Curebound's mission is to accelerate cancer research and save lives. We raise and invest strategic funding for innovative adult and pediatric cancer research with one vision: cures in our lifetime.

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27¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$245K 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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FY2020 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.5M a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
27%
of spending
Concern: 27% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$245K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$124K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$872K
To programs
27%
Net assets
$756K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$19.8M
FY2023$10.4M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$11.0M
Expenses
$872K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$872K
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$12.5M
FY2024$10.7M
FY2025$14.9M
Net assets
$756K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$756K
FY2021$6.7M
FY2022$20.3M
FY2023$18.2M
FY2024$12.9M
FY2025$9.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

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Where the money goes

27 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 27% · $237K Management & general 22% · $193K Fundraising 51% · $442K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $245K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$131,874Pt VII · Sec A
$113,187Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Marbarger’s $477K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anne Marbarger$476,750$385,000$330,000$285,584$180,271$131,874
Karen Hooper$306,167$230,000$202,361$138,014——
Danielle Dawson—$221,250————
Heather Dean-Presnall$149,198$125,000————
Amy Myers$146,937—————
Megan Ambrose$142,448$113,937————
Judith Polha$137,153—————
Erik Hans Gordon$134,195—————

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

Funds cancer research in San Diego through an annual bike challenge.

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1 program · $237K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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100 of peer-to-peer fundraising as part of Padres Pedal the Cause will go to Moores Cancer Center at San Diego Health, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute and Radys Childrens Hospital San Diego for the benefit of Cancer Research.

$237Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$45K
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Grants paid · 36 grants · $26.2M · 2021–2025
Scripps HealthCA · FY2025$537,267
Illudent INCFY2025$250,000
Resolute Science INCFY2025$250,000
Beken Bio INCFY2025$250,000
University of ArizonaFY2025$100,000
Resolute Science INCFY2024$250,000
Palm Therapeutics INCFY2024$250,000
Seren Bio CorpFY2024$250,000
Beken Bio INCFY2024$250,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Money outPt IX
$872K
Ln 25
Programscol B$237K
Managementcol C$193K
Fundraisingcol D$442K
Owns and owesPt X
$756K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$683K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$52
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$569K
SavingsLn 2$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$683K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
Net assetsLn 32$756K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 6439
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.3M$683K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M$124K
Net assetsLn 32$266K$756K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$245K$30K$72K$143K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$160K$55K$36K$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$2K$2K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$6K$8K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$7K$8K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$66K$2K$64K
Legal feesLn 11b$421$421
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$1K$18K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$65K$5K$10K$50K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$63K$13K$17K$33K
TravelLn 17$1K$130$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$1K$3K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$3K$3K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K$95K$1K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$872K$237K$193K$442K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.0M$14.9M−$3.9M$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.5M$10.7M−$5.3M$12.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.4M$12.5M−$2.1M$18.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $19.8M$6.2M$13.6M$20.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.8M$2.8M$6.0M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$872K$491K$756K 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 $1,362,913 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,339,549$1,362,861
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $281,605$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $101$52
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$64,261$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,556,994$1,362,913
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,129,953$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $557,032$475,632
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $938,599$396,434
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,625,584$872,066
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,590$490,847
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,362,913 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,362,861
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,362,861
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $52$52
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $52$1,362,913
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $872,066 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $30,165 · Management $71,650 · Fundraising $143,246$245,061
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $54,573 · Management $36,379 · Fundraising $69,191$160,143
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,711 · Management $2,186 · Fundraising $4,292$8,189
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,361 · Management $8,128 · Fundraising $15,951$30,440
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,650 · Management $8,478 · Fundraising $16,671$31,799
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $2,385 · Fundraising $63,500$65,885
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $421$421
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,774$13,774
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,963$5,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,744 · Fundraising $4,579$9,323
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,053 · Management $18,100 · Fundraising $1,580$20,733
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,513 · Management $9,929 · Fundraising $50,467$64,909
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,165 · Management $16,784 · Fundraising $33,005$62,954
IX-17 TravelManagement $130 · Fundraising $1,138$1,268
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,344 · Management $2,957 · Fundraising $15,031$19,332
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,538 · Management $3,236 · Fundraising $6,364$12,138
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,151 · Management $1,279 · Fundraising $13,606$110,036
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,514 · Fundraising $3,184$9,698
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $236,830 · Management $193,431 · Fundraising $441,805$872,066
Part X · Balance sheet $880,045 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,152,472$568,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,626$113,938
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $142,230$135,490
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,273$2,572
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $57,275$54,798
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,418$4,418
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,473,294$880,045
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,207,652$46,561
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,207,652$123,556
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $265,642$756,489
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $265,642$756,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,473,294$880,045
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $756,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,362,913
XI-2 Total expenses$872,066
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$490,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$265,642
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$36,544
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$36,544
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$756,489

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