Non profit organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children under 21 who have been diagnosed with a life threatening disorder.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K 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
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $78K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $58K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$694K
Spent
$540K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$327K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$694K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$694K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$540K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$916K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$327K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$620K
FY2022$703K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$563K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2026.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $540K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$77,316Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eileen Lane Beudert’s $78K as Executive Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3129 $1–10M health care 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Eileen Lane Beudert$78,496$66,008$77,316

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Grants wishes for children under 21 with life-threatening illnesses.

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1 program · $540K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Non profit organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children under 21 who have been diagnosed with a life threatening disorder.

$540Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$58K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$694K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$409K
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Money outPt IX
$540K
Ln 25
Programscol B$540K
Owns and owesPt X
$327K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$342K
Total assetsLn 16$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$409K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$278K
Total revenueLn 12$694K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$342K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$342K
Total assetsLn 16$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$327K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$182K$342K
Total assetsLn 16$182K$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$172K$327K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$209K$209K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$77K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$100K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$649$649
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$78$78
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K
All other expensesLn 24e$125$125
Total functional expensesLn 25$540K$540K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$98K$563K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.6M−$43K$661K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$83K$703K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$916K$294K$620K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $694K$540K$154K$327K 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 $693,892 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $917,585$409,210
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$6,339
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,160$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$278,343
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $918,745$693,892
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $618,544$208,513
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $28,907$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,230$218,979
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,319$112,139
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $908,000$539,631
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,745$154,261
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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 $693,892 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$55,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$353,610
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$208,513
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$409,210
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,339$6,339
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $278,343$278,343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,339 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $278,343$693,892
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $539,631 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $208,513$208,513
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $77,316$77,316
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,116$100,116
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,737$25,737
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,810$15,810
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $649$649
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,386$8,386
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,220$8,220
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,802$1,802
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,027$1,027
IX-20 InterestPrograms $78$78
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,148$1,148
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,704$90,704
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $125$125
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $539,631 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$539,631
Part X · Balance sheet $342,063 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $182,159$342,063
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $182,159$342,063
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,896$15,539
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,896$15,539
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,263$326,524
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,263$326,524
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $182,159$342,063
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $326,524 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$693,892
XI-2 Total expenses$539,631
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,261
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,263
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$326,524

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