Curepsp INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1990Diseases & DisordersEIN 52-1704978Revenue $3.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRScurepsp.org325 Hudson Street 4th Floor, 10013-1045 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

To raise awareness, build community, improve care and find a cure for psp, cbd and msa.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$220K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $685K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$784K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.5M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$4.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2024$7.9M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$4.8M
FY2024$5.9M
Net assets
$4.6M
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$7.5M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$7.6M
FY2024$9.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1991.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $2.0M Management & general 16% · $415K Fundraising 8% · $213K

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

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $220K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$220,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Emeritus
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristophe J Diaz’s $267K as Exe Dir and Chief Science Officer is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristophe J Diaz$266,514$234,003————
David Kemp———$200,000$194,000$220,000
Kristophe Diaz——$195,042$190,885$169,932—
Richard T Spain IV$161,643$131,237————
Jennifer L Brummet$149,533$125,677————
Jaclyn C Zendrian—$126,164$101,689———
Jessica Shurer$113,088$104,783$100,190———

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.

See Curepsp INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for research and support to find cures for rare brain diseases.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

CurePSP advances the understanding and seeks treatment and cure for progressive supranuclear palsy(PSP) and related "prime of life" neurodegenerative diseases by funding research that focuses on (a) the causes and risk factors for these disorders, (b) biomarkers and clinical tests that aid in diagnosis, (c) genetic variants that are…

$752Kprogram expense
02

CurePSP advocates for patients, families, and caregivers managing prime of life neurodegeneration to improve quality of life and patient outcomes. CurePSP does this through family conferences, caregiver retreats, volunteer development, professional education, online and printed resources, and social media.

$751Kprogram expense
03

CurePSP publishes a library of printed and online educational materials for families, patients, physicians and other healthcare professionals. The foundation sponsors professional education conferences in collaboration with leading institutions to increase knowledge of the disease that will lead to earlier and more accurate diagnosis and…

$502Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 55 grants · $4.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$219,451
Alzheimers AssociationIL · FY2024$125,000
Washington UniversityFY2024$100,000
University of MassachusettsFY2024$100,000
Mayo Clinic JacksonvilleMN · FY2024$100,000
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2024$100,000
Sjo Research & ConsultingFY2024$54,474
Michigan State UniversityMI · FY2024$45,000
University of ChicagoIL · FY2024$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,192
University of Texas at San AntonioFY2024$10,000
FasebMD · FY2024$6,000
See all 55 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$415K
Fundraisingcol D$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$784K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
SavingsLn 2$2.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$123K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$784K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.3M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$737K$784K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$4.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$392K$392K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$80K$80K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$200K$130K$50K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$557K$463K$70K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$14K$11K$2K$821
Other employee benefitsLn 9$88K$71K$12K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$50K$9K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$50K$43K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$100K$100K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$37K$30K$300
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$99K$66K$18K$16K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$97K$77K$15K$6K
TravelLn 17$65K$48K$14K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$34K$32K$735$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$18K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$276$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$588K$426K$32K$130K
All other expensesLn 24e$104K$61K$41K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.0M$415K$213K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $5.1M$4.8M$282K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.3M$4.3M−$948K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.5M$346K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.3M$3.5M$2.9M$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.5M$2.6M$889K$4.6M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,522,143 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,845,244$3,419,168
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $205,367$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,189$80,238
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,637$22,737
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,115,437$3,522,143
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $306,291$471,836
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $835,694$920,284
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,252,132$1,240,621
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,394,117$2,632,741
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $721,320$889,402
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $3,522,143 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$111,497
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,307,671
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,419,168
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76,559$76,559
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,679$3,679
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $22,737$22,737
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $22,737 · Excluded from tax $80,238$3,522,143
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,632,741 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $391,836$391,836
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $80,000$80,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $130,000 · Management $50,000 · Fundraising $20,000$200,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $463,432 · Management $69,707 · Fundraising $23,389$556,528
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,229 · Management $1,958 · Fundraising $821$14,008
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,521 · Management $12,298 · Fundraising $5,156$87,975
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,517 · Management $8,635 · Fundraising $3,621$61,773
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $42,662 · Management $7,529$50,191
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $100,425$100,425
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,365 · Management $29,629 · Fundraising $300$67,294
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,817 · Management $17,541 · Fundraising $16,117$99,475
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $77,131 · Management $14,544 · Fundraising $5,639$97,314
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,100 · Management $14,390 · Fundraising $2,943$65,433
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,917 · Management $735 · Fundraising $1,097$33,749
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,925 · Management $3,142 · Fundraising $1,311$22,378
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $276 · Management $11,981$12,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $426,456 · Management $31,573 · Fundraising $130,202$588,231
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,663 · Management $40,586 · Fundraising $2,625$103,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,004,847 · Management $414,673 · Fundraising $213,221$2,632,741
Part X · Balance sheet $5,358,201 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $850,058$170,337
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,025,983$2,899,072
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $25,500$108,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $81,487$132,506
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,325$10,055
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,334,111$1,914,755
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,000$123,476
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,347,464$5,358,201
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $94,812$114,914
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $458,113$356,532
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $184,091$178,807
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$134,035
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $737,016$784,288
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,538,372$3,326,160
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,072,076$1,247,753
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,610,448$4,573,913
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,347,464$5,358,201
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,573,913 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,522,143
XI-2 Total expenses$2,632,741
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$889,402
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,610,448
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$21,809
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$95,872
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,573,913

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.