Fund activities to improve care of children with ibd.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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 $146K a year · 5% 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
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $552K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $932K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$813
0.10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$828K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$3.3M
Net assets
$828K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$828K
FY2021$801K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$660K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2006.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $2.5M Management & general 5% · $126K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Executive Director
$78,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director and President (term 08/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Becky Johnson Rescola Beg 625’s $93K as President and Exec Director is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristin M Howe—$155,571$151,098$138,956$139,323$78,750
Becky Johnson Rescola Beg 625$93,333—————
Kristin M Howe Jan - June 2025$84,914—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $2.5M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Collected participation fees from centers participating in the improvecarenow network and expended those fees to fund costs of the imrpovecarenow network. Participating centers applied methods to improve testing and evaluation, to standardize classification, to improve detection and treatment of crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis…

$2.4Mprogram expense
02

Collected fees for two improvecarenow community conferences with representation from all participating centers and expended fees to fund costs of the conferences. At the community conferences participants learned how to apply systems framework to the care of patients with inflammatory bowel disease ("ibd"), methods for implementing and…

$62Kprogram expense
03

In support as practice stipends to partially recognize the significant efforts required to support the transition to the informatics platform, implement the qi activities to improve population management and PATIENT/FAMILY engagement, and conduct the comparative effectiveness research at the center.

$6Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$932K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.5M
Managementcol C$126K
Owns and owesPt X
$828K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$813
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$257K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$17K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$278K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$552K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$813
Net assetsLn 32$828K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$276K$278K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$663K$552K
Total assetsLn 16$939K$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$875$813
Net assetsLn 32$938K$828K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$173K$173K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$224$224
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$48K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.8M$1.8M
Office expensesLn 13$15K$16$15K
Information technologyLn 14$63K$60K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$69K$61K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$318K$281K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$12K$938
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.5M$126K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.6M$3.3M$253K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.7M$2.8M$874K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.9M$3.1M−$159K$660K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$3.4M$39K$816K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.1M−$2K$801K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.5M$2.6M−$129K$828K 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 $2,451,868 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,222$257,376
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,506,035$2,159,923
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,966$31,292
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,586$3,277
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,604,809$2,451,868
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,807$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $231,600$266,124
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,273,679$2,315,079
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,513,086$2,581,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $91,723−$129,335
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,451,868 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$257,376
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$257,376
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,159,923$2,159,923
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,119$14,119
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $17,173$17,173
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,277$3,277
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,163,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,292$2,451,868
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,581,203 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,406$82,406
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,947$172,947
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,759$1,759
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $224$224
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,788$8,788
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $48,026$48,026
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,979$13,979
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,768,093$1,768,093
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16 · Management $15,287$15,303
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $60,500 · Management $2,795$63,295
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $61,274 · Management $7,760$69,034
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,382$6,382
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $280,541 · Management $37,569$318,110
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,919 · Management $938$12,857
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,454,849 · Management $126,354 · Fundraising $0$2,581,203
Part X · Balance sheet $829,202 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $276,261$277,572
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $663,034$551,630
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $939,295$829,202
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $875$813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $875$813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $938,420$828,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $938,420$828,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $939,295$829,202
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $828,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,451,868
XI-2 Total expenses$2,581,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$129,335
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$938,420
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,304
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$828,389

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