Jeffrey Modell Foundation INC

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Since 1986EIN 13-3380237

The Foundation is dedicated to the early diagnosis, treatment and ultimate cure of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases. The Foundations primary mission is supporting basic and clinical research, physician education, patient support, public awareness, advocacy and newborn screening. The Foundation generates support through contributions from the general public, industry, and government agencies. The Foundation sponsors physician symposia, conferences, educational events for physicians and patients, and awareness programs to reach the public.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M 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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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 $2.5M a year · 28% 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
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.3M
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
41
of 41 voting members
Looks good: 41 of 41 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.2M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$9.3M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$39.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$10.1M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$8.8M
FY2023$9.6M
FY2024$10.2M
Expenses
$9.3M
FY2024▲ +26%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$9.3M
Net assets
$39.8M
FY2024▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34.9M
FY2021$35.8M
FY2022$32.3M
FY2023$37.0M
FY2024$39.8M

From the FY2024 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 Mar 1987.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $8.5M Management & general 5% · $507K Fundraising 3% · $268K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

34 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$716,538Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$354,119Pt VII · Sec A
Scientific Director
$200,677Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$198,273Pt VII · Sec A
$197,465Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Frederick Modell$716,538$406,346$395,000$395,000$395,000
Vanessa Tenembaum$354,119$298,371$239,295$219,518$224,870
Vicki Modell——$295,000$295,000$295,000
Jessica Quinn$200,677$176,948$156,314$143,076$145,734
Christopher Sims$198,273$176,179$154,175$134,615$60,461
Roger Davilla$197,465$176,371$134,776——
Rachel Bass———$38,278$114,026
Jo Ann Fortunato————$59,858

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds research and education to diagnose, treat, and cure rare immune system disorders.

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2 program services account for $8.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The organization conducted public service advertising campaigns directed to the general public to create public awareness, as well as to educate both treating physicians and the general public about immunodeficiency diseases.

$7.9Mprogram expense
02

Basic and clinical research support at numerous educational institutions and hospitals throughout the united states and world-wide as reported in accompanying schedule f and schedule I. In addition, the foundation provided funding to regional and national patient organizations globally.

$579Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 119 grants · $4.6M · 2020–2024
Columbia UniversityFY2024$181,000
New York UniversityNY · FY2024$155,000
Boston Childrens HospitalFY2024$75,000
UCLA Medical Science DevFY2024$62,500
Texas Children's HospitalTX · FY2024$50,000
Individual Small GrantsFY2024$47,162
Johns Hopkins UniversityFY2024$41,800
Childrens Hosp-PhiladelphiaFY2024$35,000
Yale UniversityFY2024$25,000
University of South FloridaFY2024$25,000
University of PittburghFY2024$25,000
University of Miami AdvFY2024$25,000
Univ of Texas Sw Med CtrFY2024$25,000
St Louis Childrens HospFY2024$25,000
St Judes Childrens HospitalFY2024$25,000
Seattle Childrens ResearchFY2024$25,000
Saint Louis UniversityFY2024$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$9.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.5M
Managementcol C$507K
Fundraisingcol D$268K
Owns and owesPt X
$39.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.6M
Total assetsLn 16$46.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a41
IndependentVI 1b41
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.4M
Gains on assetsLn 7$775K
Total revenueLn 12$10.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.6M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$893
Other assetsLn 15$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$46.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$39.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M$9.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25.7M$30.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$893
Total assetsLn 16$42.9M$46.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.9M$6.3M
Net assetsLn 32$37.0M$39.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.0M$1.0M
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.7M$1.5M$117K$67K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$852K$758K$60K$34K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$161K$113K$48K
Legal feesLn 11b$90K$63K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K$33K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$65K$58K$4K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$137K$115K$12K$10K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$776K$691K$85K
TravelLn 17$68K$60K$5K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.0M$915K$72K$41K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.9M$1.8M$34K$89K
All other expensesLn 24e$276K$225K$29K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.3M$8.5M$507K$268K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $10.2M$9.3M$941K$39.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.6M$7.4M$2.2M$37.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.8M$5.9M$2.9M$32.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.1M$5.3M$891K$35.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $10.1M$4.8M$5.3M$34.9M 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 $10,208,043 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,000,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,802,593
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,802,593
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $630,181$630,181
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $775,269$775,269
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,405,450$10,208,043
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,266,854 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,149,762$1,149,762
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,016,100$1,016,100
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,483,694 · Management $116,695 · Fundraising $66,683$1,667,072
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $758,035 · Management $59,621 · Fundraising $34,069$851,725
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $112,712 · Management $48,305$161,017
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $63,089 · Management $27,038$90,127
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $33,250 · Management $14,250$47,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $58,122 · Management $3,918 · Fundraising $3,265$65,305
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $114,826 · Management $12,303 · Fundraising $9,569$136,698
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $690,528 · Management $85,346$775,874
IX-17 TravelPrograms $60,314 · Management $4,744 · Fundraising $2,711$67,769
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $915,340 · Management $71,993 · Fundraising $41,139$1,028,472
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,037$4,037
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,806,865 · Management $33,547 · Fundraising $89,156$1,929,568
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $225,344 · Management $29,104 · Fundraising $21,380$275,828
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,492,018 · Management $506,864 · Fundraising $267,972$9,266,854
Part X · Balance sheet $46,039,860 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,350,828$9,562,896
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $15,270$100,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,033$893
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $25,662,690$30,067,056
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,880,094$6,309,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $42,921,915$46,039,860
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,645$1,002,642
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,865,681$5,264,525
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,889,326$6,267,167
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,032,589$39,772,693
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,032,589$39,772,693
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $42,921,915$46,039,860
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $39,772,693 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,208,043
XI-2 Total expenses$9,266,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$941,189
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,032,589
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,798,915
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$39,772,693

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