Acus Foundation FY2022 filing

Public charity (501(c)(3)) Berkeley, CA EIN 46-5014824 NTEE H99
Revenue
$837K
▲ +378%
FY2022 · Pt VIII · Ln 12
Expenses
$843K
▲ +34%
FY2022 · Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2022 · Pt X · Ln 32
To programs
76%
FY2022 · Pt IX · col B
Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$837K
FY2022▲ +378%
Expenses
$843K
FY2022▲ +34%

Trains doctors to provide life-changing medical acupuncture for service members and veterans.

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Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file. Details →
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list. Details →
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
2 funders, incl. The Weil Foundation
$38K in the latest grant year. Details →
Spent on programs?
76% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing. Details →
Size and trend
<$100K
↑ +378% vs prior year Details →

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2022 (IRS tax year 2022).


Trains doctors to provide life-changing medical acupuncture for service members and veterans.

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Medical Research
Location
Berkeley, CA
Website
www.acusfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
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Where the money goes · FY2022
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
23.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-0.8%
revenue over expenses, this year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2022▼ -0.5%
Total liabilities
$13K
FY2022▼ -15%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$7K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAcus Foundation
EINHdr · item D46-5014824
Principal addressHdr · item CBerkeley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.acusfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMedical Research (H99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Controller
$72,375Pt VII · Sec A
Program Dir.
$41,326Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sean Yoder’s $61K as Controller is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 89 <$100K medical research 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Weiss$43,302$38,077$41,326$92,534$108,956
Stephanie Hom————$92,500
Sean Yoder$60,660$60,660$72,375$49,680—

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $640K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

1. In 2022 we were able to return to in-person teaching, after the development of virtual and hybrid teaching during 2020-21. All our preceptors were invited to be on-site for this years programming. However, we have continued to offer the streamlined course with local mentors and clinical preceptors as needed or requested.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$578K · 69%
Program service revenue$250K · 30%
Investment income$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants69%$578K
Program service revenue30%$250K
Investment income1%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$837K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program services76%$640K
Management & general20%$165K
Fundraising5%$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$843K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$13K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed23.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $843K · Less non-cash grants $13K · Cash operating expenses/yr $830K
23.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $640K · Total expenses $843K
76%
Management & General
Management & general $165K · Total expenses $843K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $39K · Total expenses $843K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $93K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $446K
$0.21 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $578K · Total revenue $837K
69%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $837K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $250K · Total revenue $837K
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $837K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $250K · Total expenses $843K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $837K · Prior year $175K
+378%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $837K · Expenses $843K
-0.8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.6M · Total assets $1.6M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sean Yoder · Reported title Controller · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $843K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $169K · Total expenses $843K
20%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $73K · Gross raised $53K
139%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%——
Overhead ratio 20%——
Fundraising cost ratio 7%——
Revenue growth 378%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 1%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 4%——

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 2 funders$38K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$53K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$199K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$837K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$175K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$664K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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