Cure Cmd INC EIN 26-2640975

Cure Cmd INC FY2023 filing

Claimed

Fund research and clinical trials to find treatments and a cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophies. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $579K in revenue, $611K in expenses, and $240K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Medical Research
Location
Lakewood, CA
Website
curecmd.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Claimed
Yes
Revenue
$579KFY2023
Expenses
$611K
Net assets
$240K
People
30
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2640975 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lakewood, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fund research and clinical trials to find treatments and a cure for Congenital Muscular Dystrophies.
Leadership
Gustavo Dziewczapolski · Scientific Director · $120K
Money in and out
$579K revenue, $611K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$579K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$611K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$240K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$32K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.15
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$579K
FY2023▼ -46%
Expenses
$611K
FY2023▼ -59%
Total assets
$546K
FY2023▼ -36%
Total liabilities
$306K
FY2023▼ -47%
Total revenue
$579K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$611K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$240K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$546K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

4 program services account for $721K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

See schedule O

$199Kprogram expense
02

See schedule O

$199Kprogram expense
03

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…

$162Kprogram expense
04

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…

$162Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCure Cmd INC
EINHdr · item D26-2640975
Principal addressHdr · item CLakewood, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcurecmd.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMedical Research (H50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a14
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Scientific Director
$120,381Pt VII · Sec A
Scientific Director
$120,381Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Secretary
$100,806Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director Secretary
$100,806Pt 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 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 322 $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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$560K · 97%
Investment income$19K · 3%
Contributions & grants97%$560K
Investment income3%$19K
Total revenueLn 12$579K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.15
Program services67%$412K
Management & general18%$107K
Fundraising15%$93K
Total functional expensesLn 25$611K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$539K
Total assetsLn 16$546K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$306K
Total net assetsLn 32$240K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $539K · Operating expenses/yr $611K
10.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $412K · Total expenses $611K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $107K · Total expenses $611K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $93K · Total expenses $611K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $104K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $723K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $560K · Total revenue $579K
97%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $579K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $579K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $19K · Total revenue $579K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $611K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $579K · Prior year $1.1M
-46%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $240K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $579K · Expenses $611K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $546K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $240K · Total assets $546K
44%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $546K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gustavo Dziewczapolski · Reported title Scientific Director · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $611K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $408K · Total expenses $611K
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth -46%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.5%
Accounting fee ratio 0.03%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$677K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$579K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$587K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$780K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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