Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.2m
$1.5m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $323k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
7.2 years on average
Staff
19
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Mark Mighell MD
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education Inc's network
5 people4 organisationsi5 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (4) 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
5 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.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Mighell MD Chair | Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Derek Pupello | President & | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Frankle | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard Munassi MD MBA | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Thomas Bernasek MD (also filed as Thomas Bernasek) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Heath | VP Operations | since 2018 |
| Katheryne Downs | Resarch Dire | since 2019 |
| Peter Simon | PhD | since 2018 |
| Sergio Gutierrez | Research Dir | since 2019 |
| Susan Johnson | Employee | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Pupello | President & | 65 | $280k | ||
| Peter Simon | Employee | 40 | $177k | ||
| Sergio Gutierrez | Research Dir | 40 | $118k | ||
| Susan L Johnson | Employee | 40 | $103k | ||
| Mark Frankle | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Richard Munassi MD MBA | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Mark Mighell MD | Chairman | 5 | $0 | ||
| Thomas Bernasek MD | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Foundation for Orthopaedic Research and Education Inc
- EIN
- 593555349
- Address
- 4115 W Spruce St Ste 201, Tampa, FL, 33607-2485
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- The foundation for orthopaedic research and education, inc. ("fore") has as its primary mission the advancement of orthopaedic knowledge through research and education, with the goal of improving the diagnosis, treatment, and care of all persons with musculoskeletal disorders. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- H90 Medical research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Medical Research
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1999
- Principal officer
- Derek Pupello (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1999
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMark Mighell MD
≥8years on the filingsDerek Pupello
≥8years on the filingsThomas Bernasek MD
≥7years on the filingsRichard Munassi MD MBA
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
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $323k
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $2.8m
- Employees
- 19
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Foundation For Orthopaedic Research And Education likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- Not stated
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.