Cerebral palsy research network brings together diverse voices to create consensus in moving forward new Cp research and quality improvement in Cp healthcare.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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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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 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $174K a year · 23% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$175K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $365K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$143K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.1M
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$919K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$603K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$919K
FY2024▲ +68%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$309K
FY2023$548K
FY2024$919K
Net assets
$603K
FY2024▲ +29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$603K

From the FY2024 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 Oct 2015.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $859K Management & general 6% · $59K Fundraising 0% · $614

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

7 people listed on the 990; $175K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP of Resear
$174,927Pt VII · Sec A
President an
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Fro
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joyce Trost’s $175K as VP of Resear is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Joyce Trost$174,927—
Michele Shusterman—$8,608

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

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3 programs · $851K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Research

CPRN focuses on research that develops evidence-based practices that improve lives or to develop evidence to guide decision making, treatments and programs for the best health outcomes. Our research programming is developed in partnership with our engaged community and clinicians, researchers and representatives from national agencies…

$622Kprogram expense
02

Quality Improvement

The quality improvement initiatives lead sites through a standard methodology to improve outcomes targeted by specific qi initiatives. CPRN currently runs four of these in the network. Qi programs make targeted and measurable improvements in systems of healthcare in 3-6 months by standardizing steps.

$135Kprogram expense
03

Education

CPRN develops educational resources for the entire CP community to inform healthcare decisions. This includes individuals with CP, their families, clinicians, researchers, and advocates. These resources are intended to assist the patient community in understanding the most up-to- date information about CP and pertinent health and…

$94Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$365K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $80K · 2024–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$919K
Ln 25
Programscol B$859K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$614
Owns and owesPt X
$603K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$651K
Total assetsLn 16$747K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$551K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$131
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$163K
SavingsLn 2$488K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$651K
Total assetsLn 16$747K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
Net assetsLn 32$603K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K$651K
Total assetsLn 16$576K$747K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$143K
Net assetsLn 32$468K$603K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$80K$80K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$182K$171K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$53K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$18K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$6K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$478K$472K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$383
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$3K$182
Information technologyLn 14$5K$905$4K$432
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38K$38K$8
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$844$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$919K$859K$59K$614

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.1M$919K$136K$603K 990 PDF
FY2023 $745K$548K$197K$468K 990 PDF
FY2022 $499K$309K$190K$271K 990 PDF
FY2021 $192K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 $59K$63K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,054,350 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $331,843$551,406
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $412,838$484,585
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $265$18,228
I-11 Other revenue$131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $744,946$1,054,350
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$79,837
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,704$263,646
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $466,252$575,249
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $547,956$918,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $196,990$135,618
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,054,350 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $131 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$551,406
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$551,406
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $484,585$484,585
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,228$18,228
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $484,585 · Excluded from tax $18,359$1,054,350
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $918,732 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $79,837$79,837
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,087 · Management $10,920$182,007
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $52,603 · Management $7,191$59,794
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,865$1,865
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,910 · Management $2,070$19,980
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,190 · Management $5,113$11,303
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,058$12,058
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $471,993 · Management $5,517$477,510
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,534 · Management $383$9,917
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,215 · Management $3,389 · Fundraising $182$11,786
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $905 · Management $3,738 · Fundraising $432$5,075
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,028 · Management $8$38,036
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,084$6,084
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $844 · Management $2,636$3,480
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $859,011 · Management $59,107 · Fundraising $614$918,732
Part X · Balance sheet $746,525 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $479,366$163,063
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$488,149
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $93,205$93,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,597$2,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $576,168$746,525
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $108,401$133,140
X-19 Deferred revenue$10,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $108,401$143,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $467,767$603,385
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $576,168$746,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $603,385 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,054,350
XI-2 Total expenses$918,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$135,618
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$467,767
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$603,385

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

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