Our mission is to identify viable targets for Therapy Development and expeditiously manage the creation of those treatments that will arrest the suffering of today's Als patients.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 500 volunteers and 65 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.3M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $11.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $253K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.1M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$13.1M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$19.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$16.1M
FY2025▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.2M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$11.4M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$13.4M
FY2025$16.1M
Expenses
$13.1M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$9.8M
FY2023$11.2M
FY2024$12.9M
FY2025$13.1M
Net assets
$19.3M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27.2M
FY2021$16.5M
FY2022$15.2M
FY2023$15.0M
FY2024$18.6M
FY2025$19.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $11.9M Management & general 4% · $591K Fundraising 5% · $650K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

23 people listed on the 990; $1.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO and Cso
$436,433Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Research
$194,572Pt VII · Sec A
Senior VP of Development
$177,160Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Cell Biology
$173,063Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Pharmacology
$161,717Pt VII · Sec A
Princ. Invest., Real World Evidence
$139,506Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fernando Vieira’s $436K as CEO and Cso is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 127 $10–100M medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Fernando Vieira$436,433$386,901$320,000$315,125$274,971$243,145
Bashar Al-Nakhala————$194,993$200,994
Alan Gill$194,572$188,954$182,421$170,654$170,347$176,211
Carol Hamilton$177,160$172,628$165,724$148,199——
Matvey Lukashev———$160,332$173,583$174,637
Kyle R Denton$173,063$158,381$150,194———
Theo Hatzipetros$161,717$155,581$150,899$130,026$121,058$121,047
Danielle Boyce$139,506—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $11.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Als tdi combines the passion and dedication of a nonprofit organization with the entrepreneurial and scientific spirit of a biotechnology company. Our laboratory is the leading drug discovery program for als, and it bridges a critical research gap.

$11.9Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$253K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$340K
Money outPt IX
$13.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.9M
Managementcol C$591K
Fundraisingcol D$650K
Owns and owesPt X
$19.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.6M
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$982K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$572K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$624K
Investment incomeLn 3$340K
Other incomeLn 4–11$286K
Total revenueLn 12$16.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$6.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$805K
Other assetsLn 15$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$19.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 565
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.6M$6.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.4M$11.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$728K$805K
Total assetsLn 16$23.1M$22.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.4M$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$18.6M$19.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$478K$430K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$4.1M$226K$103K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$144K$134K$7K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$647K$598K$35K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$367K$339K$20K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$339K$305K$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$520K$412K$40K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$2K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$170K$118K$4K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$860K$772K$5K$82K
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.6M$60K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$146K$44K$11K$91K
InterestLn 20$9K$8K$469$179
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$357K$330K$20K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$90K$83K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M$2.6M$20K$134K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.1M$11.9M$591K$650K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $16.1M$13.1M$2.9M$19.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $13.4M$12.9M$527K$18.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.6M$11.2M$398K$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.4M$9.8M$1.5M$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.4M$9.0M$3.4M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.2M$9.5M$719K$27.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $16,066,902 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $11,328,179$14,817,715
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,312,529$623,964
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $465,979$339,712
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $299,484$285,511
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $13,406,171$16,066,902
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,595,580$6,093,591
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $26,875$31,723
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,256,610$7,002,623
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,879,065$13,127,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $527,106$2,938,965
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $16,066,902 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,400,151
VIII-1e Government grants$981,635
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,435,929
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$571,503
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,817,715
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $623,964$623,964
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $339,712$339,712
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $285,511$285,511
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $623,964 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $625,223$16,066,902
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,127,937 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $429,768 · Management $47,751$477,519
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,129,060 · Management $225,967 · Fundraising $102,861$4,457,888
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $133,685 · Management $7,370 · Fundraising $3,357$144,412
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $597,737 · Management $34,731 · Fundraising $14,290$646,758
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $339,025 · Management $20,257 · Fundraising $7,732$367,014
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $305,181 · Management $33,933$339,114
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $53,639$53,639
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $31,723$31,723
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $411,663 · Management $40,013 · Fundraising $68,373$520,049
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,626 · Fundraising $48,719$50,345
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $117,693 · Management $4,222 · Fundraising $47,834$169,749
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $772,337 · Management $5,410 · Fundraising $82,173$859,920
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,558,611 · Management $60,039 · Fundraising $8,540$1,627,190
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $44,493 · Management $11,009 · Fundraising $90,927$146,429
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,868 · Management $469 · Fundraising $179$8,516
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $330,005 · Management $20,114 · Fundraising $7,209$357,328
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $83,274 · Management $5,063 · Fundraising $1,943$90,280
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,622,520 · Management $19,585 · Fundraising $134,269$2,776,374
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,541 · Management $1,149$3,690
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,887,087 · Management $590,721 · Fundraising $650,129$13,127,937
Part X · Balance sheet $22,324,694 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $408,496$86,064
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,143,356$6,531,982
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $389,277$263,956
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $327,321$165,806
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $191,952$271,787
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $727,510$804,936
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,446,822$11,371,232
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $970,777$1,152,144
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,446,659$1,676,787
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,052,170$22,324,694
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $567,204$521,713
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $85,556$200,996
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,765,362$2,344,581
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,418,122$3,067,290
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $18,159,048$19,257,404
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $475,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,634,048$19,257,404
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,052,170$22,324,694
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,257,404 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,066,902
XI-2 Total expenses$13,127,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,938,965
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,634,048
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,315,609
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,257,404

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