BrightFocus Foundation

Mission

BrightFocus Foundation is a premier global nonprofit funder of research to defeat Alzheimer’s, macular degeneration, and glaucoma. Through its flagship programs — Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Macular Degeneration Research, and National Glaucoma Research — BrightFocus funds exceptional scientific research worldwide and provides expert information on these heartbreaking diseases.

Vision

A world free from diseases of mind and sight.

Goals

1.Diversify funding strategies and sources, audiences, stakeholders, and research portfolio to create accelerated paths toward a cure for diseases of mind and sight.
2.Inform, inspire, and engage audiences around actions to cure and mitigate diseases of mind and sight.
3.Leverage and build partnerships to accelerate discovery and educate those impacted by diseases of mind and sight.

CLARKSBURG MD | EIN: 23-7337229

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501(c)(3) organization

22512 GATEWAY CENTER DR,
CLARKSBURG MD 20871-2005

https://WWW.BRIGHTFOCUS.ORG

301-948-3244

BrightFocus Foundation

Mission

Vision

A world free from diseases of mind and sight.

Goals

1.Diversify funding strategies and sources, audiences, stakeholders, and research portfolio to create accelerated paths toward a cure for diseases of mind and sight.
2.Inform, inspire, and engage audiences around actions to cure and mitigate diseases of mind and sight.
3.Leverage and build partnerships to accelerate discovery and educate those impacted by diseases of mind and sight.

CLARKSBURG MD | EIN: 23-7337229

Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?

501(c)(3) organization

22512 GATEWAY CENTER DR,
CLARKSBURG MD 20871-2005

https://WWW.BRIGHTFOCUS.ORG

301-948-3244

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Additional Information

Program Expense Ratio:64.90% of total expenses

SCORE74%

Average percentage of expenses on programs and services over the past three years. A ratio greater than 70.00% receives full credit.

ExpensesFY2023

Administrative: 9.6%
Fundraising: 23.5%
Program: 66.9%

ExpensesFY2024

Administrative: 11.3%
Fundraising: 26.4%
Program: 62.3%

ExpensesFY2025

Administrative: 8.6%
Fundraising: 26.0%
Program: 65.3%

Administrative
Fundraising
Program

Source: Public data from IRS Form 990

Liabilities to Assets Ratio:43.25% of total assets

SCORE100%

Working Capital:0.75 years of reserves

SCORE100%

Fundraising Efficiency:$0.27 to raise a dollar

SCORE77%

Evaluation area metrics
Score	Metric
74%	Program Expense Ratio:64.90% of total expenses Average percentage of expenses on programs and services over the past three years. A ratio greater than 70.00% receives full credit. ExpensesFY2023 Administrative: 9.6% Fundraising: 23.5% Program: 66.9% ExpensesFY2024 Administrative: 11.3% Fundraising: 26.4% Program: 62.3% ExpensesFY2025 Administrative: 8.6% Fundraising: 26.0% Program: 65.3% Administrative Fundraising Program Source: Public data from IRS Form 990
100%	Liabilities to Assets Ratio:43.25% of total assets
100%	Working Capital:0.75 years of reserves
77%	Fundraising Efficiency:$0.27 to raise a dollar

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