American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Ne

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454065198
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Merrick, NY, USA
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$150,060
Expenses
$135,853
Assets
$2,647,787
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDRE MACHADO (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JULIE PILITSIS (PRESIDENT)
  • ELLEN AIR (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RUSHANI ALI (DIRECTOR)
  • ANDRE MACHADO (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • JULIE PILITSIS (PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The ASSFN is dedicated to the treatment of functional disorders of the nervous system through the use of stereotaxy and other forms of surgical technology . The Society accomplishes this mission through public and professional education, dissemination of novel research, outreach to patients, and promotion of excellence in clinical care.

What it reported doing in 2025

ASSFN held varous webinars, podcasts in Jan, March , May, Aug, Sept, Oct , 2025.. The scientific organization committee planned sessions, on explore cutting-edge topics at the Daily Plenary Sessions, featuring experts on Innovation in Neurosurgery, Collaborations in Music, Sports, and Neurosurgery, Exploringthe Conscious and Unconscious Brain, Advances in NeuralInterfaces, and Unlocking the Brain. Tailor your experiencewith parallel sessions covering diverse topics, includingBig Data and AI, Pediatric Surgical Advances, The Evolutionof Epilepsy Surgery, The Evolution of Movement DisorderSurgery, The Evolution of Psychiatric Neuromodulation, The Evolution of Pain Surgery, and Connectomic FunctionalNeurosurgery and Bench to Bedside Advances. There was sessions covering preclinical and basic research as well as lectures on clinical research. This event was attended by professionals with an interest in the field of SFN to support the mission of the society. Altogether the nearly 700 registrants for the event enjoyed 4 days of SF neurosurgery content .

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 73%; rating input score 73
  • Program expense ratio: 81.9%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.5%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 19.49; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 73% of revenue deployed · 81.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $111K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 16 of 16 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.