Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2007.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
11 people listed on the 990; $462K paid to officers and key staff.
Sally Temple-Stern PHD’s $171K as Executive & Scientific Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M 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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Temple-Stern PHD | $170,986 | $173,942 | $177,305 | $174,326 | $178,091 | $171,495 |
| Glenna Ford | $139,103 | $139,694 | — | — | — | — |
| Caitlin Hill | $136,509 | $135,055 | $131,209 | $129,400 | $130,829 | $125,000 |
| Thomas Kiehl | $131,142 | $131,200 | $116,681 | — | — | — |
| Khadijah Onanuga | — | — | — | — | — | $110,545 |
| Thomas Irwin | — | — | — | $101,236 | $103,424 | — |
| Taylor Bertucci PHD | $102,614 | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Butler PHD | $101,617 | $101,541 | — | — | — | — |
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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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
Programs and updates
Develops stem cell therapies for brain, spinal cord, and eye diseases.
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The foundation's alzheimer's disease and related dementia research program continued and expanded during fiscal year 2021 despite the ongoing pandemic. New sources of funding including 4 nih grants were secured during the year in support of these research studies which will expand the scientific understanding of the development of…
The foundation continues its efforts to initiate a clinical trial to test a promising treatment for age-related macular degeneration (amd). The program has experienced delays caused by the pandemic, but these have been overcome. It is expected the clinical trial will begin in early 2022.
The regenerative research foundation continued to surmount the operational obstacles caused by the ongoing covid pandemic and successfully pursue its research and development mission during 2021. Researchers and support staff returned to the laboratories while following CDC and nys infection control guidelines.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 1 smaller program.
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.0M | $1.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $110K | $120K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.6M | $4.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $700K | $2.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.9M | $2.3M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $234K | $234K | ||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $379K | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $169K | $123K | $46K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $52K | $39K | $14K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $140K | $104K | $37K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $159K | $157K | $2K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $21K | $21K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $17K | $3K | $13K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $43K | $23K | $20K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $19K | $3K | $16K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $341K | $329K | $12K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $10K | $10K | $240 | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $12K | $7K | $5K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $84K | $84K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $27K | $27K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $234K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $5K | $2K | $3K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.6M | $3.8M | $828K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 20, 2026 | $8.0M | $7.1M | $889K | $6.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 5, 2025 | $7.0M | $6.5M | $515K | $6.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 5, 2024 | $8.8M | $7.3M | $1.5M | $5.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 2, 2023 | $7.5M | $5.8M | $1.7M | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 23, 2022 | $5.1M | $4.6M | $488K | $2.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2021 | $3.6M | $3.7M | −$144K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,099,449 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,099,449 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,611,189 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,518,761 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,339,609 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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