RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME FOUNDATION
EIN 56-1784846 · Medical Research (H99Z)
What they do
THE CORPORATION is ORGANIZED to INCREASE SCIENTIFIC and PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING of RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME or RLS, to ENCOURAGE and PROVIDE FUNDING for RESEARCH LEADING to TREATMENTS and CURE for THE DISEASE, to PROVIDE SUPPORT to THOSE SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE, to BE THE LEADING CENTER for INFORMATION ON ALL ASPECTS of THE DISEASE, and to CARRY ON SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED to THE DISEASE, ITS TREATMENTS and CURE, AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD FROM TIME to TIME.
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They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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KARLA DZIENKOWSKIEXECUTIVE DI
AVINASH AGGARWALDIRECTOR
BILL WENDTDIRECTOR
DAVID LOSKUTOFFSECRETARY
DONNIE KEEDIRECTOR(10/
GREG OBERLANDTREASURER
JEFFREY DURMERCHAIR
JIM FLANIKENDIRECTOR
KUNAL AGARWALDIRECTOR
LAURA SCOTT HOFFMANDIRECTOR(10-
LEWIS PHELPSDIRECTOR(10/
MARCIA BALLDIRECTOR
PAUL VICARYDIRECTOR(10-
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1993
- Location
- 3006 BEE CAVES RD D-206, AUSTIN, TX 78746
- County
- Travis
- In care of
- KARLA DZIENKOWSKI
- Primary officer
- KARLA DZIENKOWSKI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- October 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- REYNOLDS & FRANKE PC
- NTEE classification
- Medical Research (H99Z)
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes