Mikeys Way Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 20-3825973)

Leslie Friedman’s $75K as CEO/President is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Leslie Friedman	$75,000	$78,000	$75,000

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

Connects and distracts children with cancer and life-threatening illnesses to ease their hardship.

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2 programs · $255K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Mikey's Wish List

Through the mikey's wish list program, wishes can be fulfilled for pediatric patients who could not be reached on a mikey's way day. A child life specialist will assist the child in completing a mikey's wish list form for an appropriate electronic device.

$229Kprogram expense

02

See Schedule Omikey's Way Day

A mikey's way day is when we visit select hospitals to distribute wi-fi ready, portable, electronic devices to children undergoing long-term treatment for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. We go room to room with our "connection cart", meeting each child for an individual one on one experience.

$26Kprogram 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

The Blackbaud Giving FundFY2024$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$285K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K

Investment incomeLn 3$434

Money outPt IX

$313K

Ln 25

Programscol B$255K

Managementcol C$44K

Fundraisingcol D$15K

Owns and owesPt X

$344K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$343K

Total assetsLn 16$344K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$285K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K

Investment incomeLn 3$434

Total revenueLn 12$285K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$109K

SavingsLn 2$234K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$343K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$800

Total assetsLn 16$344K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$344K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 630

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$371K	$343K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$800	$800
Total assetsLn 16	$372K	$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$372K	$344K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$102K	$102K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$75K	$68K	$4K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$46K	$41K	$2K	$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$18K		$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$11K	$10K	$494	$494
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$722	$606	$28	$88
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$1K	$1K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$11K	$5K	$5K
TravelLn 17	$11K	$5K	$3K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$550		$550
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$33K	$23K	$8K	$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$2K	−$51	$1K	$974
Total functional expensesLn 25	$313K	$255K	$44K	$15K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2022 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2023	$285K	$313K	−$28K	$344K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2023	$285K	$331K	−$45K	$372K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021	$313K	$340K	−$27K	$417K	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 $285,211 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $284,687$284,777

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $648$434

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $285,335$285,211

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $113,602$102,369

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $140,535$149,286

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $76,570$61,838

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $330,707$313,493

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,372−$28,282

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $285,211 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$70,677

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$214,100

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$284,777

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $434$434

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $434$285,211

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $313,493 across 12 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $102,369$102,369

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,500 · Management $3,750 · Fundraising $3,750$75,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,140 · Management $2,286 · Fundraising $2,286$45,712

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $17,941$17,941

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,645 · Management $494 · Fundraising $494$10,633

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $606 · Management $28 · Fundraising $88$722

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,148 · Management $1,148 · Fundraising $1,148$3,444

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,400 · Management $5,400$10,800

IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,806 · Management $3,035 · Fundraising $3,084$10,925

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $550$550

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $22,523 · Management $8,016 · Fundraising $2,767$33,306

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$51 · Management $1,168 · Fundraising $974$2,091

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $255,086 · Management $43,816 · Fundraising $14,591$313,493

Part X · Balance sheet $343,754 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,812$108,764

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $231,424$234,190

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $800$800

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $372,036$343,754

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $372,036$343,754

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $372,036$343,754

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $372,036$343,754

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $343,754 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$285,211

XI-2 Total expenses$313,493

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$28,282

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$372,036

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$343,754

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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