The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation
Also known as Alzheimer's Research Foundationfisher Center
The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation reported $14.5 million in revenue and $22.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.81 went to program services, $5.62 to management and general costs and $2.57 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $373,510 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 59% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22MFor context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $15MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.8% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.6% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.2% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $373,510 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.66% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 4 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.8 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 93.8% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseNyu school of medicine - fisher clinical trials:nyu langone clinical trials conducting 20 trials on experimental alzheimer's treatments. Martin sadowski, md, phd, provides personalized counseling for participants, helping them find the most suitable trial
Rockefeller university artificial intelligence program:fisher ai platform for alzheimer's & neurodegenerative research. This initiative equips neuroscientists with cutting-edge ai tools to accelerate discoveries in alzheimer's research.using ai to map cell loss and decode gene networkswith the sponsorship of the Fisher Center for alzheimer's research foundation, the fisher ai platform (led by dr. Barbano) and the laboratory of molecular biology (led by dr. Heintz) applied their advanced mfish3d imaging technique to trace how brain cells are lost over time in alzheimer's disease. This approach…
Rockefeller university - Fisher Center lab:nathaniel heintz, phd leads the Fisher Center lab at the rockefeller university, home to one of the largest and most advanced alzheimer's research facilities in the world. His team studies the earliest molecular events of alzheimer'sbefore amyloid-beta (a) plaques and tau tangles form. Their research on selective cellular vulnerability aims to uncover why certain brain cells die earlier than others, which could be key to developing treatments.at the Fisher Center lab at the rockefeller university, researchers under the direction of nathaniel heintz…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $336,398 | $0 | $37,112 | $373,510 |
| OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,583 | $0 | $28,343 | $139,926 |
| INFORMATION PROGRAM DIR. THRU 11/24 Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $103,354 | $0 | $22,732 | $126,086 |
| CREATING MARKETING MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,434 | $0 | $8,160 | $119,594 |
4 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $374K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 511
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| THE STAYWELL COMPANY LLC Publishing services | $204,037 |
| CENTURY DIRECT SOLUTIONS LLC Direct mail marketing and printing servi | $126,348 |
| YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLER LLC Accounting services | $126,268 |
| ELITE ACCOUNTING SERVICES LLC Bookkeeping services | $110,938 |
| CORE STAFFING SERVICES INC Temporary staffing | $103,847 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation totaling $10,378 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation spent in 2024, $91.81 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation reported that 91.8% of its $22.5 million in expenses went to program services, 5.6% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $373,510, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation get its money?
Of $14.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 90.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Zachary & Elizabeth M Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-3859563 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513169349308681 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433219349300518 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323209349300312 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232889349300013 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202133199349327463 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202033219349321488 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-3859563: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.