Organization for Human Brain Mapping Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043290623
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Roseville, MN, USA
Phone
9526412294
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Biological & Life Sciences

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,318,252
Expenses
$2,115,524
Assets
$1,181,816
Liabilities
$266,677

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

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELIZABETH SLATER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • MICHAEL BREAKSPEAR (CHAIR)
  • MARYAM ZIAEI (SECRETARY)
  • CHRISTIAN WINDISCHBERGER (TREASURER)

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

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

Overview

Mission

To advance the understanding of the anatomical and functional organization of the human brain, and promote its medical and societal applications.

What it reported doing in 2025

The organization brings together scientists of various backgrounds who are engaged in investigations relevant to human brain organization and engage in other activities to facilitate communication among these scientists and promote education in human brain organization. During the current year, the organization held its annual meeting in brisbane, australia. There were 2,306 attendees for the 2025 annual meeting.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 99% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 75
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 65.5%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 70.1%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
    • Requires narrative reports: Fail
    • Conducts field audits: Fail
    • May suspend future funding: Fail
    • Requires financial reports: Fail
    • Conducts site visits: Fail
    • Requires grant agreements: Fail
    • May require repayment: Fail
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 8.7%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.56; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.23; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.5% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 65.5% of revenue deployed · 70.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.5M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 21 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $531K reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes foreign activity and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 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.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight: 7 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 52/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.