Cavett Kids Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 20-2025503)

Ashley Simpson’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Ashley Simpson	$81,800	$86,356	$80,008	$76,452	$75,712

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds character, coping skills, and connections for children facing serious illnesses.

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3 programs · $129K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Due to covid, all regular camps had to be cancelled in 2020, but we were able to host a valentine's dance in february. The pandemic forced us to think outside the box on how we could continue fulfilling our mission of providing character, coping and connection in a safe environment.

$101Kprogram expense

02

Diversionary play is a program which matches volunteers with the clinics of ou children's physicians and provides arts, crafts, games and even holiday parties for the patients while they wait to see the doctor. This way, kids can be filled with exciting and engaging activities instead of worry and anxiety about their appointment.

$26Kprogram expense

03

Dialysis rewards offers a positive rewards program for children on dialysis. These children miss out on so much of everday childhood due to their treatments (which most often include four hour treatments, three times per week) that we created a program to reward them to earn points for showing up for appointments on time, following their…

$2Kprogram expense

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Hear Me Roar FoundationFY2025$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

Grants paid · 2 grants · $199K · 2023–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$71,006

Unitemized GrantFY2023$127,857

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$486K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Money outPt IX

$332K

Ln 25

Programscol B$130K

Managementcol C$109K

Fundraisingcol D$94K

Owns and owesPt X

$642K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$535K

Total assetsLn 16$654K

LiabilitiesLn 26$12K

PeoplePt VI, VII

14

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$477K

Government grantsLn 1e$34K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$15K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$73K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Total revenueLn 12$486K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$535K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$535K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K

Other assetsLn 15$59K

Total assetsLn 16$654K

LiabilitiesLn 26$12K

Net assetsLn 32$642K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 630

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$405K	$535K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3K	$2K
Total assetsLn 16	$489K	$654K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$7K	$12K
Net assetsLn 32	$482K	$642K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$5K	$5K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$76K	$23K	$8K	$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$114K	$52K	$28K	$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$7K	$3K	$1K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$11K	$5K	$2K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$14K	$6K	$3K	$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$12K	$0	$12K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3K	$0	$3K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$4K	$0	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$16K	$2K	$14K	$0
Information technologyLn 14	$23K	$15K	$6K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$18K	$0	$18K	$0
TravelLn 17	$34	$0	$34	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$3K	$2K	$763	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$157	$1K	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$0	$11K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$13K	$13K	$18	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$332K	$130K	$109K	$94K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$911K	$635K	$276K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$856K	$720K	$136K	$1.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$890K	$621K	$269K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2021	$585K	$492K	$93K	$743K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$486K	$332K	$154K	$642K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $486,211 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $404,085$476,727

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,607$25,607

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,842$1,328

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$54,780−$17,451

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $377,754$486,211

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,189$5,393

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $205,028$221,784

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,808$105,318

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $495,025$332,495

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$117,271$153,716

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $486,211 across 10 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$72,654

VIII-1e Government grants$34,325

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$369,748

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,328

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$476,727

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,607

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,328$1,328

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$17,540−$17,540

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $89 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$89

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25,696 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$16,212$486,211

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $332,495 across 17 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $5,393$5,393

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,680 · Management $7,560 · Fundraising $45,360$75,600

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,460 · Management $28,148 · Fundraising $33,041$113,649

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,747 · Management $1,492 · Fundraising $2,661$6,900

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,514 · Management $2,450 · Fundraising $4,370$11,334

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,670 · Management $2,720 · Fundraising $5,911$14,301

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $0$12,000

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $3,210 · Fundraising $0$3,210

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,254 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,254

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,032 · Management $14,024 · Fundraising $0$16,056

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,952 · Management $5,765 · Fundraising $2,498$23,215

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $18,077 · Fundraising $0$18,077

IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $34 · Fundraising $0$34

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,474 · Management $763 · Fundraising $0$3,237

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $157 · Management $1,411 · Fundraising $0$1,568

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $10,882 · Fundraising $0$10,882

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,767 · Management $18 · Fundraising $0$12,785

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $130,100 · Management $108,554 · Fundraising $93,841$332,495

Part X · Balance sheet $654,225 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $405,139$535,390

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$40,000

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $24,774$17,693

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,463$1,705

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $55,676$59,437

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $489,052$654,225

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,779$11,873

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,779$11,873

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $388,549$380,517

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $93,724$261,835

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $482,273$642,352

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $489,052$654,225

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $642,352 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$486,211

XI-2 Total expenses$332,495

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$153,716

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$482,273

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,363

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$642,352

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

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