Resurrecting Lives Foundation FY2021 filing

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $24K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
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
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$211K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$236K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$211K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$178K
Expenses
$236K
FY2021▲ +40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$230K
FY2024$183K
FY2025$122K
Net assets
$280K
FY2021▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$305K
FY2021$280K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$177K
FY2024$131K
FY2025$188K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2012.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $228K Management & general 3% · $7K Fundraising 0% · $203

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

10 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair/President
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chrisanne Gordon MD’s $18K as Founderexecutive Director is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chrisanne Gordon MD$18,000$45,000$36,000$36,000$15,296

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Resurrecting Lives Foundation is a disease and medical nonprofit based in Dublin, OH, formed in 2011.

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3 programs · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Veterans Legislative Reform Project

The conflicts in iraq and afghanistan have resulted in a new "signature wound", traumatic brain injury. We have learned, through research we sponsored at albert einstein university in 2012-2013, that our heroes are "out of their brains, not out of their minds" as michael lipton, MD/PHD revealed in our landmark study using recently…

$167Kprogram expense
02

Community Tbi Education Program

This program provides basic education to veterans with brain injuries. These programs are done locally and, increasingly, on a national level. In 2021, we continued our projects from prior years and increased our partnerships with higher-education and nonprofits to broaden our community reach.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Employment Initiative

Work continued on building relationships with and training HR departments on the importance of employing veterans as a WIN/WIN for company success.

$15Kprogram expense

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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Money outPt IX
$236K
Ln 25
Programscol B$228K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$203
Owns and owesPt X
$280K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$41
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$280K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$689
Total assetsLn 16$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$280K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$305K$280K
Total assetsLn 16$305K$280K
LiabilitiesLn 26$119$0
Net assetsLn 32$305K$280K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$63K$63K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K$203
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K$318
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$116K
Total functional expensesLn 25$236K$228K$7K$203

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 $178K$122K$56K$188K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2025 $137K$183K−$46K$131K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2024 $128K$230K−$101K$177K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $168K$170K−$2K$279K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $211K$236K−$24K$280K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 $142K$169K−$26K$305K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $211,414 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $142,407$211,373
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $88$41
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $142,495$211,414
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $650$1,800
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $15,296$36,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,699$197,942
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $168,645$235,742
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$26,150−$24,328
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $211,414 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$206,373
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$211,373
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41$41
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41$211,414
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $235,742 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,800$1,800
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,000$36,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,095$3,095
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,857$62,857
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,809 · Management $1,616 · Fundraising $203$3,628
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,981$1,981
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,597 · Management $318$2,915
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,417$5,417
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,429$2,429
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,620$115,620
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $228,081 · Management $7,458 · Fundraising $203$235,742
Part X · Balance sheet $280,389 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $87,233$63,990
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $217,603$215,710
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$689
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $304,836$280,389
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $119$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $119$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $304,717$280,389
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $304,717$280,389
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $304,836$280,389
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $280,389 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,414
XI-2 Total expenses$235,742
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,328
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$304,717
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$280,389

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