Andrews Firefly Fund EIN 81-3737330

Andrews Firefly Fund

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Advocates for newborn screening, funds medical research, and improves patient access to care. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $649K in revenue, $737K in expenses, and $12K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Diseases & Disorders
Location
Austin, TX
Website
fireflyfund.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$649KFY2024
Expenses
$737K
Net assets
$12K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  81-3737330 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for newborn screening, funds medical research, and improves patient access to care.
Leadership
Beryl Pam Andrews · Executive Director · $95K
Money in and out
$649K revenue, $737K expenses
Bottom line
80% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$649K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$737K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$88K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
80%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -98% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-14%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +96% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$649K
FY2024▲ ×12
Expenses
$737K
FY2024▲ +115%
Total assets
$13K
FY2024▼ -97%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2024▼ -29%
Total revenue
$649K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$737K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$12K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$88K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$13K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $588K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Since 2017 firefly fund has been leading the NPC NBS initiative with a vision that all newborns will be screened for NPC, enabeling early diagnosis and intervention. The initiative is led by a broad stakeholder working group, chaired by DRS.

$471Kprogram expense
02

Work with academic centers of excellence and patient advocacy organizations to remove barriers to care and access to therapies necessary for their loved ones with an NPC diagnosis.

$59Kprogram expense
03

Firefly fund supports medical research that could provide therapeutics for the treatment of niemann pick type c disease.

$59Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAndrews Firefly Fund
EINHdr · item D81-3737330
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jfireflyfund.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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
Executive Director
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beryl Pam Andrews’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 76th 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beryl Pamela Andrews$122,071$95,000
Beryl Pam Andrews$110,120
Beryl Pam Andrews$95,000$95,000

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
Contributions & grants100%$649K
Total revenueLn 12$649K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program services80%$588K
Management & general10%$71K
Fundraising11%$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$737K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3K
Total assetsLn 16$13K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$12K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $737K · Less non-cash grants $420K · Cash operating expenses/yr $317K
0.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $588K · Total expenses $737K
80%
Management & General
Management & general $71K · Total expenses $737K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $78K · Total expenses $737K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $78K · Solicited contributions $649K
$0.12 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $649K · Total revenue $649K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $649K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $649K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $649K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $737K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $649K · Prior year $55K
×12
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $534K · FY2024 $649K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $12K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $649K · Expenses $737K
-14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $13K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $12K · Total assets $13K
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $13K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Beryl Pam Andrews · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $737K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $103K · Total expenses $737K
14%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $20K · Gross raised $229K
9%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 80%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth ×12
Accounting fee ratio 3%
Fundraising fee ratio 5%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $203K · 2021–2024
Dripping Springs Friendship ClubFY2024$10,000
The Eddie Ray BandFY2024$8,000
Montefiore Children's HospitalFY2021$100,000
3d CommunicationsFY2021$30,456
University of Michigan Medical SchoolFY2021$25,000
Rush University Children's HospitalFY2021$10,000
National Institutes of HealthFY2021$10,000

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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)$649K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$55K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$38K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$554K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$534K 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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