Liabilities / Assets
89th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Epilepsy Foundation of Southern
EIN 51-0225018 • 501(c)3 • MT Vernon, IL
Profile
The foundation is dedicated to the prevention, control and cure of epilepsy and its consequences.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.55x
Liabilities / Revenue
87th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
17th percentile
Higher net margin than 17% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
94th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 58.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
23rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
41st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$36,767
Down $24,755 (-40%) from 2024
Liabilities
Up$20,389
Up $8,477 (+71%) from 2024
Net Assets
Down$16,378
Down $33,232 (-67%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$91,015
Down $11,170 (-11%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$124,247
Up $5,136 (+4.3%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$33,232
Down $16,306 (-96%) from 2024
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $36,767
- Liabilities
- $20,389
- Net assets
- $16,378
- Revenue
- $91,015
- Expenses
- $124,247
- Net income
- -$33,232
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
- Signed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $91,015
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The foundation is dedicated to the prevention, control and cure of epilepsy and its consequences.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING REGARDING EPILEPSY INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND SERVICE CLINIC OPERATIONS. | - | $119,589 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUIS BECKLEY III | Services COO | FT | $46,902 | $6,020 | $52,922 |
| MIKE BUEHLHORN | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| DR ROSELLA WAMSER | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRYAN WERNER | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| NATE LANTER | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| JO ANN BOHNENSTIEHL | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ERNEST COLLINS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CYNTHIA THOMAS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Epilepsy Foundation of Southern
- EIN
- 51-0225018
- Phone
- 6182446680
- Address
- 100 AVIATION DRIVE SUITE B, MT VERNON, IL 62864
Signing Officer
- Name
- Mike Buehlhorn
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 6182446680
- Signed
- 2025-10-29
Preparer
- Firm
- Cj Schlosser & Company LLC
- Address
- 233 E CENTER DR, ALTON, IL 62002-5931
- Preparer
- Kevin J Tepen
- Phone
- 6184657717
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 26,442 depreciation 701 dues & subscriptions 2,700 equipment rental & maint 1,029 insurance 3,467 miscellaneous 212 supplies 795 telephone 2,440 transportation 3,736 conferences/meetings 53 total 41,575”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Grants receivable 25,289 30,448 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 875 0 equipment 8,436 8,436 less accumulated depreciation 6,344 7,044 total 28,256 31,840”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 11,912 20,389”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The foundation is dedicated to the prevention, control and cure of epilepsy and its consequences.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 11,912 20,389 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION, CONTROL AND CURE OF EPILEPSY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. |
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