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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$832,005
Total expenses
$480,261
Contributions and grants received
$826,259
Grants paid
$104,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$5,746
Total assets, end of year
$492,941
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,738
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$486,203
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$250,387
Management and general expenses
$148,787
Fundraising expenses
$81,087
Program service expenses (Part III)
$250,387

Program services were 52.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $101,855

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $724,404

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,099

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $21,796

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $101,855

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,938

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $8,858 · excluded $8,858

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $20,970

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $24,082

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$3,112 · excluded -$3,112

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $100,000 · program services $100,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,000 · program services $4,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,897 · program services $27,654 · management and general $31,914 · fundraising $47,329

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $22,414 · program services $6,086 · management and general $5,912 · fundraising $10,416

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,241 · program services $2,781 · management and general $2,701 · fundraising $4,759

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,236 · management and general $16,236

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,234 · management and general $24,234

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $75,118 · program services $42,681 · management and general $32,437

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $15,504 · management and general $5,793 · fundraising $9,711

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,910 · management and general $15,622 · fundraising $7,288

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,699 · program services $12,699

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,358 · program services $915 · management and general $859 · fundraising $1,584

  • 17 · Travel

    total $42,050 · program services $33,339 · management and general $8,711

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $824 · program services $824

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $471 · management and general $471

  • 24a · Other expenses: PODCASTS

    total $19,408 · program services $19,408

  • 24b · Other expenses: GIFTS

    total $3,750 · management and general $3,750

  • 24c · Other expenses: FILING FEES

    total $147 · management and general $147

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $116,607 · end of year $393,677

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,295 · end of year $5,295

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $67,722

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $498

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $12,927

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,698

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $471

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,227

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $12,093 · end of year $12,093

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $34 · end of year $6,738

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $134,459 · end of year $486,203

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT RAISES AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR NEW GLOBAL, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH TO HELP FIND A CURE FOR GLIOBLASTOMA.

Activities or mission (Part I)

RAISING AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR NEW GLOBAL, CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH TO FIND A CURE FOR GLIOBLASTOMA.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAIL. THE ORGANIZATION TO DATE, HAS PROVIDED SUPPORT TO DOCTORS AND RESEARCHERS THROUGH EIGHT FULLY FUNDED PROJECTS AT U.S. BASED LEADING CANCER CENTERS. THE ORGANIZATION, ALSO DONATED OVER $425,000 IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND HAS PARTNERED WITH GBM-RELATED PROJECTS AROUND THE GLOBE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH LEADERS IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY AS WELL AS CONNECT WITH THE PEOPLE AND FAMILIES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY GLIOBLASTOMA. THE STORIES BEHIND THIS DEADLY CANCER DRIVE OUR RESEARCH FUNDING MISSION. FUELED BY OUR FOUNDER'S PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH GBM, THE GLIOBLASTOMA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION'S COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS, SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA, SERVE AS A BRIDGE TO CONNECT THOSE ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM GLIOBLASTOMA OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDE A HUB FOR COMMUNICATION WHERE PEOPLE IN THE SAME SITUATION CAN SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES.

    Expenses $230,979 · Grants $104,000

  • SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAIL. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ESTABLISHED OVER 15 UNIQUE CAMPAIGNS, TO CONTINUE ITS ADVOCACY WORK, TO SHARE THE STORIES OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS DEALING WITH BRAIN CANCER IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THE GLIOBLASTOMA AKA GBM PODCAST, IN WHICH THE HOST HAS MEANINGFUL AND INSIGHTFUL CHATS WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND BIOTECH COMPANIES - TO FURTHER AWARENESS AND PROVIDE ANOTHER OUTLET FOR COMMUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT BRAIN CANCER, IS NOW GOING INTO ITS THIRD SEASON WITH OVER 50,000 DOWNLOADS SINCE CREATION.

    Expenses $19,408

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amber Barbach

    FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $76,012
    From this org
    $70,962
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,050
    Hours/week
    75

  • Elissa Barbach

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $8,000
    From this org
    $8,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Kylie Barnes

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Marvin Lew

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Katherine Snedeker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $22,885
    From this org
    $22,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Yonatan Bardash

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202411949349301231

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