17 Strong EIN 81-2599646

17 Strong

EIN  81-2599646 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Pismo Beach, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps young adults facing life-threatening illnesses with essential support.
Leadership
Holly Teixeira · President · $67K
Money in and out
$930K revenue, $635K expenses
Bottom line
67% program efficiency

Helps young adults facing life-threatening illnesses with essential support. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $930K in revenue, $635K in expenses, and $1.5M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$930K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$635K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $294K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
67%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
28.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +11% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+32%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -8% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$930K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses
$635K
FY2025▲ +14%
Total assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +27%
Total liabilities
$26K
FY2025▲ +84%
Total revenue
$930K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$635K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.5M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$294K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.5M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $426K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Granting victory trips for young adults battling life threatening illnesses. Victory trips are an opportunity for patients and their families to vacation and spend time together away from the harsh routing of dealing with their illness.

$419Kprogram expense
02

Raising awareness for life threatening illnesses and providing emotional support to those affected by such diagnosis. This includes sharing stories of victory trip recipients and their family and friend on the 17 strong podcast.

$8Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item C17 Strong
EINHdr · item D81-2599646
Principal addressHdr · item CPismo Beach, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jseventeenstrong.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$66,560Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Holly Teixeira’s $67K as President is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 900 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Holly Teixeira$66,560$66,560$64,480$30,000$30,000$12,500
Chiara Cipolla$32,308$5,363
Nicole Pitman$8,500$10,200$6,800

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
Other revenue$549K · 59%
Contributions & grants$346K · 37%
Investment income$34K · 4%
Other revenue59%$549K
Contributions & grants37%$346K
Investment income4%$34K
Total revenueLn 12$930K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.10
Program services67%$426K
Management & general23%$145K
Fundraising10%$64K
Total functional expensesLn 25$635K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$26K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.5M
Months of cash on handcomputed26.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.5M · Operating expenses/yr $635K
28.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $426K · Total expenses $635K
67%
Management & General
Management & general $145K · Total expenses $635K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $64K · Total expenses $635K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $38K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $272K
$0.14 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $346K · Total revenue $930K
37%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $930K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $930K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $34K · Total revenue $930K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $635K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $930K · Prior year $850K
+9%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $129K · FY2025 $930K
+48%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.5M · Beginning of year $1.2M
+26%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $930K · Expenses $635K
+32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $26K · Total assets $1.5M
2%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.5M · Total assets $1.5M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $93K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.5M
6%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Holly Teixeira · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $635K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3K · Total expenses $635K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 67%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 9%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $1.5M · 2021–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$420,665
Unitemized GrantFY2024$348,412
Unitemized GrantFY2023$315,176
Unitemized GrantFY2022$219,513
Unitemized GrantFY2021$168,359

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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)$930K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$850K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$644K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$693K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$365K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$129K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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