Chris Klug Foundation FY2020 filing

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Aspen, CO501(c)(3)Since 2004Health CareEIN 84-1628444Revenue $267K in FY2020

On file with the IRSchrisklugfoundation.orgPo Box 64, 81612-0064 · Aspen, COTax-exempt since Dec 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Chris Klug Foundation promotes lifesaving organ, eye and tissue donation and works to improve the quality of life for those touched by transplantation. The Foundation uses the stories of organ donors, transplant candidates and transplant recipients to inspire, alongside ...events, school courses, and webinars to educate; all with the end goal of encouraging individuals to give the gift of life and register as organ donors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$77K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $26K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$77K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $95K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$267K
Spent
$250K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$371K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$267K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$501K
Expenses
$250K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$420K
FY2025$481K
Net assets
$371K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$509K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2005.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $191K Management & general 9% · $22K Fundraising 15% · $37K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $77K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$76,750Pt 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
$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 1980 $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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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

Educates people to register as organ donors and inspires the transplant community.

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1 program · $191K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The chris klug foundation furthered its patient ambassador program, partnering with organ and tissue transplant recipients to visit hospitals across the country; distributed 'toolkit for teachers' curriculums with an online video and interactive educational toolkit for use with middle school, high school and college-aged students to…

$191Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$267K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$250K
Ln 25
Programscol B$191K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$371K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$270K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$265
Total revenueLn 12$267K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$260K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$105K
Other assetsLn 15$690
Total assetsLn 16$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$371K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 6150
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$262K$260K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$103K$105K
Total assetsLn 16$367K$390K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$353K$371K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$38K$8K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$50K$50K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$5K$365$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$587$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$18K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$665$665
Office expensesLn 13$668$258$410
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$998
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$590$2K
TravelLn 17$278$278
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$35K$35K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$25K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$250K$191K$22K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $501K$481K$19K$509K 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$420K$19K$492K 990 PDF
FY2023 $485K$458K$27K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $371K$329K$42K$440K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$255K$29K$400K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $267K$250K$17K$371K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $267,357 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $398,593$270,159
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,965$4,793
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,485$1,397
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,441−$8,992
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $446,484$267,357
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,602$142,908
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $256,077$107,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $408,679$249,931
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,805$17,426
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $267,357 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$270,159
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$270,159
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,793$4,793
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,662$1,662
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$265−$265
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,000−$13,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,008$4,008
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,801 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$11,603$267,357
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,931 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,375 · Management $7,675 · Fundraising $30,700$76,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $49,500$49,500
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,176 · Management $365 · Fundraising $1,459$7,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,722 · Management $587 · Fundraising $2,349$9,658
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,610 · Management $4,710$6,320
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,000 · Management $2,000$20,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $665$665
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $258 · Management $410$668
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,296 · Management $998$4,294
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,764 · Management $590 · Fundraising $2,363$9,717
IX-17 TravelPrograms $278$278
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,294$3,294
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,428 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,428
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $25,259 · Management $1,100$26,359
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,331 · Management $21,729 · Fundraising $36,871$249,931
Part X · Balance sheet $390,174 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $262,090$259,685
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$25,000
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $103,390$104,799
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,623$690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $367,103$390,174
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,740$10,980
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,028$8,418
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,768$19,398
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $346,835$362,776
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,500$8,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $353,335$370,776
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $367,103$390,174
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $370,776 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$267,357
XI-2 Total expenses$249,931
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,426
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$353,335
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$370,776

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