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CURE hospitals provide specialty surgeries and spiritual care to under-served children and regions of the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 70 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.9M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $1.4M
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.1M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$63.2M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$45.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$92.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$63.2M
FY2025▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$74.7M
FY2021$37.5M
FY2022$39.9M
FY2023$44.1M
FY2024$55.8M
FY2025$63.2M
Expenses
$45.9M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$78.7M
FY2021$66.5M
FY2022$34.8M
FY2023$38.6M
FY2024$43.6M
FY2025$45.9M
Net assets
$92.0M
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$86.1M
FY2021$59.1M
FY2022$62.7M
FY2023$67.2M
FY2024$77.3M
FY2025$92.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Oct 1996.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $38.7M Management & general 6% · $3.0M Fundraising 9% · $4.2M

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

23 people listed on the 990; $1.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$279,724Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Medical Officer
$184,981Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director
$172,057Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director, Malawi
$170,410Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$164,167Pt VII · Sec A
Anesthesiologist
$163,711Pt VII · Sec A
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
$160,914Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$158,093Pt VII · Sec A

Justin Narducci’s $280K as President & CEO is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 345 $10–100M international 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
Roger Spoelman————$329,730$50,609
Justin Narducci$279,724$256,138$233,765$238,745$126,910—
Dr Meredith Workman—$226,818————
Dr Rick Gardner—$183,129$192,526$208,416$74,217—
Greg Bellig—————$204,542
Dr Giorgio Lastroni$184,981$202,319$200,574$196,026——
Peter Kyalo—$186,072$188,396$198,202$149,043$154,982
Brian Van Hall—————$187,635

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

Provide specialty surgeries and spiritual care to underserved children globally.

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1 program · $38.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Operate children's hospital in developing countries such as kenya, ethiopia, malawi, niger, uganda, zambia, zimbabwe, and the philippines. During the year, cure completed more surgical procedures and saw more people express faith in jesus than any other year in its history.

$38.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Jun 2025 · $6.1M federal money spent
Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (asha)U.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.006 · Direct$5.6M
Limited Excess Property ProgramU.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.U01 · Direct$475K
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (ofr)U.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.003 · Direct$56K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2024 · $4.6M federal money spent
Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (asha)U.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.006 · Direct$2.8M
Limited Excess Property ProgramU.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.U01 · Direct$1.7M
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (ofr)U.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.003 · Direct$62K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Jun 2023 · $1.6M federal money spent
Limited Excess Property ProgramU.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.U01 · Direct$1.1M
Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (asha)U.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.006 · Direct$446K
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (ofr)Social Security Administration · ALN 96.003 · Direct$52K

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Jun 2022 · $1.4M federal money spent
Limited Excess Property ProgramU.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.U01 · Direct$1.2M
Foreign Assistance to American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (asha)U.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.006 · Direct$186K
Ocean Freight Reimbursement Program (ofr)U.S. Agency for International Development · ALN 98.003 · Direct$34K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$63.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$45.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$38.7M
Managementcol C$3.0M
Fundraisingcol D$4.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$92.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20.8M
Total assetsLn 16$96.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$322K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$24K
Total revenueLn 12$63.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.0M
SavingsLn 2$16.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20.8M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$6.7M
Accounts receivableLn 4$980K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$7.3M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$752K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Other assetsLn 15$24.8M
Total assetsLn 16$96.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$92.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 570
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$102K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$3.0M
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.6M$20.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.0M$32.5M
Total assetsLn 16$79.5M$96.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$4.1M
Net assetsLn 32$77.3M$92.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$102K$102K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$726K$245K$177K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16.0M$13.9M$505K$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.2M$1.2M$12K$77K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3.6M$3.2M$174K$242K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2.1M$1.9M$87K$165K
Legal feesLn 11b$187K$71K$73K$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c$134K$63K$71K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$648K$648K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.1M$2.1M$507K$469K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$130K$63K$2K$66K
Office expensesLn 13$1.7M$1.1M$449K$167K
Information technologyLn 14$727K$187K$372K$168K
OccupancyLn 16$1.2M$974K$219K$10K
TravelLn 17$964K$807K$38K$119K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$416K$163K$17K$236K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.7M$2.6M$64K$40K
InsuranceLn 23$578K$547K$31K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8.4M$8.3M$23K$506
All other expensesLn 24e$774K$701K$66K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$45.9M$38.7M$3.0M$4.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 24, 2025 $63.2M$45.9M$17.3M$92.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 4, 2025 $55.8M$43.6M$12.2M$77.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 8, 2024 $44.1M$38.6M$5.4M$67.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2023 $39.9M$34.8M$5.1M$62.7M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2022 $37.5M$66.5M−$29.0M$59.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2021 $74.7M$78.7M−$4.0M$86.1M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $63,231,992 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $53,016,174$58,958,933
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,928,973$2,891,018
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $735,402$1,060,195
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,684$321,846
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,797,233$63,231,992
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $478,530$101,637
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $23,484,818$24,128,906
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $644,727$648,221
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,958,841$21,039,458
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $43,566,916$45,918,222
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,230,317$17,313,770
Part VI · Governance 12 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $63,231,992 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $321,846 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,987,702
VIII-1e Government grants$7,069,956
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,901,275
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,997,086
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,958,933
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,891,018$2,891,018
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,083,887$1,083,887
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$23,692−$23,692
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,212,864 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,060,195$63,231,992
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,918,222 across 20 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $101,637$101,637
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $726,145 · Management $245,297 · Fundraising $176,995$1,148,437
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $13,882,201 · Management $505,087 · Fundraising $1,596,477$15,983,765
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,159,213 · Management $11,777 · Fundraising $76,505$1,247,495
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,230,091 · Management $173,614 · Fundraising $241,938$3,645,643
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,851,031 · Management $87,315 · Fundraising $165,220$2,103,566
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $70,802 · Management $73,209 · Fundraising $43,366$187,377
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $63,484 · Management $70,955$134,439
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $648,221$648,221
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,138,317 · Management $506,593 · Fundraising $468,585$3,113,495
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $63,163 · Management $1,540 · Fundraising $65,672$130,375
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,086,246 · Management $449,139 · Fundraising $166,653$1,702,038
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $186,712 · Management $372,370 · Fundraising $168,091$727,173
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $973,623 · Management $218,963 · Fundraising $9,962$1,202,548
IX-17 TravelPrograms $807,043 · Management $37,702 · Fundraising $118,991$963,736
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $162,910 · Management $16,851 · Fundraising $236,414$416,175
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,640,981 · Management $63,805 · Fundraising $39,584$2,744,370
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $547,355 · Management $30,926$578,281
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,342,686 · Management $22,731 · Fundraising $506$8,365,923
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $700,960 · Management $65,852 · Fundraising $6,716$773,528
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,734,600 · Management $2,953,726 · Fundraising $4,229,896$45,918,222
Part X · Balance sheet $96,058,602 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,055,657$4,014,789
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,553,498$16,757,324
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $7,427,475$6,749,420
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,095,868$979,778
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,567,112$7,260,493
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $997,537$751,961
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,020,724$32,496,591
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,881,547$2,201,332
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,950,004$24,846,914
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $79,549,422$96,058,602
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,231,534$2,995,942
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,103,270
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,231,534$4,099,212
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,083,188$40,868,982
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $46,234,700$51,090,408
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $77,317,888$91,959,390
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $79,549,422$96,058,602
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $91,959,390 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$63,231,992
XI-2 Total expenses$45,918,222
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,313,770
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$77,317,888
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$674,521
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,997,747
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$91,959,390

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