Oligo Nation EIN 46-3087590 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Fundraising for research to find new treatments for oligodendroglioma brain cancer. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.9M in revenue, $1.4M in expenses, and $2.4M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Diseases & Disorders
Location
Sebastopol, CA
Website
www.oligonation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$1.9MFY2024
Expenses
$1.4M
Net assets
$2.4M
People
16
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3087590 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sebastopol, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Fundraising for research to find new treatments for oligodendroglioma brain cancer.
Leadership
Ashley Dabbiere · Board Member
Money in and out
$1.9M revenue, $1.4M expenses
Bottom line
72% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $453K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
24.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +51% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+24%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +378% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +16%
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -19%
Total assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +25%
Total liabilities
$126K
FY2024▼ -3%
Total revenue
$1.9M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$453K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COligo Nation
EINHdr · item D46-3087590
Principal addressHdr · item CSebastopol, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.oligonation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b16
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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
Board Vice C
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Spencer Greene’s $5K as Board Member is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 732 $1–10M 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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $1.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Medical research grants

$980Kprogram expense
02

Managing oligodendroglioma biobank and building cell line repository

$60Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$2.0M · 107%
Investment income$78K · 4%
Contributions & grants107%$2.0M
Investment income4%$78K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.07
Program services72%$1.0M
Management & general21%$301K
Fundraising7%$99K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$126K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed21.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.6M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.4M · Less non-cash grants $155K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.3M
24.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.0M · Total expenses $1.4M
72%
Management & General
Management & general $301K · Total expenses $1.4M
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $99K · Total expenses $1.4M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $104K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.5M
$0.07 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.0M · Total revenue $1.9M
107%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.9M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.9M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $78K · Total revenue $1.9M
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.9M · Prior year $1.6M
+16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $928K · FY2024 $1.9M
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.9M · Expenses $1.4M
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.4M · Total assets $2.6M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ashley Dabbiere · Reported title BOARD MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $1.4M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $238K · Total expenses $1.4M
16%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $90K · Gross raised $588K
15%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 16%
Accounting fee ratio 0.2%
Fundraising fee ratio 6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 32 grants · $2.6M · 2020–2024
University of FloridaFL · FY2024$225,000
Mass General BrighamMA · FY2024$150,000
Ut Southwest Medical CenterFY2024$150,000
University of PittsburghPA · FY2024$125,000
Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2024$8,523
University of FloridaFL · FY2023$225,000
University of PittsburghPA · FY2023$187,500
Mass General BrighamMA · FY2023$150,000
Ut Southwest Medical CenterFY2023$150,000
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2023$100,000
University of CincinnatiFY2023$60,000
Vanderbilt UniversityTN · FY2023$53,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$1.9M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$978K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$673K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$928K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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