American Epilepsy Society

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 04-6112600 Website

THE AMERICAN EPILEPSY SOCIETY PROMOTES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND CURE OF EPILEPSY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$20.3M

+5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.5M

+1.1% YoY

Grant Count

40

-2.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$38K

+3.7% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$12M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$20,305,116$19,332,170$17,665,869
Revenue$10,460,621$10,000,415$9,656,912
Expenses$10,434,761$9,832,791$9,053,944
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$537,596$268,816$514,224
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$380K$760K$1M$2M33 grants202025 grants202132 grants202241 grants202340 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN$100KUNIVERSITY OF NC AT CHAP…$75KUNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FL…$75KTHE PENNSYLVANIA STATE U…$75KSTANFORD UNIVERSITY$62KUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA - …$53KTHE RECTOR AND THE VISIT…$51KYALE UNIVERSITY$50KBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE$50KTHE BOARD OF REGENTS OF …$50K

Grant Size Distribution

171 grants across all recorded years

90<$50K74$50–100K7$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

EILEEN MURRAYCEO$427KSHAWNA STRICKLANDASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$200KJAMES POLOUSDIRECTOR - TECH SOLUTIONS$166KCHRISTINA GRAHAMDIRECTOR - EDUCATION$157KSUSAN OLIVERASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$144KJOY KELLERSENIOR MANAGER - CLINICAL$123K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MANISHA N PATEL PHD FAESPRESIDENT EMERITUS5
WILLIAM H THEODORE MDPRESIDENT5
HOWARD P GOODKIN MD PHDFIRST VICE PRESIDENT5
FRED A LADO MD PHDTREASURER5
VIJI SANTHAKUMAR PHDDIRECTOR1
JORGE A GONZALEZ-MARTINEZ MD PHDDIRECTOR1
ANNAPURNA PODURI MD MPH FAESDIRECTOR1
KELLY G KNUPP MD MSCS FAESDIRECTOR1
JACK M PARENT MDSECOND VICE PRESIDENT5
BARBARA C JOBST MD FAESDIRECTOR1
RENEE A SHELLHAAS MD MS FAESDIRECTOR1
EILEEN MURRAYCEO45$426,706
SUSAN OLIVERASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$143,986
JAMES POLOUSDIRECTOR - TECH SOLUTIONS40$166,065
CHRISTINA GRAHAMDIRECTOR - EDUCATION40$157,359
SHAWNA STRICKLANDASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$200,334
JOY KELLERSENIOR MANAGER - CLINICAL40$123,023

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

31states
+23 more states

Cities

Ann ArborAtlantaAugustaAuroraAustinBaltimoreBerkeleyBirminghamBostonBronxBurlingtonChapel HillCharlottesvilleCharlottesvleChicagoCincinnatiClevelandCollege StaColumbusDallas

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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