Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office in Landover, Maryland (MD)

Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	520856660
Name of Organization	Epilepsy Foundation Of America
Secondary Name	Epilepsy Foundation National Office
In Care of Name	Epilepsy Foundation
Address	8301 Professional Place, Landover, MD 20785-2237
Activities	Scientific research (diseases), Contact or sponsored scientific research for industry, Other school related activities
Subsection	Charitable Organization
Ruling Date	02/1959
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Corporation
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	06/2013
Assets	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Income	$10,000,000 to $49,999,999
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$17,963,773
Amount of Income	$22,065,561
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$14,896,869
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Diseases, Disorders, Medical Disciplines: Epilepsy

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Amount of income in 2013: $22,065,561 (it was $12,707,912 in 2012)

Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office:	$22,065,561
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$593,977

Assets in 2013: $17,963,773 (it was $18,225,598 in 2012)

Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office:	$17,963,773
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$451,547

Expenses in 2013: $15,121,223

Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office:	$15,121,223
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$618,936

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 1.5

Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office:	1.5
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.2

Number of employees in 2013: 77

Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office:	77
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	14

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2013: 11.7%

Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office:	11.7%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 95.1%

This organization:	95.1%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	83.4%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

Support schedule

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	No	No
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	No	No
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	No	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	No	Yes
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	No	No
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	No	No
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2011	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		30	38
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		85	77
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	No	No	Yes
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		No	Yes
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No	No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		No	Yes
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		No	Yes
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		Yes	Yes
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$1,134,317	$732,872
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$0	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$96,138	$67,655
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	9	5
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	5	4

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$13,042,130	$10,053,381	$14,896,869
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$12,481,964	$9,561,857	$14,174,311
Program Service Revenue	$474,712	$458,371	$627,116
900099		$458,371	$482,363
900004		$0	$142,053
900099		$0	$2,700
All other program service revenue		$0	$0
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$344,509	$317,364	$265,616
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$8,227	$547	$11,503
Net rental income	$0	$0	$0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$396,138	$174,129	$618,425
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$5,537,073 / $0	$2,208,224 / $0	$6,714,960 / $0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$5,140,935 / $0	$2,034,095 / $0	$6,096,535 / $0
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$396,138 / $0	$174,129 / $0	$618,425 / $0
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$-857,653	$-566,909	$-813,510
Gross income from fundraising events	$47,550	$0	$50,550
Less: direct expenses	$905,203	$566,909	$864,060
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$89,489	$51,334	$-139,338
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$163,529	$104,861	$68,759
Less: cost of goods sold	$74,040	$53,527	$208,097
Miscellaneous Revenue	$104,744	$56,688	$152,746
900099		$55,938	$150,413
900099		$750	$2,333
All other revenue		$0	$0

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$15,066,200	$13,034,662	$15,121,223
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$2,614,557	$3,667,565
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$0	$119,000
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$809,728	$285,462	$383,882
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$4,664,528	$3,602,556	$4,053,702
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$142,599	$171,585
Other employee benefits		$505,098	$420,215
Payroll taxes	$371,540	$286,994	$321,395
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0	$0
Legal		$100,613	$12,209
Accounting		$193,120	$78,390
Lobbying		$126,569	$237,656
Professional fundraising services	$53,190	$0	$94,400
Investment management fees		$0	$0
Other		$978,230	$1,673,598
Advertising and promotion		$0	$0
Office expenses		$1,173,819	$1,334,454
Information technology		$127,270	$125,237
Royalties		$45,322	$34,576
Occupancy		$818,050	$870,175
Travel		$205,251	$304,793
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$367,230	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$0	$514,522
Interest		$0	$2,345
Payments to affiliates		$402,855	$88,135
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$306,195	$190,990
Insurance		$68,875	$73,395
Other expenses		$494,559	$190,000
Other expenses		$73,729	$87,113
Other expenses		$62,959	$61,911
Other expenses		$52,750	$9,980

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$20,894,299	$18,225,598	$17,963,773
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$264,755	$512,520
Savings and temporary cash investments		$20,374	$539,507
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$1,829,369	$4,384,664
Accounts receivable, net		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use		$37,920	$23,195
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$144,129	$216,656
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$421,231	$506,364
Investments - publicly traded securities		$12,277,619	$8,298,661
Investments - other securities		$0	$0
Investments - program-related		$0	$0
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$3,230,201	$3,482,206
Total liabilities	$7,227,312	$7,956,979	$7,704,627
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$2,457,717	$2,545,355
Grants payable		$2,209,081	$1,627,945
Deferred revenue		$28,078	$125,169
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$3,262,103	$3,406,158
Total net assets or fund balances	$13,666,987	$10,268,619	$10,259,146
Unrestricted net assets		$2,473,123	$3,760,935
Temporarily restricted net assets		$3,717,380	$2,197,075
Permanently restricted net assets		$4,078,116	$4,301,136
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public Support	$63,261,630
Subtotal Support	$63,905,301
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$63,905,301
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) that exceeds 2% of the total support	$643,671
Total Support	$66,339,511
Public Support	$63,905,301
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$1,858,061
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets	$576,149
Gross receipts from related activities, etc.	$3,022,036

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Id	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
Organizations performing similar types of work
1	International Bureau For Epilepsy	Co Dublin, Ireland	international	1985-02	$1,654,938
2	Epilepsy Foundation Of Greater Southern Illinois	140 Iowa Avenue Suite A, Belleville, IL 62220-3940	IL	1984-02	$1,344,837
3	Epilepsy Foundation Of America, Epilepsy Foundation National Office	8301 Professional Place, Landover, MD 20785-2237	MD	1959-02	$22,065,561
4	Abilities Network Inc	8503 La Salle Rd, Towson, MD 21286-5915	MD	1967-04	$9,798,316
5	Crosspoint Human Services	210 Avenue C, Danville, IL 61832-5410	IL	1983-05	$8,409,558
6	United Needs And Abilities Inc	688 E Main St, Salisbury, MD 21804-5022	MD	1981-12	$5,645,977
7	Epilepsy Association Of Greater Rochester Inc	2 Townline Cir, Rochester, NY 14623-2536	NY	1977-05	$4,620,272
8	Epilepsy Foundation Of Minnesota Inc	1600 University Ave W Ste 300, Saint Paul, MN 55104-3800	MN	1962-08	$3,973,102
9	Epilepsy Foundation Of Texas	2401 Fountain View Dr Ste 900, Houston, TX 77057-4821	TX	1981-02	$2,700,671
10	Epilepsy Foundation Of Western Pa	1501 Reedsdale St Ste 3002, Pittsburgh, PA 15233-2310	PA	1972-12	$1,775,878
11	Epilepsy Fnd Of North-Central Illinois Iowa & Nebraska	321 W State St Ste 208, Rockford, IL 61101-1119	IL	1975-05	$1,212,627
12	Epilepsy Society Of San Diego County, Dba Epilepsy Foundation Of San Dieg	2055 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104-1091	CA	1961-04	$984,753
13	Epilepsy Society Of Southern Ny Incorporated	New York Inc, West Nyack, NY 10994	NY	1980-10	$919,762
14	Epilepsy Association	2831 Prospect Ave E, Cleveland, OH 44115-2606	OH	1972-11	$881,017
15	Epilepsy Association Of Central Florida Inc	109 N Kirkman Rd, Orlando, FL 32811-1403	FL	1973-10	$868,679
16	Epilepsy Foundation Of South Carolina	8301 Professional Pl Fl 2, Landover, MD 20785-2357	MD	1990-09	$174,578
17	Epilepsy Foundation-Greater New York Inc	8301 Professional Pl, Landover, MD 20785-2237	MD	1971-11	$52,623
18	Arkansas Epilepsy Society Inc	1201 Bishop St, Little Rock, AR 72202-4627	AR	1978-04	$0
19	Epilepsy Center Of North Western Ohio	5405 Southwyck Blvd, Toledo, OH 43614-1556	OH	1978-06	$0
20	Epilepsy Services Of Southeast Florida Inc	5730 Corporate Way Ste 220, West Palm Bch, FL 33407-2032	FL	1995-02	$0

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Arkansas	1
California	2
Connecticut	1
Delaware	1
Florida	5
Idaho	1
Illinois	4
Maryland	5
Minnesota	1
Mississippi	1

North Carolina	1
New York	2
Ohio	2
Oregon	1
Pennsylvania	1
Tennessee	2
Texas	3
Wisconsin	4
International	1

Total

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