The Organization's primary focus is to advance innovative research that explores what triggers labor in full-term pregnancies, aiming to prevent preterm births.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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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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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $139K a year · 26% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $242K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $11K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
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
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$488K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$468K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$431K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$488K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$160K
FY2024$566K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$468K
FY2025▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$307K
FY2025$468K
Net assets
$431K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$153K
FY2024$411K
FY2025$431K

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 Jul 2023.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $328K Management & general 8% · $39K Fundraising 22% · $102K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brittney Crystal’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Brittney Crystal$100,000$80,769

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

Funds research to understand labor triggers, preventing preterm births.

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1 program · $328K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Organization's primary focus is to advance innovative research into what triggers labor in full-term pregnancies, with the goal of preventing preterm birth. The Iris Fund does this by making grants to leading institutions and universities to support multidisciplinary studies that integrate clinical care with engineering and…

$328Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$11K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $385K · 2024–2025
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthFY2025$43,200
University of UtahUT · FY2025$20,000
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthFY2024$21,600

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$468K
Ln 25
Programscol B$328K
Managementcol C$39K
Fundraisingcol D$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$431K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$478K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$242K
Total assetsLn 16$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$431K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$411K$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$242K
Total assetsLn 16$411K$431K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$411K$431K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$218K$218K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$80K$5K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$411$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$11K$4K$176$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$585$339$301
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$123K$19K$28K$76K
All other expensesLn 24e$941$941
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K$328K$39K$102K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $488K$468K$20K$431K 990 PDF
FY2024 $566K$307K$259K$411K 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$153K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $488,486 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $565,519$478,338
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $514$10,148
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $566,033$488,486
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $174,194$218,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,573$108,224
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,617$141,981
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $307,384$468,405
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $258,649$20,081
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $488,486 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$478,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$478,338
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,148$10,148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,148$488,486
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $468,405 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $218,200$218,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,000 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $15,000$100,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,579 · Management $411 · Fundraising $1,234$8,224
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,445$1,445
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,301 · Fundraising $1,095$4,396
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,517 · Management $176 · Fundraising $6,879$10,572
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $585 · Management $339 · Fundraising $301$1,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,802 · Management $28,395 · Fundraising $76,205$123,402
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $941$941
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $327,683 · Management $38,563 · Fundraising $102,159$468,405
Part X · Balance sheet $431,435 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $411,354$189,246
X-11 Publicly traded securities$242,189
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $411,354$431,435
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $411,354$431,435
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $411,354$431,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $411,354$431,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $431,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$488,486
XI-2 Total expenses$468,405
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,081
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$411,354
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$431,435

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