American Board of Neuroscience Nursing

501(c)(6) organization Schaumburg, IL EIN: 35-1428888

To design, implement, and evaluate a certification program for professional nurses involved in the specialty practice of neuroscience nursing and its subspecialties.

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing at a glance

In short: American Board of Neuroscience Nursing gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$10,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$3,619,434
+19.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who American Board of Neuroscience Nursing funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Agnes Marshall Walker Found: $10KAgnes Marshall Walker Found$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Agnes Marshall Walker Found ($10K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Schaumburg

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10KTotal only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $10K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Agnes Marshall Walker Found Schaumburg, ILDonation$10,000
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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$3,619,434$1,406,809$1,038,381$10,0001$127,266
2024$3,040,088$1,407,447$973,766$10,0001$211,951
2023$2,648,484$1,106,309$873,242$5,000Total only$54,092
2022$2,256,432$933,619$838,409$5,000Total only$41,433
2021$2,397,552$1,127,662$744,145$5,000Total only$62,867
2020$1,896,392$1,056,581$693,588$5,000Total only$25,362

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About American Board of Neuroscience Nursing

Based on IRS filings

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing is a public charity, based in Schaumburg, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $127K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing is led by Leah Zamora, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Leah Zamora

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca A Banat

    President

    Secretary & Treasurer → President Elect, 2024

    President Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lawrence Georgiana

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Estier Sayegh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katherine Katy Brown

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Rogers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyloni Phillips

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nick Wood

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Orr

    Immediate Past President

    President Elect → President, 2024

    President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carey Heck

    President Elect

    Trustee → Secretary & Treasurer, 2024

    Secretary & Treasurer → President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ellen Ahlersmeyer

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Trustee → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Rigdon

    Public Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Marianne Beare Vyas (2020–2024) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Cynthia Guede (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Brianne Holbeck (2024) — Board Mentee
  • Former: Sarah Beam (2020–2023) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Jamie Helt (2020–2022) — Public Member
  • Former: Sarah Strzalka (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Suzy Walter (2020–2022) — President
  • Former: Norma McNair (2020–2021) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Tracey Anderson (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Chris Szabo (2020) — Immediate Past 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 Board of Neuroscience Nursing

How much does American Board of Neuroscience Nursing give each year?

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is American Board of Neuroscience Nursing?

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.

Where does American Board of Neuroscience Nursing operate?

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is American Board of Neuroscience Nursing's EIN?

American Board of Neuroscience Nursing's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 35-1428888. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)

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