Accelerated Cure Project INC FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

Waltham, MA501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 04-3555864

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The organization's mission is to accelerate research efforts to improve diagnosis, to optimize treatment, and to Cure multiple sclerosis.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$364K 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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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $357K a year · 16% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$364K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $593K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$275K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2022▲ +31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.9M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2022▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2022▲ +26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.5M Management & general 6% · $111K Fundraising 7% · $131K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $364K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/President
$160,000Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Scientic Ops.
$131,372Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Research Officer
$72,150Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Loud’s $178K as CEO/President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sara Loud$177,984$172,800$160,000$160,000$160,000
Robert McBurney$97,123$122,546$72,150$148,800$148,800
Hollie Schmidt$145,758$144,603$131,372$131,880$131,670

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

Programs and updates

Accelerates research to improve diagnosis, optimize treatment, and cure multiple sclerosis.

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3 program services account for $1.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Scientific collaboration aims to accelerate progress towards a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) and to improve health, healthcare and quality of life for people affected by MS by stimulating and enabling research, through the provision of much-needed resources, and creating networking opportunities across all MS stakeholders to spark new…

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Tissue Bank/Repository

We have recruited over 3,000 subjects with and without MS and other demyelinating diseases who have donated blood samples and provided medical and epidemiological data that are stored in the repository and made available to researchers in exchange for the data they generate from their studies that use the samples.

$288Kprogram expense
03

Community Building

We have an extensive community of participating MS stakeholders consisting of people with MS, their friends and families, clinicians, scientists and researchers, ms-related corporations, and other interested parties. Email updates on the progress of research, collaboration, and other information of interest are sent out regularly.

$82Kprogram expense

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Funders

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$725K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$111K
Fundraisingcol D$131K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$725K
Investment incomeLn 3$18
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$117
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$471K$275K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$364K$315K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$234K$194K$4K$36K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$53K$371$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$39K$287$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$225$225
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$99K$77K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$4K$10K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$51K$4K$8K
TravelLn 17$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$796K$765K$13K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.5M$111K$131K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.9M$2.5M$393K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.0M$309K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.3M$1.8M$505K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.7M$1.7M$57K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.3M$520K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,275,860 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$70,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,468,941
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,538,941
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $724,881$724,881
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18$18
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$117−$117
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,137$12,137
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $724,764 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,155$2,275,860
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,770,546 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $314,538 · Fundraising $48,984$363,522
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $193,976 · Management $3,764 · Fundraising $36,216$233,956
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,914 · Management $371 · Fundraising $8,874$62,159
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,786 · Management $287 · Fundraising $6,499$45,572
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $225$225
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $53,540$53,540
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,132 · Management $21,425$98,557
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,431 · Management $9,729 · Fundraising $4,377$18,537
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,944 · Management $4,283 · Fundraising $8,137$63,364
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,760$31,760
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,480$3,480
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $764,967 · Management $13,450 · Fundraising $17,457$795,874
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,529,448 · Management $110,554 · Fundraising $130,544$1,770,546
Part X · Balance sheet $2,712,613 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,769,378$2,095,464
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $137,503$92,581
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $446,724$436,260
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,322$13,925
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $39,783$46,436
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,507$27,947
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,403,217$2,712,613
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $471,036$204,398
X-19 Deferred revenue$45,280
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$25,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $471,036$275,118
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,080,630$1,800,400
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $851,551$637,095
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,932,181$2,437,495
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,403,217$2,712,613
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,437,495 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,275,860
XI-2 Total expenses$1,770,546
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$505,314
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,932,181
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,437,495

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