Bumblebee Foundation INC EIN 45-2442151 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Bumblebee Foundation INC FY2020 filing

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Supports pediatric cancer families to inspire hope and faith through well-being services. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $331K in revenue, $352K in expenses, and $280K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2011
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Westlake Village, CA
Website
www.bumblebeefoundation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$331KFY2020
Expenses
$352K
Net assets
$280K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  45-2442151 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Westlake Village, CA Founded 2011
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · Treasurer · $47K
Money in and out
$331K revenue, $352K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$331K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$352K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$280K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$21K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-6%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$331K
FY2020
Expenses
$352K
FY2020
Total assets
$297K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2020
Total revenue
$331K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$352K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$280K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$21K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$297K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

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 13No
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
$47,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$26,173Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $258K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Patient Aid Program

The heart of bumblebee-our patient aid program is our largest program that gives much needed assistance to pediatric cancer families. Additionally, families fighting relapsed leukemia and relapsed neuroblastoma receive direct financial assistance via this program.

$228Kprogram expense
02

Holiday Bees Program

Every holiday season bumblebee foundation spreads cheer to pediatric cancer families by shopping, wrapping, and delivering gifts to families. Bumblebee foundation adopted 37 familes during the 2020 holiday season and gave additional financial blessings to 8 families.

$17Kprogram expense
03

Spring Basket Program and Beeday Program

Our spring baskets provide personalized baskets, and gift cards. 15 families were adopted through this program in 2020, with $3,961.94 given in assistance. Birthday cards along with gift cards were provided to 150 bumblebee kiddos for a total of $3,337.26 distributed in 2020.

$14Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$290K · 88%
Other revenue$38K · 12%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants88%$290K
Other revenue12%$38K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$331K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.06
Program services73%$258K
Management & general21%$73K
Fundraising6%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$352K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Total assetsLn 16$297K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$280K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $288K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $352K · Less non-cash grants $14K · Cash operating expenses/yr $338K
10.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $258K · Total expenses $352K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $352K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $21K · Total expenses $352K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $21K · Solicited contributions $290K
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $290K · Total revenue $331K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $331K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $331K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $331K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $352K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $331K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $280K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $331K · Expenses $352K
-6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $297K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $280K · Total assets $297K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $118K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $297K
40%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather S Donatini · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $47K · Total expenses $352K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $79K · Total expenses $352K
22%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%
Legal fee ratio 0.1%
Accounting fee ratio 6%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · ⤓ 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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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