Brain Support Network EIN 46-0771864

Brain Support Network FY2020 filing

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Supports families facing neurodegenerative disorders like PSP, MSA, and Lewy body dementia. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $338K in revenue, $252K in expenses, and $1.0M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Website
brainsupportnetwork.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$338KFY2020
Expenses
$252K
Net assets
$1.0M
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-0771864 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Menlo Park, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports families facing neurodegenerative disorders like PSP, MSA, and Lewy body dementia.
Leadership
Robin Riddle · President/CEO · $68K
Money in and out
$338K revenue, $252K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$338K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$252K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $86K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
47.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$338K
FY2020
Expenses
$252K
FY2020
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2020
Total revenue
$338K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$252K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$86K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $224K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Provided supportive services to individuals, families and caregivers of those challenged by atypical parkinson's disorders. The organization also promoted and facilitated post-mortem brain tissue donations for individuals diagnosed with any neurological disorder which was used for both research and confirmation of the clinical diagnosis.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBrain Support Network
EINHdr · item D46-0771864
Principal addressHdr · item CMenlo Park, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jbrainsupportnetwork.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$68,462Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$32,150Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Riddle’s $92K as President/CEO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1965 $100K–1M health care 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Robin Riddle$91,658$103,667$105,234$89,923$68,462
Steven Russell$32,150

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants106%$360K
Total revenueLn 12$338K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.01
Program services89%$224K
Management & general10%$24K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$252K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$775K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed36.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $986K · Operating expenses/yr $252K
47.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $224K · Total expenses $252K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $24K · Total expenses $252K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $252K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $360K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $360K · Total revenue $338K
106%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $338K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $338K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-22K · Total revenue $338K
-6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $252K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $338K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $338K · Expenses $252K
+26%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.0M · Total assets $1.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $211K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
21%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robin Riddle · Reported title PRESIDENT/CEO · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $252K
27%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $222K · Total expenses $252K
88%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.8%
Investment management fee ratio 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$565K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$459K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$387K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$379K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$460K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$338K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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