Oligo Nation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-3087590)

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Questions the 990 asks

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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 · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Medical research grants

$1.2Mprogram expense

02

Managing oligodendroglioma biobank and building cell line repository

$110Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Compass Foundation INCFY2025$2K

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

University of California San FranciscoCA · FY2024$150,000

Ut Southwest Medical CenterFY2024$150,000

University of PittsburghPA · FY2024$125,000

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCA · FY2024$100,000

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · FY2024$60,000

Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2024$8,523

The Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncolog Consortium FoundationCA · FY2024$6,000

University of FloridaFL · FY2023$225,000

University of PittsburghPA · FY2023$187,500

Mass General BrighamMA · FY2023$150,000

Ut Southwest Medical CenterFY2023$150,000

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY · FY2023$120,000

Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2023$100,000

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityCA · FY2023$100,000

University of CincinnatiFY2023$60,000

Vanderbilt UniversityTN · FY2023$53,000

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Investment incomeLn 3$27K

Money outPt IX

$1.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.3M

Managementcol C$309K

Fundraisingcol D$135K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M

Total assetsLn 16$2.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$131K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$224K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$994K

Investment incomeLn 3$27K

Gains on assetsLn 7$202

Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$153K

SavingsLn 2$1.9M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K

Total assetsLn 16$2.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$131K

Net assetsLn 32$1.9M

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.3M	$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$6K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.3M	$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$200K	$131K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.1M	$1.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$1.2M	$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$222K		$222K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$24K		$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$16K		$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$60K			$60K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$66K			$66K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$43K		$38K	$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$7K		$6K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$508		$508
TravelLn 17	$2K		−$1K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$123K	$122K	$1K
All other expensesLn 24e	$18		$18
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.8M	$1.3M	$309K	$135K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$1.9M	$1.4M	$453K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$1.6M	$1.8M	−$141K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,637,244 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $612,395$1,794,927

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,137$26,937

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $364,820−$184,620

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $978,352$1,637,244

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $89,673$1,211,500

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,394$262,585

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $76,842$66,342

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $133,169$237,582

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $319,078$1,778,009

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $659,274−$140,765

Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15

VI-1b Independent voting members14

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 $1,637,244 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$994,097

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$800,830

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$223,696

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,794,927

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,735$26,735

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $202$202

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$184,620

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $202 · Excluded from tax $26,735$1,637,244

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,778,009 across 13 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,211,500$1,211,500

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $222,000$222,000

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $24,281$24,281

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $16,304$16,304

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,200$2,200

IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $60,000$60,000

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $66,342$66,342

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $38,115 · Fundraising $5,053$43,168

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,134 · Fundraising $1,213$7,347

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $508$508

IX-17 TravelManagement −$1,248 · Fundraising $2,842$1,594

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,625 · Management $1,122$122,747

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $18$18

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,333,125 · Management $309,434 · Fundraising $135,450$1,778,009

Part X · Balance sheet $2,061,936 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,209,259$153,028

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $57,246$1,903,005

X-11 Publicly traded securities$5,903

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,266,505$2,061,936

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,802$6,000

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $187,500$125,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200,302$131,000

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,066,203$1,930,936

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,266,505$2,061,936

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,930,936 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,637,244

XI-2 Total expenses$1,778,009

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$140,765

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,066,203

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$5,498

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,930,936

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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