TY 2020 Form 990

(A)
Name and title

(B)
Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)

(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC)

(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)

(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations

(1) SUSAN T HERMAN......................................................................
PRESIDENT

2.00
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(2) FRED A LADO......................................................................
VICE PRESIDENT

1.00
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(3) MERIEM K BENSALEM-OWEN......................................................................
SECTRETARY/TREASUERER

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(4) ROBERT T WECHSLER......................................................................
DIRECTOR

1.00
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(5) KEVIN E CHAPMAN......................................................................
DIRECTOR

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(6) DAVE F CLARKE......................................................................
DIRECTOR

1.00
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(7) STEPHAN U SCHUELE......................................................................
DIRECTOR

1.00
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(8) ELLEN RIKER......................................................................
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

2.00
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(A)
Name and title

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Average hours per week (list any hours for related organizations below dotted line)

(D)
Reportable compensation from the organization (W-2/1099-MISC)

(E)
Reportable compensation from related organizations (W-2/1099-MISC)

(F)
Estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations

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Name and business address

(B)
Description of services

ARTEMIS POLICY GROUP

1150 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE
WASHINGTON,DC20036

MANAGEMENT SERVICES

267,345

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SCHEDULE O
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

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OMB No. 1545-0047

2020

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EPILEPSY CENTERS

Employer identification number

41-1596217

Return Reference	Explanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	THE DAY TO DAY AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE CONDUCTED BY A MANAGEMENT COMPANY, ARTEMIS POLICY GROUP. THE COMPENSATION PAID TO THE MANAGEMENT GROUP IS REPORTED ON PART VII, SECTION B.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE VOTING MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION CONSISTS OF THOSE HEALTH CARE CENTERS DOMICILED IN THE UNITED STATES, THAT HAVE A CURRENT, ACTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY AND MEET THE STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THIS ASSOCIATION. THE CENTER IS REPRESENTED BY THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, OR DESIGNEE AT ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION. THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, OR DESIGNEE, CASTS THE VOTE OF THE CENTER AT ALL TIMES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ALL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION ENTITLED TO VOTE. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE PREPARES A SLATE OF CANDIDATES FOR VACANCIES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO BE PRESENTED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING TO THE MEMBERS FOR THEIR APPROVAL. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE DISTRIBUTES THE RULES AND PROCEDURES THAT WILL GOVERN EACH ELECTION, INCLUDING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC VOTING. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE ARRANGES THE TERMS OF OFFICE TO ASSURE THAT NO MORE THAN THREE TERMS WILL EXPIRE IN THE SAME YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AUDIT COMMITTEE AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. RECIPIENTS ARE REQUESTED TO TIMELY REVIEW THE FORM AND RESPOND WITH ANY QUETIONS, COMMENTS OR SUGGESTED REVISIONS. AFTER REVIEWING ALL INPUT AND INCORPORATING ANY CHANGES, A FINAL COPY OF THE RETURN IS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SIGNATURE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANY MEMBER OF THE BOARD, ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE OR STAFF IDENTIFIES HIS OR HER AFFILIATION WITH ANY EPILEPSY CENTER THAT IS ACCREDITED BY NAEC, OR IS SEEKING ACCREDITATION, AND DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION OR DECISION AFFECTING THAT CENTER BY THE BOARD OR ACCREDITATION COMMITTEE. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD, COMMITTEES AND STAFF DISCLOSES TO THE BOARD ANY PERSONAL INTEREST IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD OR ANY NAEC COMMITTEE, AND THE NAEC OFFICERS OR COMMITTEE CHAIR DETERMINES WHETHER THE PERSON REFRAINS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DISCUSSION OR DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT ANY BOARD, COMMITTEE, OR STAFF MEMBER FAILED TO DISCLOSE AN ACUTAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR TO ABIDE BY NAEC'S CONFIDENTIALITY PROTOCOLS, IT TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION CONSISTENT WITH THE NAEC BYLAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY EMPLOYEES, HOWEVER,THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE MANAGMENT CONTRACT IN DECEMBER OF 2020.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	GUIDELINES UPDATE 30,000. ASET TRAINING 25,000. EPILEPSY LHS 100,000.

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Cat. No. 51056K

Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2020

Additional Data

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1	Briefly describe the organization’s mission or most significant activities: SEE PART III, LINE 1.
2	Check this box
3	Number of voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1a) ........	3	7
4	Number of independent voting members of the governing body (Part VI, line 1b) .....	4	7
5	Total number of individuals employed in calendar year 2020 (Part V, line 2a) ......	5	0
6	Total number of volunteers (estimate if necessary) .............	6	15
7a	Total unrelated business revenue from Part VIII, column (C), line 12 ........	7a	0
b	Net unrelated business taxable income from Form 990-T, line 39 .........	7b	0

		Prior Year	Current Year
8	Contributions and grants (Part VIII, line 1h) .........	0	0
9	Program service revenue (Part VIII, line 2g) .........	502,011	514,000
10	Investment income (Part VIII, column (A), lines 3, 4, and 7d ) ....	30,488	30,854
11	Other revenue (Part VIII, column (A), lines 5, 6d, 8c, 9c, 10c, and 11e)	0	0
12	Total revenue—add lines 8 through 11 (must equal Part VIII, column (A), line 12)	532,499	544,854
13	Grants and similar amounts paid (Part IX, column (A), lines 1–3 )...	1,000	2,500
14	Benefits paid to or for members (Part IX, column (A), line 4).....	0	0
15	Salaries, other compensation, employee benefits (Part IX, column (A), lines 5–10)	0	0
16a	Professional fundraising fees (Part IX, column (A), line 11e) .....	0	0
b	Total fundraising expenses (Part IX, column (D), line 25) 0
17	Other expenses (Part IX, column (A), lines 11a–11d, 11f–24e)....	428,763	549,340
18	Total expenses. Add lines 13–17 (must equal Part IX, column (A), line 25)	429,763	551,840
19	Revenue less expenses. Subtract line 18 from line 12.......	102,736	-6,986
		Beginning of Current Year	End of Year
20	Total assets (Part X, line 16).............	1,563,967	1,558,239
21	Total liabilities (Part X, line 26).............	346,570	310,528
22	Net assets or fund balances. Subtract line 21 from line 20.....	1,217,397	1,247,711

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4a	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
	NAEC PROVIDES LEVEL 3 AND LEVEL 4 SPECIALIZED EPILEPSY CENTERS A UNIFIED VOICE FOR EPILEPSY CENTERS AND HIGH QUALITY EPILEPSY CARE. NAEC ALSO ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBER CENTERS; PROVIDES ACCESS TO BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS OF CARE; AND REVIEWS MEMBER CENTERS FOR LEVEL 3 OR 4 ACCREDITATION.

4b	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )












4c	(Code: ) (Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )












4d	Other program services (Describe in Schedule O.)
	(Expenses $ including grants of $ ) (Revenue $ )
4e	Total program service expenses

1b	Sub-Total................
c	Total from continuation sheets to Part VII, Section A....
d	Total (add lines 1b and 1c)...........	0	0	0

1a	Federated campaigns..	1a
b	Membership dues..	1b
c	Fundraising events..	1c
d	Related organizations	1d
e	Government grants (contributions)	1e

f	All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above	1f

g	Noncash contributions included in lines 1a - 1f:$	1g

h Total. Add lines 1a-1f.......

		Business Code
2a	DUES	900099	514,000	514,000
b
c
d
e
f	All other program service revenue.
g	Total. Add lines 2a–2f .....		514,000

3 Investment income (including dividends, interest, and othersimilar amounts) ......			30,854			30,854
4 Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
5 Royalties...........
		(ii) Personal	(i) Real
6a	Gross rents			6a
b	Less: rental expenses			6b
c	Rental income or (loss)			6c
d	Net rental income or (loss).......
		(ii) Other	(i) Securities
7a	Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory			7a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses			7b
c	Gain or (loss)			7c
d	Net gain or (loss).........
8a	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions reported on line 1c). See Part IV, line 18 ....
			8a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		8b
c	Net income or (loss) from fundraising events..
9a	Gross income from gaming activities. See Part IV, line 19 ...
			9a
b	Less: direct expenses ...		9b
c	Net income or (loss) from gaming activities..
10a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ..
			10a
b	Less: cost of goods sold ..		10b
c	Net income or (loss) from sales of inventory..
Business Code			Miscellaneous Revenue
11a
b
c
d	All other revenue ....
e	Total. Add lines 11a–11d ......
12	Total revenue. See instructions.....			544,854	514,000	0	30,854

1	Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. See Part IV, line 21 ....	2,500
2	Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. See Part IV, line 22 ...........
3	Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals. See Part IV, lines 15 and 16. .............
4	Benefits paid to or for members .......
5	Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees ...........
6	Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) .........
7	Other salaries and wages........
8	Pension plan accruals and contributions (include section 401(k) and 403(b) employer contributions) ....
9	Other employee benefits .......
10	Payroll taxes ...........
11	Fees for services (non-employees):
a	Management ......	356,460
b	Legal .........	1,128
c	Accounting ...........	14,611
d	Lobbying ...........
e	Professional fundraising services. See Part IV, line 17
f	Investment management fees ......
g	Other (If line 11g amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 11g expenses on Schedule O)	155,000
12	Advertising and promotion ....
13	Office expenses .......	670
14	Information technology ......	13,143
15	Royalties ..
16	Occupancy ...........
17	Travel ............
18	Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials .
19	Conferences, conventions, and meetings ....	34
20	Interest ...........
21	Payments to affiliates .......
22	Depreciation, depletion, and amortization ..
23	Insurance ...	6,906
24	Other expenses. Itemize expenses not covered above (List miscellaneous expenses in line 24e. If line 24e amount exceeds 10% of line 25, column (A) amount, list line 24e expenses on Schedule O.)
a	REGISTRATION FEES	670
b	MISCELLANEOUS	416
c	MEMBERSHIP FEES	302
d
e	All other expenses
25	Total functional expenses. Add lines 1 through 24e	551,840
26	Joint costs. Complete this line only if the organization reported in column (B) joint costs from a combined educational campaign and fundraising solicitation. Check here if following SOP 98-2 (ASC 958-720).

1	Cash–non-interest-bearing ........		283,749	1	334,883
2	Savings and temporary cash investments .........		734,606	2	548,466
3	Pledges and grants receivable, net ......			3
4	Accounts receivable, net .............			4
5	Loans and other receivables from any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .......
				5
6	Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)), and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B) ...
				6
7	Notes and loans receivable, net ...........			7
8	Inventories for sale or use ............			8
9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges ......			9
10a	Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis. Complete Part VI of Schedule D	10a
b	Less: accumulated depreciation	10b		10c
11	Investments—publicly traded securities .		545,612	11	674,890
12	Investments—other securities. See Part IV, line 11 .....			12
13	Investments—program-related. See Part IV, line 11 ..			13
14	Intangible assets ...............			14
15	Other assets. See Part IV, line 11 ...........			15
16	Total assets. Add lines 1 through 15 (must equal line 33)...		1,563,967	16	1,558,239

17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses .....	12,370	17	528
18	Grants payable ...		18
19	Deferred revenue .........	334,200	19	310,000
20	Tax-exempt bond liabilities .........		20
21	Escrow or custodial account liability. Complete Part IV of Schedule D		21
22	Loans and other payables to any current or former officer, director, trustee, key employee, creator or founder, substantial contributor, or 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons .........
			22
23	Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties ..		23
24	Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties ..		24
25	Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities not included on lines 17 - 24). Complete Part X of Schedule D		25
26	Total liabilities. Add lines 17 through 25..	346,570	26	310,528

	Organizations that follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 27, 28, 32, and 33.
27	Net assets without donor restrictions ..........	1,217,397	27	1,247,711
28	Net assets with donor restrictions ...........		28
	Organizations that do not follow FASB ASC 958, check here and complete lines 29 through 33.
29	Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds .....		29
30	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund ...		30
31	Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds		31
32	Total net assets or fund balances ...........	1,217,397	32	1,247,711
33	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances ........	1,563,967	33	1,558,239

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......................
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ........................
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ............................................................
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ...............................................................................
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ..................................................
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................................................
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ...................................................................................................................	Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h) (Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
	Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)	(a) 2017	(b) 2018	(c) 2019	(d) 2020	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable amount

b	Lobbying ceiling amount (150% of line 2a, column(e))

c	Total lobbying expenditures

d	Grassroots nontaxable amount

e	Grassroots ceiling amount (150% of line 2d, column (e))

f	Grassroots lobbying expenditures

(a) Name	(b) Address	(c) EIN	(d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-.	(e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.
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