Pediatric Spine Foundation
Donations deductiblePediatric Spine Foundation's network
13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
13 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schwartz Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Amer Samdani MD | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Behrooz Akbarnia MD | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Skaggs MD | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jeff Sawyer MD | Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| John M Flynn MD (also filed as Jack Flynn MD) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Smith MD | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laurel Blakemore | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michael Vitale MD MPH | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Muharrem Yazici MD | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Paul Sponseller MD | President-Elect | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ron El-Hawary MD | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tricia St Hilaire MPH | Executive Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Regina Woon | Research Manager | since 2020 |
| Tricia St Hilaire | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricia St Hilaire MPH | Executive Director | 40 | $184k | ||
| Regina Woon | Research Manager | 40 | $125k | ||
| Steve Schwartz | Chairman | 3 | $0 | ||
| Paul Sponseller MD | President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michael Vitale MD MPH | President-Elect | 3 | $0 | ||
| Laurel Blakemore | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Behrooz Akbarnia MD | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ron El-Hawary MD | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jack Flynn MD | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Amer Samdani MD | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Sawyer MD | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| David Skaggs MD | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| John Smith MD | Member | 3 | $0 | ||
| Muharrem Yazici MD | Secretary (Until 01/01/24) | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Pediatric Spine Foundation
- EIN
- 203169071
- Address
- Po Box 1072, Layton, UT, 84041-1047
- State
- Utah
- Mission
- Provide structure and funding to support education, provide family support, and conduct prospective and retrospective studies by surgeons and researchers studying complex chest wall and spine deformities in the growing child. (as filed on the Form 990)
- 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
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2005
- Principal officer
- Michael Vitale (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2007
- 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
≥8years on the filingsSteve Schwartz
≥8years on the filingsJohn M Flynn MD
≥8years on the filingsJohn Smith MD
≥8years on the filingsMichael Vitale MD MPH
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $7.9m
- Total liabilities
- $132k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.3m
- Program service revenue
- $308k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $203k
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 6
Grants paid
7 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gillette Children Specialty Healthcare | Research project support | $35k |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital | Research project support | $23k |
| Children's National Medical Center | Research project support | $20k |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | Research project support | $15k |
| Wellstar Research Institute | Research project support | $14k |
| Indiana University Research | Research project support | $12k |
| Sanford Research | Research project support | $7k |