Renegade Research

Tax-deductible

Brighton, MI501(c)(3)Medical ResearchEIN 37-2120626

Renegade research is driven by the vision to empower chronic illness patients through collaborative research and innovative self-experimentation. Our mission is centered on pioneering accessible patient-led efforts to uncover scientific insights & improve overall quality of life

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$160K
Spent
$134K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$26K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2024.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $126K Management & general 6% · $8K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowering patients with chronic illness through collaborative research and self-experimentation.

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3 program services account for $126K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Remission biome research is an experimental, medically supervised, protocol titled remission biome to help patients with ME/CFS (myalgic ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC fatigue syndrome) and long covid to potentially achieve a higher baseline in function and improve their quality of life.

$119Kprogram expense
02

Public education seminars are to host research and clinical educational seminars about ME/CFS (myalgic ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC fatigue syndrome), long covid, and related conditions for researchers, clinicians, and the public to attend.

$6Kprogram expense
03

Lactate testing and research in a research project that is led by individuals with ME/CFS (myalgic ENCEPHALOMYELITIS/CHRONIC fatigue syndrome), long covid, performing self-experimentation to test a hypothesis, analyze the data, review their hypothesis and continue as the data guides them.

$337program 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$160K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Money outPt IX
$134K
Ln 25
Programscol B$126K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Total revenueLn 12$160K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$0$26K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$91K$91K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$934$4K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$5K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$389$389
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$979
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K$44
Total functional expensesLn 25$134K$126K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $160K$134K$26K$26K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $159,837 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,837
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$159,837
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$159,837
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,050 across 6 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $90,751$90,751
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $934 · Management $3,539$4,473
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,921 · Management $3,665$8,586
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $389$389
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,156 · Management $979$2,135
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,672 · Management $44$27,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $125,823 · Management $8,227 · Fundraising $0$134,050
Part X · Balance sheet $25,787 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$25,456
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$331
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$25,787
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$25,787
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$25,787
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,787 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$159,837
XI-2 Total expenses$134,050
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,787
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,787

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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