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Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Medical Research / Epilepsy Research (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.72M (2024)

Expenses
$1.37M (2024)

Total Assets
$35.2M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$2.21M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$2,721,526
Expenses
$1,374,345
Net Income
$1,347,181
Net Assets
$32,936,596
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $2,466
0.1%
Interest Revenue $87,297
3.2%
Dividends $857,952
31.5%
Sales of Assets $746,685
27.4%
Other Income $1,027,126
37.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $929,487
67.6%
Compensation of Officers* $86,500
6.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,151,181
Total Liabilities $2,214,585
Net Assets $32,936,596
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mcewen (Administrato) $91,109 $0
Joanne Nakagawa (Grants Liais) $91,109 $0
Renee Shellhaas (President) $86,500 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (Treasurer) $0 $0
W Donald Shields Md (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $0
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $0
Herbert Winokur (Emeritus) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $0
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $0
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $0
John Murray (Emeritus) $0 $0
Niko Kaciroti (Director) $0 $0
Lori Jordan (Director) $0 $0
Teri Behnke (Director) $0 $0
Dennis Dlugos (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$3,086,671
Expenses
$1,217,622
Net Income
$1,869,049
Net Assets
$32,173,583
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $44
0.0%
Interest Revenue $160,068
5.2%
Dividends $530,039
17.2%
Sales of Assets $504,727
16.4%
Other Income $1,891,793
61.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $760,693
62.5%
Compensation of Officers* $62,500
5.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $32,948,389
Total Liabilities $774,806
Net Assets $32,173,583
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mcewen (Administrato) $86,865 $0
Joanne Nakagawa (Grants Liais) $86,865 $0
Renee Shellhaas (President El) $62,500 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $0
W Donald Shields Md (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $0
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $0
Herbert Winokur (Emeritus) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $0
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $0
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $0
John Murray (Emeritus) $0 $0
Niko Kaciroti (Director) $0 $0
Lori Jordan (Director) $0 $0
Teri Behnke (Director) $0 $0
Dennis Dlugos (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$4,718,750
Expenses
$2,376,817
Net Income
$2,341,933
Net Assets
$27,026,028
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $6,152
0.1%
Interest Revenue $39,847
0.8%
Dividends $245,005
5.2%
Sales of Assets $1,351,559
28.6%
Other Income $3,076,187
65.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $2,046,969
86.1%
Compensation of Officers* $25,000
1.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,110,168
Total Liabilities $1,084,140
Net Assets $27,026,028
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mcewen (Administrato) $80,225 $0
Renee Shellhaas (President El) $25,000 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $0
W Donald Shields Md (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $0
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $0
Herbert Winokur (Emeritus) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $0
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $0
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $0
John Murray (Emeritus) $0 $0
Niko Kaciroti (Director) $0 $0
Lori Jordan (Director) $0 $0
Teri Behnke (Director) $0 $0
Dennis Dlugos (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$5,406,021
Expenses
$1,321,183
Net Income
$4,084,838
Net Assets
$29,647,631
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $1,938
0.0%
Interest Revenue $1,307
0.0%
Dividends $857,667
15.9%
Sales of Assets $1,481,287
27.4%
Other Income $3,063,822
56.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $1,111,057
84.1%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $30,762,097
Total Liabilities $1,114,466
Net Assets $29,647,631
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mcewen (Administrato) $76,509 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $0
W Donald Shields Md (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $0
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $0
Herbert Winokur (Emeritus) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $0
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $0
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $0
Eric Weatherford (Director) $0 $0
John Murray (Director) $0 $0
Michael V Johnston Md (Director) $0 $0
Renee Shellhaas (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$4,122,387
Expenses
$844,487
Net Income
$3,277,900
Net Assets
$27,137,746
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $692
0.0%
Interest Revenue $3,321
0.1%
Dividends $180,541
4.4%
Sales of Assets $599,960
14.6%
Other Income $3,337,873
81.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $629,793
74.6%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $28,081,124
Total Liabilities $943,378
Net Assets $27,137,746
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mcewen (Administrato) $74,844 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $1,696
W Donald Shields Md (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $0
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $0
Herbert Winokur (Emeritus) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $0
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $0
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $0
Eric Weatherford (Director) $0 $0
John Murray (Director) $0 $0
Michael V Johnston Md (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$4,747,062
Expenses
$2,858,839
Net Income
$1,888,223
Net Assets
$18,902,406
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $3,469
0.1%
Interest Revenue $38,415
0.8%
Dividends $146,015
3.1%
Sales of Assets $244,249
5.1%
Other Income $4,314,914
90.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $2,686,371
94.0%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,368,502
Total Liabilities $3,466,096
Net Assets $18,902,406
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mcewen (Administrato) $72,837 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $10,600
W Donald Shields Md (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $596
Michael V Johnston Md (Director) $0 $1,147
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $829
Herbert Winokur (Director) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $1,531
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $1,465
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $626
Eric Weatherford (Director) $0 $1,498
John Murray (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$6,900,509
Expenses
$2,846,837
Net Income
$4,053,672
Net Assets
$15,253,412
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $5,260
0.1%
Interest Revenue $28,795
0.4%
Dividends $422,851
6.1%
Sales of Assets $285,208
4.1%
Other Income $6,158,395
89.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $2,653,564
93.2%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,564,817
Total Liabilities $3,311,405
Net Assets $15,253,412
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mcewen (Administrato) $70,860 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $4,568
W Donald Shields Md (Vice Preside) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $806
Michael V Johnston Md (Director) $0 $944
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $948
Herbert Winokur (Director) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $1,566
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $4,696
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $577
Eric Weatherford (Director) $0 $0
John Murray (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$7,509,038
Expenses
$3,156,081
Net Income
$4,352,957
Net Assets
$13,357,827
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $2,404
0.0%
Interest Revenue $6,544
0.1%
Dividends $778,919
10.4%
Sales of Assets $221,621
3.0%
Other Income $6,499,550
86.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $2,944,953
93.3%
Compensation of Officers* $17,452
0.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,127,299
Total Liabilities $2,769,472
Net Assets $13,357,827
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mc Ewen (Administration) $64,260 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $11,347
W Donald Shields Md (Vice President) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $971
Michael V Johnston Md (Director) $0 $416
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $644
Herbert Winokur (Director) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $1,873
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $1,692
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $509
Eric Weatherford (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$5,390,026
Expenses
$2,322,501
Net Income
$3,067,525
Net Assets
$9,887,799
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $1,200
0.0%
Interest Revenue $4,206
0.1%
Dividends $66,079
1.2%
Sales of Assets $274,258
5.1%
Other Income $5,044,283
93.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $2,129,999
91.7%
Compensation of Officers* $11,610
0.5%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,448,133
Total Liabilities $1,560,334
Net Assets $9,887,799
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mc Ewen (Administration) $64,260 $12,853
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $6,771
W Donald Shields Md (Vice President) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $601
David Mc Laughlin (Director) $0 $0
Michael V Johnston Md (Director) $0 $0
E Martina Bebin Md (Director) $0 $799
Herbert Winokur (Director) $0 $0
Peter Camfield Md (Director) $0 $1,204
Deborah Hirtz Md (Director) $0 $2,235
Sookyong Koh Md (Director) $0 $0
Eric Weatherford (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$4,301,026
Expenses
$1,772,568
Net Income
$2,528,458
Net Assets
$6,129,787
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $88,315
2.1%
Interest Revenue $6,854
0.2%
Dividends $50,799
1.2%
Sales of Assets $190,689
4.4%
Other Income $3,964,369
92.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $1,598,776
90.2%
Compensation of Officers* $5,631
0.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,484,263
Total Liabilities $2,354,476
Net Assets $6,129,787
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Karen Mc Ewen (Administration) $63,945 $0
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $3,579
W Donald Shields Md (Vice President) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $375
Alicia Freysinger (Director) $0 $0
David Mc Laughlin (Director) $0 $0
Michael V Johnston (Director) $0 $455
E Martina Bebin (Director) $0 $0
Herbert Winokur (Director) $0 $0
Peter Camfield (Director) $0 $1,222

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$3,510,609
Expenses
$1,536,196
Net Income
$1,974,413
Net Assets
$3,151,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $434
0.0%
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $7,842
0.2%
Sales of Assets $120,551
3.4%
Other Income $3,381,782
96.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $1,358,790
88.5%
Compensation of Officers* $2,523
0.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,320,018
Total Liabilities $3,168,483
Net Assets $3,151,535
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $1,276
W Donald Shields Md (Vice President) $0 $499
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $507
Alicia Freysinger (Director) $0 $0
David Mc Laughlin (Director) $0 $0
Lawrence Madigan (Director) $0 $0
Cynthia Morriss (Director) $0 $241
Herbert Winokur (Director) $0 $0
Peter Camfield (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$2,387,623
Expenses
$731,646
Net Income
$1,655,977
Net Assets
$3,311,991
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $0
Dividends $3,444
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $2,384,179
99.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $580,965
79.4%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,483,732
Total Liabilities $1,171,741
Net Assets $3,311,991
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Roy D Elterman Md (President) $0 $0
W Donald Shields Md (Director) $0 $0
Stephen Ashwal Md (Director) $0 $0
Alicia Freysinger (Director) $0 $0
David Mc Laughlin (Director) $0 $0
Lawrence Madigan (Director) $0 $0
Cynthia Morriss (Director) $0 $0
Herbert Winokur (Director) $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$1,866,275
Expenses
$580,656
Net Income
$1,285,619
Net Assets
$2,574,350
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $1,696
0.1%
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $1,864,579
99.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $455,682
78.5%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,826,457
Total Liabilities $252,107
Net Assets $2,574,350

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$1,490,988
Expenses
$540,416
Net Income
$950,572
Net Assets
$1,541,293
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $1,494
0.1%
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $1,489,494
99.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $431,474
79.8%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,541,294
Total Liabilities $1
Net Assets $1,541,293

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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