A global community dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by KAND and accelerating research to find a cure

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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FY2020 · 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $39K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$741K
Spent
$302K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$505K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$741K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$741K
FY2021$816K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$295K
Expenses
$302K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$302K
FY2021$557K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$424K
FY2024$149K
Net assets
$505K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$505K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$267K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$218K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $279K Management & general 8% · $23K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$45,284Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Science Officer
$33,843Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Patient Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dylan Verden’s $66K as Chief Science Officer is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2095 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dominique Lessard$41,727$84,696$76,483$33,843
Dylan Verden$65,744———
Dylan Verden Ph D—$53,903——
Kathryn Atchley—$41,876$48,232$45,284
Charlotte Klinepeter—$16,840——
Michelle Tao—$6,690——

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

Supports KAND patients and funds research for a cure.

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1 program · $279K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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KAND is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in the KIF1A gene and causes a constellation of medical challenges, including spastic paraplegia, epilepsy, intellectual disability, optic nerve atrophy, cerebellar atrophy, peripheral neuropathy, and autism.

$279Kprogram 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 4 funders$39K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $587K · 2020–2023

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$741K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$741K
Money outPt IX
$302K
Ln 25
Programscol B$279K
Managementcol C$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$505K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$505K
Total assetsLn 16$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$741K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Total revenueLn 12$741K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$505K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$505K
Total assetsLn 16$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$505K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 62,500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$54K$505K
Total assetsLn 16$81K$505K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$81K$505K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$152K$152K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$71K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$605
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$653$6K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$18K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$302K$279K$23K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $295K$149K$145K$218K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$424K−$194K$73K 990 PDF
FY2022 $557K$1.1M−$497K$267K 990 PDF
FY2021 $816K$557K$259K$764K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $741K$302K$440K$505K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $741,465 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $390,961$741,465
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $390,961$741,465
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $249,027$183,882
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,419$85,180
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $51,421$32,890
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $309,867$301,952
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,094$439,513
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $741,465 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$738,165
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$741,465
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$741,465
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $301,952 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $152,358$152,358
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $31,524$31,524
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,214 · Management $7,913$79,127
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,448 · Management $605$6,053
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,799$1,799
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $653 · Management $6,221$6,874
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,095$2,095
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,740 · Management $4,382$22,122
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $278,937 · Management $23,015 · Fundraising $0$301,952
Part X · Balance sheet $504,969 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,842$504,969
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $81,094$504,969
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,638$250,150
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $65,456$254,819
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,094$504,969
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $81,094$504,969
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $504,969 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$741,465
XI-2 Total expenses$301,952
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$439,513
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,094
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$504,969

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