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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$41,752,832
Total expenses
$26,696,085
Contributions and grants received
$4,615,882
Grants paid
$952,296
Program service revenue
$26,551,809
Investment income
$1,161,025
Other revenue
$9,424,116
Total assets, end of year
$119,118,169
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,507,919
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$82,610,250
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,930,024
Management and general expenses
$6,766,061
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,930,024

Program services were 74.7% 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)

    $2,493,699

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,122,183

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ANNUAL MEETING

    total $15,057,246 · related or exempt $9,624,617 · excluded $5,432,629

  • 2b · Program service revenue: JOURNAL

    total $6,894,490 · related or exempt $6,807,538 · unrelated business $86,952

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $4,202,733 · related or exempt $4,202,733

  • 2d · Program service revenue: WEB ADVERTISING

    total $395,176 · unrelated business $395,176

  • 2e · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $2,164 · related or exempt $2,164

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,728,074 · excluded $1,728,074

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $45,981 · excluded $45,981

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,149,541

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $2,132,569

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$983,028

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$983,028 · unrelated business -$695,709 · excluded -$287,319

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $34,948,695 · other assets $100

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

    securities $35,515,844 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$567,149 · other assets $100

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$567,049 · excluded -$567,049

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE REFUND CLAIM

    total $10,361,163 · excluded $10,361,163

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,361,163

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $31,972 · program services $31,972

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $599,850 · program services $599,850

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $320,474 · program services $320,474

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,597,135 · program services $1,878,428 · management and general $718,707

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,165,639 · program services $5,299,267 · management and general $1,866,372

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $653,456 · program services $464,466 · management and general $188,990

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $937,212 · program services $669,542 · management and general $267,670

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $691,238 · program services $489,367 · management and general $201,871

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $273,994 · program services $151,517 · management and general $122,477

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $95,035 · management and general $95,035

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $112,450 · program services $112,450

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $369,567 · management and general $369,567

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,839,309 · program services $1,272,222 · management and general $567,087

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $93,146 · program services $88,510 · management and general $4,636

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $583,544 · program services $424,011 · management and general $159,533

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,266,943 · program services $1,100,567 · management and general $166,376

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $397,904 · management and general $397,904

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,093,474 · program services $998,836 · management and general $94,638

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,809,014 · program services $2,773,955 · management and general $35,059

  • 20 · Interest

    total $684,837 · management and general $684,837

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,087,893 · program services $708,599 · management and general $379,294

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $236,939 · program services $111,453 · management and general $125,486

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATION COSTS

    total $710,284 · program services $710,284

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH HONORARIA

    total $622,360 · program services $622,360

  • 24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT PROCESSING FEE

    total $467,693 · program services $379,634 · management and general $88,059

  • 24d · Other expenses: ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING

    total $243,457 · program services $243,457

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $711,266 · program services $478,803 · management and general $232,463

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,184,256 · end of year $1,392,730

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,595,195 · end of year $2,795,308

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $366,690 · end of year $547,748

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $303,789 · end of year $393,352

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $865,313 · end of year $1,281,180

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

    $46,400,315

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

    $23,317,941

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $24,163,548 · end of year $23,082,374

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $55,921,841 · end of year $64,266,159

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $22,273,336 · end of year $23,710,283

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,587,750 · end of year $1,649,035

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,948,820 · end of year $2,420,927

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,959,560 · end of year $7,387,114

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $12,000,000 · end of year $12,000,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $29,132,968 · end of year $13,571,384

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $2,000,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,015,980 · end of year $1,128,494

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,643,421 · end of year $74,030,271

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,560,969 · end of year $8,579,979

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SFN'S MISSION IS TO: 1. ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM BY BRINGING TOGETHER SCIENTISTS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, BY FACILITATING THE INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH DIRECTED AT ALL LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION, (SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • ANNUAL MEETING: THE PREMIER VENUE FOR NEUROSCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO CONFER AND DISCUSS THE LATEST ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE OF THE BRAIN AND THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

    Expenses $8,659,551 · Grants $658,888 · Revenue $9,624,617

  • GENERAL PROGRAM SERVICE: TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR NEUROSCIENTISTS, TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND THE RESULTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE LATEST NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH.

    Expenses $7,845,789 · Grants $90,808 · Revenue $4,208,570

  • JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE MISSION IS TO PUBLISH EXCELLENT SCIENCE THAT CAN BE DISCUSSED, DEBATED, STUDIED, AND BUILT UPON TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM. AT THE CORE OF ENEURO IS A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE AUTHORS WITH A FAIR ASSESSMENT OF THEIR WORK, WITH ANY ADDITIONAL EXPERIMENTS REQUESTED THOROUGHLY JUSTIFIED, WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH STANDARDS OF PEER REVIEW.

    Expenses $2,764,396 · Revenue $7,285,993

  • FEDERAL GRANTS: TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR NEUROSCIENTISTS.

    Expenses $660,288 · Grants $202,600

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Oswald Steward

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marina Picciotto

    PRESIDENT-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina Turrigiano

    PAST-PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kenneth Maynard

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Quentin Pittman

    TREASURER-ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julio Ramirez

    PAST-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Janak

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Guoping Feng

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suzanne Haber

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julie Kauer

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Juan Lerma

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brain Macvicar

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Monteggia

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Roche

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sarah Woolley

    COUNCILOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martin Saggese

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $896,508
    From this org
    $800,573
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $95,935
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $747,073
    Bonus
    $26,500
    Other
    $27,000
    Deferred
    $48,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $47,135
    Filer's total
    $896,508

  • Cori Spencer

    SR. DIR. FIN & MGMT SVC/CFO

    Total calculated
    $312,882
    From this org
    $255,862
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,020
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $225,362
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $30,569
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,451
    Filer's total
    $312,882

  • Melissa Garcia

    ASSOC. EXEC. DIR. (THROUGH 6/14/23)

    Total calculated
    $378,976
    From this org
    $308,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,027
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $278,449
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $36,611
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,416
    Filer's total
    $378,976

  • Paula Kara

    SR. DIR., MEETING SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $325,138
    From this org
    $271,966
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $53,172
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,508
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $26,458
    Deferred
    $32,215
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,957
    Filer's total
    $325,138

  • Melissa Thompson

    SR. DIR., DIG. STRAT. & COMM./COS

    Total calculated
    $302,979
    From this org
    $247,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $55,128
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,087
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $14,764
    Deferred
    $29,529
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,599
    Filer's total
    $302,979

  • Alan Shenman

    SR. DIR., MBR. & PROD. STRAT.

    Total calculated
    $255,113
    From this org
    $219,588
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,525
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,702
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $18,886
    Deferred
    $25,296
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,229
    Filer's total
    $255,113

  • Scott Moore

    DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $205,586
    From this org
    $175,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,078
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,515
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $6,993
    Deferred
    $13,986
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,092
    Filer's total
    $205,586

  • Lisa Chiu

    MANAGING ED. B.F./DIR. PUB. COMM.

    Total calculated
    $198,033
    From this org
    $175,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,895
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,138
    Bonus
    $7,500
    Other
    $20,500
    Deferred
    $13,949
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,946
    Filer's total
    $198,033

  • Dawn Keane

    DIRECTOR OF MEETING OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $199,466
    From this org
    $169,714
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,752
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,714
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $27,000
    Deferred
    $13,462
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,290
    Filer's total
    $199,466

  • David Lindeman

    DIRECTOR OF GRANTS & DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $204,973
    From this org
    $167,034
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,939
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,441
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $6,593
    Deferred
    $13,186
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,753
    Filer's total
    $204,973

  • Doriann Farrar Gedris

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $202,415
    From this org
    $166,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,564
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,650
    Bonus
    $6,000
    Other
    $8,201
    Deferred
    $13,121
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,443
    Filer's total
    $202,415

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

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES $100 TO ALL FULL-TIME, REGULAR EMPLOYEES EACH MONTH THAT INCLUDES WELLNESS AND TECHNOLOGY EXPENSES. EMPLOYEES AT THE DIRECTOR LEVEL AND ABOVE AND THOSE IN THE TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT RECEIVE A $150 STIPEND EACH MONTH.
PART I, LINE 7
SEE PART II FOR BONUSES.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
26 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431179349300033

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