Bumblebee Foundation INC EIN 45-2442151

Bumblebee Foundation INC

EIN  45-2442151 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Westlake Village, CA Founded 2011
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports pediatric cancer families to inspire hope and faith through well-being services.
Leadership
Heather S Donatini · Executive Di · $83K
Money in and out
$536K revenue, $625K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency

Supports pediatric cancer families to inspire hope and faith through well-being services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $536K in revenue, $625K in expenses, and $431K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$536K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$625K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$431K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$90K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -43% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-17%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -1039% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$536K
FY2025▲ +8%
Expenses
$625K
FY2025▲ +25%
Total assets
$435K
FY2025▼ -23%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2025▼ -13%
Total revenue
$536K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$625K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$431K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$435K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $456K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Patient Aid Program

The heart of bumblebee - our patient aid program is our largest of 6 programs that gives much needed assistance to pediatric cancer families. A total of 218 families received direct financial aid in 2025.

$417Kprogram expense
02

Holiday Bee Program

Every holiday season bumblebee foundation spreads cheer to pediatric cancer families by shopping, wrapping, and delivering gifts to families. Bumblebee foundation adopted 42 local children (conejo valley, ca and treasure valley, id) familes during the 2025 holiday season.

$24Kprogram expense
03

Spring Basket Program and Beeday Programs

Our spring baskets provide personalized baskets and gift cards. In 2025, 41 children were adopted through this program and parents received gas & gift cards. Our beeday program provided handwritten birthday cards with gift cards to 125 bumblebee kiddos.

$16Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBumblebee Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D45-2442151
Principal addressHdr · item CWestlake Village, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bumblebeefoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E86)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$83,125Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heather S Donatini’s $83K as Executive Di is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1965 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather S Donatini$83,125$64,500$57,200$48,000$47,000
Amy Wing$26,173

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$402K · 75%
Other revenue$117K · 22%
Investment income$16K · 3%
Contributions & grants75%$402K
Other revenue22%$117K
Investment income3%$16K
Total revenueLn 12$536K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.13
Program services73%$456K
Management & general14%$88K
Fundraising13%$82K
Total functional expensesLn 25$625K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$301K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$431K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $401K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $625K · Less non-cash grants $7K · Cash operating expenses/yr $618K
7.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $456K · Total expenses $625K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $88K · Total expenses $625K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $82K · Total expenses $625K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $68K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $377K
$0.18 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $402K · Total revenue $536K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $536K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $536K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16K · Total revenue $536K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $625K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $536K · Prior year $494K
+8%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $331K · FY2025 $536K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $431K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $536K · Expenses $625K
-17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $435K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $431K · Total assets $435K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $100K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $435K
23%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather S Donatini · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $625K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $221K · Total expenses $625K
35%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 20%
Revenue growth 8%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $1.3M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$259,018
Unitemized GrantFY2025$23,593
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,450
Unitemized GrantFY2024$277,347
Unitemized GrantFY2023$211,241
Unitemized GrantFY2022$188,711
Unitemized GrantFY2021$136,366
Unitemized GrantFY2020$196,359

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$536K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$494K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$552K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$491K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$433K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$331K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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