McCourt Foundation INC FY2020 filing

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South Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 2010Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 90-0623963Revenue $9.5M in FY2020

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.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
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
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 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
$2.2M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$9.5M
-62% vs prior year
Spent
$8.0M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$27.0M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$9.5M
FY2020▼ -62%
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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
$8.0M
FY2020▲ ×14
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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
$27.0M
FY2020▲ +6%
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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 FY2020 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

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $6.1M Management & general 24% · $1.9M Fundraising 1% · $41K

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; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Senior Director
$267,250Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$265,562Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director
$217,000Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director of Operations
$140,008Pt VII · Sec A
Accounting Manager
$125,020Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/President
$78,750Pt VII · Sec A
Trasurer
$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

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

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

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1 program · $6.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Funding projects to support research into cures for alzheimers disease and multiple SCLEROSIS.SEE schedule o for continued DESCRIPTION.2020 nonprofit partnership PROGRAM71 nonprofit partners - raising over $3.9 millionnonprofit including but not limited to:world visionchildren's hospital of los angelesst.

$6.1Mprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$8.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.1M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$27.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$29.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$703K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$11K
Total revenueLn 12$9.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$874K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Other assetsLn 15$343K
Total assetsLn 16$29.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$27.0M
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$2.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$901K$874K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$30.8M$29.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.4M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$25.5M$27.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.1M$1.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$83K$63K$19K$751
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.3M$395K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$286K$217K$66K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$65K$20K$777
Management feesLn 11a$36K$28K$8K$330
Legal feesLn 11b$111K$84K$26K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$64K$19K$765
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$3K$976$38
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$561K$427K$129K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$330K$251K$76K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$337K$256K$78K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$53K$40K$12K$482
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$1K$58
TravelLn 17$179K$136K$41K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$8K$3K$101
InsuranceLn 23$259K$197K$60K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M$1.8M$969K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.0M$6.1M$1.9M$41K

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 Viewing $9.5M$8.0M$1.5M$27.0M 990 PDF
FY2019 $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
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Part I · Summary $9,549,769 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,035,712$2,883,920
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$6,833,426
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,945−$2,982
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,170−$164,595
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,079,827$9,549,769
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $305,633$1,101,565
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $211,553$2,168,871
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $261,532$4,751,544
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $778,718$8,021,980
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,301,109$1,527,789
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 $9,549,769 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $101,896 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$703,383
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,180,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,883,920
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,833,426$6,833,426
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,512$8,512
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$11,494−$11,494
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$376,991−$376,991
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $110,500$110,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,943,926 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$278,077$9,549,769
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,021,980 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,101,565$1,101,565
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,043 · Management $19,105 · Fundraising $751$82,899
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,303,881 · Management $395,132 · Fundraising $15,526$1,714,539
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $217,229 · Management $65,830 · Fundraising $2,586$285,645
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,240 · Management $19,771 · Fundraising $777$85,788
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $27,730 · Management $8,403 · Fundraising $330$36,463
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $84,169 · Management $25,507 · Fundraising $1,002$110,678
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $64,276 · Management $19,478 · Fundraising $765$84,519
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $3,221 · Management $976 · Fundraising $38$4,235
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $426,730 · Management $129,318 · Fundraising $5,081$561,129
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $250,720 · Management $75,979 · Fundraising $2,985$329,684
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $256,489 · Management $77,727 · Fundraising $3,054$337,270
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,452 · Management $12,259 · Fundraising $482$53,193
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,859 · Management $1,473 · Fundraising $58$6,390
IX-17 TravelPrograms $135,917 · Management $41,189 · Fundraising $1,618$178,724
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,475 · Management $2,568 · Fundraising $101$11,144
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $196,763 · Management $59,628 · Fundraising $2,343$258,734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,807,545 · Management $968,580 · Fundraising $3,256$2,779,381
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,058,304 · Management $1,922,923 · Fundraising $40,753$8,021,980
Part X · Balance sheet $29,164,650 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,859,251$2,317,421
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $391,819$322,877
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $33,464$38,589
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,913$11,353
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $900,868$873,754
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $25,257,666$25,257,666
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $342,990$342,990
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $30,802,971$29,164,650
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $175,518$107,853
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $4,576,703$1,171,582
X-19 Deferred revenue$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $600,000$600,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,352,221$2,205,573
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,450,750$26,959,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,450,750$26,959,077
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $30,802,971$29,164,650
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $26,959,077 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,549,769
XI-2 Total expenses$8,021,980
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,527,789
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,450,750
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$19,462
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$26,959,077

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