The Tiller Foundation FY2020 filing

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Pine, AZ501(c)(3)Medical ResearchEIN 47-5005677

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Scientific research;corporation is organized exclusively for scientific purposes to support development of new science and technologies that help solving today's problems and dificulties;creating and selling unimprinted electrical device that enrich human intentions

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$38K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$38K
to officers and key staff · 63% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 63% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $32
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$36K
Spent
$59K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$36K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$94K
FY2024$77K
FY2025$77K
Expenses
$59K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$89K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$85K
Net assets
$205K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$188K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$369K

From the FY2020 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 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $44K Management & general 25% · $15K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $38K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$29,250Pt VII · Sec A
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$2,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

William C Roberts’s $24K as President is at the 59th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Gregory Fandel$9,000$8,907$9,000$9,739$16,722$29,250
William C Roberts$24,000$24,000$24,000$12,000$6,000$6,000
Cynthia Reed$9,825$3,975$9,600——$2,500

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops new science and technologies to solve problems and sells devices that enrich human intentions.

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1 program · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Public support to conduct scientific activities and to create new science and thechnologies that help solve today's problems and dificulties; creating and selling unimprinted electrical device that enrich human intentions

$44Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$36K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Money outPt IX
$59K
Ln 25
Programscol B$44K
Managementcol C$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$15K
Total revenueLn 12$36K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$171K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$205K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$34K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$214K$171K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$95$32
Total assetsLn 16$228K$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$228K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$38K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$0$3K$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$0$7K$0
TravelLn 17$538$0$538$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$10$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$59K$44K$15K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $77K$85K−$8K$369K 990 PDF
FY2024 $77K$341K 990 PDF
FY2023 $94K$89K$5K$181K 990 PDF
FY2022 $86K$98K−$12K$176K 990 PDF
FY2021 $44K$60K−$16K$188K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $36K$59K−$23K$205K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $36,222 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,608
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$12,426
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $1,702 · Excluded from tax $0$1,702
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $15,486 · Excluded from tax $0$15,486
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,426 · Unrelated business $17,188 · Excluded from tax $0$36,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $59,474 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,750 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$37,750
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,466 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,466
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,760 · Fundraising $0$2,760
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,876 · Fundraising $0$3,876
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $6,900 · Fundraising $0$6,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $538 · Fundraising $0$538
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,074 · Fundraising $0$1,074
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,100 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$4,110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,316 · Management $15,158 · Fundraising $0$59,474
Part X · Balance sheet $204,608 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,814$33,815
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $95$32
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $213,952$170,761
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $227,861$204,608
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $227,861$204,608
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $227,861$204,608
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $204,608 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$36,222
XI-2 Total expenses$59,474
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,252
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$227,861
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$204,608

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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