Leap Frog Group FY2023 filing

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To initiate improvements in the safety and overall value of health care to consumers.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2359517) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 0.8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
4.5 mo
of spending, in cash
4.5 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.8M
77% of total assets
Liabilities are 77% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
18 of 18 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$7.6M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.6M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$7.0M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.6M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$8.9M
Expenses
$8.0M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$8.8M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2002.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $6.6M Management & general 12% · $919K Fundraising 5% · $417K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$669,448Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Health Care Ratings
$358,974Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Informatics and Tech
$272,508Pt VII · Sec A
VP Development
$252,426Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Employer and Pay
$224,670Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Health Care Rati
$137,141Pt VII · Sec A
Office Administrator
$115,109Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leah Binder’s $634K as President & CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M health care 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leah Binder$634,260$669,446$669,448$568,717$596,648$550,158
Melissa Danforth$388,793$376,743$358,974$350,459$278,238$321,535
Erica Mobley———$279,300$224,386$206,275
Ralph Johnson$249,199$275,145$272,508$259,537$221,981$108,718
Karen Jupiter$248,086$261,285$252,426———
Jill Berger$177,617$191,079$224,670$182,939——
Stephen Gaus————$208,548$163,552
Patrice Brown—$206,603————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improving healthcare safety and value for consumers.

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3 programs · $6.6M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Ratings

Leapfrog fields a voluntary survey of hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers on quality and safety practices. The surveys involve measure development and are updated annually. The hospital survey also includes a tool to evaluate systems for computerized physician order entry of pharmaceuticals.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2359517) · Dispute this line
$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Communications

Leapfrog collects, analyzes and disseminates health care data on quality and safety to consumers and purchasers to help them make decisions on where to seek care. Health care providers also find the information useful for their own improvement programs and the opportunity to benchmark against their peers.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2359517) · Dispute this line
$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Membership

Leapfrog works with employers and purchasers of health care to encourage transparency from the health care community and educate employees on the safest and highest quality providers. Leapfrog also collects dues from an advisory committee of health care-focused companies who offer advice and suggestions to leapfrog but do not have a…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-2359517) · Dispute this line
$1.3Mprogram 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 · FY2024
AARPFY2024$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.6M
Managementcol C$919K
Fundraisingcol D$417K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$49K
Total revenueLn 12$7.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$875K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.0M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$5K
Accounts receivableLn 4$616K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$156K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$635K
Other assetsLn 15$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.8M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$707K$635K
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$7.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.7M$5.8M
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$1.5M$1.2M$269K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.5M$298K$230K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$181K$144K$22K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$243K$203K$19K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$198K$149K$34K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$77K$426$77K
Accounting feesLn 11c$146K$146K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$1.1M$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$308K$308K
Office expensesLn 13$75K$38K$31K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$615K$589K$7K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$401K$331K$37K$33K
TravelLn 17$185K$179K$6K$948
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$332K$313K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$160K$133K$14K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$62K$51K$6K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$390K$388K$1K$475
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$65K−$65K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$6.6M$919K$417K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 17, 2026 $8.9M$8.8M$56K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 17, 2025 $8.4M$8.4M$657$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2024 $7.6M$8.0M−$419K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 15, 2023 $7.2M$7.2M$4K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $7.0M$6.2M$731K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 17, 2021 $5.9M$5.9M$3K$1.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $7,556,255 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,365,819$1,722,124
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,883,131$5,784,729
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $449$49,402
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,249,399$7,556,255
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,085,980$4,090,405
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,159,679$3,885,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,245,659$7,975,667
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,740−$419,412
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,556,255 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,650 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$828,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$893,874
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,722,124
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $5,772,079$5,772,079
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,402$49,402
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,784,729 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $49,402$7,556,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,975,667 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $1,172,985 · Management $268,726 · Fundraising $32,209$1,473,920
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,465,957 · Management $297,895 · Fundraising $230,276$1,994,128
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $144,321 · Management $21,986 · Fundraising $14,567$180,874
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $203,315 · Management $19,244 · Fundraising $20,797$243,356
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $148,949 · Management $34,420 · Fundraising $14,758$198,127
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $426 · Management $76,800$77,226
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $145,905$145,905
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,106,349 · Fundraising $1,807$1,108,156
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $308,472$308,472
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $37,603 · Management $30,790 · Fundraising $6,771$75,164
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $588,731 · Management $7,321 · Fundraising $18,650$614,702
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $331,486 · Management $36,782 · Fundraising $32,844$401,112
IX-17 TravelPrograms $178,525 · Management $5,578 · Fundraising $948$185,051
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $313,267 · Management $18,434$331,701
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $133,112 · Management $14,120 · Fundraising $13,189$160,421
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,486 · Management $5,713 · Fundraising $5,101$62,300
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $388,447 · Management $1,050 · Fundraising $475$389,972
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $65,440 · Management −$65,440 · Fundraising $25,080$25,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,638,871 · Management $919,324 · Fundraising $417,472$7,975,667
Part X · Balance sheet $7,552,764 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $984,762$874,505
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,875,847$2,125,422
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,301$4,950
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $570,021$615,765
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $140,710$156,242
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $707,019$634,842
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,516,852$3,141,038
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,852,512$7,552,764
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $467,317$475,069
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,056,019$1,059,737
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,161,216$4,269,189
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,684,552$5,803,995
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,781,571$1,748,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $386,389$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,167,960$1,748,769
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,852,512$7,552,764
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,748,769 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,556,255
XI-2 Total expenses$7,975,667
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$419,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,167,960
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$221
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,748,769

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