Liabilities / Assets
54th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 54% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 56-1784846
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
54th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
54th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
25th percentile
Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
82nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 12.6% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
11th percentile
Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
78th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$569,829
Down $103,545 (-15%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down$534,436
Down $76,619 (-13%) from 2014
Liabilities
Down$35,393
Down $26,926 (-43%) from 2014
Revenue
Up$662,583
Up $156,426 (+31%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$673,713
Up $200,973 (+43%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$11,130
Down $44,547 (-133%) from 2014
The corporation is organized to increase scientific and public understanding of restless legs syndrome or rls, to encourage and provide funding for research leading to treatments and cure for the disease, to provide support to those suffering from the disease, to be the leading center for information on all aspects of the disease, and to carry on such other activities related to the disease, its treatments and cure, as may be designated by the board from time to time.
The restless legs syndrome foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to: providing educational material on restless legs syndrome and related disorders to patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers;assisting patients by identifing resources available to them at the local and national level; supporting medical research into the causation and cure of restless legs syndrome foundation
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $442,051 | $397,431 | ▼ $44,620 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $184,424 | $153,124 | ▼ $31,300 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $10,000 | $16,000 | ▲ $6,000 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $7,053 | - | - |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $5,136 | - | - |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $20,810 | $1,674 | ▼ $19,136 |
| Total Assets | $673,374 | $569,829 | ▼ $103,545 |
| Other Assets Total | $3,900 | $1,600 | ▼ $2,300 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $28,071 | $18,079 | ▼ $9,992 |
| Grants Payable | $17,500 | - | - |
| Other Liabilities | - | $17,314 | - |
| Deferred Revenue | $16,748 | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | $62,319 | $35,393 | ▼ $26,926 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $491,190 | $300,879 | ▼ $190,311 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $119,865 | $233,557 | ▲ $113,692 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $611,055 | $534,436 | ▼ $76,619 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $673,374 | $569,829 | ▼ $103,545 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karla Dzienkowski | Exec. Direct | FT | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jacquelyn Bainbridge | Chair |
| Robert Waterman Jr | Chair Emerit |
| John T Mcdevitt | Director |
| Joseph Martin | Director |
| Lewis Phelps | Director |
| Linda Secretan | Director |
| Michael Brownstein | Director |
| Michael J Zigmond | Director |
| Contribution Type | Contribution Count | Reported Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Other Non Cash Contri Table | 1 | $29,700 |
| Total Noncash Contributions | 1 | $29,700 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $360,193 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $186,548 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $113,792 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $95,322 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $31,650 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $130,785 | $13,900 | $13,268 | $157,953 |
| Information Technology | $107,878 | - | $2,800 | $110,678 |
| Fees for Services Professional Fundraising | - | - | $95,322 | $95,322 |
| Office Expenses | $49,551 | $17,515 | - | $67,066 |
| Fees for Services Other | $58,724 | - | - | $58,724 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $38,487 | $7,883 | - | $46,370 |
| Occupancy | $37,439 | $7,668 | - | $45,107 |
| Grants to Domestic Orgs | $31,650 | - | - | $31,650 |
| Travel | - | $18,488 | - | $18,488 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $13,683 | $1,454 | $1,388 | $16,525 |
| Payroll Taxes | $9,994 | $1,062 | $1,014 | $12,070 |
| Other Expenses | $1,639 | $608 | - | $1,639 |
| All Other Expenses | $1,258 | $64 | - | $1,322 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $490,050 | $69,871 | $113,792 | $673,713 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $673,713 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $673,713 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $673,713 |
| Recipient | Location | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univ of Florida | Gainesville, FL | - | Research | $17,500 |
| NAT'L INST ON DRUG ABUSE | Bethesda, MD | - | Research | $14,150 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $95,322 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Accrued Expenses | $17,314 |
“The executive director reviews the form 990 on a preliminary basis. Thereafter, the form 990 is ciculated among members of the organization's finance committee. The committee, if satisfied with the contents of the form 990, recommends approval by the full board of directors. The directors are afforded opportunity to review and comment on the form 990. Once the board is satsified with the form 990 as presented, it approves filing the form with the internal revenue service.”
“Executive director compensation is reviewed and set by finance committee recommendation and board of director's approval. The amount is based on a review of compensation paid to executive directors at comparably sized and complex tax-exempt organizations, considering the achievement of annual and long-term performance goals.”
“Copies of the organization's audited financial report are available to the public on its website: www.rls.org. Financial reports are also made available on other websites and upon request. Copies of the organizations' governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”
“Return is amended to correct "prior year" amounts as reported in part i, form 990. Return is also amended to report "in-kind" contributions received during fiscal year.”
“The restless legs syndrome foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to: providing educational material on restless legs syndrome and related disorders to patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers;assisting patients by identifing resources available to them at the local and national level; supporting medical research into the causation and cure of restless legs syndrome foundation”
“Visitors each day. The organization's facebook page has over 8,400 supporters and participants.”
“The rls website. The website provide visitors with information about rls, how to connect with othres, links to facebook, and the organization's blog.”
“Support groups. The organizations supports seventy-five support group leaders and contact volunteers in thirty-one states and canada. These leaders hold at least one in-person meeting per year in their local community where he or she distributes rls educational materials and works with local health care providers to ensure that sufferers of the disease have access to the latest information on the disease. The estimated number of unique individuals reached through support groups is over 1,000 per year.”
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | EDUCATIONAL. PROVIDING TRUSTED, UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME(ALSO KNOWN AS WILLIS-EKBOM DISEASE)TO INDIVIDUALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, WEBINARS, THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, AND DIRECT COMMUNICATION. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE A GENERAL INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE ON RLS, A PEDIATRIC GUIDE FOR TEENS, TWENTY- THREE PATIENT HANDOUTS ON RLS-RELATED TOPICS, A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER, MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTERS, FIVE SPECIALTY BROCHURES DIRECTED TOWARDS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND A MEDICAL BULLETIN UPDATED AS DEVELOPMENTS MERIT. DURING THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, EIGHT WEBINARS ON RLS-RELATED TOPICS WERE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC. THESE WEBINARS WERE ATTENDED BY OVER 2,200 PARTICIPANTS AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE WEBSITE, WWW.RLS.ORG, ATTRACTS OVER 1,300 UNIQUE VISITORS EACH DAY. THE ORGANIZATION'S FACEBOOK PAGE HAS OVER 8,400 SUPPORTERS AND PARTICIPANTS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | RETURN IS AMENDED TO CORRECT "PRIOR YEAR" AMOUNTS AS REPORTED IN PART I, FORM 990. RETURN IS ALSO AMENDED TO REPORT "IN-KIND" CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED DURING FISCAL YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO: PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME AND RELATED DISORDERS TO PATIENTS, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS;ASSISTING PATIENTS BY IDENTIFING RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL; SUPPORTING MEDICAL RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSATION AND CURE OF RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME FOUNDATION |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | VISITORS EACH DAY. THE ORGANIZATION'S FACEBOOK PAGE HAS OVER 8,400 SUPPORTERS AND PARTICIPANTS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE RLS WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE PROVIDE VISITORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT RLS, HOW TO CONNECT WITH OTHRES, LINKS TO FACEBOOK, AND THE ORGANIZATION'S BLOG. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | SUPPORT GROUPS. THE ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTS SEVENTY-FIVE SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS AND CONTACT VOLUNTEERS IN THIRTY-ONE STATES AND CANADA. THESE LEADERS HOLD AT LEAST ONE IN-PERSON MEETING PER YEAR IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY WHERE HE OR SHE DISTRIBUTES RLS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND WORKS WITH LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO ENSURE THAT SUFFERERS OF THE DISEASE HAVE ACCESS TO THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE DISEASE. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS REACHED THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS IS OVER 1,000 PER YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 ON A PRELIMINARY BASIS. THEREAFTER, THE FORM 990 IS CICULATED AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE, IF SATISFIED WITH THE CONTENTS OF THE FORM 990, RECOMMENDS APPROVAL BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE DIRECTORS ARE AFFORDED OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE FORM 990. ONCE THE BOARD IS SATSIFIED WITH THE FORM 990 AS PRESENTED, IT APPROVES FILING THE FORM WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND SET BY FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S APPROVAL. THE AMOUNT IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPENSATION PAID TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AT COMPARABLY SIZED AND COMPLEX TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS, CONSIDERING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ANNUAL AND LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE GOALS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE: WWW.RLS.ORG. FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE ON OTHER WEBSITES AND UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS' GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B |
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