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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$466K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$452K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$466K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$427K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$579K
Expenses
$452K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$378K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$0
FY2024$452K
FY2025$570K
Net assets
$87K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$87K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $335K Management & general 19% · $86K Fundraising 7% · $30K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$120,107Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Bruzzese Mpa’s $121K as Ex. Dir. is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cindy Bruzzese Mpa$120,922$120,107$132,960$107,955$85,338

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $335K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Provides publications, workshops, etc., to hospitals and community groups, i.e. ethical issues in choices about end of life care and related health care decisions.

$335Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$466K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$452K
Ln 25
Programscol B$335K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$459K
Government grantsLn 1e$236K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Investment incomeLn 3$489
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$466K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$110K$126K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$73K$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$93K$16K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$55K$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$12K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$11K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$0$15K$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$0$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$159$7K$26
All other expensesLn 24e$170K$145K$24K$582
Total functional expensesLn 25$452K$335K$86K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $579K$570K$9K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $466K$452K$14K$87K 990 PDF
FY2023 $374K$0$374K$111K 990 PDF
FY2022 $471K$424K$47K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $427K$378K$49K$59K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $465,710 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $360,595$459,005
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,254$4,416
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $264$489
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,400$1,800
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $373,513$465,710
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$6,300
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $225,078$228,587
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $186,337$216,682
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $411,415$451,569
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$37,902$14,141
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $465,710 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$235,667
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$223,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$459,005
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,416
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $489$489
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $1,800$1,800
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,216 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $489$465,710
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $451,569 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,300$6,300
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $93,357 · Management $15,560 · Fundraising $15,560$124,477
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,122 · Management $9,187 · Fundraising $9,187$73,496
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,619 · Management $1,936 · Fundraising $1,937$15,492
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,342 · Management $1,890 · Fundraising $1,890$15,122
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,800 · Fundraising $0$3,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,009 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,009
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,037 · Management $1,006 · Fundraising $1,006$8,049
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $15,250 · Fundraising $0$15,250
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,077 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,077
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,120 · Fundraising $0$2,120
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,113 · Fundraising $0$4,113
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $159 · Management $6,640 · Fundraising $26$6,825
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $145,390 · Management $24,467 · Fundraising $582$170,439
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $335,412 · Management $85,969 · Fundraising $30,188$451,569
Part X · Balance sheet $125,776 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,677$38,493
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $53,669$80,998
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,286$47
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,250$1,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,060$4,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,942$125,776
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,322$39,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,322$39,015
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $72,620$86,761
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $72,620$86,761
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,942$125,776
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,761 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$465,710
XI-2 Total expenses$451,569
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$72,620
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$86,761

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