The Simon Foundation FY2020 filing

Evanston, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-3252903Revenue $48K in FY2020Latest return filed Mar 25, 2025

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The mission is to increase public awareness of incontinence, remove the stigma surrounding incontinence, and provide help and hope to individuals with incontinence, their families, and their health care professionals.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3252903) · Dispute this line
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $38K a year · 85% of revenue · last 3 filings
A surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
35.8 mo
of spending, in cash
35.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12K
4% of total assets
Liabilities are 4% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
3 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$48K
Spent
$106K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$310K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$48K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$48K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$20K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$43K
Expenses
$106K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$106K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$83K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$310K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$316K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$221K
FY2024Not on file

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $80K Management & general 22% · $24K Fundraising 3% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President, T
$34,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Membe
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheryle Gartley$191,056$9,040$9,040$34,500

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

Programs and updates

Educates the public about incontinence, reduces stigma, and offers support to those affected.

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1 program · $80K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide information and education on incontinence to interested individuals with incontinence, the general public, and corporations within the incontinence industry.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-3252903) · Dispute this line
$80Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$48K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$307
Money outPt IX
$106K
Ln 25
Programscol B$80K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$310K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$307
Total revenueLn 12$48K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$197K
SavingsLn 2$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$316K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$266
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$310K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$393K$316K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$444$266
Total assetsLn 16$394K$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$367K$310K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$34K$28K$5K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1K$1K$207$69
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$296$148
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$424$141
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$5K$905$302
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$778$739$39
Office expensesLn 13$845$676$127$42
OccupancyLn 16$14K$2K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$178$178
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$31K$29K$3K$304
All other expensesLn 24e$655$627$28
Total functional expensesLn 25$106K$80K$24K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 25, 2025 $43K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $22K$221K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 15, 2023 $20K$83K−$62K$253K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 29, 2022 $66K$60K$6K$316K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 30, 2021 $48K$106K−$58K$310K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $48,194 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,990$46,005
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $205$33
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $584$1,849
I-11 Other revenue$307
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,779$48,194
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,103$41,660
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,265$64,300
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $185,368$105,960
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$167,589−$57,766
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $48,194 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,005
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$46,005
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33$33
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,849$1,849
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $307$307
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $340 · Excluded from tax $1,849$48,194
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,960 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $27,600 · Management $5,175 · Fundraising $1,725$34,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,104 · Management $207 · Fundraising $69$1,380
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,512 · Management $296 · Fundraising $148$2,956
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,259 · Management $424 · Fundraising $141$2,824
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,825 · Management $905 · Fundraising $302$6,032
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,508$8,508
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $739 · Fundraising $39$778
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $676 · Management $127 · Fundraising $42$845
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,137 · Management $12,109$14,246
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $178$178
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,631$1,631
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,516 · Management $2,607 · Fundraising $304$31,427
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $627 · Management $28$655
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $79,681 · Management $23,509 · Fundraising $2,770$105,960
Part X · Balance sheet $321,920 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $276,018$197,418
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $117,168$118,938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $444$266
X-15 Other assets$5,298
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,630$321,920
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,237$12,293
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,237$12,293
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $367,393$309,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $367,393$309,627
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,630$321,920
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $309,627 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$48,194
XI-2 Total expenses$105,960
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,766
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$367,393
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$309,627

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