Global Migraine Aid Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
991571231
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Atlanta, GA, USA
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Neurology, Neuroscience Research

Reported finances

Revenue
$127,000
Expenses
$57,098
Assets
$69,902

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Russell M Richards (CEO President Treasurer Director)

People named in this filing

  • Russell M Richards (CEO President Treasurer Director)
  • Rami Burstein (Director)
  • William Keller (Secretary Director)

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

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

Overview

Mission

To reduce the global burden of migraine in low- and middle-income countries by providing education awareness training and access to safe and effective medical resources for migraine sufferers and the healthcare providers who serve them.

What it reported doing in 2025

Global Migraine Aid Inc. is a 501c3 public charity formed on February 14 2024 in the State of Georgia with the mission of reducing the global burden of migraine in low- and middle-income countries through education training and access to safe and effective generic medicines. 2025 was the organizations first full calendar year of programmatic operations following receipt of its IRS determination letter on February 3 2025. During 2025 the organization: Entered into a Partnership Agreement with the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops KCCB on October 3 2025 formally launching the Access to Headache Care in Kenya project. Disbursed $49,988 in initial project funding to KCCB to support migraine education programs delivered in collaboration with the International Headache Society pursuant to a separate KCCB-IHS Partnership Agreement dated August 14 2025. Built fundraising capacity through engagement of a professional donor research firm. Received $127,000 in contributions including a restricted grant of $100,000 from Hinri Labs Inc. a publicly supported organization described in sections 509a1 and 170b1Avi for educational programs in Kenya. Hinri Labs identified the Organization as a grantee and subsequently obtained funding from the Lilly Foundation in support of that grant.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.4%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 87.5%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 55%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.22; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.4% of revenue deployed · 87.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $50K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 1 filing year from 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.