Walking with Anthony FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Medical ResearchEIN 27-4117859

Walking With Anthonys mission is to change recovery outcomes for victims of spinal cord injuries by funding rehabilitation centers and research, raise public awareness of the condition, and provide financial assistance to spinal cord injury victims.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$114K
+363% vs prior year
Spent
$100K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$3K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$114K
FY2021▲ +363%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$114K
FY2022$334K
FY2023$184K
FY2024$506K
Expenses
$100K
FY2021▼ -11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$325K
Net assets
$3K
FY2021▲ +124%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$11K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$160K
FY2024$341K

From the FY2021 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 Jan 2011.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $67K Management & general 15% · $15K Fundraising 18% · $18K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$17,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tonya Kowalczyk’s $18K as Secretary is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 329 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Tonya Kowalczyk$17,500$4,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Funds rehabilitation, research, and financial aid for spinal cord injury victims, raising public awareness.

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1 program service account for $67K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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Walking With Anthonys (WWAs) mission is to forever change the recovery outcome of spinal cord injury (SCI), currently perceived as unchangeable. In addition to educating the public to raise awareness of the impact of spinal cord injury, Walking With Anthony will raise funds to expand rehabilitation centers, support research relating to…

$67Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$86K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $248K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$157,822
Unitemized GrantFY2023$54,810
Unitemized GrantFY2022$24,567
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$114K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Money outPt IX
$100K
Ln 25
Programscol B$67K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$3K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Total revenueLn 12$114K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$606
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$3K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$30K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$46K
Net assetsLn 32−$11K$3K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$18K$18K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$12K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$12K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$6K$2K$806
Information technologyLn 14$26K$18K$5K$3K
TravelLn 17$45$31$9$5
InterestLn 20$1K$882$252$126
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$353$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$100K$67K$15K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $506K$325K$181K$341K 990 PDF
FY2023 $184K$156K$28K$160K 990 PDF
FY2022 $334K$205K$130K$132K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $114K$100K$13K$3K 990 PDF
FY2020 $25K$113K−$89K−$11K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $113,696 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$113,696
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$113,696
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$113,696
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $100,392 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $17,640$17,640
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,250 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $1,750$17,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,395$4,395
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,103 · Fundraising $5,187$17,290
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,641 · Management $1,612 · Fundraising $806$8,059
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,312 · Management $5,232 · Fundraising $2,616$26,160
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31 · Management $9 · Fundraising $5$45
IX-20 InterestPrograms $882 · Management $252 · Fundraising $126$1,260
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $353 · Fundraising $7,690$8,043
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $66,859 · Management $15,353 · Fundraising $18,180$100,392
Part X · Balance sheet $48,697 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,464$48,091
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,406$606
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,870$48,697
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,025$12,548
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,640$46,163
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$10,770$2,534
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$10,770$2,534
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,870$48,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,534 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$113,696
XI-2 Total expenses$100,392
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$10,770
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,534

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

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