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Brooks Strong Foundation EIN 83-1709337

Brooks Strong Foundation FY2020 filing

EIN  83-1709337 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Hinsdale, IL
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Funds childhood cancer research and helps families with treatment costs.
Leadership
Robert Tonn · President
Money in and out
$190K revenue, $96K expenses
Bottom line
6% program efficiency

Funds childhood cancer research and helps families with treatment costs. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $190K in revenue, $96K in expenses, and $307K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$190K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$96K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$307K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $94K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.06 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.88
Program efficiency
6%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
38.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+49%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$190K
FY2020
Expenses
$96K
FY2020
Total assets
$307K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total revenue
$190K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$96K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$307K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$94K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$307K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B6%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBrooks Strong Foundation
EINHdr · item D83-1709337
Principal addressHdr · item CHinsdale, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.brooksstrong.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Robert Tonn
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nora Tonn
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jack Francis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$190K
Total revenueLn 12$190K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.06 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.88
Program services6%$5K
Management & general6%$6K
Fundraising88%$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$96K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$307K
Total assetsLn 16$307K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$307K
Months of cash on handcomputed38.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $307K · Operating expenses/yr $96K
38.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5K · Total expenses $96K
6%
Management & General
Management & general $6K · Total expenses $96K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $85K · Total expenses $96K
88%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $85K · Solicited contributions $190K
$0.45 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $190K · Total revenue $190K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $190K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $190K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $190K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $96K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $190K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $307K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $190K · Expenses $96K
+49%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $307K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $307K · Total assets $307K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $307K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Tonn · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $96K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $96K
—
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 6%——
Overhead ratio 6%——
Fundraising cost ratio 45%——
Accounting fee ratio 1%——

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
The Witz Family FoundationFY2024$3K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $37K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$298
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,000
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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)$144K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$113K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$102K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$100K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$190K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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