Pay It Forward

Legal name: Pay It Forward Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461726716
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
San Leandro, CA, United States
Phone
3013578787
Rating
37
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Charity, Voluntarism Promotion

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$286
Expenses
$286
Assets
$345
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Mitchell Morton (President, Treasurer, and Director)

People named in this filing

  • Mitchell Morton (President, Treasurer, and Director)
  • Sherry L Bukowski (Secretary and Director)
  • John Hui (Director)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To help someone without expecting anything in return, trusting that your act of kindness will inspire them to help others.

What it reported doing in 2025

Our journey began with a broad goal to implement new technologies for the betterment of society. Over the last year we have focused on the field of cancer research, education, advocacy, and treatment access. Pay It Forward's goal is to be a powerful resource. By staying at the forefront of medical advancements, we aim to offer hope and empower individuals, caregivers, and healthcare professionals with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions. We are also dedicated to supporting the development of cutting-edge therapies-such as proton and carbon-ion in combination with metabolic treatments-to minimize side effects and improve patient outcomes. Our vision is that effective and innovative cancer diagnostic and treatment options are available and accessible to all. To that end, we have revised our website, increased our social media presence, and received approval for free ads from Google Ads. In addition we have identified several subject matter experts to connect with the hope that they will provide guidance in our mission.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 1.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.3% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 9 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.