Acupuncturists Without Borders EIN 54-2190889 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Acupuncturists Without Borders FY2020 filing

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Provide immediate disaster relief and trauma recovery through volunteer acupuncture. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $530K in revenue, $490K in expenses, and $-16K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public Safety & Disaster
Location
Portland, OR
Website
www.acuwithoutborders.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$530KFY2020
Expenses
$490K
Net assets
$-16K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  54-2190889 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provide immediate disaster relief and trauma recovery through volunteer acupuncture.
Leadership
Carla Cassler · Executive Director · $68K
Money in and out
$530K revenue, $490K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$530K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$490K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-16K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $40K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$530K
FY2020
Expenses
$490K
FY2020
Total assets
$228K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$244K
FY2020
Total revenue
$530K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$490K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-16K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$40K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$228K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $343K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Trainings

this program trains acupuncturists nationally and internationally to provide trauma treatment services to survivors of natural and human disasters. * Trained approximately 400 acupuncturists from around the United States in trauma recovery and field protocols; mentored them in how to launch disaster recovery efforts; and trained them to…

$206Kprogram expense
02

Military Stress Recovery Project Msrp

this program provides free ear acupuncture treatments for veterans active-duty military personnel and their families. The treatments facilitate recovery from stress acute trauma and post-traumatic stress syndrome. * We supported over 30 MSRP clinics across the U.S. that are coordinated and staffed by volunteer acupuncturists.

$126Kprogram expense
03

Community Service Clinics

this program provides free ear acupuncture treatments for populations affected by traumatic events including refugees elders the homeless and sexual violence survivors. * AWB currently supports ten community service clinics for various populations including refugees economically challenged people and at-risk youth; all are staffed and…

$11Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAcupuncturists Without Borders
EINHdr · item D54-2190889
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.acuwithoutborders.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$68,480Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Cronin’s $53K as Exec Dir is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 830 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carla Cassler$68,480
Christine Cronin$53,000$53,000$20,580
Nipin Gangadharan$34,800

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$301K · 57%
Program service revenue$229K · 43%
Contributions & grants57%$301K
Program service revenue43%$229K
Investment income$10
— government grantsLn 1e$15K
Total revenueLn 12$530K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.03
Program services89%$435K
Management & general9%$42K
Fundraising3%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$226K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$244K
Total net assetsLn 32$-16K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $226K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $490K · Less non-cash grants $119K · Cash operating expenses/yr $371K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $435K · Total expenses $490K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $42K · Total expenses $490K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $490K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $13K · Solicited contributions $286K
$0.04 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $301K · Total revenue $530K
57%
Government reliance
Government grants $15K · Total revenue $530K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $229K · Total revenue $530K
43%
Investment reliance
Investment income $10 · Total revenue $530K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $229K · Total expenses $490K
47%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $530K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-16K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $530K · Expenses $490K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $228K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-16K · Total assets $228K
-7%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $228K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Carla Cassler · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $490K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $169K · Total expenses $490K
35%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$513K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$363K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$442K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$403K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$415K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$530K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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