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ALZHEIMERS DISEASE RESEARCH FOUNDATION

EIN 52-2396428 WELLESLEY HLS, MA

Revenue 2024
$31,755,677
Expenses 2024
$36,999,068

Program services were 91.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
H83
Classification
2000
Street
34 WASHINGTON ST STE 230

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO FUND RESEARCH WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF PREVENTING, SLOWING OR REVERSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. ALL OVERHEAD EXPENSES ARE PAID BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES AND CORE GROUP OF SELECT DONORS, ALLOWING 100% OF GENERAL DONATIONS TO FUND OUR RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO FUND RESEARCH WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF PREVENTING, SLOWING OR REVERSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

  • IN 2024, CURE ALZHEIMER'S FUND SUPPORTED 120 RESEARCH PROJECTS AT 66 LEADING RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, FOR RESEARCH OUTPUT OF $30 MILLION. MANY PROJECTS PURSUED A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF THE GENES AND VARIANTS WITH THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON RISK AND TIMING OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. OTHER PROJECTS PURSUED NOVEL THEORIES AND TOOLS TO ASSESS POTENTIAL AVENUES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, IN PARTICULAR REGARDING THE ROLE OF NEUROINFLAMMATION, THE GUT MICROBIOME, AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM IN HEALTHY BRAIN FUNCTION. ADDITIONAL EXPENSES INCLUDE HUSBANDRY OF TRANSGENIC ANIMAL MODELS BY A CONTRACT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION; THE DIRECT SUPPORT OF FACILITATING GRANTS AND THE AWARD PROCESS; AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ASSESSING RESEARCH PROPOSALS AND DETERMINING FUNDING PRIORITIES.

    Expenses $30,000,392 · Grants $28,828,950

  • CREATING AWARENESS TOOK THE FORM OF MAILINGS, OUTREACH, WEBINARS, AND SUPPORT OF THIRD PARTY EVENTS DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED OF MORE RESEARCH INTO THE ORIGINS AND PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE.

    Expenses $3,783,862

As filed on the 2024 return.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Margaret E Smith

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $455,433
    From this org
    $426,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,113
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $407,378
    Bonus
    $18,942
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,763
    Filer's total
    $455,433

  • Henry McCance

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Phyllis Rappaport

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Timothy Armour

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Richard Birnbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mark Faggiano

    DIRECTOR (FROM 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Mary Greenhill Cagliero

    DIRECTOR (FROM 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Robert Greenhill

    DIRECTOR (TO 10/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Kumar Mahadeva

    DIRECTOR (FROM 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jacqueline Morby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Josephine Antonellis

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $207,441
    From this org
    $200,226
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,215
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,226
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,014
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,201
    Filer's total
    $207,441

  • Laurel Lyle

    SECRETARY & VP BOARD RELATIONS & DEV OPS

    Total calculated
    $125,326
    From this org
    $121,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,232
    Hours/week
    30

  • Katharine Herman

    EVP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $448,817
    From this org
    $418,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,236
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $342,381
    Bonus
    $76,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,350
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,886
    Filer's total
    $448,817

  • Julie Harris

    EVP RESEARCH MGMT (TO 12/24)

    Total calculated
    $306,210
    From this org
    $296,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,851
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,634
    Bonus
    $19,725
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,891
    Nontaxable benefits
    $960
    Filer's total
    $306,210

  • Barbara Chambers

    EVP MARKETING & COMM.

    Total calculated
    $290,642
    From this org
    $267,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,094
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $246,348
    Bonus
    $21,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,403
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,691
    Filer's total
    $290,642

  • Lisa Rand

    VP MARKETING & COMM.

    Total calculated
    $217,835
    From this org
    $199,320
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,515
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,120
    Bonus
    $5,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,268
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,247
    Filer's total
    $217,835

  • Daniel Harper

    VP DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $208,193
    From this org
    $195,493
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,700
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,293
    Bonus
    $6,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,959
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,741
    Filer's total
    $208,193

  • John Slattery

    SVP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $205,775
    From this org
    $198,792
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,983
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,592
    Bonus
    $9,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,054
    Nontaxable benefits
    $929
    Filer's total
    $205,775

  • Mahua Dasgupta

    SR. PHILANTROPIC ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $203,654
    From this org
    $178,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,399
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,055
    Bonus
    $6,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,690
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,709
    Filer's total
    $203,654

  • Thidaphorn Sengsavanh

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OPS

    Total calculated
    $178,296
    From this org
    $154,055
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,241
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,855
    Bonus
    $7,200
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,883
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,358
    Filer's total
    $178,296

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $31,755,677
    Expenses
    $36,999,068
    Contributions
    $30,788,755
    Grants paid
    $28,828,950
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $37,725,207
    Expenses
    $34,633,548
    Contributions
    $36,697,205
    Grants paid
    $26,431,117
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $40,708,245
    Expenses
    $30,613,014
    Contributions
    $32,354,655
    Grants paid
    $23,431,727

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $26,572,727
    Expenses
    $23,165,275
    Assets (EOY)
    $23,967,152

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $22,899,223
    Expenses
    $21,006,379
    Assets (EOY)
    $16,427,042

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $30,582,733
    Expenses
    $24,308,027
    Assets (EOY)
    $13,454,870

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $19,893,795
    Expenses
    $23,629,311
    Assets (EOY)
    $7,580,826

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,498,111
    Expenses
    $18,999,554
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,939,018

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $17,498,111
    Expenses
    $18,999,554
    Assets (EOY)
    $10,939,018

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $16,157,156
    Expenses
    $16,515,434
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,463,210

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $11,247,926
    Expenses
    $13,040,698
    Assets (EOY)
    $12,424,725

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $12,652,179
    Expenses
    $7,290,816
    Assets (EOY)
    $14,274,392

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $6,382,414
    Expenses
    $6,389,034
    Assets (EOY)
    $8,947,500

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.