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.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $318K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.4 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
$16K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$485K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$458K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$470K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$485K
FY2023▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$501K
Expenses
$458K
FY2023▲ +39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$329K
FY2023$458K
FY2024$420K
FY2025$481K
Net assets
$470K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021$400K
FY2022$440K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$509K

From the FY2023 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

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $398K Management & general 9% · $42K Fundraising 4% · $17K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$86,750Pt 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
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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 · $398K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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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…

$398Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$485K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$458K
Ln 25
Programscol B$398K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$470K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$343K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Other incomeLn 4–11$29K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$485K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$318K
Other assetsLn 15$690
Total assetsLn 16$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$470K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K$168K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$107K$318K
Total assetsLn 16$463K$487K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$440K$470K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$65K$9K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$67K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$16K$1K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$12K$772$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$700$700
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$658$446$212
OccupancyLn 16$20K$17K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$197K$195K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$21K$15K$4
Total functional expensesLn 25$458K$398K$42K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $501K$481K$19K$509K 990 PDF
FY2024 $439K$420K$19K$492K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $485K$458K$27K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $371K$329K$42K$440K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$255K$29K$400K 990 PDF
FY2020 $267K$250K$17K$371K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $485,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,949$445,931
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $800$9,970
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,487$29,099
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $371,236$485,000
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 $143,553$186,408
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,657$271,247
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $329,210$457,655
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,026$27,345
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $485,000 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$343,063
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$102,868
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$445,931
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,704$7,704
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $2,266$2,266
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,099$29,099
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,266 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,803$485,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,655 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,063 · Management $8,675 · Fundraising $13,012$86,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,396$67,396
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,937 · Management $1,044 · Fundraising $1,566$18,547
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,785 · Management $772 · Fundraising $1,158$13,715
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $700$700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,005$7,005
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,000 · Management $1,500$2,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,102 · Management $3,398$4,500
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $446 · Management $212$658
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,177 · Management $1,125 · Fundraising $1,687$19,989
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,038 · Management $1,067$3,105
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $194,531 · Management $2,400 · Fundraising $0$196,931
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,070 · Management $14,785 · Fundraising $4$35,859
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $398,245 · Management $41,983 · Fundraising $17,427$457,655
Part X · Balance sheet $486,588 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $344,439$167,806
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,349$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $107,125$318,092
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $690$690
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $462,603$486,588
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,364$6,270
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,824$9,967
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,188$16,237
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $440,415$470,351
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $440,415$470,351
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $462,603$486,588
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $470,351 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$485,000
XI-2 Total expenses$457,655
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$27,345
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$440,415
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,591
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$470,351

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