Clinical Neurological Society of America Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
591988226
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2029517095
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Professional Societies, Associations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$533,420
Expenses
$671,218
Assets
$230,459
Liabilities
$164,730

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID CHARLES MD (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID HOUGHTON MD (PRESIDENT)
  • SARA ZALLEK MD (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • SUSAN HEPWORTH (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • GREGORY BERGEY MD (DIRECTOR): $1,500 total reported compensation
  • DAVID HOUGHTON MD (PRESIDENT): $500 total reported compensation
  • LARRY CHARLESTON MD (SECRETARY): $500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the cnsa is to support and enhance the study, acquisition, dissemination, and application of knowledge concerning neurology in all of its phases: biological, clinical, and social.

What it reported doing in 2024

Cidp ambassador program offers up to 24 neuromuscular fellows, comprehensive neurology fellows and comprehensive neurologiststhe opportunity to attend an interactive educational program on improving the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of cidp.the program is led by six nationally recognized faculty experts and includes two days of interactive lectures and discussions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 58
  • Sustainability: 16
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: 75%; rating input score 75; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -25.8%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.34; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.71; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.4%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 21.6% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.7% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 6 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $2K · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • 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: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.