Digestive Health Foundation

Chicago, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 47-4178944Revenue $171K in FY2024

On file with the IRSdigestivehealthfoundation.org541 N Fairbanks Court Suite 800 · Chicago, IL

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To support northwestern medicine Digestive Health center through funding medical (see sch. O) research and educational programming.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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 $361K a year · 18% 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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
16
named funders · $188K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$171K
-93% vs prior year
Spent
$9.9M
To programs
99%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$171K
FY2024▼ -93%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$171K
Expenses
$9.9M
FY2024▲ +471%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$9.9M
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.3M
FY2021$8.9M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$9.2M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $9.8M Management & general 1% · $91K

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

36 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Grant Award Committee Chai
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds digestive health research and educational programs for Northwestern Medicine.

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1 program · $9.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To support northwestern medicine digestive health center through funding medical research and educational programming.

$9.8Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · 9 grants · $16.7M · 2019–2024
Northwestern Memorial HealthcareIL · FY2024$9,842,149
Feinberg School of MedicineIL · FY2023$1,168,048
Feinberg School of MedicineIL · FY2022$1,182,835
Feinberg School of MedicineIL · FY2021$2,207,742
Feinberg School of MedicineIL · FY2020$579,498
Northwestern Memorial HealthcareIL · FY2019$1,010,735

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$171K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$131K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Money outPt IX
$9.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.8M
Managementcol C$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
36
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$131K
Total revenueLn 12$171K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.8M$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.3M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$10.1M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$326K$0
Net assetsLn 32$9.8M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$9.8M$9.8M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45$45
Payroll taxesLn 10$689$689
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$27K$27K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$110$110
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.9M$9.8M$91K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $2.3M$1.7M$545K$9.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$1.5M$1.2M$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$2.5M−$858K$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.4M−$158K$8.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$1.3M$1.1M$8.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $171,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,578,560$55,302
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $982,940$130,922
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$275,643−$15,000
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,285,857$171,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,412,420$9,842,149
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $59,508$9,734
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,791$81,192
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,740,719$9,933,075
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $545,138−$9,761,851
Part VI · Governance 33 of 33 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
VI-1b Independent voting members33
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $171,224 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,302
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$55,302
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $130,922$130,922
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$15,000−$15,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $115,922$171,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,933,075 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,842,149$9,842,149
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $9,000$9,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $45$45
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $689$689
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,656$10,656
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,443$30,443
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $27,446$27,446
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $110$110
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,215$2,215
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,010$2,010
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $8,312$8,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,842,149 · Management $90,926 · Fundraising $0$9,933,075
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,813,469$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,215$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,257,498$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,088,182$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $326,331$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $326,331$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,493,424$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,268,427$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,761,851$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,088,182$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$171,224
XI-2 Total expenses$9,933,075
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,761,851
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,761,851
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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