To educate and empower young people with limb loss and their families to discover and develop a healthy, happy and independent lifestyle.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$309K
Spent
$403K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$335K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$309K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$537K
FY2022$591K
FY2023$615K
FY2024$921K
Expenses
$403K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$624K
FY2023$737K
FY2024$767K
Net assets
$335K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$422K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$203K
FY2024$466K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2006.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $296K Management & general 21% · $86K Fundraising 5% · $20K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$82,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Leighton’s $82K as Executive Di is at the 67th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Leighton$82,000$82,000$82,000$82,000$82,000
Cheryl Foss$6,670————

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

Empowers young people with limb loss and their families to live healthy, happy, and independent lives.

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1 program · $296K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Summer camp for young people with limb loss and their families to provide therapy, education, support, and skill development.

$296Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$309K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Money outPt IX
$403K
Ln 25
Programscol B$296K
Managementcol C$86K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$335K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$400
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$309K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
SavingsLn 2$120K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$199K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$335K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6105
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$240K$199K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$79K$140K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$380K$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$368K$335K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$61K$19K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$128K$112K$9K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$511$307$102$102
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$519$507
Legal feesLn 11b$715$715
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$50K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51$51
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$23K$15K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$12K$4K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$403K$296K$86K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $921K$767K$154K$466K 990 PDF
FY2023 $615K$737K−$121K$203K 990 PDF
FY2022 $591K$624K−$33K$318K 990 PDF
FY2021 $537K$453K$84K$422K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $309K$403K−$94K$335K 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 $308,528 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $508,663$269,160
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $79,267$16,893
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,281$400
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,837$22,075
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $584,374$308,528
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $303,655$228,341
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $527,929$174,464
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $831,584$402,805
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$247,210−$94,277
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $308,528 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $834 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$269,160
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$269,160
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,893$16,893
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $400$400
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,241$21,241
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,893 · Excluded from tax $22,475$308,528
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $402,805 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,048 · Management $18,853 · Fundraising $9,875$89,776
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $112,291 · Management $8,686 · Fundraising $7,380$128,357
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $307 · Management $102 · Fundraising $102$511
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,671 · Management $519 · Fundraising $507$9,697
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $715$715
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,590$13,590
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,020 · Management $1,147$51,167
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $51$51
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25,987$25,987
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,242$25,242
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,377 · Management $7,361$22,738
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,706$5,706
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,786 · Management $3,712 · Fundraising $2,053$17,551
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,717$11,717
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $296,459 · Management $86,429 · Fundraising $19,917$402,805
Part X · Balance sheet $391,728 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,215$79,146
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $169,896$120,297
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $26,063$21,948
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,549$30,319
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $79,457$140,018
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $380,180$391,728
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,808$3,072
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,808$57,072
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $368,372$334,656
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,372$334,656
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $380,180$391,728
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $334,656 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$308,528
XI-2 Total expenses$402,805
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$94,277
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,372
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$60,561
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$334,656

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