Rebecca's Wish

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
815226172
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone
2106399276
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cancer

Reported finances

Revenue
$437,177
Expenses
$655,707
Assets
$1,456,697
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CHRISTYN TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TRACEE FEIK (FUNDRAISING)
  • VANESSA HURD (PUBLIC RELAT)
  • JEFF REEH (MEMBER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Rebecca's wish is a non-profit organization dedicated to benefitting the public through the continuous improvement of the education and research towards the prevention, treatment, and cure for pancreatic diseases; and to provide care and support to the patients and families impacted by those diseases.

What it reported doing in 2024

Charitable outreach: the directors will appoint volunteers to provide financial and logistical support to patients and their families who are in need of support to access the care they require as a result of their pancreatic disease process. Patients and/or families in need of support can be brought to the attention of the board through an application process accessed through the organization's website or through its partners. In each case, a director will personally oversee the support plan developed by the volunteer and will seek board approval for expenditures as applicable. There are no geographic, time, or financial limitations applicable to this activity. Research grants: the directors will monitor capital allocated to research efforts through periodic reviews that track the progress and effectiveness of each project according to its approved plan. The product of each successful research project will be promoted by the organization as appropriate to ensure the widest possible benefit to the public.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 91% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 91% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 89.2%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.65 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -50%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.22; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 43.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 89.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $585K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 5/100.