EARLY SIGNAL FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

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EARLY SIGNAL FOUNDATION INC

EIN 81-3198566 · Health Support Services

What they do

EARLY SIGNAL HAS A NUMBER of PROGRAMS DEDICATED to COLLECT DATA WITH WEARABLE and HOME SENSOR DEVICES IN PATIENTS WITH RARE DISORDERS and UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. SUCH DATA is USED to CREATE ANALYTICAL ALGORITHMS THAT CAN DETECT SYMPTOMS, TRACK IMPROVEMENT or DETERIORATION of A HEALTH CONDITION. SUCH CAPABILITIES WILL HELP MANAGE CARE, INNOVATE TREATMENT, and ASSESS TREATMENT EFFICACY.MOTHER/BABY HEALTH DELIVERYTHIS PROJECT AIMS AT TESTING WEARABLE and HOME SENSOR DEVICES to MONITOR HEALTH of BOTH MOTHER and FETUS DURING THE PRENATAL PERIOD, and of MOTHER and BABY DURING LABOR and THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD. A FOCUS is to FIND EARLY SIGNS of HEMORRHAGE, SEPSIS, and PREECLAMPSIA IN THE MOTHER, and ABNORMAL AUTONOMIC SIGNS IN THE FETUS THAT MAY WARRANT EARLY TESTING of THE NEONATE.QUALITY of LIFE for BRAIN CANCER PATIENTS THIS PROJECT AIMS AT USING WEARABLE and HOME SENSOR DEVICES to MONITOR HEALTH of BRAIN CANCER PATIENTS to PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON SUBTLE CHANGES IN HEALTH, ENSURING PEACE of MIN

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53.48%of revenue went to mission work27.2% of expenses · Program services

$196.66spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$0.03in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2018

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$128,083

Mission workProgram services$68,49353.48% of revenue27.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$251,882196.66% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2018CurrentExpense mix: 27.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 196.66% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 18.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 147.84% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 80.1% mission · 19.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.32% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$128,083

Expenses$251,882

Annual shortfall $123,799 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$68,493 · 27.2% of expenses

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Revenue$128,083

Expenses$251,882

Assets$7,071

Income$128,083

Contributions$128,000

Mission work (program services)$68,493

Executive compensation (total)$273,405

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2018

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DANIELA BRUNNERPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $148,499

FRISO POSTMA PHDVP OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOP · 40 hrs/week $106,692

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (5)

DANIELA BRUNNERPRESIDENT

FRISO POSTMA PHDVP OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOP

MAGALI HAASTREASURER

STEVE KAMINSKYDIRECTOR

THERESA FRANGIOSASECRETARY

About this charity

Location: WEWORK 11TH FLOOR 311 W 43RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10036
County: New York
In care of: DANIELA BRUNNER
Primary officer: DANIELA BRUNNER, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(718) 796-2943

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2018
Tax period began: July 1, 2018
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC
IRS tax category: Health Support Services
Revocation date: November 15, 2023