The Suzanne Wright Foundation FY2020 filing

New York, NYUnknown exempt organizationEIN 81-4191871Revenue $413K in FY2020

On file with the IRSsuzannewrightfoundation.org610 Fifth Ave · New York, NY

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The Suzanne Wright Foundation funds and carries out initiatives that drive awareness about improvements needed in research and treatment for individuals diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, other cancers and other medical conditions that have been underserved by governmental and private biomedical research funding sources.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 13% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$413K
Spent
$324K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$59K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$413K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$413K
FY2021$414K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$16
Expenses
$324K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$423K
FY2022$94K
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$59K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$49K
FY2022$95K
FY2023Not on file

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $259K Management & general 20% · $64K Fundraising 0% · $791

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

4 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Feld$250,000$120,000

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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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds research and drives awareness for underserved medical conditions, especially pancreatic cancer.

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1 program · $259K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The suzanne wright foundation funds and carries out initiatives that drive awareness about improvements needed in research and treatment for individuals diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, other cancers and other medical conditions that have been underserved by governmental and private biomedical research funding sources.

$259Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$413K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Money outPt IX
$324K
Ln 25
Programscol B$259K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$791
Owns and owesPt X
$59K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$413K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$59K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$67K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$17K$72K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$14K
Net assetsLn 32−$30K$59K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$108K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$27K$2K$725
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$11K$1K$60
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$102K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
TravelLn 17$6K$5K$351
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$105$6
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$59$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$324K$259K$64K$791

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $16 990 PDF
FY2022 $140K$94K$46K$95K 990 PDF
FY2021 $414K$423K−$10K$49K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $413K$324K$89K$59K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $412,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $313,121$412,859
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,402$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $315,523$412,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $220,713$161,397
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $287,579$162,575
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $508,292$323,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$192,769$88,887
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $412,859 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$412,859
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$412,859
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$412,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,972 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,000 · Management $12,000$120,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $26,550 · Management $2,225 · Fundraising $725$29,500
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,708 · Management $1,129 · Fundraising $60$11,897
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $101,580 · Management $14,512$116,092
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,675$5,675
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,381$5,381
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,560$2,560
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $22,738$22,738
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,209 · Management $351$5,560
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,012 · Management $105 · Fundraising $6$1,123
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59 · Management $3,387$3,446
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,793 · Management $64,388 · Fundraising $791$323,972
Part X · Balance sheet $72,457 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,870$66,657
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $750$750
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,050$5,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,670$72,457
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,860$13,760
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,860$13,760
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$30,190$58,697
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$30,190$58,697
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,670$72,457
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,697 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$412,859
XI-2 Total expenses$323,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$88,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$30,190
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,697

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