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Answer Als

990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 47-1643994

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Nov 15, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.ANSWERALS.ORG
One Galleria Blvd No 1100Metairie, LA 70001

(800) 490-2375

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

26th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 26% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

18th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

97th percentile

80%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

12th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 12% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

99th percentile

344%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

288%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets26th percentile

Assets

Up

$9,195,404

Up $7,125,744 (+344%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$8,743,476

Up $6,749,100 (+338%) from 2017

Liabilities

Up

$451,928

Up $376,644 (+500%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue18th percentileNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

Up

$8,405,871

Up $6,239,074 (+288%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$1,656,771

Down $169,933 (-9.3%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$6,749,100

Up $6,409,007 (+1884%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2015: $280,264Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $280,2642015Assets 2016: $1,151,283Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $1,151,2832016Assets 2017: $2,069,660Liabilities 2017: $75,284Net Assets 2017: $1,994,3762017Assets 2018: $9,195,404Liabilities 2018: $451,928Net Assets 2018: $8,743,4762018Assets 2019: $8,202,383Liabilities 2019: $434,957Net Assets 2019: $7,767,4262019Assets 2020: $8,316,048Liabilities 2020: $19,499Net Assets 2020: $8,296,5492020Assets 2021: $7,757,258Liabilities 2021: $131,415Net Assets 2021: $7,625,8432021Assets 2022: $6,354,337Liabilities 2022: $31,220Net Assets 2022: $6,323,1172022Assets 2024: $7,362,169Liabilities 2024: $464,664Net Assets 2024: $6,897,5052024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$9,195,404
Liabilities$451,928
Net Assets$8,743,476
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth98th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2015: $438,943Expenses 2015: $158,679Net Income 2015: $280,2642015Revenue 2016: $1,142,342Expenses 2016: $271,323Net Income 2016: $871,0192016Revenue 2017: $2,166,797Expenses 2017: $1,826,704Net Income 2017: $340,0932017Revenue 2018: $8,405,871Expenses 2018: $1,656,771Net Income 2018: $6,749,1002018Revenue 2019: $1,360,589Expenses 2019: $2,336,639Net Income 2019: -$976,0502019Revenue 2020: $2,276,502Expenses 2020: $1,747,379Net Income 2020: $529,1232020Revenue 2021: $1,800,662Expenses 2021: $2,468,582Net Income 2021: -$667,9202021Revenue 2022: -$12,049Expenses 2022: $1,225,402Net Income 2022: -$1,237,4512022Revenue 2024: $2,817,907Expenses 2024: $3,245,884Net Income 2024: -$427,9772024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$8,405,871
Expenses$1,656,771
Net Income$6,749,100
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Nov 15, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$10,144,995
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To find solutions for people living with als now and for the future by utilizing knowledge of patients, leading researchers and technology to seek immediate solutions to improve the lives of those living with als until a treatment or cure is found; discover what causes als; develop models to understand als and screen for drug and cellular therapy; discover therapies that could substantially slow or halt the progress of als and ultimately cure the disease; provide all gathered information free for worldwide use by clinicians, scientists and pharma to rapidly advance therapeutics.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$1,766,830$7,053,184▲ $5,286,354
Pledges and Grants Receivable$250,000$1,900,000▲ $1,650,000
Accounts Receivable$1,707$210,626▲ $208,919
Intangible Assets$48,827$31,594▼ $17,233
Total Assets$2,069,660$9,195,404▲ $7,125,744
Other Assets Total$2,296$0▼ $2,296
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$75,284$250,998▲ $175,714
Other Liabilities$0$200,930▲ $200,930
Total Liabilities$75,284$451,928▲ $376,644
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$1,744,376$6,843,476▲ $5,099,100
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$250,000$1,900,000▲ $1,650,000
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$1,994,376$8,743,476▲ $6,749,100
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$2,069,660$9,195,404▲ $7,125,744
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay12th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Beverly GouletBoard Member
Clare DurrettBoard Member
Gianugo RabellinoBoard Member
Jay QuinlanBoard Member
Michelle FarrBoard Member
Patrick QuinnBoard Member
Steve FinkbeinerBoard Member
Steve GleasonBoard Member
Paul VariscoDirector
Thomas CapellaSecretary
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$6,826,026
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$1,579,845
All Other Contributions
$6,826,026
Change in Net Assets
$6,749,100

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$8,405,871
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$38,400
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$8,444,271
Total Revenue per Form 990
$8,405,871
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$1,500,000
Other Expenses$156,771
Total Fundraising Expense$45,668
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Grants to Domestic Orgs$1,500,000--$1,500,000
Fees for Services Other$39,000$16,485$9,064$64,549
Depreciation Depletion$12,063-$5,170$17,233
Travel$1,394$55$10,505$11,954
Fees for Services Accounting$634$9,595-$10,229
Information Technology$5,113$1,076$2,704$8,893
Office Expenses$625$3,568$446$4,639
Insurance-$2,167-$2,167
Other Expenses$1,549$1,018$786$1,549
All Other Expenses$1,148--$1,148
Advertising$836$120$18$974
Conferences and Meetings-$604-$604
Total Functional Expenses$1,576,415$34,688$45,668$1,656,771

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,695,171
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,656,771
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,656,771
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$38,400
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Robert Packard Center for Als Research John Hopkins University School of MeBaltimore, MD-Help People With Disabilities Obtain Fair Access to Medicare and Quality Health Care.$1,500,000
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$3,318,969
Fundraising Direct Expenses$1,739,124
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Gala$2,398,563$2,398,563$1,475,575$922,988
Golf Tournament$873,746$873,746$262,829$610,917
Total Events$3,318,969$3,318,969$1,739,124$1,579,845
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Due to Related Party$200,930
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“A copy of the organization's form 990 will be provided to the organization's governing body for review prior to it being filed.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“The board reviews and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“No documents are provided to the general public.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Answer Als
EIN
47-1643994
Phone
8004902375
Address
ONE GALLERIA BLVD NO 1100, METAIRIE, LA 70001

Signing Officer

Name
Paul Varisco
Title
Director
Phone
8004902375
Signed
2019-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Paul Varisco
Formed
2014
Legal Domicile
La
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
0
Volunteers
50

Preparer

Firm
Hienz & Macaluso LLC
Address
110 VETERANS BLVD SUITE 170, METAIRIE, LA 70005
Preparer
Robert W Hienz
Phone
5048375434
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990- Page 12- Part XII- Line 1

“The organization has changed from the cash to accrual basis of accounting.the accrual basis of accounting offers a more complete view for monthly and quarterly financial statements, allowing the organization to get a more complete picture of its financial position and usage of the cash basis presents challenges in visibility, especially for larger non-profits.”

Form 990- Page 12- Part XII- Line 2(C)

“The organization has not changed its oversight or selection process during the current tax year.”

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“Accounting standards provide detailed guidance for financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions recognized in an entity's financial statements.as of december 31, 2018, management of the organization believes that it has no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0ACCOUNTING STANDARDS PROVIDE DETAILED GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION, MEASUREMENT AND DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018, MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0PART X, LINE 2:
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IRS990ScheduleI/GrantRecordsMaintainedInd00
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/CashGrantAmt01500000
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/NonCashAssistanceAmt00
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/PurposeOfGrantTxt0HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OBTAIN FAIR ACCESS TO MEDICARE AND QUALITY HEALTH CARE.
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/PurposeOfGrantTxt1ASSIST IN ALS RESEARCH.
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0ROBERT PACKARD CENTER FOR ALS RESEARCH JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ME
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt0855 NORTH WOLFE STREET RM 270
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/USAddress/CityNm0BALTIMORE
IRS990ScheduleI/RecipientTable/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd0MD
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE BOARD REVIEWS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2NO DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE ORGANIZATION HAS CHANGED FROM THE CASH TO ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING OFFERS A MORE COMPLETE VIEW FOR MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ALLOWING THE ORGANIZATION TO GET A MORE COMPLETE PICTURE OF ITS FINANCIAL POSITION AND USAGE OF THE CASH BASIS PRESENTS CHALLENGES IN VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY FOR LARGER NON-PROFITS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE CURRENT TAX YEAR.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990- PAGE 12- PART XII- LINE 1
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990- PAGE 12- PART XII- LINE 2(C)
IRS990ScheduleR/AssetExchangeInd00
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IRS990ScheduleR/AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd00
IRS990ScheduleR/DivRelatedOrganizationInd00
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IRS990ScheduleR/IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp/PrimaryActivitiesTxt0SEE PART VII EXPLANATION
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IRS990ScheduleR/PaidEmployeesSharingInd00
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IRS990ScheduleR/ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd00
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IRS990ScheduleR/ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd00
IRS990ScheduleR/RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd00
IRS990ScheduleR/RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd00
IRS990ScheduleR/SharingOfFacilitiesInd00
IRS990ScheduleR/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0TO HELP PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH MUSCULAR DISEASES OR INJURIES WITH LEADING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES; CREATE A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ABOUT ALS TO ULTIMATELY FIND SOLUTIONS AND AN END TO THE DISEASE; RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS TOWARD ALS BY PROVIDING AND DOCUMENTING EXTRAORDINARY LIFE ADVENTURES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MUSCULAR DISEASES OR INJURIES.
IRS990ScheduleR/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990- SCHEDULE R- PAGE 5- PART VII- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
IRS990ScheduleR/TransferFromOtherOrgInd00
IRS990ScheduleR/TransferToOtherOrgInd00
IRS990/SchoolOperatingInd00
IRS990/SignificantChangeInd00
IRS990/SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd00
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IRS990/SubjectToProxyTaxInd00
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IRS990/TaxExemptBondsInd00
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IRS990/TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd00
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2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$9,195,404
Liabilities
$451,928
Net assets
$8,743,476
Revenue
$8,405,871
Expenses
$1,656,771
Net income
$6,749,100
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.36$0.46$6.90$2.82$3.25$0.43
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.35$0.03$6.32$0.01$1.23$1.24
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.76$0.13$7.63$1.80$2.47$0.67
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.32$0.02$8.30$2.28$1.75$0.53
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.20$0.43$7.77$1.36$2.34$0.98
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.20$0.45$8.74$8.41$1.66$6.75
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.07$0.08$1.99$2.17$1.83$0.34
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.15$0.00$1.15$1.14$0.27$0.87
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.28$0.00$0.28$0.44$0.16$0.28