Brain Foundation

Our initial goal was to purchase a stock of housing in Fairfax County for the mentally disabled. In 5-10 years we expect to be a fully self-sustaining operation and assisting the startup of like organizations based on our model. Our first long term goal is to become self-sustaining by lowering expenses (e.g. tax relief from Fairfax County), establishing a reliable endowment to reduce the burden of continuous fundraising activities, and minimize dependence on unreliable sources of government funds. Our second long term goal is to develop, document, and promulgate a model to establish like organizations across the country.

Our strategies include educating the public through organizations such as GuideStar and local government and civic organizations. Through this outreach, we ultimately hope to be fully self-sustaining and provide a model to establish like organizations in communities across the country.

The Brain Foundation is managed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors and associates who are all highly skilled and experienced professionals providing expertise in all managerial, fiscal, and technical disciplines necessary to effectively manage the Foundation. All contribute significant time, material, and money without compensation.

While revenue has met expenses for the past 10 years, we depend on sources of revenue that are not as assured as we would like. We intend to become self-sustaining by lowering expenses (e.g. tax relief from Fairfax County) and establishing a reliable endowment to reduce the burden of continuous fundraising activities which can strain an all-volunteer organization, and minimize dependence on unreliable sources of government funds.