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Nonprofit · EIN 77-0689904

CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02115

Financials

$3.1M$3.3M2023$3.9M$3.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,931,570$3,928,182$3,388$4,294,311$235,104$4,059,207
December 31, 2023990$3,086,611$3,251,027-$164,416$3,941,346$151,870$3,789,476
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,594,738
Program service revenue
$118,719
Investment income
$82,095
Net gain from sales of assets
$5,461
Net income from fundraising events
$131,822
Other revenue
$136,018

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$359,862
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$720,519
Other salaries and wages
$1,057,362
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,193,809
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$4,615
Accounting fees
$70,975
Occupancy
$1,732
Travel
$105,271
Program services (functional)
$3,226,895
Management and general (functional)
$363,421
Fundraising (functional)
$337,866

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,941,346
Total assets, end of year
$4,294,311
Total liabilities, end of year
$235,104
Net assets, end of year
$4,059,207
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,860,354
Net assets with donor restrictions
$198,853
Gross receipts
$8,576,562
Employees
27
Volunteers
13
Year formed
2007
State of legal domicile
DE

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKICEO
Key employee
40$345,065$37,366
JULIA MANNINGCHIEF OF STAFF & COMMUNICATIONS
Key employee
40$165,625$14,338
SAMANTHA CARRIE BUREAUADMINISTRATION
Highest-paid employee
40$144,739$13,386
PETER CARFAGNAPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN CORCORANVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
TINA CANTUSECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHANE BANNONTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RICHARD H CARMONADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANGELA CAMPIGOTTO-HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID FITZHENRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT BLACKBURNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SYLVIA MACKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LT JASON REDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TARA ROCKEFELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALLAN WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
1 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DALE YAKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKICEO
Officer
40$310,934$32,584
JULIA MANNINGCHIEF OF STAFF & COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$144,174$10,913
SCOTT BLACKBURNPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
PETER CARFAGNAVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BARBARA PIETTESECRETARY/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SHANE BANNONTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ANGELA CAMPIGOTTO-HARRISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TINA CANTUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL COLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATTHEW S COLLIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN CORCORANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN DUNPHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SYLVIA MACKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LT JASON REDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TARA ROCKEFELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALLAN WALSHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DALE YAKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
361 NEWBURY STREET 5TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02115-2727
In care of
% CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI, 361 NEWBURY STREET 5TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02115
Signed the 990
SHANE BANNON, TREASURER
Phone
(857) 880-2084
Return prepared by
GRAY GRAY & GRAY LLP

Mission

THE CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT ATHLETES, VETERANS, AND ALL AFFECTED BY CONCUSSIONS AND CTE; ACHIEVE SMARTER SPORTS AND SAFER ATHLETES THROUGH EDUCATION AND INNOVATION; AND TO END CTE THROUGH PREVENTION AND RESEARCH.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • CLF SUPPORTS MULTIPLE RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY (CTE) AND OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF BRAIN TRAUMA IN ATHLETES, VETERANS AND OTHERS. CLF LEADS OUTREACH, RECRUITING, AND EDUCATION EFFORTS FOR THE BRAIN BANK AT THE BOSTON UNIVERSITY CTE CENTER, THE WORLD'S LEADING CTE RESEARCH CENTER. CLF COLLABORATES WITH SIMILAR BRAIN BANKS IN AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM, CANADA, AND BRAZIL. CLF ALSO LEADS RECRUTING FOR MULTIPLE CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CTE.
    Expenses $2,602,115 · grants $359,862 · revenue $118,719
  • CLF PATIENT AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM DIRECTLY SUPPORTS FAMILIES FIGHTING CONCUSSIONS, POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME (PCS), AND POSSIBLE CTE. THE CLF HELPLINE HAS PROVIDED OVER 5,000 PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH PERSONALIZED MEDICAL REFERRALS, EDUCATION, SUPPORT GROUPS AND MENTORS. CLF EDUCATION THROUGH EARNED MEDIA EFFORTS RESULTED IN PLACEMENT OF DOZENS OF UNIQUE STORIES IN LEADING MEDIA INCLUDING THE NY TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, AP AND MORE. CLF ALSO EDUCATES THROUGH INNOVATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA, A WEBSITE, AND WEBINARS.
    Expenses $519,622
  • CLF EDUCATES COACHES, PARENTS, ATHLETES, MEDIA INFLUENCERS AND POLICY MAKERS THROUGH MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND ADVOCATES FOR CONCUSSION AND CTE PREVENTION AND SAFETY. THE CLF MEDIA PROJECT TRAINS SPORTS JOURNALISM STUDENTS AT 20 UNIVERSITIES ON HOW TO COVER CONCUSSIONS AND HAS TRAINED HUNDREDS OF WORKING JOURNALISTS. TO CREATE TOP-DOWN CHANGE, CLF LEADERSHIP SERVES ON ADVISORY BOARDS FOR MULTIPLE SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT SET SAFETY POLICIES. TEAM UP AGAINST CONCUSSION COLLABORATES WITH YOUTH SPORTS GOVERNING BODIES TO PROMOTE CONCUSSION AWARENESS.
    Expenses $105,158

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
77-0689904
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
2009
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,294,311
Income (IRS master file)
$8,576,562

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,931,570$3,928,182$4,294,311IRS
990December 2023$3,086,611$3,251,027$3,941,346XML
990December 2022$2,255,809$2,709,753$3,924,360IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 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 77-0689904).

Questions about CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC is 77-0689904.
Is CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
Are donations to CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does CONCUSSION LEGACY 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 CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC 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 CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC 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 CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI.
Who are the officers and directors of CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $345,065 (CHRISTOPHER NOWINSKI, CEO).
How much revenue does CONCUSSION LEGACY FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,931,570, expenses of $3,928,182 and total assets of $4,294,311 at year end.

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