The Periwinkle Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 76-0093914)

Doug Suggitt’s $184K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Doug Suggitt	$184,500	$166,000	$164,000	$156,000	$153,500
Larry Geiger	$100,679	—	—	—	—

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides life-altering programs that help patients battle their illnesses.

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3 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Camp Periwinkle

Since 1983, The Periwinkle Foundation, celebrating its 42nd Anniversary, has provided a week-long camp for children with cancer and blood disorders, as well as their siblings. Periwinkle brought 134 campers, ages 7 to 15, to Camp Periwinkle in 2024. Campers came from diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

$520Kprogram expense

02

The mission of the Periwinkle Arts in Medicine (PAIM) program at Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Center (TCH) is to provide enjoyable and educational art activities that give children, young adults, families, and caregivers affected by pediatric cancer and blood disorders the opportunity for self-expression, empowerment, and…

$505Kprogram expense

03

Camp Yolo

In its 26th year, Camp YOLO (You Only Live Once) addresses the unique challenges faced by adolescents living with cancer, renal, cardiac, rheumatology, or HIV-related illnesses. While most teens worry about how many text messages they can send, teens with serious illnesses confront genuine life-and-death issues and seemingly unending…

$230Kprogram 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

Care Camps FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Investment incomeLn 3$56K

Money outPt IX

$2.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.5M

Managementcol C$234K

Fundraisingcol D$419K

Owns and owesPt X

$2.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$745K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$266K

PeoplePt VI, VII

38

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a37

IndependentVI 1b36

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$245K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$56K

Total revenueLn 12$2.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$745K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$745K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M

Other assetsLn 15$219K

Total assetsLn 16$2.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$266K

Net assetsLn 32$2.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 59

VolunteersI 6335

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$245K

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$753K	$745K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.2M	$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16	$2.0M	$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$116K	$266K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.9M	$2.0M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$206K	$103K	$31K	$72K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$513K	$362K	$51K	$100K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$14K	$10K	$1K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$82K	$56K	$9K	$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$53K	$34K	$6K	$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$60K		$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$81K	$19K		$61K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$63K	$40K	$19	$23K
Office expensesLn 13	$145K	$61K	$56K	$28K
Information technologyLn 14	$10K	$3K	$3K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$121K	$79K	$14K	$28K
TravelLn 17	$41K	$39K	$423	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K		$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$20K	$13K	$2K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$715K	$651K		$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.1M	$1.5M	$234K	$419K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 31, 2025	$2.2M	$2.1M	$88K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024	$1.4M	$2.0M	−$511K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2023	$2.0M	$1.8M	$231K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 20, 2022	$1.6M	$1.4M	$147K	$2.4M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2021	$1.7M	$1.3M	$425K	$2.2M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,211,479 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,466,551$2,220,957

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $45,924$56,247

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$70,261−$65,725

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,442,214$2,211,479

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 $780,921$866,550

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,172,107$1,257,022

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,953,028$2,123,572

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$510,814$87,907

Part VI · Governance 36 of 37 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body37

VI-1b Independent voting members36

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 $2,211,479 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,042,595

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,178,362

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$244,550

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,220,957

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56,247$56,247

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$65,725−$65,725

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$9,478$2,211,479

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,123,572 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,934 · Management $30,879 · Fundraising $72,054$205,867

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $362,265 · Management $50,815 · Fundraising $99,515$512,595

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,776 · Management $1,128 · Fundraising $2,642$13,546

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $55,951 · Management $8,599 · Fundraising $17,445$81,995

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,411 · Management $5,880 · Fundraising $12,256$52,547

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,510$59,510

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,429 · Fundraising $61,230$80,659

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $39,586 · Management $19 · Fundraising $23,249$62,854

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,484 · Management $55,841 · Fundraising $28,162$145,487

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,746 · Management $3,274 · Fundraising $4,298$10,318

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,682 · Management $13,542 · Fundraising $28,380$120,604

IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,615 · Management $423 · Fundraising $1,737$40,775

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,052$2,052

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,155 · Management $2,264 · Fundraising $4,745$20,164

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $651,252 · Fundraising $63,347$714,599

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,470,286 · Management $234,226 · Fundraising $419,060$2,123,572

Part X · Balance sheet $2,274,791 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $752,747$744,554

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $22,500$18,819

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,701$2,449

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,220,106$1,266,898

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $23,000$23,000

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,445$219,071

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,046,499$2,274,791

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $57,879$43,727

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,820$222,293

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $116,179$266,020

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,885,039$1,939,812

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $45,281$68,959

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,930,320$2,008,771

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,046,499$2,274,791

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,008,771 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,211,479

XI-2 Total expenses$2,123,572

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,907

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,930,320

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$9,456

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,008,771

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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