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Students Supporting Brain Tumor Research

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Empowers youth through education, leadership, and community action, while raising awareness and support for brain tumor research. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $209K in revenue, $231K in expenses, and $150K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Diseases & Disorders
Location
Scottsdale, AZ
Website
www.ssbtr.org
Filings
4 on file (2022–2025)
Revenue
$209KFY2025
Expenses
$231K
Net assets
$150K
People
12
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  20-0345903 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Scottsdale, AZ
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers youth through education, leadership, and community action, while raising awareness and support for brain tumor research.
Leadership
Wendy Kaye MD · President
Money in and out
$209K revenue, $231K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$209K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$231K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$150K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$22K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -24% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-11%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +61% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$209K
FY2025▲ +34%
Expenses
$231K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total assets
$150K
FY2025▼ -30%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$209K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$231K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$150K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$22K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$150K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CStudents Supporting Brain Tumor Research
EINHdr · item D20-0345903
Principal addressHdr · item CScottsdale, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.ssbtr.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Student Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $221K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Grants paid to organizations for the purpose of brain tumor research.

$217Kprogram expense
02

Students were educated in neuroscience fields which include medical, research labs and philanthropy. These are monthly programs starting in august and ending in april. Seven students are on the board of directors and an additional 50 students are in attendance at our meetings.

$4Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$200K · 95%
Investment income$10K · 5%
Contributions & grants95%$200K
Investment income5%$10K
Total revenueLn 12$209K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.01
Program services95%$221K
Management & general4%$9K
Fundraising1%$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$231K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8K
Total assetsLn 16$150K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$150K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $150K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $231K · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $229K
7.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $221K · Total expenses $231K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $9K · Total expenses $231K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $231K
0.6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $310K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $200K · Total revenue $209K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $209K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $209K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10K · Total revenue $209K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $231K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $209K · Prior year $156K
+34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $150K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $209K · Expenses $231K
-11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $150K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $150K · Total assets $150K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $142K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $150K
95%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Wendy Kaye MD · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $231K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $231K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.7%
Revenue growth 34%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $429K · 2022–2024
TgenAZ · FY2024$51,000
TgenAZ · FY2022$48,000
U of a Medical College FndtnAZ · FY2022$30,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$209K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$156K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$421K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$169K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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