Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation

The philanthropic engine of American neurosurgery, funding the research and training the careers that keep the field advancing patient by patient.

  • nref.org
  • Movement
  • Rolling Meadows, IL
  • Foundation and grantmaker
  • Read from public sources, Sep 2026
36named by peers

Financial profile

Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation · EIN 46-2905743 · 501(c)(3)

Fiscal yearTotal revenueContributionsProgram servicesTotal expensesNet assetsYear end
FY2023$1,991,819$1,319,171$906,500$3,098,338$24,599,329Jun 2023
FY2022$2,938,037$1,994,440$556,989$3,190,399$13,418,788Jun 2022
FY2021$3,758,109$3,229,078$0$3,028,571$13,962,914Jun 2021
FY2020$3,635,284$2,627,946$674,500$2,936,761$10,595,207Jun 2020
FY2019$4,194,244$3,120,729$819,499$3,000,555$10,006,993Jun 2019
FY2018$4,551,145$3,283,751$901,369$2,811,505$8,615,735Jun 2018

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Peer societies

Five societies Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation is read alongside.

Who backs NREF

No public supporter list found as of September 2026.

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Who backs Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation's peers, but not Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation

Companies named publicly by at least one of Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation's reviewed public records.

CompanyMOREFFPTRAFFPMSPeers
AbbvieGuardian1 of 4
atp america logoPinnacle1 of 4
Bristol Myers SquibbGuardian1 of 4
CanDo logoBronze1 of 4
chaban logoBronze1 of 4
comprehend logo 1000wBronze1 of 4
ConfluentHealth Logo Horizontal COLOR 3Silver1 of 4
Crawford Consulting ServicesPartner1 of 4
DBV Technologies IncGuardian1 of 4
Dermatology PartnersGuardian1 of 4
Eli Lilly and CompanyGuardian1 of 4
EverEx colorlogoBronze1 of 4
FA DAVIS LogoBronze1 of 4
Flagler Health LogoBronze1 of 4
Flexicold imgBronze1 of 4
GOJO PURELL Logo TransparentBronze1 of 4
HOPCo_Secondary_4C_Gradient.png (logo)Diamond1 of 4
HPSO logoGold1 of 4
IntuitiveNamed1 of 4
Johnson & JohnsonGuardian1 of 4
KAATSU Logo BlackBronze1 of 4
Kinesio Tape Wisdom LogoBronze1 of 4
new STROOPS logoBronze1 of 4
NEW Tri W G logoBronze1 of 4
Parico Medical LogoBronze1 of 4
Parker LogoBronze1 of 4
Regeneron PharmaceuticalsLeader1 of 4
Richmar new logoBronze1 of 4
rock valleyBronze1 of 4
STERISSpotlight Partner1 of 4
StrykerPlatinum Partner1 of 4
thermex logo4C ENDORSEDBronze1 of 4
Tiger Tail 2020 StandAloneLogo TaglineBronze1 of 4
TONAL LogoBronze1 of 4
Urban Poling and Activator logoBronze1 of 4
ZOLL LogoBronze1 of 4

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The outside view

The philanthropic engine of American neurosurgery, funding the research and training the careers that keep the field advancing patient by patient.

  • Authority
  • Build
  • Outward
  • Operational

Their shape

The Movement

Gathered around a cause, and built to move.

The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.

Also reads toward The Legacy and The Guild.

Strengths

→Real influence on the wider field.
→Members are motivated by a clear why.
→Quick to rally around what matters now.

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