Max S Love Project INC

Tax-deductible

Orange, CA501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 45-3792057Revenue $484K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmaxloveproject.org805 W La Veta Ave Ste 205, 92868-3929 · Orange, CATax-exempt since Mar 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We empower families fighting childhood cancers and related life-threatening conditions with quality of life care, fierce foods, whole-body wellness resources, education and research. We believe that true health starts when families are empowered to be active partners in their child's healing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 225 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $200K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $146K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$974K
×23 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 2300% of assets; over 80%.
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
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Revenue
$484K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$587K
To programs
62%
Net assets
−$930K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$484K
FY2024▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$429K
FY2022$510K
FY2023$845K
FY2024$484K
Expenses
$587K
FY2024▼ -39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$597K
FY2021$649K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$967K
FY2024$587K
Net assets
−$930K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021−$174K
FY2022−$692K
FY2023−$814K
FY2024−$930K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $365K Management & general 20% · $119K Fundraising 18% · $103K

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; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$82,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Audra Dipadova’s $82K as CEO is at the 67th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Audra Dipadova$82,000$162,500$137,500$162,500$135,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports families fighting childhood cancer with wellness, nutrition, education, and research.

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3 programs · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

General Program

Maxlove project is based in southern california, but we serve families nationally and internationally through our online superfamilies support network, educational materials, and resources, as well as our growing regional culinary medicine programs.

$165Kprogram expense
02

Fierce Foods Academy

The fierce foods academy is a collection of programs focused on risk-reducing and quality-of-life-improving whole foods. The programs include direct culinary and nutrition education, professional counseling, and social support. The fierce foods academy offers community-based, hospital-based, and online in-app programming.

$85Kprogram expense
03

Maxlove Connect Mobile App Program

Maxlove connect is maxlove project's private, online expert-facilitated mobile app community. It provides evidence-based integrative care resources, therapeutic social support, mental wellness tools, e-learning, live in-app events, cooking classes, and more!

$37Kprogram expense

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 · $48K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,426
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,451
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,713
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$743
Jace WardKS · FY2022$5,245
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,508

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$484K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$556K
Money outPt IX
$587K
Ln 25
Programscol B$365K
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$103K
Owns and owesPt X
−$930K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$974K
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$556K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$90K
Total revenueLn 12$484K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$37K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$974K
Net assetsLn 32−$930K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6225
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$104K$38K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$44K
LiabilitiesLn 26$968K$974K
Net assetsLn 32−$814K−$930K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15$15
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$580$580
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$67K$0$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$61K$44K$0$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$346$0$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$0$36K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$479$0$479$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$2K$6K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$125K$2K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$57K$18K$20K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$56K$47K$9K$24
OccupancyLn 16$13K$3K$9K$462
TravelLn 17$49K$28K$12K$10K
InterestLn 20$840$0$840$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$51$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$22K$18K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$587K$365K$119K$103K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $484K$587K−$103K−$930K 990 PDF
FY2023 $845K$967K−$122K−$814K 990 PDF
FY2022 $510K$1.0M−$518K−$692K 990 PDF
FY2021 $429K$649K−$220K−$174K 990 PDF
FY2020 $562K$597K−$35K$46K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $483,730 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $854,145$555,918
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $44$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,023−$72,188
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $845,166$483,730
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,363$595
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $277,543$189,976
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $673,233$396,500
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $967,139$587,071
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$121,973−$103,341
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $483,730 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $637 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$89,848
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$466,070
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$555,918
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$72,825−$72,825
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $637 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$72,825$483,730
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $587,071 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15$15
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $580$580
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,240 · Management $0 · Fundraising $14,760$82,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,235 · Management $0 · Fundraising $16,682$60,917
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $346 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,735$8,081
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $36,466 · Fundraising $2,512$38,978
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $479 · Fundraising $0$479
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,045 · Management $5,828 · Fundraising $0$7,873
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $125,186 · Management $2,438 · Fundraising $31,147$158,771
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,593 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,593
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,629 · Management $19,554 · Fundraising $20,312$57,495
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,114 · Management $8,940 · Fundraising $24$56,078
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,107 · Management $9,255 · Fundraising $462$12,824
IX-17 TravelPrograms $27,665 · Management $12,037 · Fundraising $9,557$49,259
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $840 · Fundraising $0$840
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,217 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,217
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51 · Management $4,793 · Fundraising $0$4,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,903 · Management $18,324 · Fundraising $0$40,227
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $364,926 · Management $118,954 · Fundraising $103,191$587,071
Part X · Balance sheet $44,130 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,030$36,854
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,899$1,300
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,193$5,976
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,250$44,130
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,939$101,415
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $893,600$872,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $967,539$973,815
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$814,289−$929,685
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$814,289−$929,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,250$44,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$929,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$483,730
XI-2 Total expenses$587,071
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$103,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$814,289
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$12,055
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$929,685

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