Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy

Analysis

Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy reported income of $6.2m and spending of $6.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $7.5m to $6.2m (-17%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Medical Home Inc ($6.2m), KVC Foundation Inc ($6.2m) and Al Sigl Center for Rehabilitation Agencies Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $747k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $3.6m, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 19 employees.