Miraclefeet FY2021 filing

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Chapel Hill, NC501(c)(3)Since 2010Diseases & DisordersEIN 27-3764203Revenue $4.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSmiraclefeet.org107 Conner Dr Ste 230, 27514-7109 · Chapel Hill, NCTax-exempt since Mar 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$444K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$444K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
21
named funders · $3.0M
Looks good: 21 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$427K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$9.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$10.5M
FY2023$14.3M
FY2024$9.0M
FY2025$8.7M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$9.3M
FY2025$9.7M
Net assets
$9.0M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$12.2M
FY2023$18.0M
FY2024$17.7M
FY2025$16.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Mar 2011.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $4.7M Management & general 8% · $493K Fundraising 12% · $697K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $444K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$157,644Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Program Solutions
$105,613Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance & Operations
$102,250Pt VII · Sec A
President (began 09/20)
$78,323Pt VII · Sec A
Founding Board Member (ending 08/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founding Board Member (ending 08/20)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Founding Bd Mbr, Med Advsry Bd Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daphne Sorensen’s $202K as CEO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M diseases & disorders 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Daphne Sorensen$201,619$175,510$163,687$163,687$78,323
Chesca Colloredo-Mansfeld$18,000$96,053$167,583$185,903$157,644
Justin McCarthy$165,213$159,645———
Meredith Driscoll$150,830$143,950$121,925$104,087$102,250
Emmanuel Otoo$122,355$114,870$109,669——
Nola Paterni$110,727$107,355———
Amanda Springer———$109,232$105,613
Lindsey Freeze———$108,966—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides low-cost, nonsurgical clubfoot treatment to children in high-need countries, enabling them to walk and live active lives.

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2 programs · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Treatment and Training

This past fiscal year, miraclefeet and our partners enrolled 9,437 new children in clubfoot treatment, and our reach grew to 29 total countries and 327 clinics. This brings the total number of children enrolled in treatment to over 57,000 since the organization's founding in 2010.

$4.6Mprogram expense
02

Innovation

Miraclefeet provides low-cost tools for organizations and hospitals seeking to address untreated clubfoot. Miraclefeet developed and implemented cast, a mobile application to collect patient data, using dimagi's commcare platform. Cast provides access to real-time data worldwide, amplifying our focus on treatment precision and quality.

$117Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$802
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$493K
Fundraisingcol D$697K
Owns and owesPt X
$9.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$427K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$388K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$802
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
SavingsLn 2$4.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$102K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$427K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 630
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M$4.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$118K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$11.1M$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$296K$427K
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M$9.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$2.9M$2.9M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$462K$198K$150K$114K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$615K$173K$316K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$41K$22K$8K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$42K$13K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$126K$65K$26K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$15K$9K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$13K$41K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$596K$532K$1K$63K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$15K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$13K$3K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$19K$5K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$78K$42K$15K$21K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K$10
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$17K$4K$5K
InterestLn 20$2K$1K$375$527
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$50K$23K$6K$21K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$20K$8K$723
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$210K$128K$31K$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$4.7M$493K$697K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.7M$9.7M−$965K$16.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.0M$9.3M−$298K$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.3M$8.4M$5.9M$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $10.5M$7.3M$3.2M$12.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.1M$5.9M−$1.8M$9.0M 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 $4,071,692 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,498,803$4,068,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,046$802
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,790
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,500,849$4,071,692
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,333,171$2,880,085
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,441,487$1,807,386
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,430,803$1,175,502
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,205,461$5,862,973
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,295,388−$1,791,281
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $4,071,692 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$22,430
VIII-1e Government grants$387,903
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,657,767
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$56,884
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,068,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,637$2,637
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,835−$1,835
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,790$2,790
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,592$4,071,692
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,862,973 across 19 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $2,880,085$2,880,085
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $197,939 · Management $150,137 · Fundraising $113,636$461,712
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $615,116 · Management $173,305 · Fundraising $315,823$1,104,244
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $22,054 · Management $7,731 · Fundraising $10,870$40,655
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $42,114 · Management $13,490 · Fundraising $18,785$74,389
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,852 · Management $25,537 · Fundraising $35,997$126,386
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $15,442 · Management $9,266 · Fundraising $6,177$30,885
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,007 · Management $40,757 · Fundraising $6,504$60,268
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $532,134 · Management $1,247 · Fundraising $62,909$596,290
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,358 · Fundraising $6,583$21,941
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,674 · Management $3,121 · Fundraising $14,864$30,659
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,338 · Management $5,028 · Fundraising $5,640$30,006
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,332 · Management $14,839 · Fundraising $20,864$78,035
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,113 · Fundraising $10$10,123
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,281 · Management $4,055 · Fundraising $5,003$26,339
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,068 · Management $375 · Fundraising $527$1,970
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,850 · Management $5,713 · Fundraising $21,148$49,711
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,241 · Management $7,952 · Fundraising $723$28,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $128,204 · Management $30,927 · Fundraising $51,228$210,359
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,672,202 · Management $493,480 · Fundraising $697,291$5,862,973
Part X · Balance sheet $9,393,298 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $286,325$191,748
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,132,526$4,013,610
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $6,075,749$4,563,747
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,722$97,796
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $227,575$100,807
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $50,576$243,448
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $118,329$101,948
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $95,165$74,017
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$6,177
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,055,967$9,393,298
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,740$137,375
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $214,585$289,582
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $296,325$426,957
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,924,723$3,550,834
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,834,919$5,415,507
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,759,642$8,966,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,055,967$9,393,298
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,966,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,071,692
XI-2 Total expenses$5,862,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,791,281
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,759,642
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,021
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,966,341

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