(1)Help to provide individuals with neuro-muscular diseases or injuries with leading edge technology, equipment and services (2) Raise public awareness toward amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by providing & documenting life adventures for individuals with muscular diseases or injuries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$424K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $280K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$424K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $6.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $150K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$741K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
29
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 29 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$7.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2022▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$8.5M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2022▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$7.5M
Net assets
$7.5M
FY2022▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.7M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$7.5M
FY2023$8.1M
FY2024$9.1M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2012.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $3.2M Management & general 9% · $393K Fundraising 15% · $639K

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

34 people listed on the 990; $424K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Managing Director
$121,458Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$119,746Pt VII · Sec A
$108,755Pt VII · Sec A
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Darragh’s $150K as Managing Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Darragh$150,440$127,343$121,458——
Blair Casey$147,545$117,735$119,746$107,738—
William K Gay——$108,755$109,008—
Paul Varisco SR——$50,000$50,000$50,000
Clare Durrett——$24,000——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides advanced technology and documents life adventures for those with neuromuscular conditions.

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1 program · $3.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Helping deliver leading edge equipment, services and technology, the Team Gleason Foundation provides ALS patients with the tools to allow people living with ALS to communicate, interact, and live with purpose. Technology and equipment have advanced over the past decade but these services can be taken even further.

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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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $78K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,899
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,835
Unitemized GrantFY2022$25,078
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,300
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,842

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$393K
Fundraisingcol D$639K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$741K
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b29
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$73K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$885K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K
Other assetsLn 15$10K
Total assetsLn 16$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$741K
Net assetsLn 32$7.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6160
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M$6.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$64K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M$8.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$794K$741K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M$7.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$17K$17K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.2M$2.2M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$403K$114K$74K$214K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$736K$548K$77K$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$137K$87K$16K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$88K$49K$13K$26K
Management feesLn 11a$164K$43K$39K$82K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$114K$114K
Investment management feesLn 11f$53K$53K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$2K$1K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$70K$22K$34K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$170$11$159
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$92K$54K$23K$15K
TravelLn 17$17K$10K$4K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$26K$17K$3K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$392$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.2M$393K$639K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $8.5M$7.5M$956K$9.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.6M$5.6M$17K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $4.3M$4.2M$48K$7.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.5M$3.4M$127K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.0M$2.8M$252K$8.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,285,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,235,521$2,925,992
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $50,000$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $476,064$21,332
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $716,964$1,338,517
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,478,549$4,285,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,944,575$2,255,192
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $901,479$1,362,924
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $88,926$113,984
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $416,126$505,918
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,351,106$4,238,018
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $127,443$47,823
Part VI · Governance 29 of 35 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body35
VI-1b Independent voting members29
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,285,841 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,925,992
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,925,992
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $94,259$94,259
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$72,927−$72,927
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,338,517$1,338,517
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$72,927 · Excluded from tax $1,432,776$4,285,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,238,018 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $17,276$17,276
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,237,916$2,237,916
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,079 · Management $74,206 · Fundraising $214,320$402,605
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $548,472 · Management $77,169 · Fundraising $109,886$735,527
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $87,221 · Management $15,734 · Fundraising $33,862$136,817
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $49,122 · Management $13,252 · Fundraising $25,601$87,975
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $43,499 · Management $38,868 · Fundraising $81,940$164,307
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,475$1,475
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $24,248$24,248
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $113,984$113,984
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $52,858$52,858
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,503 · Management $1,250 · Fundraising $20,307$23,060
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,200 · Management $34,468 · Fundraising $13,180$69,848
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11 · Management $159$170
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,931 · Management $23,041 · Fundraising $14,965$91,937
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,210 · Management $3,892 · Fundraising $2,476$16,578
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,170$3,170
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $23,233$23,233
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,537 · Management $2,983 · Fundraising $6,420$25,940
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $392 · Management $6,610 · Fundraising $2,092$9,094
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,205,539 · Management $393,446 · Fundraising $639,033$4,238,018
Part X · Balance sheet $8,266,292 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,264,443$1,120,849
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$885,423
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $64,267$104,005
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,478,213$6,006,434
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$139,839
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,002$9,742
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,810,955$8,266,292
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $214,559$230,200
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $437,020$295,631
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,379$27,070
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $793,958$741,187
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,617,054$2,800,240
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,399,943$4,724,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,016,997$7,525,105
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,810,955$8,266,292
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,525,105 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,285,841
XI-2 Total expenses$4,238,018
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,823
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,016,997
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,504,522
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$35,193
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,525,105

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