To assist and empower families who have children with life long physical disabilities by providing financial support beyond what insurance covers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 120 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $397K a year · 41% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$336K
FY2023$618K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$734K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2012.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $641K Management & general 31% · $317K Fundraising 8% · $79K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$106,573Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Jaffe’s $107K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid to families with children facing lifelong physical disabilities, covering costs beyond insurance.

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1 program · $641K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Childrens medical reimbursements and travel expenses.

$641Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$518,273
Unitemized GrantFY2024$438,240
Unitemized GrantFY2023$322,215
Unitemized GrantFY2022$227,904
Unitemized GrantFY2021$138,081
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,638
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,160
Unitemized GrantFY2021$530
Unitemized GrantFY2020$117,507
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,275
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,645
Unitemized GrantFY2020$60

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$82K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$641K
Managementcol C$317K
Fundraisingcol D$79K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$973K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$557K
Investment incomeLn 3$82K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$877K
SavingsLn 2$96K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$973K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Other assetsLn 15$73K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6120
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K$973K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$79K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$518K$518K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$107K$53K$27K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$189K$38K$114K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$7K$10K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$106K$106K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$46K$25K$10K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$641K$317K$79K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.0M$547K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$734K$683K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $618K$621K−$3K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $336K$465K−$129K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$349K$1.1M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $384K$238K$146K$266K 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 $1,584,089 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,347,645$1,621,666
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69,817$82,238
I-11 Other revenue−$119,815
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,417,462$1,584,089
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $438,240$518,273
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $211,870$317,900
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,907$200,783
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $734,017$1,036,956
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $683,445$547,133
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,584,089 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$556,917
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,064,749
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,621,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $67,995$67,995
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $14,243$14,243
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$119,815−$119,815
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$37,577$1,584,089
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,036,956 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $518,273$518,273
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,287 · Management $26,643 · Fundraising $26,643$106,573
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,938 · Management $113,798 · Fundraising $37,579$189,315
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,786 · Management $10,448 · Fundraising $4,778$22,012
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,337$14,337
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $15,728$15,728
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $12,914$12,914
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $106,042$106,042
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,885 · Management $10,453 · Fundraising $10,207$45,545
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $6,217$6,217
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $641,169 · Management $316,580 · Fundraising $79,207$1,036,956
Part X · Balance sheet $2,649,915 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $329,398$877,047
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$96,311
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,630,324$1,604,040
X-15 Other assets$72,517
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,959,722$2,649,915
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$14,231
X-25 Other liabilities$65,021
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$79,252
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,959,722$2,494,432
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$76,231
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,959,722$2,570,663
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,959,722$2,649,915
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,570,663 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,584,089
XI-2 Total expenses$1,036,956
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$547,133
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,959,722
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$83,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$19,324
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,570,663

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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