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Families of SMA

Public charity
DBA: DBA CURE SMA
Other · ELK GROVE VLG, IL · EIN 36-3320440

About

Our mission is to drive research for treatments and a CURE for SMA, and to support and empower everyone impacted by SMA today.

DBA DBA CURE SMA

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
53
Volunteers
6,800

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$15.2M
Expenses
$14.0M
Assets
$10.6M
Liabilities
$3.2M

Financial history

$15.2M$7.6M$0
171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $15.2M · Avg: $12.4M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$566K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$309K
Grants Given
$762K
FAMILIES OF SMA
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Address

925 Busse RD
ELK Grove VLG, IL, 60007-240

Governance

Voting board members24
Independent members24
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %89.8%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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