Dmax foundation's mission is to create connections and conversations that matter to strengthen mental health and emotional well-being for young people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $30K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $86K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$316K
Spent
$300K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$273K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$316K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$316K
FY2021$315K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$182K
Expenses
$300K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$264K
FY2022$379K
FY2023$286K
FY2024$296K
FY2025$276K
Net assets
$273K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$251K
FY2023$235K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$79K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $200K Management & general 12% · $37K Fundraising 21% · $62K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$123,907Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Colleen McNichol’s $94K as Executive Di is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laurie Burstein-Maxwell$18,065$34,400—$128,846$125,294$123,907
Colleen McNichol$94,297—————
Ethan Jewett—$75,470$94,057———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Connects young people through meaningful conversations to improve mental health.

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2 programs · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community programming dmax foundation's community programming includes its educational and social events in suburban philadelphia (held virtually during COVID-10) and engages the local community (and others in a virtual setting) in honest conversations about mental health and mental illness.

$100Kprogram expense
02

Dmax clubs dmax clubs are environments on college campuses that enable connections and conversations that matter to strengthen mental health and emotional well- being for young people. They are trusted spaces for students to get together and talk about how they are doing, how their friends are doing, and how they can help each other, and…

$100Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$316K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$300K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$273K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$307K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$316K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$263K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$292K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$273K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K$292K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$272K$328K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$257K$273K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$85K$13K$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$52K$36K$6K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$373$712
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$47K$7K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$550$550
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$2K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$103
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$484$2K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$4K$1K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$313$215$34$64
TravelLn 17$370$276$94
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$555$555
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$210$33$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$10K$1K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$701$515$64$122
Total functional expensesLn 25$300K$200K$37K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $182K$276K−$94K$79K 990 PDF
FY2024 $235K$296K−$62K$173K 990 PDF
FY2023 $270K$286K−$16K$235K 990 PDF
FY2022 $306K$379K−$73K$251K 990 PDF
FY2021 $315K$264K$51K$324K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $316K$300K$16K$273K 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 $315,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $313,325$307,452
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,335$2,516
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,835$1,214
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,055$4,769
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $327,550$315,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $195,002$247,295
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,653$52,424
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,655$299,719
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,895$16,232
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $315,951 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,769 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$307,452
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,950
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$307,452
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,516$2,516
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,214$1,214
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,516 · Excluded from tax $5,983$315,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $299,719 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,368 · Management $13,272 · Fundraising $25,267$123,907
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,924 · Management $5,586 · Fundraising $10,634$52,144
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,403 · Management $373 · Fundraising $712$3,488
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,684 · Management $7,257 · Fundraising $13,815$67,756
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $550$550
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,800$2,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,149 · Management $1,359 · Fundraising $1,894$5,402
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,260 · Fundraising $103$5,363
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,797 · Management $484 · Fundraising $2,354$7,635
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,570 · Management $1,460 · Fundraising $3,930$8,960
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $215 · Management $34 · Fundraising $64$313
IX-17 TravelPrograms $276 · Management $94$370
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $555$555
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $210 · Management $33 · Fundraising $1,178$1,421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,386 · Management $3,010$4,396
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,368 · Management $1,296 · Fundraising $2,294$13,958
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $515 · Management $64 · Fundraising $122$701
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $200,230 · Management $37,122 · Fundraising $62,367$299,719
Part X · Balance sheet $327,968 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $18,184$28,637
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $236,060$263,274
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,219$32,144
X-4 Accounts receivable$160
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$3,753
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $272,202$327,968
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,687$23,061
X-25 Other liabilities$31,418
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,030$54,564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $252,172$268,404
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,000$5,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $257,172$273,404
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $272,202$327,968
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $273,404 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$315,951
XI-2 Total expenses$299,719
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$16,232
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$257,172
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$273,404

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