Brain Support Network

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460771864
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2012
Location
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Phone
6508140848
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Reported finances

Revenue
$565,495
Expenses
$401,277
Assets
$1,390,150
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ROBIN RIDDLE (PRESIDENT/CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • ROBIN RIDDLE (PRESIDENT/CEO): $91,658 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Brain support network (bsn) is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to the well-being of those challenged by neurodegenerative disorders. Brain support network has three missions: brain donation, family education, & caregiver support.

What it reported doing in 2025

Provided supportive services to individuals, families and caregivers of those challenged by atypical parkinson's disorders. The organization also promoted and facilitated post-mortem brain tissue donations for individuals diagnosed with any neurological disorder which was used for both research and confirmation of the clinical diagnosis.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 62
  • Sustainability: 73
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.2%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 93.9%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: $87.44 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: 29%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.46; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.8%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.6% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.2% of revenue deployed · 93.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $377K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $92K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.