Cure Cmd INC

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Cure CMD’s mission is to advance research toward treatments for the congenital muscular dystrophies and empower those living with CMD through engagement and support of our community.

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Cure CMD's mission is to bring research treatments and in the future a cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophies. Cure CMD will achieve this mission by working globally together with dedicated parents government and research advocates. Cure CMD will find and fund high potential research & clinical trials.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 5 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $64K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$677K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$442K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$475K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$677K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$780K
FY2021$587K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$579K
FY2024$677K
Expenses
$442K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$856K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$611K
FY2024$442K
Net assets
$475K
FY2024▲ +98%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$514K
FY2021$710K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$475K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2008.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $299K Management & general 21% · $91K Fundraising 12% · $53K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director Secretary
$108,898Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Alvarez’s $109K as Executive Director Secretary is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gustavo Dziewczapolski—$120,381$110,172——
Rachel Alvarez$108,898$100,806$95,193——
Robert Sunris———$81,807—
Rachel Alvaraz————$77,942

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

Fund research and clinical trials to find treatments and a cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophies.

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3 programs · $299K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

See schedule O

$153Kprogram expense
02

Outreach & Education

While we work with the research community to identify a pipeline of future treatments for the congenital muscular dystrophies Cure CMD supports the affected community where they are today through a variety of supportive content and connections that are responsive to the their needs and giving them a prominent voice in determining Cure…

$104Kprogram expense
03

Patient Registry

Cure CMD is the administrator of the Congenital Muscle Disease International Registry CMDIR the largest database of congenital muscle disease CMD affected individuals. Our goal is to achieve global registration of the CMD community and serve as the central hub for up to date information regarding clinical studies and trials expert…

$42Kprogram 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 3 funders$26K
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Grants paid · 9 grants · $463K · 2020–2023
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeFY2023$19,000
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeFY2023$19,000
Rutgers the State UniversityNJ · FY2022$50,000
Rutgers the State UniversityNJ · FY2022$50,000
University of PittsburghPA · FY2020$50,000
Oregon Health and Science UniversityFY2020$50,000

By the numbers

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The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$677K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$671K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$442K
Ln 25
Programscol B$299K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$475K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$509K
Total assetsLn 16$509K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$671K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$677K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$319K
SavingsLn 2$190K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$509K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$509K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$475K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 65
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$539K$509K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$546K$509K
LiabilitiesLn 26$306K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$240K$475K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$18K$18K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$60K$22K$26K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$157K$18K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$0$27K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$31K$484$15K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$38K$33K$5K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$11K$11K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$0$0$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$442K$299K$91K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $677K$442K$235K$475K 990 PDF
FY2023 $579K$611K−$32K$240K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.5M−$438K$272K 990 PDF
FY2021 $587K$594K−$6K$710K 990 PDF
FY2020 $780K$856K−$76K$514K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $677,234 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $559,923$670,591
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,407$6,643
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $579,330$677,234
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $101,074$17,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $407,826$294,891
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $102,423$130,062
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $611,323$442,453
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$31,993$234,781
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $677,234 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$15,000
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$655,591
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$670,591
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,643
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$677,234
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $442,453 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $17,500$17,500
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,186 · Management $22,270 · Fundraising $26,442$108,898
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,794 · Management $17,975 · Fundraising $11,224$185,993
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $27,425 · Fundraising $0$27,425
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,480 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,480
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $484 · Management $15,120 · Fundraising $15,129$30,733
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $32,721 · Management $5,477 · Fundraising $0$38,198
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,605 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,605
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,621 · Fundraising $0$2,621
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $298,770 · Management $90,888 · Fundraising $52,795$442,453
Part X · Balance sheet $508,508 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,452$318,736
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $283,489$189,772
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,187$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
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 $546,128$508,508
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,859$28,793
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $275,750$5,000
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 $25,585$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $306,194$33,793
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $199,299$260,374
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,635$214,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $239,934$474,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $546,128$508,508
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $474,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$677,234
XI-2 Total expenses$442,453
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$234,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$239,934
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$474,715

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