Bumblebee Foundation INC FY2021 filing

Westlake Village, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Since 2011 · Health Care

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$433K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$300K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$418K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$433K
FY2021▲ +31%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$552K
FY2024$494K
FY2025$536K
Expenses
$300K
FY2021▼ -15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$352K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$454K
FY2024$501K
FY2025$625K
Net assets
$418K
FY2021▲ +49%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$280K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$567K
FY2024$560K
FY2025$431K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBumblebee Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D45-2442151
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2011
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWestlake Village, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E86)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bumblebeefoundation.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.25 Fundraising $0.05
Program services69%$208K
Management & general25%$76K
Fundraising5%$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
16.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+31%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$419K
FY2021▲ +41%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$419K
FY2022$470K
FY2023$569K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$435K
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2021▼ -93%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$1K
FY2022$1K
FY2023$2K
FY2024$5K
FY2025$4K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$133K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$419K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$277K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$418K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$368K · 85%
Other revenue$56K · 13%
Investment income$9K · 2%
Contributions & grants85%$368K
Other revenue13%$56K
Investment income2%$9K
— government grantsLn 1e$15K
Total revenueLn 12$433K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $408K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $300K · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $291K
16.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $208K · Total expenses $300K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $76K · Total expenses $300K
25%
Fundraising
Fundraising $16K · Total expenses $300K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $18K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $322K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $368K · Total revenue $433K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $15K · Total revenue $433K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $433K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $9K · Total revenue $433K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $300K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $433K · Prior year $331K
+31%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $418K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $433K · Expenses $300K
+31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $419K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $418K · Total assets $419K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $131K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $419K
31%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Heather S Donatini · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $300K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $92K · Total expenses $300K
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%——
Overhead ratio 25%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth 31%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.2%——
Legal fee ratio 0.1%——
Accounting fee ratio 8%——
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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$48,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 1979 $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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 8Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Supports pediatric cancer families to inspire hope and faith through well-being services.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $208K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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 206 families received direct financial aid in 2021. Additionally, families fighting relapsed leukemia and relapsed neuroblastoma receive direct financial assistance via this program.

$160Kprogram 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 25 familes during the 2021 holiday season and gave additional financial blessings to 9 families. The total amount of assistance given was $37,630.76.

$38Kprogram expense
03

Spring Basket Program and Beeday Program

Our spring baskets provide personalized baskets, and gift cards. 14 families were adopted through this program in 2021, with $7,118.62 given in assistance. Birthday cards along with gift cards were provided to 140 bumblebee kiddos for a total of $2,704 distributed in 2021.

$10Kprogram 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 · 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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $536K$625K+8% 990 PDF
FY2024 $494K$501K-10% 990 PDF
FY2023 $552K$454K+12% 990 PDF
FY2022 $491K$411K+13% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $433K$300K+31% 990 PDF
FY2020 $331K$352K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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