To assist in the lives of seriously ill children

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

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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
36 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$172K
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$103K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$311K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$172K
FY2022▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$235K
Expenses
$103K
FY2022▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$103K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$167K
Net assets
$311K
FY2022▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$499K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1997.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $85K Management & general 17% · $18K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps seriously ill children and their families navigate difficult times.

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1 program · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Donating cash, trips, computers and any other wish requests seriously ill children have provided to us

$85Kprogram 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 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$172K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$311K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$305K
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$119
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$172K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$305K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$305K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$311K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$241K$305K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$249K$318K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$241K$311K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$66K$66K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$23K$18K$6K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$488
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K$85K$18K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $235K$167K$68K$499K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$124K$120K$431K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $172K$103K$70K$311K 990 PDF
FY2021 $175K$126K$49K$241K 990 PDF
FY2020 $157K$120K$37K$192K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $172,420 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $198,798$210,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$23,996−$38,419
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $174,805$172,420
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $77,627$66,237
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $26,554$25,326
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,401$11,254
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $125,582$102,817
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,223$69,603
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $172,420 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$49,288
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$161,536
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$210,824
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15$15
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$38,419
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15$172,420
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,817 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $66,237$66,237
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,532 · Management $5,843 · Fundraising $0$23,375
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,463 · Management $488$1,951
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,674$1,674
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,101$3,101
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,666$2,666
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,892$1,892
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,921$1,921
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $85,232 · Management $17,585 · Fundraising $0$102,817
Part X · Balance sheet $317,850 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,949$304,521
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$5,649
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,680$7,680
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $248,629$317,850
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,443$7,061
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,443$7,061
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $241,186$310,789
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $241,186$310,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $248,629$317,850
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $310,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$172,420
XI-2 Total expenses$102,817
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$69,603
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$241,186
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$310,789

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