Maryland · Nonprofit
Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area
Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area (Maryland) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $615,240 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($77,066). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.2M
- Funders on record
- 37
- Grants received
- $615k
- Net assets
- $4.6M
What Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area does
Mission
The Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area (PFNCA) improves the quality of life of those impacted by Parkinson's disease, their care partners and families, and fosters a sense of community to ensure that no one battles this disease alone. Full mission on Schedule O.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Education programs & support: PFNCA provided extensive educational programing for families impacted by Parkinson's disease in Fiscal Year 2025. PFNCA produced its annual educational conference - the PFNCA Symposium. Developed by PFNCA's Medical Advisory Board, the event was held online June 28, 2025. Additional lectures were provided using an online view on demand format. Lectures included Translating what is in the news to living with Parkinson's today, Medical Management of PD, Surgical and non-invasive options, Alphabet of dysautonomia in PD: Autonomic dysfunction, Bladder problems, Constipation, Dizziness and Erectile dysfunction, Unusual behaviors in Parkinson's Disease, Atypical Parkinsonism, Treatment case studies, Benefits of Exercise, A Doctor of Osteopathy's Perspective on Parkinson's, (continued in Sch O)
$404,583 spent$13,323 earned by the program76% of program spendingWellness classes/programs: A large part of PFNCA's service emphasizes allowing those diagnosed with Parkinson's disease to slow the negative aspects of how the disease makes them feel. Key components of this effort include movement (exercise, boxing, yoga and dance) and voice strengthening (communications club and choir) programs. During Fiscal Year 2025, PFNCA offered program sessions at no per session cost for people impacted by Parkinson's disease who reside in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and elsewhere. In FY25, more than 2,600 wellness class sessions were provided. Classes focused on various types of exercise (seated, high aerobic, boxing, dance, etc.) and maintaining communication skills. (continued in Sch O)
$123,990 spent$37,081 earned by the program23% of program spendingPublic awareness: PFNCA works to raise awareness within our community about Parkinson's disease. The Foundation's e-newsletter - PD Info for You helps educate readers about the disease. PFNCA also produces print materials and maintains a website with educational resources. One popular aspect of the organization's website is the Parkinson's Scorecard, developed by PFNCA to share information to help people diagnosed with Parkinson's get a snapshot of their knowledge of considerations when living with the disease. PFNCA's Community Outreach Vehicle and mascot (AMP) attended several events in FY25 to raise awareness of living well with Parkinson's. (continued in Sch O)
$5,258 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $533,831.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $3.0M to $3.7M (+22%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 6% · 2022 4% · 2024 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
81% of Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (51% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Jared Cohen
President/CEO
Board chair
Anthony Massoud
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $9k → $89k.
12 of 37 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 66% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 37 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 13% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 67% · 2018 70% · 2019 30% · 2020 29% · 2021 24% · 2022 19% · 2023 17% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 43% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
66% of Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $209k that is directly attributable, 78% of it comes from funders outside Maryland, across 9 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $406k arriving through sponsors registered in 9 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 4,665 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,665 health nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Maryland
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
75%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area?
- Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area (Maryland) receives grants from 37 organizations whose IRS filings report $615,240 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($77,066). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 66% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area have?
- IRS filings report 37 organizations giving $615,240 in grants to Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $77,066 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Parkinson Foundation of the National Capital Area find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maryland. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 37 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing