2026-05-15T15:02:59-04:00 2025-12-31 411652701 ENESTVEDT & CHRISTENSEN LLP 200 HIGHWAY 13 W STE 200 BURNSVILLE MN 553372549 990EZ 2025-01-01 201628324 FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF SPINAL KNOWLEDGE FOUN 6127756230 913 E 26TH ST STE 600 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 BENJAMIN MUELLER MD VICE PRESIDENT 6127756230 2026-05-11 ADAM DECKNATEL CPA P03042884 9528947880 2026-05-11 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X N/A X X 37834 X 45 37786 3 37834 3380 35266 11059 49705 -11871 -69070 -80941 X 195114 147748 195114 147748 264184 228689 -69070 -80941 X THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPINAL KNOWLEDGE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 AT ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. WE CLOSELY WORK WITH ACTIVE SPINE SURGEONS AT THE TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER. WE ARE PURSUING BIOMECHANICAL RESEARCH FOR BETTER TREATMENT OF VARIOUS SPINAL DISEASES. THE FOUNDATION HAS A BIOMECHANICS LAB EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED SPINE TESTING MACHINES AND DEDICATED TO THE SPINE RESEARCH PROGRAM. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR THE PROGRESS OF SPINAL KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. RESEARCH: CONCENTRATE RESEARCH EFFORTS ON THE BASIC SCIENCE (BIOMECHANICAL, CELLULAR, AND MOLECULAR) OF SPINES TO CHALLENGE CURRENT ASSUMPTIONS,VALIDATE NEW FINDINGS, AND TEST THEIR SAFETY, EFFICACY, AND UTILITY. EDUCATION: GLOBALLY COMMUNICATE NEW TECHNIQUE VIA PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND TRAINING. PATIENT CARE: DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN CLINICAL CARE OF PATIENTS. MEDICAL INSTRU ENGAGE IN BASIC SCIENCE STUDIES IN THE AREAS OF BIOMECHANICS, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY. 47963 47963 EIMAN SHAFA MD PRESIDENT 000.00 0 BENJAMIN MUELLER MD VICE PRESIDE 000.00 0 OMAR RAMOS MD SECRETARY 000.00 0 BAYARD CARLSON MD TREASURER 000.00 0 false false false false false false false false false MN TAMMRA SIMMONS 913 E 26TH ST 600 MINNEAPOLIS MN 55404 6127756230 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 105 265 45 415 74522 24291 31166 30688 37786 198453 74522 24396 31166 30953 37831 198868 198868 20 13 18 18 3 72 20 13 18 18 3 72 74542 24409 31184 30971 37834 198940 0.99960 0.99950 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE 760 BANK FEES 212 CADAVERS 6,941 COURSE LABOR 2,146 PROFESSIONAL DUES 975 RECORDING FEE 25 TOTAL 11,059 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT 74,706 74,706 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 74,706 74,706 TOTAL 0 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 14,228 14,229 EXP TRIAL 18,000 18,000 IDLOSCOLL 48,640 48,640 LONG TERM OUTCOMES STUDY 32,237 32,237 MED FELL GR 17,949 8,181 NOVEL COMP 32,229 32,229 OBERG 56,869 31,141 PROTOCOL 44,032 44,032 FORM 990-EZ, PART III THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SPINAL KNOWLEDGE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 AT ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA. WE CLOSELY WORK WITH ACTIVE SPINE SURGEONS AT THE TWIN CITIES SPINE CENTER. WE ARE PURSUING BIOMECHANICAL RESEARCH FOR BETTER TREATMENT OF VARIOUS SPINAL DISEASES. THE FOUNDATION HAS A BIOMECHANICS LAB EQUIPPED WITH ADVANCED SPINE TESTING MACHINES AND DEDICATED TO THE SPINE RESEARCH PROGRAM. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOR THE PROGRESS OF SPINAL KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS. RESEARCH: CONCENTRATE RESEARCH EFFORTS ON THE BASIC SCIENCE (BIOMECHANICAL, CELLULAR, AND MOLECULAR) OF SPINES TO CHALLENGE CURRENT ASSUMPTIONS,VALIDATE NEW FINDINGS, AND TEST THEIR SAFETY, EFFICACY, AND UTILITY. EDUCATION: GLOBALLY COMMUNICATE NEW TECHNIQUE VIA PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES, AND TRAINING. PATIENT CARE: DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW KNOWLEDGE IN CLINICAL CARE OF PATIENTS. MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS: DESIGN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS FOR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS.