Nonprofit · EIN 52-1705976
BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · BALTIMORE, MD 21201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,666,542 | $5,275,077 | $2,391,465 | $26,146,783 | $10,768,534 | $15,378,249 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,077,739 | $5,449,045 | $2,628,694 | $30,576,393 | $17,588,931 | $12,987,462 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,994,061 | $4,659,379 | $2,334,682 | $28,445,572 | $18,120,111 | $10,325,461 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,133,702
- of which government grants
- $606,837
- Program service revenue
- $5,335,080
- Investment income
- $1,197,760
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $277,032
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,779,913
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,473,754
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,160
- Accounting fees
- $43,606
- Occupancy
- $15,632
- Travel
- $14,138
- Program services (functional)
- $4,496,526
- Management and general (functional)
- $778,551
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,576,393
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,146,783
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $10,768,534
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,378,249
- Publicly traded securities
- $23,824,289
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,976,049
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $402,200
- Gross receipts
- $7,666,542
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINE ZINK PHD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $227,450 | $37,112 |
| QIANG QIAN | STATISTICIAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,759 | $9,165 |
| AMANDA MILOCHIK | ASSOCIATE DIR. OF EFRP UNTIL 6/2025 Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,096 | $6,432 |
| THOMAS HORNYAK MD PHD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE KATZEL MD PHD | SECRETARY & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MARSHALL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN SORONSON MPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUISA PEARTREE MBA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| KOUSICK BISWAS PHD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN NIMMO MS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN ECKMAN PE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA FORSHA MSN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKKITA SOUTHALL MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Marshall MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $345,518 | $103,655 |
| Thomas Hornyak MD PhD | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $327,269 | $98,181 |
| Nikkita Southall MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $283,766 | $85,130 |
| Jonathan Eckman PE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $280,793 | $84,238 |
| Barabara Forsha MSN RN ET | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $280,388 | $84,116 |
| Brian Nimmo MS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $260,883 | $78,265 |
| Leslie Katzel MD PhD | Treasurer/Sec. Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $248,151 | $74,445 |
| Caroline Zink PhD | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $226,170 | $0 | $67,851 |
| Kousick Biswas PhD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $174,561 | $52,368 |
| Qiang Qian | Statistician | 40 | $145,428 | $0 | $8,913 |
| Jaylynn R Johnstone | Associate Director | 40 | $128,554 | $0 | $3,288 |
| Mary Bowers-Lash | Res. Coordinator | 40 | $122,361 | $0 | $7,499 |
| Oluwafemi I Olawuyi | Data Manager | 40 | $106,412 | $0 | $18,391 |
| Lousia Peartree MBA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryan Soronson MBA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Taquisa Simmons PhD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Marshall MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $332,257 | $99,677 |
| Thomas Hornyak MD PhD | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $282,239 | $84,672 |
| Leslie Katzel MD PhD | Treasurer/Sec. Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $252,747 | $75,824 |
| Nikkita Southall MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $246,184 | $73,855 |
| Jonathan Eckman PE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $213,348 | $64,005 |
| Barabara Forsha MSN RN ET | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $211,791 | $63,537 |
| Caroline Zink PhD | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $199,916 | $0 | $59,975 |
| Brian Nimmo MS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $193,324 | $57,997 |
| Kousick Biswas PhD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $169,446 | $50,834 |
| Taquisa Simmons PhD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $159,063 | $47,719 |
| Qiang Qian | Statistician | 40 | $136,935 | $0 | $8,560 |
| Mary Bowers-Lash | Res. Coordinator | 40 | $119,817 | $0 | $7,291 |
| Lousia Peartree MBA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bryan Soronson MPA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10 N GREENE ST MSC 15, BALTIMORE, MD 21201-1524
- In care of
- % DAVID JOHNSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CAROLINE ZINK, 10 NORTH GREENE STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21201
- Signed the 990
- CAROLINE ZINK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (410) 605-7130
- Website
- WWW.BREF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JM&M
Mission
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO IMPROVE VETERANS' HEALTH.
Program accomplishments
- BALTIMORE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (BREF) MANAGED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROJECTS FOR THE DETECTION AND/OR TREATMENT OF: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HEART FAILURE, DIABETES, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, MENTAL ILLNESS, DRUG ABUSE, OBESITY, PULMONARY CONDITIONS, ORTHOPEDIC CONDITIONS, GERIATRIC FALL RISK AND REHABILITATION, BLAST INJURIES, CANCER, SARCOPENIA, WOUND HEALING, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. ADDITIONALLY, BREF FACILITATED VETERANS HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND FACILITATED THERAPY JAZZ CONCERTS AT THE LOCH RAVEN VA FACILITY FOR RESIDENTIAL VETERANS.Expenses $4,496,526 · revenue $5,335,080
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1705976
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Hospital or medical research organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H00J)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $26,146,783
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,666,542
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $7,666,542 | $5,275,077 | $26,146,783 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,077,739 | $5,449,045 | $30,576,393 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,994,061 | $4,659,379 | $28,445,572 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $8,554,401 | $5,665,032 | $26,029,306 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 52-1705976).
Questions about BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC is 52-1705976.
- Is BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION 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 BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION 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 BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION 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 BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CAROLINE ZINK.
- Who are the officers and directors of BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $227,450 (CAROLINE ZINK PHD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BALTIMORE RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,666,542, expenses of $5,275,077 and total assets of $26,146,783 at year end.
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