Ryan Hill Research Foundation

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Research in gastroesophageal diseases and cancer, development of new surgical techniques and therapies.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-0980261) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 21 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 35% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
66% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
10.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
10.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
20 of 20 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$237K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$135K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$237K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$237K
Expenses
$135K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$142K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$143K
FY2024$135K
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1978.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $89K Management & general 34% · $46K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$16,600Pt VII · Sec A
Former Ex Dir
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scientific Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bonnie Marston’s $17K as Executive Dir. is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M medical research 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Bette Glass$3,000$10,800$10,800$16,800$16,800
Bonnie Marston$16,600————

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

Develops new surgical techniques and therapies for gastroesophageal diseases and cancer.

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1 program · $89K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Partial and full support of research fellowships. Research is being conducted in esophageal diseases and new surgical techniques and patient therapies are being developed. Cancer research is also supported.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-0980261) · Dispute this line
$89Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $468K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$237K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Investment incomeLn 3$86K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Money outPt IX
$135K
Ln 25
Programscol B$89K
Managementcol C$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$122K
Gains on assetsLn 7$122K
Total revenueLn 12$237K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$78K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$885
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M
Other assetsLn 15$17
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 621
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$116K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$3.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$885
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$79K$79K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$20K$10K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$888$888
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$843$843
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$721$721
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$273$273
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$135K$89K$46K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2025 $237K$135K$102K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2024 $217K$143K$74K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 27, 2023 $236K$147K$89K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $250K$150K$100K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 10, 2021 $157K$142K$15K$2.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $237,199 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,727$29,527
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $188,750$207,672
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $217,477$237,199
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $91,966$78,837
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,600$19,600
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,798$36,308
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $143,364$134,745
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,113$102,454
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $237,199 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,527
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,527
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85,937$85,937
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $121,735$121,735
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $207,672$237,199
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,745 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $78,837$78,837
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $9,800 · Management $9,800$19,600
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $888$888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,550$3,550
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $25,406$25,406
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $843$843
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,193$3,193
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $721$721
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,434$1,434
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $273$273
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,637 · Management $46,108 · Fundraising $0$134,745
Part X · Balance sheet $3,115,420 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,954$78,055
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,007$38,290
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,606$885
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,881,399$2,998,173
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$17
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,012,966$3,115,420
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $3,012,966$3,115,420
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,012,966$3,115,420
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,012,966$3,115,420
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,115,420 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$237,199
XI-2 Total expenses$134,745
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,012,966
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,115,420

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