Organizations Filed Purposes:
BRIGHTFOCUS FUNDS EXCEPTIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WORLDWIDE TO DEFEAT ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, MACULAR DEGENERATION, AND GLAUCOMA AND PROVIDES EXPERT INFORMATION ON THESE HEARTBREAKING DISEASES. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF OUR MISSION.
BRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATION (BRIGHTFOCUS) SEEKS A WORLD FREE FROM DISEASES OF MIND AND SIGHT.
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH (ADR) - BRIGHTFOCUS' ADR PROGRAM FUNDS RESEARCH FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, ITS EARLY DETECTION, AND TREATMENTS TO HELP SLOW OR STOP ITS PROGRESSION, AND ULTIMATELY TO PREVENT THE DISEASE ALTOGETHER. ADR ANNUALLY AWARDS PEER-REVIEWED GRANTS TO SCIENTISTS FROM INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE WHO ARE CONDUCTING BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. SINCE INCEPTION, BRIGHTFOCUS HAS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $139 MILLION TO THE CONQUERING OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2020, ADR AWARDED $9,755,348 IN PEER-REVIEWED GRANT AWARDS TO 42 NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS AND ELEVEN OTHER SCIENTIFIC AWARDS TO MAKE A TOTAL OF $11,210,971 IN FUNDING.
MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCH (MDR) - A PROGRAM OF BRIGHTFOCUS, HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $33 MILLION TO SCIENTISTS STUDYING THE DISEASE. THE LATEST RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON NOVEL TREATMENTS FOR THE DISEASE, UNDERSTANDING ITS CAUSES AND PROGRESSION, DRUG THERAPIES, ROLE OF THE GUT MICROBIOME IN DISEASE RISK AND PROGRESSION, GENE EDITING, 3D BIOPRINTING EYE TISSUE, THE ROLE OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN DISEASE RISK, AND NEW SCREENING TECHNIQUES.MDR GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO MACULAR DEGENERATION RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE. MDR PLACES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ENCOURAGING APPLICATIONS FROM YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND THOSE WITH CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS. ANNUAL GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE PEER-REVIEWED, AND RECIPIENT SELECTIONS ARE BASED ON SCIENTIFIC MERIT.
NATIONAL GLAUCOMA RESEARCH (NGR) - BRIGHTFOCUS' NGR PROGRAM HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $38 MILLION WORLDWIDE FOR THE STUDY OF GLAUCOMA. NGR-SUPPORTED RESEARCH HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE EYE-BRAIN CONNECTION, THE MECHANISMS FOR PRESSURE BUILDUP IN THE EYE, OPTIC NERVE REGENERATION, DISCOVERING GLAUCOMA RISK GENES FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND DEVELOPING EARLY GLAUCOMA SCREENING AND TARGETED TREATMENTS, AMONGST OTHER INNOVATIVE PURSUITS. NGR GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE TO GLAUCOMA RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE. NGR PLACES SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON ENCOURAGING APPLICATIONS FROM YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND THOSE WITH CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS. ANNUAL GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE PEER-REVIEWED, AND RECIPIENT SELECTIONS ARE BASED ON SCIENTIFIC MERIT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Stacy Pagos Haller | PRESIDENT/CEO | 55 | $416,096 |
| Nancy Lynn | SR. VP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS | 45 | $241,169 |
| R Brian Elderton | SR. VP, DEVELOPMENT | 45 | $232,297 |
| Diane Bovenkamp Phd | VP, SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS | 45 | $168,414 |
| David F Marks Cpa Cma | VP, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION | 45 | $163,142 |
| Michael Buckley | VP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS | 45 | $159,632 |
| Preeti Subramanian Dir Of | SCIENT. PROGRAMS, VISION SCIENCE | 40 | $107,815 |
| Edward Berger | MANAGER OF ONLINE OPERATIONS | 40 | $104,558 |
| Jeffrey Honaker | SR. MANAGER OPERATIONS & BUILDING | 40 | $102,086 |
| Keith Whitaker Dir Of | SCIENT. PROGRAMS, NEUROSCIENCE | 40 | $101,567 |
| Alice Kirkman | COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | 40 | $101,509 |
| Ethan Treese | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Jan M Stouffer Phd | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Eric Siemers Md | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Eltjo Ed R Schoonveld | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2019 | 3 | $0 |
| Brian K Regan Phd | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Henry J Pownall Phd | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| June Kinoshita | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Scott Kaiser Md | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Grace Frisone | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Maddy Dychtwald | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael H Barnett Esq | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cecilia Arradaza | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Judith F Lee | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Nicholas W Raymond | TREASURER | 20 | $0 |
| Diane I Marcello | VICE CHAIR - UNTIL 06/2019 | 3 | $0 |
| Patricia M Stewart | VICE CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Scott Rodgville Cpa | CHAIR | 7 | $0 |
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