Financially support brain cancer research that is being conducted by university teaching hospitals in the chicagoland area

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 12% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$419K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$447K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$513K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$544K
By yearFY2021–FY2023
Revenue
$447K
FY2023▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$216K
FY2022$311K
FY2023$447K
Expenses
$513K
FY2023▲ ×38
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$329K
FY2022$13K
FY2023$513K
Net assets
$544K
FY2023▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$307K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$544K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $503K Management & general 2% · $10K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Director
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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

Funds brain cancer research at Chicago-area university teaching hospitals.

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1 program · $503K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Support research and encourage dialogue between hospitals conducting brain cancer research.

$503Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $320K · 2021–2021
Univ of Chicago Med CtrFY2021$160,000
Northwestern HospitalFY2021$160,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$447K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$513K
Ln 25
Programscol B$503K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$544K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$945K
Total assetsLn 16$963K
LiabilitiesLn 26$419K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$560K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$498K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$447K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$945K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$945K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$963K
LiabilitiesLn 26$419K
Net assetsLn 32$544K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$782K$945K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$783K$963K
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K$419K
Net assetsLn 32$604K$544K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$503K$503K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$93$93
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$465$465
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$513K$503K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $447K$513K−$66K$544K 990 PDF
FY2022 $311K$13K$298K$604K 990 PDF
FY2021 $216K$329K−$113K$307K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $447,152 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $375,704$559,911
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $500$6,334
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$65,301−$119,093
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $310,903$447,152
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,000$503,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,360$10,188
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,360$513,188
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $297,543−$66,036
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $447,152 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$498,480
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,431
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,360
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$559,911
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,334$6,334
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$119,093
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,334$447,152
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $513,188 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $503,000$503,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,750$2,750
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,804$1,804
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $93$93
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $465$465
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,076$5,076
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $503,000 · Management $10,188 · Fundraising $0$513,188
Part X · Balance sheet $962,823 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $781,758$944,610
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$5,845
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,741$1,276
X-11 Publicly traded securities$11,092
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 $783,499$962,823
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,125
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $179,077$415,580
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $179,077$418,705
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $604,422$544,118
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $604,422$544,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $783,499$962,823
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $544,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$447,152
XI-2 Total expenses$513,188
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$604,422
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,732
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$544,118

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