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US nonprofit · EIN 472398246 · Somerville, MAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 472398246) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R), grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2013.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sumaira Foundation

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$619k
$105k liabilities
Net assets
$514k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.1 years on average
Staff
0
80 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
5
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Sumaira Foundation's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alexis AhmadDirector2024
2 yrs
Lauren MichaelsDirector2022
4 yrs
Melissa BarashTerm Ended 05/20242020
6 yrs
Michael DevlinDirector2022
4 yrs
Stephanie HamzoDirector2022
4 yrs
Sumaira AhmedPresident2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Sumaira AhmedPresident40$300k
Michael DevlinDirector40$285k
Melissa BarashTerm Ended 05/20241$0
Lauren MichaelsDirector1$0
Stephanie HamzoDirector1$0
Alexis AhmadDirector1$0

About

Legal name
Sumaira Foundation
EIN
472398246
Address
485 Foley St Unit 631, Somerville, MA, 02145-1283
State
Massachusetts
Mission
The sumaira foundation, inc. (the organization"), a 501(c)(3) organization, that is dedicated to generating global awareness of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder ("nmosd"), fundraising to help find a cure, and creating a community of support for patients and their caregivers. The organization is supported primarily through grants and fundraising events. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
H96 Medical research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Medical Research
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2014
Principal officer
Sumaira Ahmed (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2014
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsSumaira Ahmed
≥6years on the filingsMelissa Barash
≥4years on the filingsLauren Michaels
≥4years on the filingsMichael Devlin

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
$619k
Total liabilities
$105k
Net assets or fund balances
$514k
Contributions and grants received
$1.5m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$135k
Employees
0
Volunteers
80

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.3m$1.3m$16k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Brain Health Center of the RockiesThe purpose of this grant is to assist brain health center of the rockies in their mission.$46k