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Brainfutures Incorporated

Public charity · Grantmaker Lutherville, MD EIN: 52-0701916 Website

Brainfutures provides rigorous and unbiased information about brain health advances resulting from breakthroughs in understanding of brain neuroplasticity, and leads policy, regulatory and reimbursement work to ensure equitable access to treatment advances.

Brainfutures Incorporated at a glance

In short: Brainfutures Incorporated gave $115K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $115K), mostly in Wisconsin. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$115,350
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$115,350
Median grant
$115,350
Total assets
$917,810
-61.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Wisconsin (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Brainfutures Incorporated funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Usona Institute: $115KUsona Institute$115K

The largest 2025 recipient was Usona Institute ($115K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (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

Madison

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $115K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Usona Institute Madison, WIU-Pep Faculty Immersive Education Program Funding Participants$115,350
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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$917,810$1,300,082$2,191,333$115,3501$75,974
2024$2,373,121$3,224,814$2,277,560——$43,886
2023$1,142,913$910,469$1,111,220——$4,840
2022$1,562,521$1,451,052$849,004——$273
2021$535,058$526,812$378,386——$29
2020$255,661$595,127$515,105——$22

About Brainfutures Incorporated

Based on IRS filings

Brainfutures Incorporated is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Lutherville, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $918K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $115K. Net investment income was $76K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Brainfutures Incorporated is led by Linda Raines, Chief Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2020); none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Linda Raines

    Chief Executive Director

    Chief Executive Director → Chief Executive Officer, 2021

    Chief Executive Officer → Chief Executive Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Kimes

    President

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jazz Glastra

    Interim Executive Director & Ops Brainfutures

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henry Harbin

    At Large Member

    Member → At Large Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Richardson

    At Large Member

    Member → At Large Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randal Lutz

    At Large Member

    Member → At Large Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Magsamen

    At Large Member

    Member → At Large Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Santoni

    Treasurer & Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rodney Hill

    CIO

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Teresa Fields (2020–2024) — CAO
  • Former: Timothy Santoni (2020–2023) — Treasurer & Secretary
  • Former: David Esselman (2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Holly McCormack (2020–2022) — Chief Strategy Officer
  • Former: Beatrice Rodgers (2020) — Member

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 Brainfutures Incorporated

How much does Brainfutures Incorporated give each year?

Brainfutures Incorporated gave $115K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Brainfutures Incorporated?

Brainfutures Incorporated reported $918K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.3M.

What is Brainfutures Incorporated?

Brainfutures Incorporated is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Lutherville, MD. It holds $918K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Brainfutures Incorporated operate?

Brainfutures Incorporated has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Brainfutures Incorporated's EIN?

Brainfutures Incorporated's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0701916. 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 2025 (received by the IRS March 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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