Tragedy to Triumph Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300578447
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Lemont, IL, USA
Phone
6304082775
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Specifically Named Diseases

Reported finances

Revenue
$77,264
Expenses
$55,041
Assets
$228,786

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVE SCHURY (PRESIDENT)
  • RYAN S NELSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DAVE SCHURY (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHELE A SCHURY (SECRETARY)
  • GERALD D MCGLEAM (TREASURER)

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

Educational scholarships for burn victims

What it reported doing in 2025

Scholarships for educational purposes for burn victims

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.5%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 81.8%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 28.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.16; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.5% of revenue deployed · 81.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $45K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.