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Educates people to register as organ donors and inspires the transplant community. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $501K in revenue, $481K in expenses, and $509K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2004
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Aspen, CO
Website
chrisklugfoundation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$501KFY2025
Expenses
$481K
Net assets
$509K
People
14
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  84-1628444 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Aspen, CO Founded 2004
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates people to register as organ donors and inspires the transplant community.
Leadership
Christopher Klug · President
Money in and out
$501K revenue, $481K expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$501K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$509K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $19K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
13.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -10% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$501K
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses
$481K
FY2025▲ +15%
Total assets
$547K
FY2025▲ +7%
Total liabilities
$38K
FY2025▲ +103%
Total revenue
$501K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$481K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$509K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$19K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$547K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChris Klug Foundation
EINHdr · item D84-1628444
Principal addressHdr · item CAspen, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jchrisklugfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2004
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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

Jessi Rochel’s $93K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1966 $100K–1M health care 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessi Rochel$92,958$86,750$20,000
Lauren Pierce Forman$36,601$76,750
Cecille Cunningham$40,271$32,500

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $407K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The chris klug foundation furthered its CKF ambassador program, recruiting organ, eye, and tissue transplant recipients as volunteer advocates; distributed 'toolkits for teachers' curriculums with an online video and interactive educational toolkit for use with middle school, high school, and college-aged students to educate them on…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$436K · 87%
Other revenue$47K · 9%
Investment income$17K · 3%
Contributions & grants87%$436K
Other revenue9%$47K
Investment income3%$17K
Total revenueLn 12$501K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.08
Program services85%$407K
Management & general7%$36K
Fundraising8%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$481K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$198K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$38K
Total net assetsLn 32$509K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $546K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $481K · Less non-cash grants $750 · Cash operating expenses/yr $481K
13.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $407K · Total expenses $481K
85%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $481K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $481K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $25K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $401K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $436K · Total revenue $501K
87%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $501K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $501K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17K · Total revenue $501K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $481K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $501K · Prior year $439K
+14%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $267K · FY2025 $501K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $509K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $501K · Expenses $481K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $547K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $509K · Total assets $547K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $349K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $547K
64%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Klug · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $481K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $227K · Total expenses $481K
47%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 14%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$501K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$439K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$485K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$284K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$267K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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