Newborn screening preparedness and advocacy; medical research; patients access/impact

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$95K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $62K a year · 11% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$95K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$554K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$342K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$463K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$554K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$649K
Expenses
$342K
FY2021▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$472K
FY2021$342K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$737K
Net assets
$463K
FY2021▲ +93%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$463K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$12K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2017.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $297K Management & general 10% · $33K Fundraising 3% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beryl Pam Andrews’s $95K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

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

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Advocates for newborn screening, funds medical research, and improves patient access to care.

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3 programs · $297K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$238Kprogram 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.

$30Kprogram expense
03

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

$30Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$554K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Other incomeLn 4–11$107K
Money outPt IX
$342K
Ln 25
Programscol B$297K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$463K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$419K
Total assetsLn 16$466K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$107K
Total revenueLn 12$554K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$419K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$419K
Total assetsLn 16$466K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$463K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$240K$419K
Total assetsLn 16$261K$466K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$240K$463K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$185K$185K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$76K$10K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$727$726
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$329$329
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$24K$677$332
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$418$417
InsuranceLn 23$570$474$48$48
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$342K$297K$33K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $649K$737K−$88K$12K 990 PDF
FY2023 $55K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 $38K$292K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $554K$342K$212K$463K 990 PDF
FY2020 $534K$472K$62K$240K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $553,765 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $534,468$446,645
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$107,120
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $534,468$553,765
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$185,456
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $120,454$102,267
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,248$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $350,583$54,487
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $472,285$342,210
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,183$211,555
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,765 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$18,700
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$427,945
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$446,645
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $107,120$107,120
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $107,120$553,765
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $342,210 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $185,456$185,456
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $76,001 · Management $9,500 · Fundraising $9,499$95,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,814 · Management $727 · Fundraising $726$7,267
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,636 · Management $329 · Fundraising $329$3,294
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $19,945$19,945
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,715 · Management $677 · Fundraising $332$24,724
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,343 · Management $418 · Fundraising $417$4,178
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $474 · Management $48 · Fundraising $48$570
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,776$1,776
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $297,439 · Management $33,420 · Fundraising $11,351$342,210
Part X · Balance sheet $465,686 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $39,829; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $239,978$419,158
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,699
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $261,346$465,686
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$2,515
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,368$2,515
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $239,978$463,171
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $261,346$465,686
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $463,171 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,765
XI-2 Total expenses$342,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$211,555
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$239,978
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$11,638
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$463,171

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