Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
18 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.
Jennifer Canvasser’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 70th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Canvasser | $81,338 | $65,875 | $56,319 | $45,541 | $32,860 |
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.
See Necrotizing Enterocolitis (nec) Society executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Works with doctors and families to understand, prevent, and treat a serious infant gut condition.
Questions for Necrotizing Enterocolitis (nec) Society
Your first name shows with your question. Necrotizing Enterocolitis (nec) Society answers here, for everyone.
In 2024, the NEC Society helped expand the NEC Biorepository, which is working to understand how and why necrotizing enterocolitis develops in neonates so we can identify biomarkers and prevention strategies to ensure infants are protected from NEC before the disease ever develops.
In 2024, the NEC Society presented at over 100 educational conferences, sessions, and webinars across the US and internationally, helping to inform patient-families, clinicians, and stakeholders about the urgent need to understand, prevent, diagnose, and treat necrotizing enterocolitis, as well as the risk and protective factors…
In 2024, the NEC Society held meetings with more than 30 elected officials across the US to help them understand the devastation of necrotizing enterocolitis and the urgent need to improve outcomes for NICU families and babies.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $947K | $955K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $955K | $972K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $18K | $44K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $937K | $928K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $38K | $38K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $66K | $51K | $4K | $11K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $167K | $129K | $10K | $28K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $22K | $17K | $1K | $4K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $3K | $3K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $10K | $10K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $53K | $53K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $11K | $9K | $2K | $581 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $28K | $8K | $10K | $10K |
| TravelLn 17 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $511 | $511 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $413K | $316K | $43K | $53K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 20, 2026 | $494K | $627K | −$133K | $795K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 10, 2025 | $403K | $413K | −$9K | $928K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2024 | $351K | $400K | −$49K | $937K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 25, 2023 | $652K | $359K | $293K | $986K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 | $237K | $239K | −$2K | $693K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 | $647K | $137K | $509K | $695K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $403,447 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $403,447 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $412,731 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $972,008 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $928,146 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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