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Tommy Fund INC FY2021 filing

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Shelton, CT501(c)(3)Diseases & Disorders EIN 06-1245787Revenue $191K in FY2021

On file with the IRStommyfund.org784 River Rd, 06484-5430 · Shelton, CTTax-exempt since Aug 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide emotional, medical and financial support to children with cancer and their families; and to improve the cure rate of childhood cancer through yale new haven children's hospital and the smilow cancer hospital.funding shall be accomplished by offering both direct and indirect support to children with cancer and by supporting such activities as patient care, teaching and training of staff, pediatric cancer research, obtaining of special equipment for playroom and clinic areas, sponsorship of group activities for children with cancer and for their families and in the raising of funds and increasing community awareness of all such services at the smilow cancer hospital at yale new haven's children hospital.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
37¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
37%
of spending
Concern: 37% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $574K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $162K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$191K
Spent
$145K
To programs
37%
Net assets
$721K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$191K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$191K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$258K
FY2025$481K
Expenses
$145K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$145K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$329K
FY2025$432K
Net assets
$721K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$721K
FY2022$684K
FY2023$680K
FY2024$759K
FY2025$807K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

37 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 37% · $53K Management & general 63% · $91K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Joseph Bowman
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Carr
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Katie Winkle
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Julia Berv
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Guth
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports children with cancer and families through emotional, medical, and financial aid, and funds research.

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1 program · $53K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Direct and indirect support to child oncology patients and families at smilow cancer hospital at yale new haven hospital and the yale school of medicine. Served approximately 38 families during the year.

$53Kprogram 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 · FY2024
New Canaan Community Foundation INCFY2024$109K
Fairfield Fire Fighters Charitable FoundationFY2024$38K
The Ironman Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Ernest and Joan Trefz FoundationFY2024$5K
Robert W Wilson Charitable TrFY2024$2K
Hunger Relief & Development INCFY2024$2K
My Childs Hand Foundation TrFY2024$517
Garden Homes FundFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$162K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $587K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$196,574
Unitemized GrantFY2024$25,835
Unitemized GrantFY2023$141,876
Unitemized GrantFY2022$94,147
Unitemized GrantFY2021$74,919
Unitemized GrantFY2020$53,318

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$191K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$53K
Managementcol C$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$721K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$80K
Investment incomeLn 3$83K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$75K
Total revenueLn 12$191K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$147K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$574K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$721K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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$176K$147K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$367K$574K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$543K$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$543K$721K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$53K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$78K$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$145K$53K$91K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $481K$432K$49K$807K 990 PDF
FY2024 $258K$329K−$71K$759K 990 PDF
FY2023 $289K$206K$83K$680K 990 PDF
FY2022 $168K$149K$19K$684K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $191K$145K$47K$721K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $191,458 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $85,750$80,082
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,540$82,668
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $71,934$28,708
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $161,224$191,458
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $67,443$53,318
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $68,023$91,359
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $135,466$144,677
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,758$46,781
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $191,458 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,082
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$80,082
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,369$7,369
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $75,299$75,299
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $28,708$28,708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $111,376$191,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $144,677 across 6 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $53,318$53,318
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,040$6,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,699$2,699
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,394$2,394
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,825$1,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $78,401$78,401
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $53,318 · Management $91,359 · Fundraising $0$144,677
Part X · Balance sheet $721,469 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $175,897$147,230
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $367,024$574,239
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $542,921$721,469
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $542,921$721,469
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $542,921$721,469
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $542,921$721,469
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $721,469 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$191,458
XI-2 Total expenses$144,677
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$46,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$542,921
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$131,767
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$721,469

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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