Paris Brain Institute America Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES BY SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE STUDIES, PROMOTING COLLABORATION AMONG SCIENTISTS, AND PROVIDING FUNDING THAT DRIVES MEANINGFUL DISCOVERIES TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE BRAIN.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $1.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 92%
- Reserves
- -0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 77%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 6
- Highest pay
- $20,000, executive officer from 11/2024
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 47% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 228% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1592% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (2)
- $834,471 spent. GLIOBLASTOMA IS THE MOST COMMON AND MOST AGGRESSIVE TYPE OF BRAIN TUMOR. WITH AN INCIDENCE OF 3 CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE, IT ACCOUNTS FOR HALF OF PRIMARY MALIGNAT BRAIN TUMERS. CANCER TREATMENT HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS OVER THE PAST DECADE. HOWEVER THE PROGNOSIS FOR GLIOBLASTOMA REMAINS VERY POOR: WITH THE CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE, ONLY 10% OF PATIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO SURVIVE FIVE YEARS AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSIS. IT IS THEREFORE ESSENTIAL TO INCREASE RESEARCH EFFORTS SPECIFIC TO GLIOBLASTOMA AND TO PROVIDE NEW THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES.
- $488,098 spent. SEVERE BRAIN INJURIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY STAGE OF LIFE. THEY CAN BE CAUSED BY EXTERNAL EVENTS LIKE A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT, SPORTS ACTIVITY, OR INTERNAL EVENTS LIKE A STROKE OR HEART ATTACK. THANKS TO IMPROVED TREATMENT, THE RATE OF PATIENTS WHO SURVIVE AFTER SUFFERING SEVERE BRAIN INJURIES IS INCREASING. WHILE SOME OF THESE PATIENTS REGAIN FULL CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER A TRANSIENT STATE OF COMA, OTHERS MAY DEVELOP MORE COMPLEX AND LASTING DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND BE BEHAVIORALLY UNRESPONSIVE EVEN THOUGH THEY OPEN THEIR EYES OR SHOW VERY MINIMAL, HARD TO DETECT, SIGNS OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURACY IN SUCH A DIAGNOSIS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED: IT GUIDES TREATMENT ALLOCATION AND COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN END-OF-LIFE DECISION OR A SUSTAINED INTENSIVE CARE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 July 2023.
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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