Promise Foundation: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-1618720)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$135K
FY2022	$645K
FY2023	$111K
FY2024	$171
FY2025	$165K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$138K
FY2022	$63K
FY2023	Not on file
FY2024	Not on file
FY2025	Not on file

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	−$833K
FY2022	−$252K
FY2023	−$176K
FY2024	−$186K
FY2025	−$56K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

19%

81%

Management & general 19% · $26K Fundraising 81% · $112K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Randy Reiff

President & Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Wiederkehr Rothberg

Vice President

$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
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Funds treatment, research, and support for young people facing terminal illness.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.

01

Grant Making

The organization provides grants to fund research of terminal illnesses affecting young people.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · funders on record

Grants received · FY2020

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2020$26K

National Philanthropic TrustFY2020$16K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$42K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$135K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K

Investment incomeLn 3$6

Money outPt IX

$138K

Ln 25

Managementcol C$26K

Fundraisingcol D$112K

Owns and owesPt X

−$833K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K

Total assetsLn 16$8K

LiabilitiesLn 26$842K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$134K

Investment incomeLn 3$6

Total revenueLn 12$135K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$8K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K

Total assetsLn 16$8K

LiabilitiesLn 26$842K

Net assetsLn 32−$833K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 61

Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$6K	$8K
Total assetsLn 16	$6K	$8K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$836K	$842K
Net assetsLn 32	−$830K	−$833K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$15K		$15K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$88K			$88K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$4K			$4K
Office expensesLn 13	$2K		$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$4K		$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$21K		$1K	$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$138K	$0	$26K	$112K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$165K			−$56K	990 PDF
FY2024	$171			−$186K	990 PDF
FY2023	$111K			−$176K	990 PDF
FY2022	$645K	$63K	$581K	−$252K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$135K	$138K	−$3K	−$833K	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 $134,508 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,669

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,417

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$135,086

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6$6

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$584−$584

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$578$134,508

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,703 across 7 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,200$15,200

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $87,857$87,857

IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $4,232$4,232

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,959$1,959

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,284$4,284

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,025$3,025

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,161 · Fundraising $19,985$21,146

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $25,629 · Fundraising $112,074$137,703

Part X · Balance sheet $8,414 assets, 7 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,096$8,414

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,096$8,414

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,893$61,403

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $836,304$841,817

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$830,208−$833,403

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$830,208−$833,403

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,096$8,414

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$833,403 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$134,508

XI-2 Total expenses$137,703

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,195

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$830,208

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$833,403

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

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