total
    $279,927

  • REGINA BLYE

    CHIEF PROGRAM AND POLICY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $200,580
    From this org
    $180,748
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,832
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,748
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,235
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,597
    Filer's total
    $200,580

  • ALAN BROWN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $190,557
    From this org
    $159,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,757
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,800
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,413
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,344
    Filer's total
    $190,557

  • WILLIAM CAWLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $162,031
    From this org
    $114,372
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,659
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $114,372
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,576
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,083
    Filer's total
    $162,031

  • MARK BOGOSIAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $168,994
    From this org
    $127,676
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $41,318
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,676
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,095
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,223
    Filer's total
    $168,994

  • SHEILA FITZGIBBON

    SENIOR DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $160,723
    From this org
    $140,701
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,022
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,701
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,461
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,561
    Filer's total
    $160,723

  • BERNADETTE MAURO

    DIRECTOR, INFORMATION & RESOURCE SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $157,213
    From this org
    $107,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,844
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $107,369
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,334
    Nontaxable benefits
    $44,510
    Filer's total
    $157,213

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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 DEVELOPING CURES FOR SPINAL CORD INJ · NJ · income $2,093,166 · assets $5,408,084

    Directly controlled by CHRISTOPHER REEVE FOUNDATION

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • NRT HOLDINGS LLC

    RELATED · INVEST IN THE NEURORECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TO FIND A CURE FOR PARALYSIS · CA · 0.89% owned

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403209349303995

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