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Westlake, OH501(c)(3)Education EIN 20-1596783Revenue $13K in FY2020Latest return filed May 16, 2026

On file with the IRSWestlake, OHTax-exempt since Mar 2006Private non-operating foundation

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Grants for alzheimer's disease research as well as educational scholarship support. Program service expenses incurred for symposium educational programming supporting the medical field.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1596783) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 47% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
90% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
533.0 mo
of spending, in cash
533.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
2 of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$13K
Spent
$12K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$570K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$10K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$17K
FY2024$21K
FY2025$16K
Expenses
$12K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$12K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$6K
FY2024$4K
FY2025$3K
Net assets
$570K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$570K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$570K
FY2024$587K
FY2025$600K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 2006.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $10K Management & general 10% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ashok Chawla
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Gast
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Funds Alzheimer's research and medical education scholarships.

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1 program · $10K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Grants for alzheimer's disease research as well as educational scholarship support. Program service expenses incurred for symposium educational programming supporting the medical field.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 20-1596783) · Dispute this line
$10Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $22K · 2020–2025
The Ohio State University FoundationFY2025$2,500
The Ohio State UniversityFY2021$10,000
The Ohio State UniversityFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$12K
Ln 25
Programscol B$10K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$570K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K
Total assetsLn 16$570K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$804
Total revenueLn 12$13K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$517K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$517K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53K
Total assetsLn 16$570K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$570K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$569K$517K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$53K
Total assetsLn 16$569K$570K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$569K$570K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12K$10K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 16, 2026 $16K$3K$14K$600K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $21K$4K$17K$587K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 3, 2024 $17K$6K$11K$570K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $2K$6K−$4K$559K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 17, 2022 $10K$12K−$2K$568K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 22, 2021 $13K$12K$2K$570K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $13,300 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,000$10,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,785$3,300
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,499$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $53,284$13,300
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,025$10,000
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 $1,092$1,640
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,117$11,640
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,167$1,660
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $13,300 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,496$2,496
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $804$804
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,300 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$13,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,640 across 3 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $500$500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,140$1,140
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,500 · Management $1,140 · Fundraising $0$11,640
Part X · Balance sheet $570,301 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $568,641$517,013
X-11 Publicly traded securities$53,288
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $568,641$570,301
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $36,036$36,036
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $532,605$534,265
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $568,641$570,301
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $568,641$570,301
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $570,301 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,300
XI-2 Total expenses$11,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,660
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$568,641
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$570,301

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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