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Five for the Fight Foundation FY2020 filing

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Provo, UT501(c)(3)Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 81-4389905Revenue $1.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRS5forthefight.org333 River Park Dr, 84604-5787 · Provo, UTTax-exempt since Dec 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Five for the Fight Foundation is a nonprofit organization established to raise funds to be donated directly to cancer research in an effort to eradicate the disease.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $259K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5.0M
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
56%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$21.2M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$989K
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$20.5M
FY2023$500K
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$4.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2016.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $1.3M Management & general 0% · $20 Fundraising 44% · $1.0M

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ryan Smith
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds cancer research to help eradicate the disease.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Five for the fight foundation is a nonprofit organization established to raise funds to support and advance cancer research. Our goal is to specifically eradicate the disease. In 2020, we awarded grants of $1,302,605 to support cancer research centers and hospitals that are doing groundbreaking cancer research.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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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
Ryan and Ashley Smith FoundationFY2024$5.0M
Mobile Giving Foundation INCFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5.0M
Grants paid · 37 grants · $23.6M · 2020–2024
Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2024$928,360
Primary Children's CancerFY2024$703,312
Vanderbilt UniversityTN · FY2024$8,376
Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationAZ · FY2024$8,280
City of HopeCA · FY2024$6,760
University of HiFY2024$5,560
Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2023$182,850
Ddx Foundation INCUT · FY2023$25,000
Vanderbilt UniversityTN · FY2023$8,563
Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationAZ · FY2023$8,245
University of HiFY2023$8,069
City of HopeCA · FY2023$6,755
Intermountain Healthcare Foundation INCUT · FY2022$13,878,089
Primary Children's CancerFY2022$5,000,000
MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2022$125,000
Huntsman Cancer FoundationUT · FY2022$88,147
Phoenix Children's Hospital FoundationAZ · FY2022$35,000
Ddx Foundation INCUT · FY2022$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$20
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$148K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$119K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$211K$119K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$103K$103K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.0M$1.0M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40$20$20
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.3M$20$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $989K$1.7M−$747K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$500K$644K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $21.2M$20.5M$714K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.3M$3.1M−$871K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$2.3M−$1.0M$3.3M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,285,813 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,523,858$1,285,813
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,523,858$1,285,813
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,857,598$1,302,605
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $935,676$1,018,238
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,793,274$2,320,843
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,730,584−$1,035,030
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,285,813 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,813
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$148,274
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,285,813
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,285,813
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,320,843 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,200,025$1,200,025
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $102,580$102,580
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,018,198$1,018,198
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $20 · Fundraising $20$40
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,302,605 · Management $20 · Fundraising $1,018,218$2,320,843
Part X · Balance sheet $3,379,930 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $211,219$119,325
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,179,875$3,259,348
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,257
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,391,094$3,379,930
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,885$36,751
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,885$36,751
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,885$18,967
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,323,324$3,324,212
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,378,209$3,343,179
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,391,094$3,379,930
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,343,179 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,285,813
XI-2 Total expenses$2,320,843
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,035,030
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,378,209
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,343,179

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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