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Sickle Cell 101 FY2021 filing

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Educates and provides charitable aid for sickle cell disease. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $227K in revenue, $195K in expenses, and $137K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Diseases & Disorders
Location
San Jose, CA
Website
www.sc101.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$227KFY2021
Expenses
$195K
Net assets
$137K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-4141467 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Jose, CA Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates and provides charitable aid for sickle cell disease.
Leadership
Cassandra Trimnell Ehrlich · Executive Director · $22K
Money in and out
$227K revenue, $195K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$227K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$195K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$137K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $32K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$227K
FY2021▲ +193%
Expenses
$195K
FY2021▲ +134%
Total assets
$137K
FY2021▲ +157%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$227K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$195K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$137K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$137K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $180K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The organization work to provide educational materials to individuals living with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait on its global digital platforms. The organzation provided educational resources for treatment options and disease management for sickle cell disease and information regarding genetic screening and information…

$83Kprogram expense
02

In partnership with the University of Pittsburgh, Sickle Cell 101 is a co-investigator on the CARISMA study funded by a grant. The aim of this study is to provide information through digital platforms to those living with sickle cell disease to better manage pain, while providing information on disease management.

$55Kprogram expense
03

The organization work to provide the leaders and advocates of the global sickle cell community with education, training, outreach and engagement, by providing unified platforms as we identify and tackle patient-identified knowledge gaps and priorities.

$43Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSickle Cell 101
EINHdr · item D46-4141467
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Jose, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sc101.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$22,200Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research and Developmen
$12,750Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Officer
$5,450Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary and CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Operations and Partnerships
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Trimnell Ehrlich’s $45K as Executive Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 900 $100K–1M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassandra Trimnell Ehrlich$44,535$75,332$38,800$38,800$22,200$15,000
Shawna Barnes$38,777
Stephen Agyenim-Boateng$1,925$20,000$26,100
Keith Quirolo$5,950$13,750$5,450$1,800
Stephen Agyenim Boateng$12,750$6,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$227K
Total revenueLn 12$227K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$186K
Management & general4%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$195K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$137K
Total assetsLn 16$137K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$137K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $137K · Operating expenses/yr $195K
8.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $186K · Total expenses $195K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $9K · Total expenses $195K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $195K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $153K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $227K · Total revenue $227K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $227K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $227K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $227K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $195K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $227K · Prior year $78K
+193%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $137K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $227K · Expenses $195K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $137K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $137K · Total assets $137K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $137K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cassandra Trimnell Ehrlich · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $22K · Total expenses $195K
11%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $40K · Total expenses $195K
21%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 193%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$82

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$178K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$350K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$247K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$227K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$78K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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