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Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Waukesha, WI501(c)(3)Since 2001Medical ResearchEIN 39-2016568Revenue $473K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbrpf.orgN14w23900 Stone Ridge Dr, 53188-1135 · Waukesha, WITax-exempt since May 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Bryon Riesch Paralysis foundation's goal is to find a cure for Paralysis through funding the latest in medical research and to provide assistance to those that suffer from neurological disorders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$473K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$305K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$473K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$460K
FY2024$473K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$305K
FY2024▼ -65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$879K
FY2024$305K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2001.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $942K Management & general 4% · $38K Fundraising 6% · $67K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bryon Riesch
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Levings
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Bassett
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Knapp
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Noonan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds medical research to cure paralysis and assists those with neurological disorders.

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1 program · $942K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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At the bryon riesch paralysis foundation (BRPF), we believe that a cure for paralysis is truly possible. That is why we award research grants every year to some of the brightest minds and best research facilities in the united STATES.A cure will most likely not come from one idea or one source but result from a collaboration of efforts.

$942Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Gerald W and Sharon K Wadina Family Foundation INCFY2025$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 38 grants · $3.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$469,338
The Medical College of Wisconsin INCWI · FY2024$125,000
Children's Hospital Medical CenterOH · FY2024$75,000
Christopher Reeve Foundation a New Jersey Nonprofit CorporationNJ · FY2024$75,000
Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPA · FY2024$50,000
Marquette UniversityWI · FY2024$50,000
University of MiamiFL · FY2024$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$522,337
The Medical College of Wisconsin INCWI · FY2023$125,000
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2023$91,926
University of MiamiFL · FY2023$60,000
Marquette UniversityWI · FY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$38,000
The Medical College of Wisconsin INCWI · FY2022$125,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$83,508
Marquette UniversityWI · FY2022$50,000
Texas a & M Research FoundationTX · FY2022$49,792
See all 38 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$473K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$488K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$942K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$305K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$323K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$488K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$358K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$473K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$290K
Total assetsLn 16$323K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$305K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$902K$290K
Total assetsLn 16$902K$323K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$879K$305K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$433K$433K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$509K$509K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$9K$52K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$719$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$798$798
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$6K$12K
TravelLn 17$122$122
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$942K$38K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $460K$1.0M−$545K$879K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$433K$1.0M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $414K$477K−$63K$411K 990 PDF
FY2021 $417K$474K−$57K$474K 990 PDF
FY2020 $377K$504K−$127K$531K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $473,232 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $464,121$488,138
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,502$9,838
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$23,788−$24,744
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $459,835$473,232
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $892,963$942,388
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $71,279$65,421
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,310$40,151
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,004,552$1,047,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$544,717−$574,728
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $473,232 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,738
VIII-1c Fundraising events$358,377
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$127,023
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$488,138
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,838$9,838
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$24,744−$24,744
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$14,906$473,232
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,047,960 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $433,050$433,050
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $509,338$509,338
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $9,094 · Fundraising $51,534$60,628
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $719 · Fundraising $4,074$4,793
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,491$10,491
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $798$798
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,799$3,799
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,177 · Fundraising $11,819$17,996
IX-17 TravelManagement $122$122
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,613$5,613
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,332$1,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $942,388 · Management $38,145 · Fundraising $67,427$1,047,960
Part X · Balance sheet $322,814 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,855$74,050
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $856,285$216,125
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$32,639
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $902,140$322,814
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,743$18,145
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,743$18,145
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $455,648$194,775
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $423,749$109,894
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $879,397$304,669
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $902,140$322,814
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $304,669 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$473,232
XI-2 Total expenses$1,047,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$574,728
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$879,397
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$304,669

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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