Me Fine Foundation FY2020 filing

Durham, NC · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2004 · Health Care

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$928K
Spent
$432K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$728K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$928K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$721K
FY2022$583K
FY2023$694K
FY2024$542K
FY2025$571K
Expenses
$432K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$686K
FY2023$700K
FY2024$684K
FY2025$668K
Net assets
$728K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$869K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$709K
FY2024$579K
FY2025$487K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CMe Fine Foundation
EINHdr · item D20-1819368
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2005
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CDurham, NC
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E86)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mefine.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.16
Program services76%$327K
Management & general8%$35K
Fundraising16%$69K
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
18.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+53%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$797K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$797K
FY2021$923K
FY2022$739K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$585K
FY2025$491K
Total liabilities
$69K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$4K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$496K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$797K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$573K
Total assetsLn 16$797K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$69K
Total net assetsLn 32$728K
Months of cash on handcomputed15.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$666K · 72%
Other revenue$261K · 28%
Contributions & grants72%$666K
Other revenue28%$261K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$64K
Total revenueLn 12$928K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $615K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $432K · Less non-cash grants $38K · Cash operating expenses/yr $394K
18.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $327K · Total expenses $432K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $35K · Total expenses $432K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $69K · Total expenses $432K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $69K · Solicited contributions $601K
$0.12 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $666K · Total revenue $928K
72%
Government reliance
Government grants $64K · Total revenue $928K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $928K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $928K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $928K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $728K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $928K · Expenses $432K
+53%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $797K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $728K · Total assets $797K
91%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $41K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $797K
5%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joseph Powell · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $77K · Total expenses $432K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $195K · Total expenses $432K
45%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Fundraising cost ratio 10%——
Accounting fee ratio 7%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$76,896Pt VII · Sec A
Gov Chairsecretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fin Chairtreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Events Cochair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Events Cochair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Programs Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Powell’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joseph Powell$101,630$100,342————
Joseph Powell——$95,281$92,868$89,560$76,896

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 16Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 16Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Helps families of critically ill children with financial aid and emotional support.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $327K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Programs benefited nearly 2,000 people including 906 patients and siblings whose families received financial assistance and over 1,000 additional patients who were served by the Foundation's emotional support programs while in a hospital setting.

$327Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $571K$668K+5% 990 PDF
FY2024 $542K$684K-22% 990 PDF
FY2023 $694K$700K+19% 990 PDF
FY2022 $583K$686K-19% 990 PDF
FY2021 $721K$600K-22% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $928K$432K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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