We Cu Llc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
331254259
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Hendersonvlle, TN, USA
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Reported finances

Revenue
$153,400
Expenses
$18,028
Assets
$135,372

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kristen Willard (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Kristen Willard (Executive Director)
  • Karen Rance (Consultant Medical Expert)
  • Sthefanie Petti (Consultant Social Media)

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

We CU was formed to address the unmet needs of individuals living with chronic urticaria chronic hives a serious and often misunderstood disease that can significantly affect quality of life emotional well-being and daily functioning. Many people face delays in diagnosis barriers to appropriate care limited access to accurate information and feelings of isolation due to the unpredictable nature of the condition. As the only U.S.-based nonprofit solely dedicated to chronic urticaria We CU exists to improve the lives of those impacted through education patient support advocacy and research advancement. Our exempt purpose is to serve the public by increasing awareness and understanding of chronic urticaria empowering patients and caregivers with credible resources amplifying the patient voice and supporting efforts to improve treatment care and outcomes.

What it reported doing in 2025

We CU improves the lives of individuals affected by chronic urticaria through public education awareness-building advocacy and support for patient-centered research. During the reporting period We CU developed and disseminated educational resources to help patients and caregivers better understand chronic urticaria treatment options and disease management; increased awareness of the condition through digital communications and outreach; and fostered patient engagement and community connection. As part of these efforts We CU launched an AI-powered educational chatbot designed to provide individuals impacted by chronic urticaria with accessible evidence-based information and support at any time. The tool was developed to help address common patient questions improve understanding of the disease and reduce barriers to reliable information. Collectively these activities are intended to empower patients reduce isolation and promote improved health outcomes and more informed care conversations.

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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filed totals do not add up.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 76
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.9%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 88.2%; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 7.51; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 57.8%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.9% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $20K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 7 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 13/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III program expenses within total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.