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Sarcoma Alliance EIN 68-0443045

Sarcoma Alliance

EIN  68-0443045 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Mill Valley, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Guides, educates, and supports sarcoma patients and families, offering grants and hosting an annual exchange.
Leadership
Philip Leider · President Director
Money in and out
$279K revenue, $111K expenses
Bottom line
39.0mo operating runway

Guides, educates, and supports sarcoma patients and families, offering grants and hosting an annual exchange. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $279K in revenue, $111K in expenses, and $362K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$279K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$111K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$362K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $168K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.01
Operating runway
39.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +52% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+60%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +137% vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
100%
of revenue is gifts & grants0% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$279K
FY2024▲ +130%
Expenses
$111K
FY2024▲ +23%
Total assets
$362K
FY2024▲ +87%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$279K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$111K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$362K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$168K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$362K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
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 $101K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Grants to sarcoma patients for second medical opinions

$72Kprogram expense
02

Support programs including in-person group online group one-on-one mentoring and annual sarcoma exchange conference

$24Kprogram expense
03

Website serves as a resource to patients and their families and caregivers nationally and internationally

$5Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSarcoma Alliance
EINHdr · item D68-0443045
Principal addressHdr · item CMill Valley, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.sarcomaalliance.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2000

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 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Philip Leider
President Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Darling
VP Treasurer Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Suzanne Schwartz
Secretary Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeffrey Coyne
Treasurer Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alison Muse
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephanie Leider
Secretary Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alyssa O'Driscoll’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2083 $100K–1M mental health 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$279K
Investment income$139
Total revenueLn 12$279K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.01
Program services91%$101K
Management & general15%$17K
Fundraising1%$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$111K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$362K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$362K
Months of cash on handcomputed39.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $362K · Operating expenses/yr $111K
39.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $101K · Total expenses $111K
not reported
Management & General
Management & general $17K · Total expenses $111K
not reported
Fundraising
Fundraising $1K · Total expenses $111K
not reported
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $225K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $279K · Total revenue $279K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $279K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $279K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $139 · Total revenue $279K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $111K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $279K · Prior year $121K
+130%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $362K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $279K · Expenses $111K
+60%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $362K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $362K · Total assets $362K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $362K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Philip Leider · Reported title PRESIDENT DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $111K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $111K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%——
Overhead ratio 15%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 130%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 6%——
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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$20K
Agrawal Family Foundation INCFY2024$504
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$21K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $207K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$72,432
Unitemized GrantFY2023$47,322
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,282
Unitemized GrantFY2021$41,323

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$279K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$121K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$277K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$352K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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