McCourt Foundation INC FY2019 filing

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South Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 2010Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 90-0623963Revenue $24.8M in FY2019

On file with the IRSmccourtfoundation.orgPo Box 774, 02127-0000 · South Boston, MATax-exempt since Feb 2011Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Striving to help cure neurological diseases, while empowering communities to build a healthier world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$81K 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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FY2019 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.8M a year · 25% 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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$81K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
80 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 80.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $157K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.4M
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$24.8M
Spent
$578K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$25.5M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$24.8M
FY2019
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$24.8M
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$8.7M
FY2024$10.2M
Expenses
$578K
FY2019
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$578K
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$11.3M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$12.1M
Net assets
$25.5M
FY2019
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$25.5M
FY2020$27.0M
FY2021$27.4M
FY2022$17.7M
FY2023$15.2M
FY2024$13.4M

From the FY2019 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2011.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $415K Management & general 21% · $121K Fundraising 7% · $42K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $81K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$81,341Pt VII · Sec A
Trasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Murphy Reinschreiber’s $246K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
John Duke$144,644$216,498$174,734$211,263$267,250—
Murphy Reinschreiber$245,976$246,264$246,533$250,699$265,562—
John Palmer———$118,096$217,000—
Laurie Gestal$174,253$174,048$174,331———
Claudia Gliga$146,275$132,702$122,866$115,605$125,020—
Stacy Ferraro$142,752$138,453$138,771———
Stacy Embretson———$132,415$140,008—
Brian McCourt$90,000$90,000$90,000$90,503$78,750$81,341

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funding research and community programs to cure neurological diseases and build a healthier world.

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1 program · $415K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Funding projects to support research into cures for alzheimers disease and multiple sclerosis.

$415Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 33 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2024
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By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Money outPt IX
$578K
Ln 25
Programscol B$415K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$24.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$596K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$24.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$901K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$343K
Total assetsLn 16$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$25.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 60
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$755K$901K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$17K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$30.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$5.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$25.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$304K$304K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$36K$33K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$45K$42K$20K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$2K$2K$900
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$6K$6K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Investment management feesLn 11f$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$3K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$9K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$1K$673
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$1K$540
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$1K$648
Total functional expensesLn 25$578K$415K$121K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.2M$12.1M−$1.9M$13.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.7M$11.3M−$2.5M$15.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.2M$11.3M−$5.0M$17.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $6.9M$6.5M$379K$27.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.5M$8.0M$1.5M$27.0M 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $24.8M$578K$24.2M$25.5M 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 FY2019 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $24,821,556 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $788,010$24,933,596
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,035$42,945
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200−$154,985
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $808,245$24,821,556
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $337,191$305,633
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $165,807$211,553
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,846$60,927
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $771,844$578,113
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,401$24,243,443
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $24,821,556 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,170 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$595,741
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$24,337,855
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$24,200,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$24,933,596
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,565$21,565
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $21,380$21,380
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$156,155−$156,155
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,170 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$113,210$24,821,556
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $578,113 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $303,633$303,633
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,524 · Management $33,426 · Fundraising $15,631$84,581
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,927 · Management $42,273 · Fundraising $19,767$106,967
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,046 · Management $1,925 · Fundraising $900$4,871
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,356 · Management $5,981 · Fundraising $2,797$15,134
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,944$12,944
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,277$8,277
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,083 · Management $3,980 · Fundraising $1,356$8,419
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,684 · Management $8,221$16,905
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,529 · Management $1,439 · Fundraising $673$3,641
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,308$4,308
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,229 · Management $1,155 · Fundraising $540$2,924
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,474 · Management $1,387 · Fundraising $648$3,509
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $414,793 · Management $121,008 · Fundraising $42,312$578,113
Part X · Balance sheet $30,802,971 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $346,063$3,859,251
X-4 Accounts receivable$391,819
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,700$33,464
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$16,913
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $755,219$900,868
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$25,257,666
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$342,990
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,106,982$30,802,971
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,266$175,518
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$4,576,703
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$600,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,266$5,352,221
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,095,716$25,450,750
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,095,716$25,450,750
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,106,982$30,802,971
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,450,750 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,821,556
XI-2 Total expenses$578,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,243,443
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,095,716
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$111,591
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,450,750

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