International Neuromodulation Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO CREATE A FORUM FOR CLINICIANS, BASIC SCIENTISTS & BIOENGINEERS INVOLVED WITH NEUROMODULATION THRU A COMBINATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, WEBINARS, JOURNAL, PODCAST AND INTERACTIVE WEBSITE (COMPLETE STATEMENT ON SCHED O)
- Income
- $653,817
- Spending
- $801,456
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 20.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 48%
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $221,900, editor-in-ch
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 20.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 15% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 68% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2540 of 40 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (6)
- $365,538 spent. THE SOCIETY PRODUCES A PEER-REVIEWED, SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, NEUROMODULATION: TECHNOLOGY AT THE NEURAL INTERFACE, WHICH IS INDEXED BY THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE IN MEDLINE / PUBMED AND IS PUBLISHED EIGHT TIMES A YEAR. NEUROMODULATION IS THE PREEMINENT JOURNAL IN THE AREA OF NEUROMODULATION, PROVIDING OUR READERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF THE ART CLINICAL, TRANSLATIONAL AND BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH IN OUR FIELD AND REPRESENTING THE NEEDS OF THE BROAD NEUROMODULATION COMMUNITY. (CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE O)
- $103,047 spent. OTHER INS PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AND FURTHER EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS IN THE FIELD OF NEUROMODULATION THROUGH SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, PODCAST AND QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS.
- $92,389 spent. INTERNATIONAL NEUROMODULATION SOCIETY ORGANIZES ITS WEBINARS, JOURNAL CLUBS, AND BIENNIAL WORLD CONGRESSES WITH THE AIM OF BRINGING TOGETHER AN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE MEET, TO LEARN ABOUT THE BROAD SPECTRUM OF NEUROMODULATION SCIENCE AND THERAPIES. THE INS'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE THE SCIENCE, EDUCATION, PRACTICE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ALL ASPECTS OF NEUROMODULATION. THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT ALL SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS, BIOENGINEERS, PROFESSIONS ALLIED TO MEDICINE, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS WHO HAVE A SPECIALIST INTEREST IN NEUROMODULATION, CAN AND SHOULD WORK WITH THIS SOCIETY TO SHARE SCIENCE AND ENCOURAGE BEST PRACTICE FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY. (CONTINUES ON SCHEDULE O).
- $160,379 spent. THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROMODULATION SOCIETY HOSTS THE NEUROMODULATION PODCAST TO EXPLORE THE FOREFRONT OF EMERGING NEUROMODULATION TECHNIQUES, INSIGHTS, AND ETHICAL AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. FROM CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS TO RESEARCHERS AND ENGINEERS, THE NEUROMODULATION PODCAST EXPANDS THE REACH AND IMPACT OF OUR SOCIETY BY SHARING THE VOICE OF NEUROMODULATION GLOBALLY. INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM THE INS INITIATED ITS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM IN FYE 2022 AND CONTINUED IT IN FYE 2024. THE AIMS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO: PROVIDE AN EARLY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO JUNIOR NEUROMODULATORS, WHETHER THEY BE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, CLINICAL RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS OR ENGINEERS; PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE INITIAL FINDINGS WHICH LEAD TO EXTERNAL FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROGRAM; THROUGH INTERACTION WITH A RESEARCH MENTOR, TEACH INS MEMBERS THE CRITICAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO EVALUATE NEUROMODULATION SCIENCE AND TO BEGIN A CAREER THAT INVOLVES HIGH QUALITY NEUROMODULATION RESEARCH; AND PROVIDE SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS WITH IMPORTANT NEW FINDINGS THAT LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY AND EFFICACY IN OUR FIELD.
- MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES THE INS HOSTS MONTHLY WEBINARS FEATURING RENOWNED EXPERTS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN THE LATEST NEUROMODULATION RESEARCH, THERAPIES & BEST PRACTICES TO IMPROVE PATIENT SELECTION, ACCESS & CARE. IN LINE WITH ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION, THE INS, WITH ITS YOUNG NEUROMODULATOR AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN NEUROMODULATION COMMITTEES, HOSTS THE VIRTUAL JOURNAL CLUB TO OFFER AN OBJECTIVE, NON-COMMERCIAL PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSING TIMELY STUDIES OF NEUROMODULATION TECHNIQUES AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. MANY ARTICLES COME FROM NEUROMODULATION: TECHNOLOGY AT THE NEURAL INTERFACE, THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INS. CME CREDIT IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIVE EVENT. EACH CLUB SESSION IS RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE ON THE INS MEMBERS' WEBSITE FOR LATER VIEWING. COMPLETE MISSION STATEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL NEUROMODULATION SOCIETY: THE MISSION OF THE INS IS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE THE SCIENCE, EDUCATION, PRACTICE AND ACCESSIBILITY OF ALL ASPECTS OF NEUROMODULATION. THIS MULTIDISCIPLINARY SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT ALL SCIENTISTS, DOCTORS, BIOENGINEERS, PROFESSIONS ALLIED TO MEDICINE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS WHO HAVE A SPECIALIST INTEREST IN NEUROMODULATION CAN WORK WITH THIS SOCIETY TO SHARE SCIENCE AND ENCOURAGE BEST PRACTICE FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY. THE VISION OF THE INS IS TO HARNESS ALL SCIENTIFIC, CLINICAL AND ENGINEERING ENDEAVOR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND TO BRAND NEUROMODULATION TO ENCOMPASS ALL NEUROLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT THROUGH ELECTRICAL OR CHEMICAL MEANS IMPROVE THE FUNCTION OF THE IMPAIRED INDIVIDUAL. THE GOALS OF THE INS ARE: TO CREATE A FORUM FOR CLINICIANS, BASIC SCIENTISTS AND BIOENGINEERS INVOLVED WITH NEUROMODULATION THROUGH A COMBINATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, JOURNAL AND INTERACTIVE WEBSITE; TO CREATE A FAMILY OF AFFILIATED NEUROMODULATION NATIONAL CHAPTERS TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH AND INFLUENCE AT NATIONAL LEVEL; TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO THE CONDITIONS TREATED AND THE DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES USED; TO ENCOURAGE OPEN DIALOGUE WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND HEALTH CARE AUTHORITIES TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF THESE THERAPIES, THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS, SERVICE REQUIREMENTS AND FAIR REMUNERATION; TO EXPAND THE WORLDWIDE ACCESS TO NEUROMODULATION BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THE BOTH ITS CLINICAL EFFICACY AND COST EFFECTIVENESS. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT1, CONTINUED: FOR CLINICIANS, ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS AND MEMBERS OF THE BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ALIKE, NEUROMODULATION PROVIDES TIMELY AND RIGOROUSLY PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES ON THE TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE AND CLINICAL APPLICATION OF DEVICES THAT INTERFACE WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTEM TO TREAT DISEASE AND IMPROVE FUNCTION. NEUROMODULATION COVERS AN EVER EXPANDING FIELD INCLUDING PAIN, HEADACHE, MOVEMENT DISORDERS, SPASTICITY, PARALYSIS, PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, COGNITIVE DISORDERS, EPILEPSY, SENSORY DEPRIVATION, GASTRIC DYSFUNCTION, OBESITY, INCONTINENCE AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE. THE JOURNAL REPRESENTS THE PRACTICE OF A GROWING, DIVERSE MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES TO BENEFIT PATIENTS BY NORMALIZING FUNCTION AND REDUCING SUFFERING. IN DEPTH REVIEWS, ORIGINAL ARTICLES, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETING ABSTRACTS, SPECIAL FOCUS EDITIONS AND WEB BASED EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS HELP THE READER TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, CHEMICAL NEUROMODULATION, THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND THE PATIENT. OUR UPDATES ON PAST AND FUTURE NEWS OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE INS AND ITS MEMBERSHIP KEEP THE READER ABREAST OF ISSUES RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENT3, CONTINUED: THEREFORE, THIS CONFERENCE WILL APPEAL TO AND EDUCATE THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF ANTICIPATED ATTENDEES (NEUROSURGEONS, NEUROLOGISTS, ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, PHYSIATRISTS, CARDIOLOGISTS, UROLOGISTS, BASIC SCIENTISTS, ALLIED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERS, AND INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES) FROM AROUND THE GLOBE AND PROVIDE A UNIQUE FORUM FOR DISCOURSE. AMONGST SOME SPECIALISTS OUTSIDE OF THE NEUROMODULATION COMMUNITY, THERE IS A GENERAL LACK OF AWARENESS AND/OR SKEPTICISM OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND THERAPIES AVAILABLE TO THEIR PATIENTS AND THE INS STRIVES TO EDUCATE THE UNINITIATED AND DISPEL ANY MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE EXISTENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF NEUROMODULATION TO TREAT MOVEMENT DISORDERS, PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, CHRONIC PAIN, ANGINA, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE, BLADDER DYSFUNCTION AND GASTROINTESTINAL / COLORECTAL DYSFUNCTION, ETC. IT IS THEREFORE INCUMBENT UPON OUR SOCIETY TO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN SPECIALTIES AND CONTINENTS, TO EDUCATE AND ENABLE EXCHANGE OF THIS SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND, ULTIMATELY, TO PROVIDE THE TOOLS NEEDED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE.
- THE INTERNATIONAL NEUROMODULATION SOCIETY HOSTS THE NEUROMODULATION PODCAST TO EXPLORE THE FOREFRONT OF EMERGING NEUROMODULATION TECHNIQUES, INSIGHTS, AND ETHICAL AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS. FROM CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS TO RESEARCHERS AND ENGINEERS, THE NEUROMODULATION PODCAST EXPANDS THE REACH AND IMPACT OF OUR SOCIETY BY SHARING THE VOICE OF NEUROMODULATION GLOBALLY. INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM THE INS INITIATED ITS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM IN FYE 2022 AND CONTINUED IT IN FYE 2024. THE AIMS OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO: PROVIDE AN EARLY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO JUNIOR NEUROMODULATORS, WHETHER THEY BE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, CLINICAL RESEARCHERS, SCIENTISTS OR ENGINEERS; PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE INITIAL FINDINGS WHICH LEAD TO EXTERNAL FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROGRAM; THROUGH INTERACTION WITH A RESEARCH MENTOR, TEACH INS MEMBERS THE CRITICAL SKILLS REQUIRED TO EVALUATE NEUROMODULATION SCIENCE AND TO BEGIN A CAREER THAT INVOLVES HIGH QUALITY NEUROMODULATION RESEARCH; AND PROVIDE SCIENTISTS, CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS WITH IMPORTANT NEW FINDINGS THAT LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY AND EFFICACY IN OUR FIELD.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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