The Ross K Macneill Foundation

Wheaton, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-3822276Revenue $215K in FY2024

On file with the IRSr33m.orgPo Box 333 · Wheaton, IL

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End pediatric brain cancer by raising money for research and raising awareness for the diagnosis. Our research investments focus on innovative non-toxic therapy development for children.

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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 7
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 5% of revenue · last 7 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$127K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
4
named funders · $27K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$215K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$367K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2018–FY2024
Revenue
$215K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2018$242K
FY2019$466K
FY2020$266K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$215K
Expenses
$367K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2018$278K
FY2019$257K
FY2020$371K
FY2021$320K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$367K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2018$51K
FY2019$260K
FY2020$155K
FY2021$204K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$152K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $324K Management & general 8% · $29K Fundraising 4% · $14K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $127K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$101,813Pt VII · Sec A
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Kimberly Macneill$101,813$94,500$92,610$79,699$84,018—
Kim Macneill—————$90,000
Rachel Macneill$25,000$24,000————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fund research and raise awareness to end childhood brain cancer with innovative, non-toxic therapies.

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1 program · $324K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The ross k. Macneill foundations R33M mission is to end pediatric brain cancer. Our method to that end is to raise awareness for the diagnosis of pediatric brain cancer to inspire donations that can support research.

$324Kprogram expense

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From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $469K · 2018–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$215K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$510K
Investment incomeLn 3$179
Money outPt IX
$367K
Ln 25
Programscol B$324K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$510K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$441K
Investment incomeLn 3$179
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$215K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$210K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$0
Net assetsLn 32$152K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$125K$125K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$117K$12K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$0$1K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$873$873
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$10K$2K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$21K$2K$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$367K$324K$29K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $215K$367K−$152K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $248K$302K−$53K$152K 990 PDF
FY2022 $332K$360K−$28K$205K 990 PDF
FY2021 $369K$320K$49K$204K 990 PDF
FY2020 $266K$371K−$105K$155K 990 PDF
FY2019 $466K$257K$208K$260K 990 PDF
FY2018 $242K$278K−$36K$51K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $215,110 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $561,112$510,253
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,743$179
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$316,490−$295,322
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $248,365$215,110
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,357$125,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $147,828$154,207
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,635$87,880
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $301,820$367,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$53,455−$151,977
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $215,110 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$8,528 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$440,797
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$69,456
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$510,253
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $179$179
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$286,794−$286,794
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$295,143$215,110
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $367,087 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $125,000$125,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,142 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $12,032$141,174
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $1,383 · Fundraising $1,382$2,765
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,522 · Management $873 · Fundraising $873$10,268
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,937 · Management $2,316 · Fundraising $0$12,253
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,960 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,960
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,768 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,768
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,545 · Fundraising $0$3,545
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,385 · Fundraising $0$2,385
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,103 · Management $2,345 · Fundraising $0$23,448
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,498 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,498
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,680 · Fundraising $0$3,680
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,629 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,629
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,714 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,714
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $324,273 · Management $28,527 · Fundraising $14,287$367,087
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $171,943$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,550$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,144$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $209,637$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,325$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,575$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,760$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $57,660$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $151,977$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $151,977$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $209,637$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$215,110
XI-2 Total expenses$367,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$151,977
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$151,977
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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