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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 942,507 | 1,241,450 | 1,380,991 | 748,006 | 2,336,614 | 6,649,568 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 130,000 | 280,000 | 2,873,000 | 3,283,000 | ||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 942,507 | 1,371,450 | 1,660,991 | 748,006 | 5,209,614 | 9,932,568 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 762,050 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 9,170,518 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 942,507 | 1,371,450 | 1,660,991 | 748,006 | 5,209,614 | 9,932,568 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 13,779 | 12,103 | 34,383 | 73,952 | 66,939 | 201,156 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 341 | 341 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 10,134,065 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 | Miscellaneous Income |
| Software ID: | 24021167 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 | NSCF funds adult stem cell and regenerative medicine research, connects children with limited resources to clinical trials for rare diseases, and underwrites a professional development program for middle school science teachers inspiring the next generation of stem pioneers nationwide. |
| Form 990, Part III | NSCF funds adult stem cell and regenerative medicine research, connects children with limited resources to clinical trials for rare diseases, and underwrites a professional development program for middle school science teachers inspiring the next generation of stem pioneers nationwide. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | Accomplishments include development of a collaborative project between funded researchers on both coasts for a first-in-kind study of neurodegeneration on the international space station (ISS), the co-funding of advanced pet scan technology research with the National MS Society, and the design and development of a digital library of stem project-based science lessons made available free of charge for teachers, students and parents worldwide. Through a fund established at the Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy (PTCT) Program at Duke University, NSCF helps cover insurance deductibles and co-pays for children medically eligible to participate in potentially life-saving clinical trials for rare diseases when those out-of-pocket costs are beyond a family's means. Children from all over the United States and around the world travel to PTCT for access to clinical trials for rare, disabling and fatal diseases. These are children with no other treatment options and limited financial resources. NSCF founded and underwrites the National Stem Scholar Program for middle school science teachers inspiring the next generation of stem pioneers nationwide. NSCF partners with the Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University to provide advanced stem training, national network building, "big idea" project support and yearlong mentoring for science teachers motivating students at the tipping point of lifelong science interest - middle school. There are currently 90 National Stem Scholars in 34 states impacting an estimated 160,000 middle school students in the United States by June 2025. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Paula Grisanti, Director and CEO, and Michael Grisanti, Director, have a family relationship. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 3 | The organization has contracted its financial management oversight to an outside Chief Financial Officer and its day-to-day financial duties to a contracted Controller subject to overall supervision and control by NSCF's Fiduciary Board. Under an agreed upon asset allocation, the management of the investment portfolio has been delegated to an outside firm. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Form 990 was prepared by the contract Controller and reviewed in detail by the contract CFO, Board Chair and CEO. A copy was provided to all Board Members prior to IRS filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | Under the policy, interested persons are required to update the Chairman of the Board of Directors regarding interest and relationships that could give rise to a conflict of interest. For each interest disclosed to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman would determine whether to: (A) take no action; (B) assure full disclosure to the Board of Directors and other individuals covered by the policy; (C) ask the person to recuse themselves from participating in related discussions or decisions within the organization; or (D) ask the person to resign from his or her position in the organization or, if the person refused to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with the organization's removal procedures. The organization's employed Chief Executive and Chief Finance Executive monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflict of interest and disclose them to the Chairman of the Board of Directors in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | The Board engaged an outside consulting firm in 2015 to determine an appropriate salary range for the CEO position. A Board approved salary was established based on their guidance and no salary adjustment was made until March 2020. Given the enhanced uncertainties related to COVID ripple effects and possible shifting research priorities, the salary was reduced to $100,000 and has remained at that level. Contracted CFO and contracted Controller are paid on an hourly basis consistent with local market rates. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c | The process has not changed from the prior year. The organization's Board of Directors continues to select the independent auditor. The Board continues to meet with the independent auditor at the conclusion of the annual audit. |
| Software ID: | 24021167 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |