Oligo Nation FY2022 filing

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Sebastopol, CA501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 46-3087590Revenue $978K in FY2022

On file with the IRSoligonation.org1325 Schaeffer Rd, 95472-5540 · Sebastopol, CATax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Oligo Nation advocates and fundraises to support medical research into oligodendroglioma brain cancer. We engage with others in the oligodendroglioma community to raise money and we work with researchers and research institutions to identify opportunities to fund translational research that can potentially lead to new treatments in the next 5 years.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
55¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $348K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
55%
of spending
Worth a look: 55% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
85 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 85.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$200K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$978K
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$319K
To programs
55%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$978K
FY2022▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$978K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$319K
FY2022▼ -43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$274K
FY2021$556K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2022▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2022 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 55% · $177K Management & general 21% · $66K Fundraising 24% · $77K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
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 Vice C
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Spencer Greene’s $5K as Board Member is at the 0th percentile of top reported officer pay among 734 $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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Fundraising for research to find new treatments for oligodendroglioma brain cancer.

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2 programs · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Medical research grants

$90Kprogram expense
02

Managing oliodendroglioma biobank and building cell line repository

$87Kprogram 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$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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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$978K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$612K
Other incomeLn 4–11$365K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$319K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$612K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$134K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$365K
Total revenueLn 12$978K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
SavingsLn 2$57K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$277K$200K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$90K$90K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$77K$77K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$88K$87K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$319K$177K$66K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$1.4M$453K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.8M−$141K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $978K$319K$659K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $673K$556K$116K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $928K$274K$654K$1.3M 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $978,352 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $401,086$612,395
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,407$1,137
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $270,027$364,820
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $672,520$978,352
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $260,000$89,673
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$19,394
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $65,352$76,842
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,901$133,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $556,253$319,078
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,267$659,274
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $978,352 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$133,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,895
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$612,395
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,137$1,137
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$364,820
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,137$978,352
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $319,078 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $89,673$89,673
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $11,825$11,825
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $2,569$2,569
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $76,842$76,842
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $24,929$24,929
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,426$9,426
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,536$2,536
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $8,049$8,049
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,979 · Management $1,250$88,229
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,652 · Management $65,584 · Fundraising $76,842$319,078
Part X · Balance sheet $2,266,505 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $729,705$2,209,259
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $954,513$57,246
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,684,218$2,266,505
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,289$12,802
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $250,000$187,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $277,289$200,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,406,929$2,066,203
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,684,218$2,266,505
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,066,203 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$978,352
XI-2 Total expenses$319,078
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$659,274
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,406,929
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,066,203

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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