International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
061263827
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-T 2024
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4142762145
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Neurology, Neuroscience

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$13,590,824
Expenses
$14,486,863
Assets
$44,756,536
Liabilities
$1,004,708

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • FRANCISCO CARDOSO MD PHD FAAN (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • VICTOR SC FUNG MBBS PHD FRACP (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVID JOHN BURN FMEDSCI MD FRCP (PRESIDENT ELECT)

Highest reported compensation

  • VICTOR SC FUNG MBBS PHD FRACP (PRESIDENT): $106,100 total reported compensation
  • JENNIFER GOLDMAN MD MS (SECRETARY-ELECT): $4,500 total reported compensation
  • FRANCISCO CARDOSO MD PHD FAAN (PAST PRESIDENT): $2,800 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To advance the neurological sciences pertaining to movement disorders; to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients; to operate exclusively for scientific, scholarly and educational purporses; to encourage research; to provide forums for sharing ideas and for advancing the related clinical and scientific disciplines; and to encourage interest and participation in the activities of the society among healthcare and allied professionals and scientists.

What it reported doing in 2024

International congress - the learning objectives for the international congress of parkinson's disease and movement disorders are: through state-of-the-art lectures, hot topic reviews, controversy debates, teaching courses, skills workshops and video sessions, participants will be better able to 1. Describute the pathophysiology and neurobiology of parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; 2. Discuss the diagnostic approaches and tools available for parkinson's disease and other movement disorders; 3. Discuss the pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options available for parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 87% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 93% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 92
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.9%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 78.8%; rating input score 79
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.38 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Pass
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Pass
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 91.6%; rating input score 92; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • 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: -6.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.09; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.9%; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.9% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.9% of revenue deployed · 78.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 17 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $11.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $106K · 17 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 4 contractors listed · $6.8M reported
  • Consistency: 32 of 34 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and grants
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: CEO compensation review process not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Foreign grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.