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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SARCOMA FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,547,902
Total expenses
$3,570,622
Contributions and grants received
$3,185,724
Grants paid
$934,210
Program service revenue
$70,000
Investment income
$451,436
Other revenue
-$159,258
Total assets, end of year
$11,423,128
Total liabilities, end of year
$398,808
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,024,320
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,695,788
Management and general expenses
$529,319
Fundraising expenses
$345,515
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,695,788

Program services were 75.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $13,170

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,061,301

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,111,253

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $78,342

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL EVENTS

    total $70,000 · related or exempt $70,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $291,686 · excluded $291,686

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,864,676

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,704,926

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $159,750

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $159,750 · excluded $159,750

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $438,667

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

    $1,061,301

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $627,652

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$188,985 · excluded -$188,985

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $29,727 · related or exempt $29,727

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $29,727

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $527,057 · program services $527,057

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,153 · program services $7,153

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $400,000 · program services $400,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $241,290 · program services $169,751 · management and general $42,169 · fundraising $29,370

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,222,624 · program services $860,131 · management and general $213,674 · fundraising $148,819

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $48,488 · program services $34,112 · management and general $8,474 · fundraising $5,902

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $144,065 · program services $101,351 · management and general $25,178 · fundraising $17,536

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $107,708 · program services $75,774 · management and general $18,824 · fundraising $13,110

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $9,465 · program services $6,659 · management and general $1,654 · fundraising $1,152

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $47,483 · management and general $47,483

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $43,349 · management and general $43,349

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $165,620 · program services $83,571 · management and general $42,993 · fundraising $39,056

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $32,600 · program services $23,586 · management and general $5,313 · fundraising $3,701

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $91,313 · program services $61,662 · management and general $13,797 · fundraising $15,854

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $231,688 · program services $164,589 · management and general $39,552 · fundraising $27,547

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $82,648 · program services $58,144 · management and general $14,444 · fundraising $10,060

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,685 · management and general $3,685

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $90,820 · program services $62,948 · management and general $321 · fundraising $27,551

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $22,661 · program services $15,942 · management and general $3,961 · fundraising $2,758

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,617 · program services $8,173 · management and general $2,030 · fundraising $1,414

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $15,445 · program services $15,445

  • 24b · Other expenses: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $12,925 · program services $9,093 · management and general $2,259 · fundraising $1,573

  • 24c · Other expenses: SPONSORSHIP

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $918 · program services $647 · management and general $159 · fundraising $112

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $17,588 · program services $13,757 · management and general $1,897 · fundraising $1,934

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $685,352 · end of year $1,264,566

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $793,929 · end of year $446,566

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $190,921 · end of year $124,126

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $143,442 · end of year $60,725

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

    $236,685

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

    $161,702

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $53,446 · end of year $74,983

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,118,100 · end of year $9,343,301

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $168,620 · end of year $108,861

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $253,251 · end of year $233,287

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $204,248 · end of year $57,035

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $190,798 · end of year $108,486

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,554,729 · end of year $8,954,255

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,950,784 · end of year $2,070,065

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR SARCOMA PATIENTS BY FUNDING RESEARCH AND BY INCREASING AWARENESS ABOUT THE DISEASE. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES MONEY TO PRIVATELY FUND GRANTS FOR SARCOMA RESEARCHERS AND CONDUCTS EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF SARCOMA PATIENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE ADVOCATE FOR SARCOMA PATIENTS BY FUNDING RESEARCH, INCREASING AWARENESS, & PROVIDING PATIENT EDUCATION.

  • THE SARCOMA FOUNDATION OF AMERICA (SFA) COORDINATES A NATIONAL RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM THAT FUNDS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE SARCOMA RESEARCH. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MISSION OF THE SFA, RESEARCH INVOLVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL AGENTS AGAINST SARCOMA, OR RESEARCH THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL AGENTS AGAINST SARCOMA, IS SUPPORTED THROUGH THIS FUNDING. THE SFA ENGAGES IN PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN SARCOMA RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS. THESE EDUCATION INITIATIVES ARE DESIGNED TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN AND DEEPEN PATIENTS' ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CARE AND RESEARCH PROJECTS. SFA ALSO CONDUCTS ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE SARCOMA COMMUNITY TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FEDERAL CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING LEVELS AND POLICIES THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT SARCOMA PATIENTS.

    Expenses $2,695,788 · Grants $934,210 · Revenue $99,727

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Thornton MD PhD

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • John Sj Brooks MD

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Thornton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Christopher Connery

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Lewis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Justin Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bruce March

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Goodwin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Nellany

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandi Cleary-Felser

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $241,290
    From this org
    $219,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,049
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,241
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,843
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,206
    Filer's total
    $241,290

  • Dean Frohlich

    DIRECTOR OF SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $167,505
    From this org
    $152,541
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,964
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,541
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,165
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,799
    Filer's total
    $167,505

  • Annie Blake

    NATIONAL DIRECTOR, RTCS

    Total calculated
    $122,220
    From this org
    $104,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,335
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202502799349301750

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