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Amplifies sickle cell community stories to influence decision-makers and drive positive change. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $910K in revenue, $755K in expenses, and $589K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Wheaton, IL
Website
sickcells.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$910KFY2023
Expenses
$755K
Net assets
$589K
People
14
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-3481633 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wheaton, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Amplifies sickle cell community stories to influence decision-makers and drive positive change.
Leadership
Ashley Valentine · Executive Director · $90K
Money in and out
$910K revenue, $755K expenses
Bottom line
46% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$910K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$755K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$589K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $155K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.53 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
46%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$910K
FY2023▲ +56%
Expenses
$755K
FY2023▲ +37%
Total assets
$589K
FY2023▲ +36%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$910K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$755K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$589K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$155K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$589K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B46%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSick Cells
EINHdr · item D81-3481633
Principal addressHdr · item CWheaton, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jsickcells.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E01)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
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 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$90,335Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$70,718Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Advocacy
$61,011Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$52,419Pt VII · Sec A
Research Coordinator
$44,140Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Program Manager
$41,561Pt VII · Sec A
Community Program Coordinator
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
Program Coordinator
$22,848Pt VII · Sec A

Ashley Valentine’s $97K as Board Chair is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1965 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ashley Valentine$97,094
Ashley Valentine$90,335$81,949$39,375
Margaret H Jalowsky$61,011$71,875$27,000$46,650
Abrinar Tainter$70,724
Abrina P Tainter$70,718$48,325$39,986$21,600
Ashley E Valentine$69,500
Elodie O Babongui$52,419
Emma Andelson$41,561$49,163$35,131

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $344K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Faces of SCD Storytelling, Ambassador Program, SCD Summit

$344Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$508K · 56%
Other revenue$327K · 36%
Contributions & grants$75K · 8%
Program service revenue56%$508K
Other revenue36%$327K
Contributions & grants8%$75K
— government grantsLn 1e$75K
Total revenueLn 12$910K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.53 Fundraising $0.01
Program services46%$344K
Management & general53%$402K
Fundraising1%$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$755K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$589K
Total assetsLn 16$589K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$589K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $589K · Operating expenses/yr $755K
9.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $344K · Total expenses $755K
46%
Management & General
Management & general $402K · Total expenses $755K
53%
Fundraising
Fundraising $9K · Total expenses $755K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $10K
$0.28 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $75K · Total revenue $910K
8%
Government reliance
Government grants $75K · Total revenue $910K
8%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $508K · Total revenue $910K
56%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $910K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $508K · Total expenses $755K
67%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $910K · Prior year $584K
+56%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $589K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $910K · Expenses $755K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $589K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $589K · Total assets $589K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $589K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ashley Valentine · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $755K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $521K · Total expenses $755K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 46%
Overhead ratio 53%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 56%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$48

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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)$668K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$910K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$584K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$658K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$345K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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