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US nonprofit · EIN 201628324 · Minneapolis, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 201628324) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Foundation for Advancement of Spinal Knowledge

Donations deductible
Revenue
$38k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$50k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$148k
$229k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $81k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
3.4y av
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Activity
H50
Medical research
Filings on record
6
latest 2023
How am I connected?

Foundation for Advancement of Spinal Knowledge's network

3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bayard Carlson MDTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Eiman Shafa MDPresident2023
3 yrs
Omar Ramos MDCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Eiman Shafa MDPresident0$0
Benjamin Mueller MDVice Preside0$0
Omar Ramos MDSecretary0$0
Bayard Carlson MDTreasurer0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Foundation for Advancement of Spinal Knowledge
EIN
201628324
Address
913 E 26th St Ste 600, Minneapolis, MN, 55404-4515
State
Minnesota
Activity (NTEE)
H50 Medical research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Medical Research
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2005
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBayard Carlson MD
≥3years on the filingsEiman Shafa MD
≥3years on the filingsOmar Ramos MD

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$148k
Total liabilities
$229k
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $81k