Provide free mentoring support programs & services to children of parents or siblings with cancer

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$67K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$67K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+98% vs prior year
Spent
$756K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$473K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +98%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$569K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$691K
FY2023$971K
FY2024$364K
Expenses
$756K
FY2021▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$737K
FY2021$756K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$410K
Net assets
$473K
FY2021▲ +128%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$380K
FY2023$98K
FY2024−$20K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2004.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $454K Management & general 10% · $77K Fundraising 30% · $225K

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; $67K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO / Founder
$67,485Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natasha Brooks’s $95K as CEO is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Natasha Brooks$95,000$100,000$17,407——
Nick Arquette——$12,541$67,485$84,640
Mark a Rothman——$74,654——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers free mentoring and support programs for children facing parental or sibling cancer.

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3 programs · $454K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Walk with sally is committed to providing healing and comfort to children debilitated by the emotional experience of living with or losing a parent, guardian, or sibling to cancer. This healing is facilitated through free of charge mentoring support programs and services that provide an emotionally safe environment for children to share…

$438Kprogram expense
02

Walk with sally tries to enhance our mentoring support by offering funds through our temporary support program. The goal of this program is to reduce financial stresses so that walk with sally can help families in their journey towards hope and healing.

$10Kprogram expense
03

The friendship activity program is a quarterly experiential and educational day-long event for all the mentoring friendships, their families, prospective families and mentors. A total of 621 participants attended four different friendship activities through-out the year.

$7Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$756K
Ln 25
Programscol B$454K
Managementcol C$77K
Fundraisingcol D$225K
Owns and owesPt X
$473K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$463K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$697K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$255K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$199K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$463K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$473K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6266
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K$463K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$222K$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$207K$473K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$45K$3K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$352K$232K$14K$106K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$374$187$187
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$22K$1K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$32K$4K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$3K$27K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$21K$13K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$8K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$3K$2K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$30K$20K$2K$9K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$45K$3K$6K
TravelLn 17$872$610$131$131
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$147$353
InsuranceLn 23$25K$12K$7K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$40K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$756K$454K$77K$225K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $364K$410K−$46K−$20K 990 PDF
FY2023 $971K$1.0M−$69K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022 $691K$784K−$93K$380K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.1M$756K$371K$473K 990 PDF
FY2020 $569K$737K−$168K$207K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,126,606 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $605,149$1,369,394
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $277$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$36,252−$242,788
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $569,174$1,126,606
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 $505,847$452,583
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,069$303,350
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $736,916$755,933
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$167,742$370,673
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,126,606 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$198,904
VIII-1e Government grants$697,146
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$473,344
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$254,681
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,369,394
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$242,788−$242,788
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$242,788$1,126,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $755,933 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,540 · Management $2,699 · Fundraising $20,245$67,484
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $232,409 · Management $14,085 · Fundraising $105,641$352,135
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $187 · Fundraising $187$374
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,509 · Management $1,304 · Fundraising $9,777$32,590
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,470 · Fundraising $27,994$32,464
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,387 · Management $27,095 · Fundraising $3,387$33,869
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,126 · Management $12,759 · Fundraising $9,551$43,436
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,364 · Fundraising $4,243$12,607
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,521 · Management $1,696 · Fundraising $6,448$10,665
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,509 · Management $2,141 · Fundraising $8,652$30,302
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,453 · Management $2,735 · Fundraising $6,500$54,688
IX-17 TravelPrograms $610 · Management $131 · Fundraising $131$872
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,443 · Management $147 · Fundraising $353$2,943
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,023 · Management $7,429 · Fundraising $5,465$24,917
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,276 · Fundraising $16,311$56,587
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $454,357 · Management $76,691 · Fundraising $224,885$755,933
Part X · Balance sheet $491,056 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $196,216$463,078
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,000$10,606
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,480
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,835$10,892
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $222,051$491,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,952$18,471
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,952$18,471
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $98,912$472,585
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $207,099$472,585
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $222,051$491,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $472,585 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,126,606
XI-2 Total expenses$755,933
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$370,673
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$207,099
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$105,187
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$472,585

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