Als Hope Foundation FY2020 filing

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Ft Washington, PA501(c)(3)Medical ResearchEIN 23-3010389Revenue $557K in FY2020

On file with the IRSalshopefoundation.org550 Pinetown Rd Ste 120, 19034-2606 · Ft Washington, PATax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Organization's mission or most significant activities are to provide long-term support to 1) basic and clinical research programs leading to a cure, 2) clinical centers of excellence for the care and treatment of patients with ALS, 3) support programs for patients and care-givers that optimize care and promote independence of the patient., and 4) programs that promote patient and physician education about the diagnosis, treatment and caring for the patient with ALS. The ALS Hope Foundation is working to -establish a team of talented and imaginative scientists who will work cooperatively to accelerate ALS research -provide these researchers with stable funding to ensure that ALS research continues uninterrupted -provide funding for innovative, groundbreaking research across the country where traditional funding sources are not forthcoming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $107K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$165K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$557K
Spent
$419K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$107K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$557K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$557K
FY2021$511K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$695K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$419K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$640K
FY2025$889K
Net assets
$107K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$107K
FY2021$202K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$367K
FY2024$282K
FY2025$624K

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 May 2000.

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Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $237K Management & general 26% · $110K Fundraising 17% · $72K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jamey Piggott’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 7th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Jamey Piggott$65,000$65,000$55,000$65,000

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

Programs and updates

Funds research, supports patient care centers, and provides resources for ALS patients and caregivers.

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

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$237Kprogram 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 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$557K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$419K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$110K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$107K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$220K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$597K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$21K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$228K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$110
Total revenueLn 12$557K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$220K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$165K
Net assetsLn 32$107K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K$220K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$25K$27K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$136K$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$168K$165K
Net assetsLn 32−$31K$107K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$54K$27K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$4K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$4K$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$33K$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$120$96$24
Office expensesLn 13$25K$25K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$11K$859$54
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$1K$585$687
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$165K$161K$357$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$2K$4K$339
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K$237K$110K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$889K$341K$624K 990 PDF
FY2024 $549K$640K−$92K$282K 990 PDF
FY2023 $695K$512K$184K$367K 990 PDF
FY2022 $370K$382K−$13K$178K 990 PDF
FY2021 $511K$424K$87K$202K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $557K$419K$138K$107K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $556,827 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $463,916$597,098
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $438$2,505
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$65,914−$42,776
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $398,440$556,827
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $98,523$136,829
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,355$282,301
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $329,878$419,130
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,562$137,697
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $556,827 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$228,002
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$369,096
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,540
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$597,098
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,395$2,395
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $110$110
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$42,776−$42,776
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$40,271$556,827
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $419,130 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,886 · Management $26,581 · Fundraising $37,409$117,876
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,580 · Management $2,671 · Fundraising $2,943$9,194
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,820 · Management $3,375 · Fundraising $2,564$9,759
IX-11a Management feesManagement $33,427$33,427
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $96 · Fundraising $24$120
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $24,650$24,650
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $24,351$24,351
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,497$2,497
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,367 · Management $859 · Fundraising $54$12,280
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,597$4,597
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,272 · Management $585 · Fundraising $687$2,544
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,657$6,657
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $160,759 · Management $357 · Fundraising $3,906$165,022
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,244 · Management $3,573 · Fundraising $339$6,156
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $236,928 · Management $109,925 · Fundraising $72,277$419,130
Part X · Balance sheet $272,949 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,879$220,301
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,734$6,734
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,824$15,518
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $24,644$27,302
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,333$3,094
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $136,414$272,949
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,737$9,470
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $148,953$129,107
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167,690$165,457
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$35,500$103,520
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,224$3,972
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$31,276$107,492
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $136,414$272,949
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $107,492 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$556,827
XI-2 Total expenses$419,130
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$137,697
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$31,276
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,071
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$107,492

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

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