Als Cure Project INC FY2020 filing

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Pleasanton, CA501(c)(3)Since 2019Medical ResearchEIN 84-3289802Revenue $524K in FY2020

On file with the IRSalscure.net2808 Longspur Way, 94566-5206 · Pleasanton, CATax-exempt since Nov 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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This year the ALS Cure Project in collabortion with Canadian and US partners continued to fund the multimodal Longitudinal Modeling project along with the Drug Repurposing Project

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ 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
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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $81K a year · 22% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $290K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$524K
Spent
$431K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$524K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$158K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$860K
FY2025$133K
Expenses
$431K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$431K
FY2021$232K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$388K
Net assets
$93K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$265K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$740K
FY2025$485K

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 Nov 2019.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $420K Management & general 2% · $8K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Buiness Development Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Raising Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
IT Communications Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Sponsorships Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Researching ALS biomarkers and disease mechanisms to advance understanding and treatment.

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1 program · $420K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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ALS Cure Project has funded Physics based modeling project using the worlds fastest supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore Labs to help identify and understand the ALS disease mechanism. The initial focus will be on the formation of the aberrant TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43) inclusions or cluster that transition into pathological…

$420Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $1.7M · 2020–2025
Livermore Lab FounationFY2025$379,317
Stanford UniversityAZ · FY2024$120,000
Livermore Lab FoundationFY2024$90,000
Stanford UniversityAZ · FY2023$73,000
Livermore Lab FoundationFY2023$65,000
University Medical Center UtrechtFY2023$50,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2023$50,000
Livermore Lab FoundationCA · FY2022$60,000
Livermore Lab FoundationCA · FY2021$180,000
Livermore Lab FoundationCA · FY2020$420,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$524K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K
Money outPt IX
$431K
Ln 25
Programscol B$420K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$93K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$524K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$193K
Total revenueLn 12$524K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$93K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$0$89K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$93K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$420K$420K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$0$7K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$91$0$0$91
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$0$2K
Information technologyLn 14$181$0$0$181
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$431K$420K$8K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $133K$388K−$255K$485K 990 PDF
FY2024 $860K$219K$641K$740K 990 PDF
FY2023 $164K$244K−$80K$98K 990 PDF
FY2022 $158K$246K−$87K$178K 990 PDF
FY2021 $405K$232K$173K$265K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $524K$431K$93K$93K 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
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Part I · Summary $523,773 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$523,773
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$523,773
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$420,000
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 $0$11,163
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$431,163
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$92,610
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $523,773 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$193,332
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$330,441
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$523,773
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$523,773
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $431,163 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $420,000$420,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,040 · Fundraising $0$7,040
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $91$91
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,395$2,395
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $181$181
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,456 · Fundraising $0$1,456
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $420,000 · Management $8,496 · Fundraising $2,667$431,163
Part X · Balance sheet $92,610 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$88,933
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$3,677
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$92,610
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$92,610
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$92,610
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$92,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $92,610 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$523,773
XI-2 Total expenses$431,163
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$92,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$92,610

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