Walking Strong INC EIN 47-1648097

Walking Strong INC

EIN  47-1648097 Public charity (501(c)(3)) West Hills, CA Founded 2014
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Funds research for a Duchenne's muscular dystrophy cure and supports affected families.
Leadership
Valerie Pappas Llauro · Executive Di · $44K
Money in and out
$323K revenue, $289K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Funds research for a Duchenne's muscular dystrophy cure and supports affected families. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $323K in revenue, $289K in expenses, and $309K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$323K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$289K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$309K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $34K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -41% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -41% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$323K
FY2025▲ +16%
Expenses
$289K
FY2025▲ +26%
Total assets
$426K
FY2025▲ +34%
Total liabilities
$117K
FY2025▲ +166%
Total revenue
$323K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$289K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$309K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$34K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$426K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $221K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Walking strong helps duchenne families with their over-bearing medical needs that are most often not covered by insurance. To date, we have provided families with life-changing items such as a handicap accessible van, service dogs, hoyer lifts, in-home ramps, alternative therapies, medical travel expenses, and on-line training courses…

$221Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWalking Strong INC
EINHdr · item D47-1648097
Principal addressHdr · item CWest Hills, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwalkingstrong.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
$43,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Valerie Pappas Llauro’s $44K as Executive Di 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Valerie Pappas Llauro$43,500$24,000
Valerie Lauro$4,831

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%$323K
Investment income$3
Total revenueLn 12$323K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.11
Program services77%$221K
Management & general13%$37K
Fundraising11%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$171K
Total assetsLn 16$426K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$117K
Total net assetsLn 32$309K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $171K · Operating expenses/yr $289K
7.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $221K · Total expenses $289K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $37K · Total expenses $289K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $289K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $28K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $246K
$0.12 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $323K · Total revenue $323K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $323K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $323K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3 · Total revenue $323K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $289K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $323K · Prior year $279K
+16%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $283K · FY2025 $323K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $309K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $323K · Expenses $289K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $426K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $309K · Total assets $426K
73%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $426K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Valerie Pappas Llauro · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $44K · Total expenses $289K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $57K · Total expenses $289K
20%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 16%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $178K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$127,693

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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)$323K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$279K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$86K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$496K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$70K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$49K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$283K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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