Kessler Foundation Inc
Kessler Foundation Inc
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About this organization
Mission
The mission of Kessler Foundation is to improve quality of life for people with disabilities through discovery, innovation, demonstration, application, and dissemination.
About
RESEARCH CENTER: Kessler Foundation researchers improve the quality of life for people with physical and cognitive disabilities through rehabilitation research in its six specialized laboratories under the leadership of noted research directors. The laboratories include Human Performance & Engineering Research, Neuropsychology & Neuroscience, Outcomes & Assessment Research, Spinal Cord Injury Research, Stroke Rehabilitation Research, and Traumatic Brain Injury Research. While the staff of each laboratory has expertise in a particular area, collaboration among Foundation researchers as well as collaborators from around the US and the world, enhances progress toward finding ways to overcome the obstacles faced by people with disabilities caused by brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, arthritis, and other chronic neurological and orthopedic conditions. The Foundation has the distinction of having the only 3T MRI scanner solely devoted to rehabilitation research in the United States. Since 1999, the Foundation has invested almost$200 million in research. In 2018, the Foundation was awarded $8 million in new federal, state, and private grants and contracts. Two federal Model System grants establish Kessler Foundation as a center of excellence for both traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) research. Model Systems are comprehensive networks that promote independent and collaborative research that will improve the national standard of care for individuals with these devastating injuries. Model Systems are funded by large, multi-year grants sponsored by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research. Kessler Foundation is one of only six centers to have dual model systems: Northern New Jersey SCI System and Northern New Jersey TBI System. These model systems are collaborative efforts with Rutgers University-NJ Medical School and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation. In 2018 the Board of Trustees authorized the expenditure of almost $15 million to expand the research facilities and infrastructure of the organization and to initiate new and promising areas of research in the field of spinal stimulation.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “Kessler foundation, a public charity in the field of disability, is a global leader in rehabilitation research that advances the care of people with multiple sclerosis, stroke, injuries to the brain and spinal cord, and other disabling conditions. kessler foundation is also a leader in funding innovative programs that expand opportunities for job training and employment for people with disabilities.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “The foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life for people with physical disabilities by preparing them for the workplace, and conducting rehabilitation research.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is NJ.
- The non-profit's address for 2019 is listed as 120 Eagle Rock Avenue Suite 100, East Hanover, NJ, 07936 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 173 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$821,730.
- The CEO compensation package within the organization is determined through a review and endorsement by a neutral party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 21 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1986.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $14,914,079 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $743,828 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.