Epilepsy Services Foundation INC

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Tampa, FL501(c)(3)Since 1973Diseases & DisordersEIN 59-1680892Revenue $120K in FY2025

On file with the IRSepilepsysf.org4628 N Armenia Ave, 33603-2706 · Tampa, FLTax-exempt since Feb 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization is committed to creating a better future and environment for persons affected by epilepsy living in West Central Florida.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 48 volunteers and 4 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$120K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$160K
To programs
41%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$120K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$120K
Expenses
$160K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$169K
FY2025$160K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1977.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $65K Management & general 33% · $52K Fundraising 27% · $43K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$60,252Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathie Michael’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathie Michael$60,252$58,433$53,271$49,044$48,000$48,000
Thomas Orth—————$5,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps people with epilepsy in West Central Florida live better lives.

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3 programs · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization provides information and referral services, education and awareness programs in schools and for school nurses, mentoring programs, and networking opportunities for families who have a child with epilepsy.

$52Kprogram expense
02

Provides assistance to attend special summer camp for persons with epilepsy. Provides patients with medical testing and evaluation assistance.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Awarded college scholarships to persons affected with epilepsy.

$2Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$53K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $63K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,750
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$725
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,250
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$6,450
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,750
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$120K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$160K
Ln 25
Programscol B$65K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$28K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$120K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9K
SavingsLn 2$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$681K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$329K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$71K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$653K$681K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348K$329K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$12K$12K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$24K$12K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$14K$7K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$1K$577$985
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$3K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$2K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$0$5K$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$175$2K$8
OccupancyLn 16$7K$2K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$220$90$0$130
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$189$217
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$3K$13K$930
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$250$2K$219
Total functional expensesLn 25$160K$65K$52K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $120K$160K−$40K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $123K$169K−$46K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $91K$164K−$73K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $124K$125K−$379$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $84K$90K−$6K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $81K$106K−$25K$1.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $119,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $89,892$84,236
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,961$14,927
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,047$20,378
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $122,900$119,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,975$12,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,397$100,174
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $56,005$46,860
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $169,377$159,534
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$46,477−$39,993
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $119,541 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$28,174
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$56,062
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,236
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14,927$14,927
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$3,176−$3,176
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $21,442$21,442
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,112 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,112
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,112 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $33,193$119,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $159,534 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $12,500$12,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,188 · Management $12,322 · Fundraising $21,047$57,557
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,532 · Management $6,893 · Fundraising $11,773$32,198
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,133 · Management $577 · Fundraising $985$2,695
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,247 · Management $1,654 · Fundraising $2,823$7,724
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $1,000$3,500
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,767 · Fundraising $0$4,767
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $175 · Management $1,550 · Fundraising $8$1,733
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,688 · Management $3,956 · Fundraising $1,735$7,379
IX-17 TravelPrograms $90 · Management $0 · Fundraising $130$220
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,171 · Management $189 · Fundraising $217$3,577
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,656 · Management $2,696 · Fundraising $1,642$5,994
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,110 · Management $13,131 · Fundraising $930$17,171
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $250 · Management $2,050 · Fundraising $219$2,519
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,740 · Management $52,285 · Fundraising $42,509$159,534
Part X · Balance sheet $1,083,441 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,640$9,037
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $64,085$61,878
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,041$2,172
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $347,973$328,724
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $652,883$681,330
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $412$300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,080,034$1,083,441
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,215$2,715
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,215$2,716
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,071,819$1,080,725
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,071,819$1,080,725
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,080,034$1,083,441
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,080,725 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$119,541
XI-2 Total expenses$159,534
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,993
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,071,819
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$48,899
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,080,725

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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