Su Research Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
814307379
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Garden City, NY, USA
Phone
5163385099
Rating
47
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$82,649
Expenses
$62,171
Assets
$170,175
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

  • EDWIN SU (DIRECTOR)
  • KAREN SU (DIRECTOR)
  • MELINDA SU (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The su research foundation, inc. (srfi) is dedicated to advancing knowledge about the human condition by providing resources and finances for interested parties. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, afflications of the human body that limit mobility (e.g. Hip and knee arthritis), aging, endocrine disorders, malignancies and infectious diseases. Srfi will fund individuals and entities interested in furthering their own knowledge regarding the above-referenced issues and will endeavor to promote greater understanding through research initiatives. Targeted potential beneficiaries include college, graduate and medical students; medical residents and fellows; post-doctoral fellows; established researchers and medical doctors; nurses, physician assistants, surgical assistants and other allied health professionals.

What it reported doing in 2024

Peer to peer fundraising to further promote the foundation's educational and research initiatives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. 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: 100
  • Sustainability: 72
  • Growth: 60

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; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.8%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.74; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -42.5% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.9% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 9 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.