501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $55K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$574K
181% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 181% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$650K
Spent
$604K
To programs
84%
Net assets
−$257K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$650K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$571K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$163K
FY2024$260K
Expenses
$604K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$604K
FY2021$724K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$202K
FY2024$294K
Net assets
−$257K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$257K
FY2021−$410K
FY2022−$491K
FY2023−$531K
FY2024−$574K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $509K Management & general 16% · $95K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$71,400Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Dir of Operations
$30,454Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$8,370Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Lilly’s $81K as Treasurer and Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Yaw$11,000—$49,030$89,756$30,454
George Lilly$80,727$44,360$7,665$77,700$71,400
Frederick Ds Marshall$14,000—$20,000$57,925$8,370

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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Vista Expertise Network is a health care nonprofit based in Seattle, WA.

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1 program · $509K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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This year we focused on creating and improving innovative healthcare software. We worked on a project called VAPALS-ELCAP, providing software based on a research program from iELCAP to administer early lung cancer screening through Veterans Affairs hospitals.

$509Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$650K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$281K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36
Money outPt IX
$604K
Ln 25
Programscol B$509K
Managementcol C$95K
Owns and owesPt X
−$257K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$574K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$369K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$281K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$36
Total revenueLn 12$650K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$265K
SavingsLn 2$179
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$574K
Net assetsLn 32−$257K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 63
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$110K$317K
LiabilitiesLn 26$413K$574K
Net assetsLn 32−$303K−$257K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$157K$80K$78K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$56K$56K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$5K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$304K$303K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$90$2K
Information technologyLn 14$144$144
OccupancyLn 16$22K$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$901$678$223
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$604K$509K$95K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $260K$294K−$34K−$574K 990 PDF
FY2023 $163K$202K−$39K−$531K 990 PDF
FY2022 $243K$338K−$95K−$491K 990 PDF
FY2021 $571K$724K−$152K−$410K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $650K$604K$46K−$257K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $650,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $415,203$369,373
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $146,409$280,683
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $126$36
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $561,741$650,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $442,650$268,888
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $621,246$335,343
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,063,896$604,231
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$502,155$45,862
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $650,093 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $36 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$369,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$369,373
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $280,683$280,683
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $280,719 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$650,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $604,231 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $79,770 · Management $77,623$157,393
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,482$56,482
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $47,169$47,169
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,241 · Management $2,603$7,844
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $302,817 · Management $1,128$303,945
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $90 · Management $2,481$2,571
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $144$144
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,162 · Management $11,162$22,324
IX-17 TravelPrograms $678 · Management $223$901
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,458$5,458
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $508,867 · Management $95,364 · Fundraising $0$604,231
Part X · Balance sheet $317,031 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $39,555; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $80,584$264,588
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $203$179
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,645$3,630
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,841$4,100
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $7,695$4,979
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,580$317,031
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $54,267$137,984
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,970$3,970
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$82,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $412,879$574,468
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$303,299−$257,437
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$303,299−$257,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,580$317,031
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$257,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$650,093
XI-2 Total expenses$604,231
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,862
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$303,299
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$257,437

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