CureGRIN is a parent-run public charity dedicated to improving the lives of people living with GRIN disorder around the world. We work closely with families, scientists, and the medicalcommunity to drive research that will lead to treatments and cures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2023 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $972 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $78K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$496K
55% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 55% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$423K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$836K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$423K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$237K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$539K
FY2025$610K
Expenses
$836K
FY2023▲ +234%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$207K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$836K
FY2024$499K
FY2025$451K
Net assets
$407K
FY2023▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$631K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$447K
FY2025$605K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending April 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $724K Management & general 2% · $16K Fundraising 12% · $96K

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; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$35,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Keith McArthur’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Keith McArthur$85,570$80,000$75,000$30,000$25,000
Denise Rehner—$39,952$35,000$30,000$25,000
Denise Saxondale$18,029————
Lauren Williams———$2,230—

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

Fund research to find treatments and cures for GRIN disorder.

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3 programs · $724K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

CureGRIN awarded 3 grants worth $446,323 in the fiscal year. These include: 1) $200,000 to researchers at University of Auckland and University of Toronto to validate blood biomarkers. 2) $146,332 to researchers at University College London for GRIA Disorder drug discovery and 3) $99,992 to Columbia University for gene therapy trials on…

$446Kprogram expense
02

After years of COVID related delays, CureGRIN hosted a three-day conference in Boston. More than 300 families, researchers, clinicians and representatives from the biopharm industry participated, including over 230 in-person attendees. The conference received rave reviews from both families and researchers.

$162Kprogram expense
03

CureGRINs programs fall into two categories. 1) Improving the lives of people around the world living with GRI Disorders (GRIN, GRIA, GRIK and GRID), and their families, through research, education and connectivity. These programs include GRIConnect, development of educational content and the family ambassador program.

$116Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $464K · 2020–2024
University of MiamiFL · FY2024$79,170
University of Texas Health ScienceFY2023$200,000
Uc Davis HealthFY2021$9,800
Emory UniversityGA · FY2020$75,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$375K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$64
Money outPt IX
$836K
Ln 25
Programscol B$724K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$855K
Total assetsLn 16$903K
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$375K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$64
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$855K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$855K
Total assetsLn 16$903K
LiabilitiesLn 26$496K
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K$855K
Total assetsLn 16$824K$903K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$496K
Net assetsLn 32$821K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100K$100K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$346K$346K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$112K$48K$9K$55K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$4K$781$5K
Management feesLn 11a$833$833
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$59K$44K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$4K$76$4K
Office expensesLn 13$703$47$656
Information technologyLn 14$18K$11K$2K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$162K$162K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$552$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$836K$724K$16K$96K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $610K$451K$159K$605K 990 PDF
FY2024 $539K$499K$39K$447K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $423K$836K−$414K$407K 990 PDF
FY2022 $441K$250K$190K$821K 990 PDF
FY2021 $237K$207K$31K$631K 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 $422,728 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $440,648$374,601
I-9 Program service revenue$48,063
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $66$64
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $440,714$422,728
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,800$446,323
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $60,000$121,875
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $7,500$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $173,133$268,218
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $250,433$836,416
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $190,281−$413,688
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $422,728 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$374,601
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$374,601
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $48,063$48,063
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $64$64
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $48,063 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64$422,728
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $836,416 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $99,992$99,992
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $346,331$346,331
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,740 · Management $9,375 · Fundraising $55,385$112,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,979 · Management $781 · Fundraising $4,615$9,375
IX-11a Management feesManagement $833$833
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,730$1,730
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,984 · Fundraising $15,457$59,441
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,065 · Management $76 · Fundraising $3,664$7,805
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47 · Management $656$703
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,676 · Management $2,349 · Fundraising $5,268$18,293
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,372$5,372
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $161,648$161,648
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $552 · Fundraising $11,841$12,393
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $723,834 · Management $16,352 · Fundraising $96,230$836,416
Part X · Balance sheet $903,042 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $778,738$855,204
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,446$47,838
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $824,184$903,042
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,067$49,320
X-18 Grants payable$446,293
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,067$495,613
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $532,992$367,165
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $288,125$40,264
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $821,117$407,429
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $824,184$903,042
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $407,429 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$422,728
XI-2 Total expenses$836,416
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$413,688
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$821,117
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$407,429

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