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American Academy of Neurological Surgery

Public charity · Grantmaker Rochester, MN EIN: 41-1793954 Website

The organization's mission is to foster scientific discovery and innovative research seeking to better the lives of patients suffering from Neurological and Surgical disorders.

American Academy of Neurological Surgery at a glance

Total assets
$2,183,721
+21.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$925,590
-8.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$34,554
-0.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$693,213
-10.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who American Academy of Neurological Surgery funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Rolling Meadows

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $80K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation Rolling Meadows, ILFunding Fellowships to Nref$80,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,183,721$925,590$693,213——$34,554
2024$1,797,625$1,007,048$775,496——$34,666
2023$1,455,240$768,428$895,539——$32,784
2022$1,434,591$626,131$504,372——$24,006
2021$1,534,277$525,625$539,790$80,0001$23,986
2020$1,407,265$105,553$242,209——$23,053

About American Academy of Neurological Surgery

Based on IRS filings

American Academy of Neurological Surgery is a public charity focused on Education, based in Rochester, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $35K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Academy of Neurological Surgery is led by Russell Lonser MD, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Russell Lonser MD

    President

    Treasurer → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nelson Oyesiku MD PhD

    President

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Aviva Abosch MD PhD

    Trustee

    Member at Large → Trustee, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sepi Amin-Hanjani MD

    Secretary

    Member at Large → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allan D Levi MD

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Liau MD PhD MBA

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: E. Sander Connolly Jr. MD (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Shenandoah Robinson MD (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Michael Schulder MD (2021–2024) — Historian
  • Former: Fred G. Barker II (2022–2024) — Past President
  • Former: Anil Nanda MD (2023–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Murat Gunel (2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Douglas Kondziolka MD (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Howard Riina MD (2020–2022) — Member at Large
  • Former: James M. Markert Jr. MD (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: M. Sean Grady MD (2020–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Daniel Yoshor MD (2021–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Bob Carter MD PhD (2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Frederick Barker II (2020–2021) — Historian
  • Former: Michael McDermott MD (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Matthew Howard (2020) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about American Academy of Neurological Surgery

How large is American Academy of Neurological Surgery?

American Academy of Neurological Surgery reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $926K.

What is American Academy of Neurological Surgery?

American Academy of Neurological Surgery is a public charity focused on Education, based in Rochester, MN. It holds $2.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does American Academy of Neurological Surgery operate?

American Academy of Neurological Surgery has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is American Academy of Neurological Surgery's EIN?

American Academy of Neurological Surgery's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1793954. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)

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