Sick Cells

Analysis

Sick Cells is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheaton, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sick Cells reported income of $910k and spending of $755k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $203k to $910k (+349%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sick Cells sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Craniofacial Association ($909k), Kirsch Foundation ($910k) and Green Hill Therapy Inc ($909k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.2% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $262k. At year end it held assets of $589k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $589k. It reported 3 employees.