The Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation advances cancer medicine by supporting critical gastrointestinal cancer research. IT also provides unique educational programs, opportunities and experiences to real estate students. This two-pronged mission honors the legacy of Harold "hal" Eisenberg, the foundation's namesake, a real estate visionary, teacher, leader and mentor who lost his life after a short battle with liver cancer at the age of 53.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K 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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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $85K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
44
of 44 voting members
Looks good: 44 of 44 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$608K
Spent
$806K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$437K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$608K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$608K
FY2021$641K
FY2022$662K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$866K
Expenses
$806K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$806K
FY2021$810K
FY2022$806K
FY2023$609K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$923K
Net assets
$437K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$437K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$123K
FY2023$168K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$124K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending April 2020) · 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 Sep 1999.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $490K Management & general 14% · $113K Fundraising 25% · $203K

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

45 people listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$108,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Second Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristen Young’s $170K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristen Young$169,575$140,000$64,697———
Katie Hurley Wales———$61,728$105,000$108,500
Christine Bissler——$84,133———
Michelle Paulsen———$78,181——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds cancer research and provides real estate education.

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2 programs · $490K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Gastrointestinal (gi) Cancer Research

The organization funds critical research aimed to advance gastrointestinal cancer medicine at the robert h. Lurie comprehensive cancer center of northwestern university, a national leader and top comprehensive cancer center. The focus is on translating innovative research into personalized prevention, detection, and treatment methods.

$339Kprogram expense
02

Real Estate Education

The organization has developed multiple hands-on experiential programs aimed to give students exposure to the real working world of real estate as well as access to and mentorship from industry leaders.

$151Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2024$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$37,296
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2023$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$30,000
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2022$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$35,000
Roosevelt UniversityIL · FY2022$5,500
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2021$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$30,535
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2020$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$30,000
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2019$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$38,645

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$608K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$690K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Money outPt IX
$806K
Ln 25
Programscol B$490K
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$203K
Owns and owesPt X
$437K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$473K
Total assetsLn 16$475K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
45
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a44
IndependentVI 1b44
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$690K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$549K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Total revenueLn 12$608K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$473K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$473K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$475K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$437K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6450
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$608K$473K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$429$0
Total assetsLn 16$636K$475K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$635K$437K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$310K$310K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$39K$39K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$35K$25K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$78K$30K$17K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$949$189$758
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$5K$3K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50K$17K$14K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$4K$16K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$264$5K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$5K$4K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$2K$5K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$429$146$116$167
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$806K$490K$113K$203K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $866K$923K−$56K$124K 990 PDF
FY2024 $729K$717K$12K$180K 990 PDF
FY2023 $653K$609K$45K$168K 990 PDF
FY2022 $662K$806K−$145K$123K 990 PDF
FY2021 $641K$810K−$169K$268K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $608K$806K−$198K$437K 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 $607,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $794,202$689,809
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,873$37,095
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$47
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$172,925−$119,013
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $646,175$607,938
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $339,448$348,645
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $179,633$192,825
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$64,642
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $188,477$199,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $707,558$805,669
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$61,383−$197,731
Part VI · Governance 44 of 44 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body44
VI-1b Independent voting members44
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $607,938 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,590 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$548,893
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$140,916
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$689,809
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,095$37,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47$47
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$123,603−$123,603
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,095 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$118,966$607,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $805,669 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $310,000$310,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $38,645$38,645
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,911 · Management $24,935 · Fundraising $39,898$99,744
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,299 · Management $17,326 · Fundraising $30,326$77,951
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $949 · Management $189 · Fundraising $758$1,896
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,863 · Management $3,143 · Fundraising $5,228$13,234
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,469$22,469
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $64,642$64,642
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $22,565$22,565
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,113 · Management $13,590 · Fundraising $19,630$50,333
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,767 · Management $15,585 · Fundraising $11,417$30,769
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $264 · Management $5,117 · Fundraising $1,314$6,695
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,508 · Management $3,580 · Fundraising $5,171$13,259
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,923 · Management $4,766 · Fundraising $2,048$8,737
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $146 · Management $116 · Fundraising $167$429
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,803$1,803
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,498$42,498
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $489,886 · Management $112,619 · Fundraising $203,164$805,669
Part X · Balance sheet $474,764 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $607,604$472,936
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,828
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $429$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $635,532$474,764
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,029$792
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$37,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,029$37,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $634,503$430,393
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$6,379
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634,503$436,772
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $635,532$474,764
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $436,772 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$607,938
XI-2 Total expenses$805,669
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$197,731
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634,503
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$436,772

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