Association for Creatine Deficiencies

Tax-deductible

Carlsbad, CA501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 46-2133007Revenue $411K in FY2024

On file with the IRScreatineinfo.org6965 El Camino Real 105-598, 92009-4100 · Carlsbad, CATax-exempt since Jul 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To promote and fund medial research for treatments and cures, provide patient, family, and public education, and advocate for early intervention through newborn screening for Cerebral Creatine Deficiency Syndromes (CCDS).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$411K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$654K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$408K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$411K
FY2024▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$699K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$411K
Expenses
$654K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$96K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$600K
FY2023$603K
FY2024$654K
Net assets
$408K
FY2024▼ -37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$706K
FY2021$565K
FY2022$660K
FY2023$648K
FY2024$408K

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 Jul 2013.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $536K Management & general 12% · $76K Fundraising 6% · $42K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$109,716Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Comm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advocacy
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Compliance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Education
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Heidi Wallis’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 83rd 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Heidi Wallis$109,716$105,000$91,346

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fund research, educate families, and advocate for newborn screening for rare brain disorders.

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1 program · $536K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Providing accurate and up to date information through attendance at Medical & Scientific conferences, maintaining informational website, hosting CCDS conference and distributing recordings of talks to accelerate knowledge of creatine deficiencies and related research. Advocating for increased adoption of newborn screening.

$536Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $431K · 2021–2024
University of UtahUT · FY2024$72,440
UCLACA · FY2024$30,000
University of Central FloridaFY2024$15,000
University of UtahUT · FY2023$140,000
Uplifting Athletes INCPA · FY2023$10,000
UCLACA · FY2022$10,000
University of UtahUT · FY2021$25,000
Nord RegistryCT · FY2021$14,055
UCLACA · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$411K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$654K
Ln 25
Programscol B$536K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$408K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$244K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$47K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$411K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$244K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$244K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$45K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$408K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$386K$244K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70K$77K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$675K$419K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$648K$408K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$117K$117K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$500$500
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$98K$98K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$110K$77K$20K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$28K$7K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$277$176$44$57
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$2K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$250$250
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$62K$12K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$603$2K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$10K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$2K$542
OccupancyLn 16$1K$989$63$88
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$94K$94K$152
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$132$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$654K$536K$76K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $411K$654K−$243K$408K 990 PDF
FY2023 $588K$603K−$14K$648K 990 PDF
FY2022 $699K$600K$99K$660K 990 PDF
FY2021 $322K$474K−$152K$565K 990 PDF
FY2020 $639K$96K$543K$706K 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 $411,288 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $574,134$353,871
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,000$47,133
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,487$4,708
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,571$5,576
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $588,192$411,288
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $183,000$215,440
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $151,548$161,645
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,065$276,759
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $602,613$653,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,421−$242,556
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $411,288 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$118,766
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,105
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$353,871
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $47,133$47,133
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,708$4,708
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,576$5,576
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,709 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,708$411,288
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $653,844 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $117,440$117,440
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $500$500
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $97,500$97,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,072 · Management $19,825 · Fundraising $12,819$109,716
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,156 · Management $7,242 · Fundraising $4,683$40,081
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $176 · Management $44 · Fundraising $57$277
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,141 · Management $2,040 · Fundraising $1,390$11,571
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $250$250
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,246$27,246
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $62,395 · Management $11,659 · Fundraising $4,692$78,746
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $603 · Management $1,983 · Fundraising $12,168$14,754
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,051 · Management $1,714 · Fundraising $5,299$17,064
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,502 · Management $2,264 · Fundraising $542$4,308
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $989 · Management $63 · Fundraising $88$1,140
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,560$12,560
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $94,251 · Management $152$94,403
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,635$22,635
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $132 · Management $1,918$2,050
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,603$1,603
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $535,706 · Management $76,400 · Fundraising $41,738$653,844
Part X · Balance sheet $418,617 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $385,706$243,608
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $148,265$33,625
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,118$18,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,905$45,270
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $69,685$77,237
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $674,679$418,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,722$10,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,722$10,372
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $480,600$395,420
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $167,357$12,825
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $647,957$408,245
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $674,679$418,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $408,245 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$411,288
XI-2 Total expenses$653,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$242,556
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$647,957
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,844
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$408,245

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