The Tomorrow Fund provides a comprehensive program of continuing daily financial and emotional support to children with cancer, survivors, and their families who are treated at hasbro childrens hospital in providence, RI and diligently strives

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$101K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $321K a year · 23% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$638K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$956K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$956K
FY2021+0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$952K
FY2021$956K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$6.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1994.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $669K Management & general 16% · $151K Fundraising 14% · $136K

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; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$100,858Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa M Hainse$122,943—————
Lisa Hainse—$121,994————
Lisa Abbenante——$116,014$100,858$100,858$99,660

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports children with cancer, survivors, and families with daily financial and emotional aid.

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2 programs · $669K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Family Services Program

Emotional, psychological and financial support for children with cancer and their families. In excess of 200 families are provided services at any given time.

$586Kprogram expense
02

Clinical Support

Funds for medical & psychological research for childhood cancer and public education. In excess of 100 pediatric patients were served through this program in the current year.

$83Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$34K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $162K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$29,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$27,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$27,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$170K
Money outPt IX
$956K
Ln 25
Programscol B$669K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$136K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$407K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$638K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$52K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$21K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$298K
Investment incomeLn 3$170K
Gains on assetsLn 7$80K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$290K
SavingsLn 2$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$407K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$638K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K$407K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.9M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$658K$638K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$28K$28K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$130K$75K$28K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$65K$32K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$4K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$11K$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$0$52K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$38K$13K$0$25K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$9K$12K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$481K$459K$0$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$5K$14K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$956K$669K$151K$136K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.2M$271K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.2M$489K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.2M$382K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.0M$277K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$956K$338K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$952K$170K$3.5M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,293,903 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,047,692$1,136,160
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82,165$169,755
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,500−$12,012
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,121,357$1,293,903
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,500$27,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $255,416$287,214
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $668,760$640,859
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $951,676$955,573
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $169,681$338,330
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,293,903 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$13,210
VIII-1c Fundraising events$298,216
VIII-1e Government grants$51,744
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$772,990
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$21,495
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,136,160
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $90,249$90,249
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $79,506$79,506
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,990−$12,990
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $978 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$978
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $978 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $156,765$1,293,903
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $955,573 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,500$27,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,472 · Management $28,124 · Fundraising $26,890$130,486
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $65,179 · Management $32,181 · Fundraising $30,867$128,227
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,243 · Management $2,212 · Fundraising $1,938$8,393
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,875 · Management $4,715 · Fundraising $4,518$20,108
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $52,468 · Fundraising $0$52,468
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,607 · Management $0 · Fundraising $25,314$37,921
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,926 · Management $12,219 · Fundraising $16,844$37,989
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,528 · Fundraising $0$4,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $459,117 · Management $0 · Fundraising $22,350$481,467
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,924 · Management $14,067 · Fundraising $7,495$26,486
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $668,843 · Management $150,514 · Fundraising $136,216$955,573
Part X · Balance sheet $4,936,528 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $189,101$289,715
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $66,824$116,984
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,410$14,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,251$21,688
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,914,240$4,493,641
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,183,826$4,936,528
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,845$82,955
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $402,500$370,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $83,150$185,010
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $51,744$0
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $658,239$637,965
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,658,180$3,313,045
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $867,407$985,518
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,525,587$4,298,563
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,183,826$4,936,528
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,298,563 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,293,903
XI-2 Total expenses$955,573
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$338,330
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,525,587
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$434,646
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,298,563

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