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The Brian Othmer Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Woodland Hills, CA501(c)(3)Since 2002Human ServicesEIN 75-3036992

To facilitate the transfer of the ilf neurofeedback technology into agencies serving the children in greatest need.the means to that end are three-fold: 1) the training of clinical personnel at these agencies in theconduct and supervision of the therapy; 2) acquainting managers and other decision-makers with the method either by way of a brief didactic training or by direct personal experience under the guidance of a skilled clinician; 3) facilitating the acquisition of the requisite instrumentation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$4K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$559K
+466% vs prior year
Spent
$227K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$483K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$559K
FY2021▲ +466%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$559K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$29K
Expenses
$227K
FY2021
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$227K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$445K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$30K
Net assets
$483K
FY2021▲ +272%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$130K
FY2021$483K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$145K
FY2025$144K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CThe Brian Othmer Foundation
EINHdr · item D75-3036992
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2004
Year of formationHdr · item L2002
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWoodland Hills, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P12)
WebsiteHdr · item Jbrianothmerfoundation.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$227K
Total functional expensesLn 25$227K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
100%
of spending reaches programs
Months of spending covered by cash
46.6mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments
Surplus or deficit
+59%
as % of revenue, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$494K
FY2021
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$494K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$222K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$154K
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2021
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$12K
FY2022$8K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$10K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$333K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$494K
Spent on programsPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$312K
Total assetsLn 16$494K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$483K
Months of cash on handcomputed16.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$559K
Investment income$12
Total revenueLn 12$559K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2021 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $462K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $227K · Less non-cash grants $108K · Cash operating expenses/yr $119K
46.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $227K · Total expenses $227K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $227K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $227K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $559K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $559K · Total revenue $559K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $559K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $559K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12 · Total revenue $559K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $227K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $559K · Prior year $99K
+466%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $483K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $559K · Expenses $227K
+59%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $494K
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $483K · Total assets $494K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $150K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $494K
30%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Siegfried Othmer · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $4K · Total expenses $227K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $58K · Total expenses $227K
25%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 100%——
Spent on management, % of spending 0%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 0%——
Revenue growth 466%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 2%——

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

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$4,333Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chelsie Wood
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anna Benson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Lytle
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Siegfried Othmer’s $48K as CEO is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Siegfried Othmer$47,500$26,125$4,333

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps agencies use neurofeedback technology to support children in need.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $227K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The primary accomplishments are having trained over 70 public sector workers.

$227Kprogram expense
02

Provide training with hands on applications.

Pt IX · col B
03

Offer courses with lectures and videos.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$21
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $29K$30K+178% 990 PDF
FY2024 $10K$75K-95% 990 PDF
FY2023 $219K$445K-50% 990 PDF
FY2022 $438K$483K-22% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $559K$227K+466% 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K— 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2021

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $559,467 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$559,455
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$107,918
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$559,455
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $12$12
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $12 · Excluded from tax $0$559,467
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $226,952 across 4 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,352$56,352
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,266$1,266
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,065$4,065
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $165,269$165,269
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,952 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$226,952
Part X · Balance sheet $494,332 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $91,941$312,099
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$6,345
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $21,656$150,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $25,958$25,888
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,555$494,332
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,822$11,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,822$11,728
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,733$482,604
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,555$494,332
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $482,604 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$559,467
XI-2 Total expenses$226,952
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$332,515
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,733
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,426
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$70
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$482,604

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