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Nonprofit · EIN 13-1866796

PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10018

Financials

$56M$52M2023$84.2M$69M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$84,182,191$69,042,600$15,139,591$62,655,346$14,371,288$48,284,058
June 30, 2024990$55,962,188$51,977,272$3,984,916$62,045,139$23,990,119$38,055,020
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$73,391,176
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$10,791,015
Net gain from sales of assets
$9,156,874
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$18,025,212
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,897,493
Other salaries and wages
$14,014,006
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$21,284,885
Professional fundraising fees
$732,368
Legal fees
$151,277
Accounting fees
$135,275
Occupancy
$1,401,912
Travel
$1,288,068
Depreciation
$492,875
Program services (functional)
$59,042,834
Management and general (functional)
$2,478,862
Fundraising (functional)
$7,520,904

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$62,045,139
Total assets, end of year
$62,655,346
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,371,288
Net assets, end of year
$48,284,058
Land, buildings and equipment
$811,759
Publicly traded securities
$43,101,110
Net assets without donor restrictions
$32,545,747
Net assets with donor restrictions
$15,738,311
Gross receipts
$171,933,851
Employees
202
Volunteers
3,630
Year formed
1957
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN L LEHRPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$609,815$28,635
MERI MARGARET DEOUDESSVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (THRU 09/2024)
Key employee
40$283,505$45,736
KAYLN HENKELEVP, CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$279,204$46,277
JAMES BECKEVP, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Key employee
40$278,240$17,885
MARK KEAVEYSVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$265,188$18,436
LEILANI PEARLSVP, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Officer
40$255,654$23,942
CHRISTIANA EVERSVP, CHIEF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$226,471$33,761
SHEERA ROSENFELDVP, CHIEF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$217,286$41,132
YASNAHIA CORTORREALSVP, CHIEF HR ADMIN OFFICER
Key employee
40$221,092$22,211
ELIZABETH POLLARDVP, CHIEF TRAINING AND EDUCATION OFFICER
Key employee
40$199,237$42,255
SARA O'HAREVP, OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$164,305$40,489
NICOLE LESSARDVP, CHIEF CLINICAL AFFAIRS OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
40$181,856$20,231
ALEJANDRO BLANCOAVP, FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$174,985$19,204
AJAY SHARMAAVP, CONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$171,720$12,514
ANDREW B ALBERTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
25 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
CONSTANCE W ATWELL PHDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
J GORDON BECKHAMCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
PAUL H NATHANTREASURER/VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
ADAM WOLFBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
ALESSANDRO DI ROCCO MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
CHRISTINA WEAVER JACKSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
DAN CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
G PENNINGTON EGBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
HOWARD D MORGANIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
5$0
JANIS MIYASAKI MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
JOHN THOMOPOULOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
JOSHUA RASKINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
MARCIA MONDAVI BORGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
MARY ELLEN GARRETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
MINDY MCILROYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
PAOLO FRESCOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
PETER GOLDMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
PONDER HARRISONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
SARAH BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
SCOTT CAPUTOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN ROSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
STEVE NEWTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
TRAVIS HOWEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
VEERA RASTOGIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
WILLIAM R MOLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOHN L LEHRPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$455,559$27,184
MERI MARGARET DEOUDESSVP CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$268,572$44,286
KAYLN HENKELSVP, CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Key employee
40$250,159$43,365
JAMES BECKSVP, CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Key employee
40$254,887$16,703
LEILANI PEARLSVP CHIEF COMM. OFFICER
Officer
40$235,385$22,453
MARK KEAVEYSVP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$230,344$16,645
CHRISTIANA EVERSVP, CHIEF COMM. ENG. OFFICER
Key employee
40$208,694$31,882
ELIZABETH POLLARDVP CHIEF TRAINING & EDU. OFC.
Key employee
40$182,902$39,973
SHEERA ROSENFELDVP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Highest-paid employee
40$181,881$37,988
YASNAHIA CORTORREALVP, CHIEF HR & ADMIN. OFFICER
Key employee
40$197,232$20,528
NICOLE YARABVP CLINICAL AFFRS/ INFO RSRCS
Highest-paid employee
40$173,214$30,271
ALEJANDRO BLANCOAVP FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$169,509$18,480
AJAY SHARMACOMPTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$163,700$12,089
ADOLFO DIAZAVP INFORMATION & RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
40$127,926$37,096
J GORDON BECKHAMCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ANDREW B ALBERTVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
CONSTANCE W ATWELL PHDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
PAUL H NATHANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
HOWARD D MORGANIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
SARAH BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARSHALL BURACKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ALESSANDRO DI ROCCO MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
G PENNINGTON EGBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PAOLO FRESCOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARY ELLEN GARRETTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PETER GOLDMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN ROSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
PONDER HARRISONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ALISON HERMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
TRAVIS HOWEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MINDY MCILROYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JANIS MIYASAKI MDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
WILLIAM R MOLERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MARCIA MONDAVI BORGERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JAMES MORGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOSHUA RASKINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JOHN THOMOPOULOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CHRISTINA WEAVER JACKSONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ADAM WOLFBERGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
STEVE NEWTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0
VEERA RASTOGIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1359 BROADWAY RM 1509, NEW YORK, NY 10018-7867
In care of
% MARK E KEAVEY
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN L LEHR, 1359 BROADWAY 1509, NEW YORK, NY 10018
Signed the 990
MARK E KEAVEY, CFO
Phone
(800) 473-4636
Return prepared by
BDO USA

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PILLAR 2 - ADVANCING PARKINSON'S DISEASE (PD) RESEARCH: WE CLOSE FUNDING GAPS THAT WILL LEAD US TO A CURE. WE SUPPORT A RANGE OF INITIATIVES GEARED TOWARD ENDING PARKINSON'S. OUR GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH DONE BY SCIENTISTS WHO ARE DEVOTED TO DECIPHERING PARKINSON'S AND FINDING NEW WAYS TO ATTACK IT AND STOP IT FROM PROGRESSING. WE FUND INNOVATIVE DRUG DISCOVERY THROUGH THE PARKINSON'S VIRTUAL BIOTECH, WHICH IS BUILDING A PIPELINE OF NEW DRUGS EXCLUSIVELY FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THE PARKINSON'S VIRTUAL BIOTECH KEEPS NEW DRUGS FUNDED AND MOVING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. OUR GROUNDBREAKING GLOBAL GENETICS STUDY, PD GENERATION: MAPPING THE FUTURE OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE, OFFERS GENETIC TESTING AND COUNSELING TO PEOPLE WITH PD AT NO COST. THE MORE PEOPLE WHO LEARN IF THEY HAVE A GENETIC FORM OF PD, THE FASTER CLINICAL TRIALS CAN RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS AND THE CLOSER WE COME TO A BREAKTHROUGH IN PD TREATMENTS. FOCUSING ON THESE PROMISING RESEARCH PATHWAYS IS HOW WE CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF THIS DISEASE IN YEARS, NOT DECADES.
    Expenses $30,056,129 · grants $12,643,011
  • PILLAR 3 - EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING THE PARKINSON'S COMMUNITY: WE PROVIDE A VARIETY OF IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL RESOURCES, HELPING EVERYONE LIVE BETTER WITH PARKINSON'S. THE FOUNDATION IS THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO FORM A PARKINSON'S ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE FIRST TO TRAIN PEOPLE WITH PD TO PARTNER WITH SCIENTISTS ON RESEARCH. WE HELP PEOPLE LIVE WELL WITH PD BY PROVIDING FREE RESOURCES, INCLUDING AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL SERIES, PD HEALTH @ HOME, WHICH FEATURES EVENTS FOCUSED ON WELLNESS, EXERCISE AND MENTAL HEALTH, A NEWLY DIAGNOSED GUIDE DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S AND THEIR LOVED ONES GET STARTED ON THEIR PD JOURNEY AND A TOLL-FREE HELPLINE STAFFED BY PARKINSON'S SPECIALISTS WHO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON NEARLY 25,000 CALLS ANNUALLY. WE ALSO FUND COMMUNITY GRANTS ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT FURTHER THE HEALTH, WELLNESS AND EDUCATION OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. WE BRING LOCAL COMMUNITIES TOGETHER THROUGH MOVING DAY, A WALK FOR PARKINSON'S. THIS NATIONAL GRASSROOTS EVENT HAS RAISED $50.2 MILLION SINCE INCEPTION TO SUPPORT PARKINSON'S RESEARCH AND LOCAL WELLNESS PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
    Expenses $18,791,561 · grants $1,288,955
  • PILLAR 1 - ENSURING BETTER CARE FOR EVERYONE: WE SET STANDARDS FOR EXPERT PARKINSON'S CARE THROUGH A GLOBAL CARE NETWORK. OUR DESIGNATED CENTERS ARE RENOWNED FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN PARKINSON'S RESEARCH, CARE AND OUTREACH. WE CONTINUE TO GROW THIS NETWORK AND FACILITATE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS LIKE TELEMEDICINE CARE TO REACH THE 90% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING CARE FROM TRAINED SPECIALISTS. RESPONDING TO A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF TRAINED SPECIALISTS, WE ARE CLOSING THE GAP IN PD PROFESSIONAL TRAINING BY EDUCATING PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS. THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CARE WITH A FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH PD. WE ALSO PROVIDE A LIFE-SAVING HOSPITAL SAFETY GUIDE THAT CONTAINS TOOLS AND INFORMATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH TO PROTECT, PREPARE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON'S DURING HOSPITAL STAYS.
    Expenses $10,195,144 · grants $4,093,246

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-1866796
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1959
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$62,655,346
Income (IRS master file)
$171,933,851

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$84,182,191$69,042,600$62,655,346XML
990June 2024$55,962,188$51,977,272$62,045,139XML
990June 2023$48,333,484$48,541,314$47,034,483IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1866796).

Questions about PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC is 13-1866796.
Is PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
Are donations to PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOHN L LEHR.
Who are the officers and directors of PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 40 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $609,815 (JOHN L LEHR, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $84,182,191, expenses of $69,042,600 and total assets of $62,655,346 at year end.

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