Nonprofit · EIN 30-0233976
THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION
Also known as PURPLE DAY
Tax-exempt · HACKENSACK, NJ 07601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $373,470 | $440,780 | -$67,310 | $290,956 | $0 | $290,956 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $286,673 | $449,234 | -$162,561 | $296,974 | $0 | $296,974 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $386,771
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- -$13,301
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$29,173
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,600
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $137,076
- Other salaries and wages
- $73,500
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $227,902
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $13,389
- Accounting fees
- $3,434
- Program services (functional)
- $395,552
- Management and general (functional)
- $39,084
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,144
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $296,974
- Total assets, end of year
- $290,956
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $290,956
- Publicly traded securities
- $186,571
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $290,956
- Gross receipts
- $490,680
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2004
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBRA JOSEPHS | EXECUTIVE DIR. Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $110,000 |
| BEN KAPLAN | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $19,608 |
| MICHAEL COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBI HERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBRA JOSEPHS | EXECUTIVE DIR. Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $113,734 |
| BEN KAPLAN | CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $14,672 |
| MICHAEL COHEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBI HERMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 280 PROSPECT AVE APT 6G, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601-2589
- In care of
- % DEBRA JOSEPHS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEBRA JOSEPHS, PO BOX 11, NEW MILFORD, NJ 07646
- Signed the 990
- DEBRA JOSEPHS, CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER
- Phone
- (201) 655-0420
- Website
- WWW.AKFUS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MORDFIN LLP
Mission
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT EPILEPSY; INCREASE KNOWLEDGE, CHANGE ATTITUDES POSITIVELY, PROVIDE PUBLIC WITH ABILITY TO DELIVER SEIZURE FIRST AID, ACCEPT AND SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE EPILEPSY
Program accomplishments
- PURPLE DAY (PD) PURPLE IS THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COLOR OF EPILEPSY. PURPLE DAY (PD) IS THE LARGEST GRASSROOTS INITIATIVE IN THE WORLD WHERE PEOPLE SHOW THEIR SUPPORT OF EPILEPSY AWARENESS BY WEARING PURPLE AND HOSTING AWARENESS AND FUNDRAISING EVENTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. AS THE GLOBAL SPONSOR OF PD, AKF MAINTAINS THE PD WEB SITE TO SHOWCASES ALL ACTIVITIES AND OFFER PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY AND THEIR FAMILIES A WAY TO PARTICIPATE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE IN OVER 130 COUNTRIES OBSERVE PD PROGRAM INITIATIVES INCLUDING ''THE GREAT PURPLE CUPCAKE PROJECT,'' WHERE BAKERIES AND ADVOCATES BAKE AND SELL PURPLE CUPCAKES TO RAISE FUNDS AND EPILEPSY AWARENESS. AKF SUPPORTS ADVOCATES WITH COLLATERAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR THIS PROGRAM AND FOR EVENTS PD AMBASSADORS AND AKF ADVOCATES HOST EACH YEAR.WE HAVE EXPANDED THE PURPLE DAY CAMPAIGN WHICH WAS CELEBRATED ON MARCH 26TH, TO PURPLE DAY EVERY DAY, SO PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY CAN HOLD A PURPLE DAY EVENT ANY TIME THEY WANT. IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE PURPLE DAY EVERY DAY CAMPAIGN, WE HAVE BUILT A WEBSITE PURPLEDAYEVERYDAY.ORG. THIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED ALL OVER THE WORLD.Expenses $289,802 · grants $10,600
- SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAM ONE OUT OF TEN PEOPLE WILL HAVE A SEIZURE IN THEIR LIFETIME. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HELP. OUR MISSION IS TO TEACH PEOPLE TO NOT FEAR PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY. THUS OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE A SEIZURE AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE FIRST AID WHEN THEY ENCOUNTER SUCH A SITUATION. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS GOAL AKF PROVIDES FREE SEIZURE RECOGNITION MATERIAL AND FIRST AID MATERIAL AND TRAINING TO RESTAURANT AND HOTEL STAFF, TO MALL PERSONNEL AND RETAILERS, TO SCHOOLS AND PERSONNEL IN SPORTS ARENAS. WE UTILIZE SKYPE TO TRAIN INDIVIDUALS IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD TO UNDERSTAND EPILEPSY AND TO TRAIN OTHERS (TRAIN THE TRAINER). WE DEVELOPED "WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO IF I HAD A SEIZURE," INITIATIVE. THIS FEATURES PERSONS WITH EPILEPSY SHOWCASED ON POSTERS AND BOOKMARKS THAT INCLUDE SEIZURE FIRST AID INSTRUCTIONS. THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.WE ALSO PROVIDE FREE EDUCATION TO 5TH GRADERS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE US. THIS EDUCATION HEIGHTENS SENSITIVITY TO PEERS WITH EPILEPSY WHILE DIMINISHING STIGMA, WITH THE HOPE OF ELIMINATING BULLYING. WE TRAIN EDUCATORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE THIS COURSE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES VASTLY INCREASING THE SCOPE OF THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS SCRIPTED BUT FLEXIBLE AND CAN BE MODIFIED TO MEET INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOM NEEDS. WE PROVIDE PROGRAM TRAINING, THE SUPPORT NEEDED INCLUDING MATERIALS TO DELIVER A PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATION. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS EDUCATED ALMOST 100,000 STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM IS NOW OFFERED OUTSIDE OF THE US.Expenses $62,135
- THE HEADS UP FOR VETS PROGRAM (HUV) HUV IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION (AKF) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EPILEPSY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (ECOE).HUV SUPPORTS US VETERANS FROM ALL PREVIOUS AND CURRENT WARS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED EXPOSURE TO IED (IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES) BLASTS AND OTHER EXPLOSIONS, LEAVING A PERCENTAGE WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) AND A RISK OF DEVELOPING POST-TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES. SOME SEIZURES ARE CONFUSED WITH SYMPTOMS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) AND OTHER ILLNESSES. THESE SEIZURES, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT DO NOT PRESENT AS COMMONLY RECOGNIZED CONVULSIONS, MAY GO UNRECOGNIZED AS SEIZURES. THIS OFTEN LEADS TO AN INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS AND A LACK OF PROPER TREATMENT. IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR THESE VETERANS, THE VA ESTABLISHED 16 EPILEPSY CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE. OUR PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP ENSURE THAT CURRENT AND ACCURATE EPILEPSY INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED TO VETERANS DISCHARGED FROM SERVICE. HUV PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT TO VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES: "FREE INFORMATION ABOUT EPILEPSY"FREE ASSISTANCE WITHIN THE VA TO RESOLVE BENEFIT DISPUTES REGARDING EPILEPSY AND SEIZURES"FREE SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND FIRST AID TRAININGS FOR INDIVIDUALS, EMPLOYERS, COMMUNITY GROUPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS"FREE CONSULTATIONS AND LINKAGES TO RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT, TRANSPORTATION, ETC."OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH AKF VETERAN ADVOCATES EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SITUATIONS"OPPORTUNITIES TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE EPILEPSY COMMUNITY AS AN ADVOCATE, EDUCATOR OR VOLUNTEERHUV DISTRIBUTES THE FOLLOWING UNIQUE INFORMATIONAL SHEETS AND SEIZURE FIRST AID POSTERS AT NO COST TO US VETERANS, VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY AT LARGE UPON REQUEST:"SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND FIRST AID POSTER "SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND FIRST AID FLYER"TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND EPILEPSY FLYER"PSYCHOGENIC NON-EPILEPTIC SEIZURE (PNES) FLYERAKF HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 45,000 HUV AND EPILEPSY INFORMATION PIECES TO INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, BLOGS, AND RADIO AND TV PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. MANY HAVE LINKED HUV TO THEIR WEBSITES, OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND HAVE INCLUDED OUR INFORMATION IN THEIR PUBLICATIONS AND DISTRIBUTED THEM DURING THEIR CONFERENCES. HUV CONTINUES TO SUPPORT COUNTLESS VETERANS, THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO US OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO MEASURE THE VETERAN CONNECTIONS WE HAVE MADE AS SOCIAL MEDIA DISTRIBUTES OUR PROGRAM INFORMATION DAILY. AND, MANY VETERANS, AS IN THE GENERAL POPULATION, UTILIZE OUR INFORMATION BUT WANT TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH EPILEPSY. THE HUV PROGRAM DIRECTOR IS A MEMBER OF THE ECOE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING GUIDANCE, DIRECTION, AND OVERSIGHT OF ALL CLINICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE ECOE.Expenses $43,615
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 30-0233976
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $290,956
- Income (IRS master file)
- $490,680
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $373,470 | $440,780 | $290,956 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $286,673 | $449,234 | $296,974 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $311,477 | $343,041 | $476,347 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 30-0233976).
Questions about THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION is 30-0233976.
- Is THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION 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 THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DEBRA JOSEPHS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,000 (DEBRA JOSEPHS, EXECUTIVE DIR.).
- How much revenue does THE ANITA KAUFMANN FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $373,470, expenses of $440,780 and total assets of $290,956 at year end.
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