Mariah's Miracle was established to help families through events and fundraising. This will establish a fund to help pediatric therapy patients and their families offset the cost of therapy and equipment that insurance does not otherwise provide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $117
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$147K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$155K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$147K
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$70K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$110K
FY2025$147K
Expenses
$155K
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$102K
FY2023$63K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$155K
Net assets
$56K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$23K
FY2023$23K
FY2024$40K
FY2025$56K

From the FY2025 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 Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $72K Management & general 44% · $69K Fundraising 9% · $14K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$66,185Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director / President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teri Pierce’s $66K as Executive Director is at the 51st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Teri Pierce$66,185$12,500

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps pediatric therapy patients and families afford essential equipment and services.

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1 program · $72K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Mariah's Miracle awarded 37 separate awards totaling $71,661 to support recipients' therapy or equipment (see below). These awards were paid to various companies which perform therapy or equipment / modifications to benefit aid applicants.

$72Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$117
Grants paid · 29 grants · $258K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$23,050
Unitemized GrantFY2025$15,048
Unitemized GrantFY2025$11,220
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,282
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,200
Unitemized GrantFY2025$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$3,861
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,301
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,474
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,621
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,502
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,800
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,192
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,982
Unitemized GrantFY2024$200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,653
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,700
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$147K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$155K
Ln 25
Programscol B$72K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$153K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$147K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$61K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$67K$66K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$40K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$72K$72K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$0$66K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10$0$10$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$93$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$77
Information technologyLn 14$1K$231$395$526
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$549$549
Total functional expensesLn 25$155K$72K$69K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $147K$155K−$8K$56K 990 PDF
FY2024 $110K$127K−$17K$40K 990 PDF
FY2023 $61K$63K−$2K$23K 990 PDF
FY2022 $70K$102K−$31K$23K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $146,552 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,563$181,015
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$3
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,490−$34,466
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $110,076$146,552
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,995$71,661
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$66,185
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $26,950$8,625
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $43,397$8,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $127,342$154,755
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,266−$8,203
Part VI · Governance 6 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $146,552 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$7,754 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$152,845
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,170
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,535
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,015
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3$3
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-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$26,712−$26,712
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$34,463$146,552
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $154,755 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $71,661$71,661
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $66,185 · Fundraising $0$66,185
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $10 · Fundraising $0$10
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 $8,625$8,625
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 $93 · Fundraising $4,257$4,350
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,597 · Fundraising $77$1,674
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $231 · Management $395 · Fundraising $526$1,152
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 $549 · Fundraising $549$1,098
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $71,985 · Management $68,736 · Fundraising $14,034$154,755
Part X · Balance sheet $65,812 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19$9
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $60,613$50,597
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$13,088
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,098$1,900
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,925$218
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 $66,655$65,812
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$2,927
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $26,870$7,000
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,870$9,927
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $39,785$55,885
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,785$55,885
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,655$65,812
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,885 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$146,552
XI-2 Total expenses$154,755
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$8,203
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,785
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$24,305
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,885

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