Cura Foundation: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-1150435)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018	$7.2M
FY2019	$1.8M
FY2020	$10.0M
FY2021	$858K
FY2022	$146K
FY2023	$321K
FY2024	$274K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018	$5.6M
FY2019	$1.3M
FY2020	$1.9M
FY2021	$4.2M
FY2022	$1.8M
FY2023	$963K
FY2024	$420K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018	$3.2M
FY2019	$3.5M
FY2020	$11.7M
FY2021	$8.5M
FY2022	$1.0M
FY2023	$370K
FY2024	$192K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2008.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

88%

Program services 88% · $3.6M Management & general 9% · $389K Fundraising 3% · $125K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $197K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Dr Max Gomez

Trustee

$110,000Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Talamo

Treasurer

$87,000Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Robin L Smith

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Martin

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Talamo’s $24K as Treasurer is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020	FY2019
Dr Max Gomez	—	—	—	$110,000	$50,000	$2,500
Joseph Talamo	$24,000	$84,000	$97,000	$87,000	$73,000	$61,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves human health and quality of life worldwide.

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1 program · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2021

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The foundation raises global awareness about disease prevention and cell therapy treatment and fosters a collaborative dialogue between scientists, regulatory agencies, ministers of health, patient advocates, physicians, ethicists, philanthropists, leaders of faith, government officials and industry personnel.

$3.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2023

The Chicago Community TrustFY2023$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

Grants paid · 8 grants · $753K · 2019–2022

Wnicer InstituteFY2022$27,000

Wnicer InstituteFY2021$31,500

Bauerin Consultants LLCFY2021$26,100

The Marcus FoundationFY2020$173,010

Wnicer InstituteFY2020$116,100

Wnicer InstituteFY2019$90,434

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$858K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$862K

Investment incomeLn 3$14

Money outPt IX

$4.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$3.6M

Managementcol C$389K

Fundraisingcol D$125K

Owns and owesPt X

$8.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M

Total assetsLn 16$8.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$228K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$862K

Investment incomeLn 3$14

Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K

Total revenueLn 12$858K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$2.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M

Other assetsLn 15$24K

Total assetsLn 16$8.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$228K

Net assetsLn 32$8.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

VolunteersI 62

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$4.6M	$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16	$11.8M	$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$99K	$228K
Net assetsLn 32	$11.7M	$8.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$58K	$58K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$197K	$110K	$87K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$157K	$78K		$78K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$17K	$8K	$2K	$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$12K	$6K		$6K
Legal feesLn 11b	$66K		$66K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$38K		$38K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.4M	$2.3M	$32K	$33K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$602K	$602K
Office expensesLn 13	$218K	$127K	$91K
Information technologyLn 14	$44K	$28K	$17K
OccupancyLn 16	$94K	$47K	$47K
TravelLn 17	$59K	$59K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$189K	$189K
InsuranceLn 23	$6K	$3K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$32K	$26K	$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$4.2M	$3.6M	$389K	$125K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$274K	$420K	−$147K	$192K	990 PDF
FY2023	$321K	$963K	−$642K	$370K	990 PDF
FY2022	$146K	$1.8M	−$1.6M	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$858K	$4.2M	−$3.3M	$8.5M	990 PDF
FY2020	$10.0M	$1.9M	$8.1M	$11.7M	990 PDF
FY2019	$1.8M	$1.3M	$557K	$3.5M	990 PDF
FY2018	$7.2M	$5.6M	$1.6M	$3.2M	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 $858,424 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,896,644$862,270

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50−$4,386

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100,891$540

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,997,585$858,424

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $289,110$57,600

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

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,968$383,169

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,388,704$3,710,207

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,866,782$4,150,976

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,130,803−$3,292,552

Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $858,424 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$862,270

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$862,270

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14

VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $540$540

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$4,400−$4,400

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$3,846$858,424

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,150,976 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $57,600$57,600

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $110,000 · Management $87,000$197,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,500 · Fundraising $78,500$157,000

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,620 · Management $1,600 · Fundraising $7,621$16,841

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,164 · Fundraising $6,164$12,328

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $65,619$65,619

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,329$38,329

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,297,061 · Management $32,250 · Fundraising $32,725$2,362,036

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $601,582$601,582

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $127,238 · Management $90,921$218,159

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,635 · Management $16,791$44,426

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,216 · Management $47,216$94,432

IX-17 TravelPrograms $58,608$58,608

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $189,172$189,172

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,016 · Management $3,016$6,032

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,911 · Management $5,901$31,812

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,637,323 · Management $388,643 · Fundraising $125,010$4,150,976

Part X · Balance sheet $8,753,811 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,551,081$2,565,327

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,810,436$6,152,513

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $331,701$11,700

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,272$24,271

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,758,145$8,753,811

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $98,713$227,864

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $98,713$227,864

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,573,996$2,373,434

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,085,436$6,152,513

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,659,432$8,525,947

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,758,145$8,753,811

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,525,947 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$858,424

XI-2 Total expenses$4,150,976

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$3,292,552

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,659,432

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$13,943

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$173,010

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,525,947

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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