Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 2,669,871 | 1,197,479 | 1,711,811 | 1,300,520 | 1,229,086 | 8,108,767 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | 22,400,180 | 23,791,776 | 23,644,372 | 23,838,584 | 24,701,602 | 118,376,514 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | 25,070,051 | 24,989,255 | 25,356,183 | 25,139,104 | 25,930,688 | 126,485,281 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | 0 | |||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 0 | |||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 126,485,281 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 25,070,051 | 24,989,255 | 25,356,183 | 25,139,104 | 25,930,688 | 126,485,281 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 4,049,930 | 4,525,577 | 3,561,544 | 4,204,599 | 3,871,894 | 20,213,544 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 4,049,930 | 4,525,577 | 3,561,544 | 4,204,599 | 3,871,894 | 20,213,544 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 29,119,981 | 29,514,832 | 28,917,727 | 29,343,703 | 29,802,582 | 146,698,825 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: | AND BY ENCOURAGING TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND THE APPLICATION OF NEW SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE TO DEVELOP IMPROVED DISEASE TREATMENTS AND CURES. 2. PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, INFORMATION, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR NEUROSCIENTISTS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS, INCLUDING UNDERGRADUATES, GRADUATES, AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS, AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF SCIENTISTS FROM A DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS. 3. PROMOTE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND THE RESULTS AND IMPLICATIONS OF THE LATEST NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. SUPPORT ACTIVE AND CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS ON ETHICAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE CONDUCT AND OUTCOMES OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. 4. INFORM LEGISLATORS AND OTHER POLICYMAKERS ABOUT NEW SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC POLICY, SOCIETAL BENEFIT, AND CONTINUED SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | SFN IS A MEMBER-DRIVEN SOCIETY THAT CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 40,000 SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS DEVOTED TO ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | REGULAR MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE SFN ELECTIONS FOR THE SOCIETY'S PRESIDENT, TREASURER, SECRETARY, AND COUNCILORS. THESE ELECTIONS ARE HELD ANNUALLY BY AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY VENDOR TO ENSURE VOTING ANONYMITY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | ANY CHANGES TO OUR GOVERNING BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY IN A VOTE OPEN TO THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP. A MEMBER VOTE IS REQUIRED TO CHANGE OR AMEND THE BYLAWS, WITH A SIMPLE MAJORITY PASSING THE CHANGES AND/OR AMENDMENTS. NO OTHER DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A MEMBER VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PROGRAMS & FINANCE, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, AND THE CONTROLLER. THE 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL (E.C.) PRIOR TO FILING. THE E.C. IS COMPRISED OF THE PRESIDENT, PAST PRESIDENT, AND PRESIDENT-ELECT AND IS AUTHORIZED BY COUNCIL TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | IN ORDER TO ADHERE TO OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, STAFF ENSURES THE ANNUAL DISSEMINATION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL COUNCILORS (MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS) AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS AT THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING AND MONITORS THE RETURN OF THE DISCLOSURES OF THE FORMS WITH SFN'S GENERAL COUNSEL. IN ADDITION, SFN'S COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE APPRISED OF THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITIES DURING THE COUNCIL ORIENTATION SESSION THAT IS CONDUCTED EACH SUMMER FOR NEW MEMBERS. SFN'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES SPECIFICALLY STATE THE ACTION(S) THAT ARE TO TAKE PLACE IF A PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS. DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION, THIS INCLUDES RECUSING ONESELF FROM THE DISCUSSION OR DECISION, AIRING THE PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE PRESIDENT OR CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, AND THEN ALLOWING EITHER GENERAL COUNSEL OR THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE TO DEEM WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOES EXIST, INVOLVING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SECRETARY AS DEEMED NECESSARY. IN ADDITION, ALL SENIOR STAFF COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM ANNUALLY, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE SENIOR STAFF GROUP, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS: 1. CONDUCTED BY PERSONS INDEPENDENT OF THE AFFECTED CLASS OF EMPLOYEES; 2. BASED ON EXTERNALLY-GENERATED SURVEY DATA COMPARING SIMILAR POSITIONS IN COMPARABLE PEER ORGANIZATIONS; AND 3. THE DECISIONS WERE DOCUMENTED AND SUBSTANTIATED IN WRITING AT THE TIME OF THE DECISION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, AND KEY EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE DATE OF THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS JANUARY 2015. THE DATE OF THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW FOR ALL OTHER SENIOR STAFF WAS DECEMBER 2014. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE SOCIETY PLACES ITS MISSION, STRATEGIC PLAN, LIST OF COUNCILORS (BOARD OF DIRECTORS), BYLAWS, AND ANNUAL REPORT DIRECTLY ON ITS PUBLIC-FACING WEBSITE. THE ANNUAL REPORT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF SFN ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EFFORTS, AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, AND INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT SFN'S ANNUAL MEETING, THE JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, MEMBERSHIP, CHAPTERS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OUTREACH, ADVOCACY, AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON A REQUEST BASIS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENTS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE SOCIETY'S SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHOR SUBMISSIONS TO THE JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, AND INSTRUCTORS AND PLANNERS AT CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS THE REQUIRED COUNCIL, COMMITTEE CHAIR, AND EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIREMENTS PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: | CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD RECEIVED COMPENSATION FOR PROVIDING EDITORIAL SERVICES FOR SFN'S JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. THE COMPENSATION HAS BEEN REPORTED ON PART VII AND WAS UNRELATED TO ANY BOARD DUTIES. THE COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE AT FAIR MARKET VALUE. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | UNREALIZED GAIN ON INTEREST RATE SWAP -483,056. |
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