Meningitis Foundation is established to as a scientific organization to support research into meningitis and to decrease the burden of meningitis and other infectious diseases conditions worldwide. The organizations mission focuses on infections of both U.S. and global importance for which prevention or current therapies are inadequate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $475K a year · 62% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+240% vs prior year
Spent
$537K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +240%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$259K
FY2024$464K
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$537K
FY2025▲ +303%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$203K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$537K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +228%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$120K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $537K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 research and works to reduce meningitis globally.

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3 programs · $465K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Payment to Infectious Diseases Institute to support HIV-related meningitis clinical trials and related resea. rch activities Support of Platform Trial For Cryptococcal Meningitis PLATFORM-CM. Clinicaltrials.gov NCT06666322

$427Kprogram expense
02

Information Technology expenses for DFNet clinical trial software to support Single Dose Liposomal Amphotericin for Asymptomatic Cryptococcal Antigenemia ACACIA. Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03945448

$25Kprogram expense
03

Travel for 6 medical researchs to participate in cryptococcal meningiitis research clinical trials testing new antifungal medicines. Travel to HARVEST Trial Tubcerulous Meningitis Consortium meeting in Nijmegen, Netherlands over November 12-14, 2025

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $80K · 2023–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$73K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Money outPt IX
$537K
Ln 25
Programscol B$537K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$813K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$73K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$813K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$813K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$664K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$813K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$352K$664K
Total assetsLn 16$451K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$451K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$50K$50K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$427K$427K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$815$815
Information technologyLn 14$25K$25K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$537K$537K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$537K$1.0M$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $464K$133K$331K$451K 990 PDF
FY2023 $259K$203K$56K$120K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,575,369 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,035$48,660
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $387,036$1,454,167
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,763$72,542
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $463,834$1,575,369
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,904$478,281
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,264$58,376
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $133,168$536,657
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $330,666$1,038,712
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,575,369 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$48,660
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $1,454,167$1,454,167
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $72,542$72,542
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,526,709$1,575,369
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $536,657 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,600$1,600
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $426,681$426,681
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,575$16,575
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $815$815
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,000$25,000
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,316$13,316
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,670$2,670
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $536,657 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$536,657
Part X · Balance sheet $1,476,890 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $24,123$812,517
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $351,609$664,373
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $450,747$1,476,890
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $280,747$681,390
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $170,000$795,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $450,747$1,476,890
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $450,747$1,476,890
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,476,890 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,575,369
XI-2 Total expenses$536,657
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,038,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$450,747
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$12,569
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,476,890

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