The organization's goal is to foster learning in hopes of managing the journey until a cure for gastric cancer is found by raising awareness, funding research and supporting families who have been affected by gastric cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $53K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$350K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$185K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$417K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$350K
FY2021▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$571K
FY2025$17K
Expenses
$185K
FY2021▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$689K
FY2025$269K
Net assets
$417K
FY2021▲ +65%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$33K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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% · $185K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ilsa Von Hohn’s $11K as Executive Director (ended 02/2024) is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Ilsa Von Hohn$10,735$43,066

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fosters learning, raises awareness, funds research, and supports families affected by gastric cancer.

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1 program · $185K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Funding research and supporting families who have been affected by gastric cancer.

$185Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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 · 16 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
City of HopeCA · FY2024$100,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2024$75,000
Cancer Diagnostics Research Innovations LLCFY2023$30,000
American Cancer Society INCGA · FY2023$26,000
National Institutes of HealthFY2023$25,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2023$25,000
City of HopeCA · FY2022$200,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2022$147,745
Cancer Diagnostics Research Innovations LLCFY2022$55,000
Baylor Health Care SystemTX · FY2022$5,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2021$150,000
City of HopeCA · FY2021$25,000
City of HopeFY2020$100,000
MD AndersonFY2020$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$350K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$341K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$185K
Ln 25
Programscol B$185K
Owns and owesPt X
$417K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$457K
Total assetsLn 16$467K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$341K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$151K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$350K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$428K
SavingsLn 2$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$457K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$467K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$417K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$43K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K$457K
Total assetsLn 16$253K$467K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$50K
Net assetsLn 32$253K$417K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$176K$176K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$185K$185K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 1, 2026 $17K$269K−$252K$33K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $571K$689K−$118K$287K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $436K$413K$23K$381K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $338K$472K−$134K$316K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $350K$185K$165K$417K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $230K$230K−$448$253K 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 $349,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $237,906$341,280
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,068$8,621
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $229,842$349,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $210,000$175,917
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $20,290$9,336
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $230,290$185,253
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$448$164,651
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $349,904 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$151,005
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$190,275
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$43,005
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$341,280
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $8,621$8,621
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,624$349,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $185,253 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $175,917$175,917
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,150$1,150
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,130$3,130
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,215$1,215
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,821$2,821
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,020$1,020
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,253 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$185,253
Part X · Balance sheet $467,433 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $252,782$428,107
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$28,758
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$10,568
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,782$467,433
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$50,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$50,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $252,782$417,433
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $252,782$417,433
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,782$467,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $417,433 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$349,904
XI-2 Total expenses$185,253
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$164,651
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$252,782
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$417,433

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