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← THE THOMAS E SMITH FIGHT TO CURE PARALYSIS FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE THOMAS E SMITH FIGHT TO CURE PARALYSIS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,383,401
Total expenses
$531,095
Contributions and grants received
$3,383,128
Grants paid
$416,775
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$41,524
Other revenue
-$41,251
Total assets, end of year
$3,046,585
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,990
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,040,595
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$421,641
Management and general expenses
$100,329
Fundraising expenses
$9,125
Program service expenses (Part III)
$421,641

Program services were 79.4% 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

    $144,602

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,238,526

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $41,524 · excluded $41,524

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,261

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

    $144,602

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $55,512

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$41,251 · excluded -$41,251

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $229,700 · program services $229,700

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $187,075 · program services $187,075

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,333 · management and general $3,333

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,400 · management and general $4,400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $74,411 · management and general $74,411

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,168 · management and general $2,933 · fundraising $235

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,366 · management and general $8,366

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,139 · management and general $3,139

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,817 · management and general $1,817

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE

    total $8,890 · fundraising $8,890

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT SERVICE

    total $5,991 · program services $4,866 · management and general $1,125

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT E

    total $805 · management and general $805

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $188,289 · end of year $49,581

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $1,920,480

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $1,076,524

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $5,990

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,871 · end of year $285,824

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $37,418 · end of year $2,754,771

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE THOMAS E. SMITH FOUNDATION IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO BETTER THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY AND LIVING WITH PARALYSIS THROUGH FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING PREVENTIVE INNOVATIONS THAT DECREASE THE RISK OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES.

  • QUALITY OF LIFE GRANT PROGRAM (GRANT PROGRAM DISBURSEMENTS): THE THOMAS E. SMITH FOUNDATION MAINTAINS ITS QUALITY OF LIFE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AND LIVING WITH PARALYSIS. IN 2023, THIS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED $416,775 IN GRANTS FOR VARIOUS COST-PROHIBITIVE, ESSENTIAL SERVICES, SUCH AS: PHYSICAL THERAPY, HOME MODIFICATIONS, NURSING CARE, EQUIPMENT, AND RESEARCH.

    Expenses $421,641 · Grants $416,775

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Thomas E Smith

    CO-FOUNDER & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • J Tucker Mullin

    CO-FOUNDER & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Christopher K Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349302271

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