Slc6a1 Connect is a patient advocacy group dedicated to improving the lives of children and families affected by the Slc6a1 mutation. Our focus is to raise awareness and fundraising to advance scientific research that will ultimately result in a cure.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$801K
Spent
$714K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$801K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$801K
FY2021$984K
FY2022$945K
FY2023$677K
FY2024$717K
Expenses
$714K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$714K
FY2021$483K
FY2022$957K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$680K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.1M

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 Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $610K Management & general 2% · $14K Fundraising 13% · $91K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Founder / CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Clinical Medic
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Patient Advoca
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chairperson / Directo
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amber Freed’s $100K as Founder/CEO is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M medical research 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Amber Freed$99,999$99,999

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Advocates for children and families affected by the SLC6A1 mutation, funding research for a cure.

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1 program · $610K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Research to develop treatments for SLC6A1.

$610Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 21 grants · $1.8M · 2022–2024
University of ColoradoOH · FY2024$106,740
Combinedbrian INCTN · FY2024$25,417
Vanderbilt UniversityTN · FY2023$35,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$801K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$793K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$714K
Ln 25
Programscol B$610K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$284K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$793K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$48
Total revenueLn 12$801K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$284K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$284K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$208K$284K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$300$300
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$34K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$4K$1K$2K$153
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$61$61
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$626K$562K$2K$62K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$11K$5K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$714K$610K$14K$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $717K$680K$37K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $677K$1.3M−$588K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $945K$957K−$12K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $984K$483K$501K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $801K$714K$87K$2.2M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $800,954 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,162,016$792,915
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,839$8,039
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,176,855$800,954
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$0
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 $66,569$714,151
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $71,569$714,151
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,105,286$86,803
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $800,954 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$792,915
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$792,915
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,087$8,087
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$48−$48
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,039$800,954
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $714,151 across 8 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $300$300
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $500$500
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,327 · Fundraising $10,628$44,955
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,521$4,521
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,447 · Management $1,977 · Fundraising $153$3,577
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $61$61
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $562,272 · Management $2,060 · Fundraising $61,597$625,929
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,360 · Management $4,793 · Fundraising $18,155$34,308
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $609,767 · Management $13,851 · Fundraising $90,533$714,151
Part X · Balance sheet $2,212,220 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,621$284,286
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,917,191$1,927,934
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,224,812$2,212,220
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,000$30,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$605
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,000$50,605
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,174,812$2,161,615
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,174,812$2,161,615
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,224,812$2,212,220
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,161,615 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$800,954
XI-2 Total expenses$714,151
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,803
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,174,812
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$100,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,161,615

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