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Simon's Fund FY2020 filing

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Plymouth Mtng, PA501(c)(3)Medical Research EIN 20-2771448Revenue $393K in FY2020

On file with the IRSsimonsheart.org706 Tatum Ln, 19462-1268 · Plymouth Mtng, PATax-exempt since Sep 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To create and advance innovative and evidence-based programs, policies and research that prevent sudden cardiac arrest and death in children, teens and young adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$83K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $66K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$393K
Spent
$373K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$361K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$393K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$552K
FY2023$792K
FY2024$615K
FY2025$664K
Expenses
$373K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$373K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$725K
FY2024$701K
FY2025$695K
Net assets
$361K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$361K
FY2021$408K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$545K
FY2024$459K
FY2025$428K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2005.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $256K Management & general 21% · $78K Fundraising 10% · $39K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Darren Sudman
CEO & Co-Fou
$82,712Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jess Cook
Director You
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Fair ESQ.
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Brucker ESQ.
Director Gov
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rayna Jones
Dir Impacted
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Adam Kaye
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Parrado’s $123K as Imm. Past Ex is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M medical research 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
Jennifer Parrado$123,459$121,908$121,389$110,142$82,091—
Darren Sudman————$32,098$82,712

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Prevents sudden cardiac arrest and death in young people through programs, policies, and research.

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3 programs · $204K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Reaction

The organization recognizes that sudden cardiac arrest in children occurs, and defibrillation followed with CPR is only one way to survive it. The organization educates students about CPR and works to place aed devices in youth-related facilities.

$90Kprogram expense
02

Innovation

The organization strives to improve the standard of care received by seemingly healthy children to increase the probability of discovering heart conditions early on. To achieve this, empirical evidence must be gathered to demonstrate that heart conditions are prevalent and that early screening is beneficial.

$60Kprogram expense
03

Detection

To prevent sudden cardiac arrest from occurring by facilitating the discovery of conditions in children early on. The organization hosts free screening events at schools in the greater philadelphia area, where children are provided with ecg exams in combination with medical history reviews and physical exams.

$53Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
The Washington Commanders Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$15K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$14K
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$12K
The Cozen O'Connor Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$9K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$66K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $100K · 2022–2022
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPA · FY2022$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$393K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Money outPt IX
$373K
Ln 25
Programscol B$256K
Managementcol C$78K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$361K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$392K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$148K
Total revenueLn 12$393K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$392K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$361K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$376K$392K
Total assetsLn 16$395K$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$341K$361K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$66K$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$41K$8K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$548$548
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$10K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$41K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$148$4K$131
Information technologyLn 14$28K$16K$11K$170
TravelLn 17$8K$5K$2K$599
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$738
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$54K$17K$292
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$21K$10K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$373K$256K$78K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $664K$695K−$31K$428K 990 PDF
FY2024 $615K$701K−$87K$459K 990 PDF
FY2023 $792K$725K$67K$545K 990 PDF
FY2022 $552K$482K$70K$478K 990 PDF
FY2021 $317K$333K−$16K$408K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $393K$373K$20K$361K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $393,169 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $153,013$205,385
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,199$35,287
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,320$4,801
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $150,208$147,696
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $345,740$393,169
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $164,690$154,347
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $262,417$218,500
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $427,107$372,847
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$81,367$20,322
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $393,169 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$205,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$205,385
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,287$35,287
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,801$4,801
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$147,696
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,287 · Excluded from tax $4,801$393,169
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $372,847 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,170 · Management $8,271 · Fundraising $8,271$82,712
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,094 · Management $8,114 · Fundraising $8,995$58,203
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,644 · Management $548 · Fundraising $548$2,740
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,139 · Management $1,243 · Fundraising $1,310$10,692
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,161 · Fundraising $4,680$14,841
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $41,245 · Fundraising $10,493$51,738
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $148 · Management $3,781 · Fundraising $131$4,060
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,156 · Management $11,472 · Fundraising $170$27,798
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,760 · Management $2,400 · Fundraising $599$7,759
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,225 · Management $738$1,963
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,448$4,448
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $54,400 · Management $16,606 · Fundraising $292$71,298
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,153 · Management $10,249 · Fundraising $3,193$34,595
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $256,134 · Management $78,031 · Fundraising $38,682$372,847
Part X · Balance sheet $410,413 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $307; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,160$46,034
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $249,630$346,314
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,386$7,758
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $395,306$410,413
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,295$11,471
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,857$37,786
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $54,472$49,257
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $147,436$177,837
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $193,398$183,319
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $340,834$361,156
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $395,306$410,413
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $361,156 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$393,169
XI-2 Total expenses$372,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,322
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$340,834
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$361,156

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

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