Atlanta Neuroscience Institute Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
550821471
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Phone
4043510205
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Nerve, Muscle and Bone Diseases

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,126,053
Expenses
$11,050,805
Assets
$25,714,231
Liabilities
$6,145,488

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

Leadership & pay

19 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAMARA CLAY (DIRECTOR- CEO (N/V))

Highest reported compensation

  • DOUGLAS S STUART MD (CHAIR): $676,289 total reported compensation
  • JOASH LAZARUS MD (DIRECTOR- RESEARCH DIRECTOR (N/V)): $641,259 total reported compensation
  • JEFFREY ENGLISH MD (DIRECTOR- MEDICAL DIRECTOR): $543,810 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Atlanta neuroscience institute (ani) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization providing comprehensive care to people living with chronic neurological conditions including multiple sclerosis, parkinson's disorder, epilepsy, and alzheimer's. Founded in 2001 under the name the multiple sclerosis center of atlanta, patients receive the latest treatment, research, education, and support dedicated to advanced care. Extended services are offered that enable patients and caregivers the resources needed to navigate today's healthcare system which includes support groups, case management, and pharmacy education. Ani exists to improve the health and hope of patients and caregivers impacted by chronic neurological conditions through advocacy, education, advanced treatment, and research, leading to a more promising future.

What it reported doing in 2025

Scanner - the organization provides neuroimaging, such as a mri, to allow for greater visualization of brain structures and a more precise diagnosis to enhance the overall patient experience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency & Controls: 86
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 59
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.4%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 92.6%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $145.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 83.9%; rating input score 84; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 71.4%; rating input score 71; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.8%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.33; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 34.6%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.4% of revenue deployed · 92.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 14 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $10.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $676K · 19 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $824K reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 32 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 46/100.