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.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $59K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 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
$3K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$417K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$474K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$474K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$417K
FY2021▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$460K
FY2025$473K
Expenses
$474K
FY2021▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$504K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$433K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$474K
FY2021▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$879K
FY2025$305K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2001.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $397K Management & general 7% · $35K Fundraising 9% · $42K

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 · $397K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The bryon riesch paralysis foundation was able to help many individuals and scientists this past year in our fight for a cure. We were able to give out $28,000 in student scholarships, $34,083 in charitable grants, and $333,699 in medical research grants.

$397Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K
Grants paid · 38 grants · $3.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$469,338
Marquette UniversityWI · FY2024$50,000
University of MiamiFL · FY2024$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$522,337
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2023$91,926
University of MiamiFL · FY2023$60,000
Marquette UniversityWI · FY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$38,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$83,508
Marquette UniversityWI · FY2022$50,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$417K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$429K
Investment incomeLn 3$98
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$397K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$474K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
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$429K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$343K
Investment incomeLn 3$98
Total revenueLn 12$417K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$327K
SavingsLn 2$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$477K
Total assetsLn 16$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$474K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$490K$477K
Total assetsLn 16$552K$477K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$531K$474K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$334K$334K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$62K$62K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$44K$15K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$649$649
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$40
Information technologyLn 14$9K$2K$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$258
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$397K$35K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $473K$1.0M−$575K$305K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2025 $460K$1.0M−$545K$879K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2024 $1.4M$433K$1.0M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 19, 2023 $414K$477K−$63K$411K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 25, 2022 $417K$474K−$57K$474K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2021 $377K$504K−$127K$531K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $417,057 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $394,617$428,858
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $329$98
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$17,533−$11,899
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $377,413$417,057
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $424,243$395,782
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $46,844$47,898
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,194$30,445
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $504,281$474,125
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$126,868−$57,068
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 $417,057 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$4,566
VIII-1c Fundraising events$342,882
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,410
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$428,858
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $98$98
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$11,899−$11,899
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,801$417,057
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $474,125 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $333,699$333,699
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $62,083$62,083
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $15,406 · Fundraising $29,079$44,485
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,182 · Fundraising $2,231$3,413
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,490$5,490
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $649$649
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,950$2,950
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,060 · Fundraising $40$6,100
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,573 · Management $3,602 · Fundraising $4,265$9,440
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,199 · Fundraising $3,133$4,332
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,226 · Fundraising $258$1,484
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $397,355 · Management $34,814 · Fundraising $41,956$474,125
Part X · Balance sheet $477,065 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $154,221$326,666
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $335,487$150,399
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $552,346$477,065
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,920$2,707
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,920$2,707
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $531,426$451,848
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$22,510
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $531,426$474,358
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $552,346$477,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $474,358 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,057
XI-2 Total expenses$474,125
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$531,426
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$474,358

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