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Nonprofit · EIN 20-4127495

EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02111

Financials

$3M$2.6M2021$3.4M$3.7M2022$3.2M$3.5M2023$3.5M$3.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$3,548,633$3,678,296-$129,663$1,726,119$1,257,229$468,890
December 31, 2023990$3,172,873$3,474,407-$301,534$1,133,707$597,282$536,425
December 31, 2022990 (amended)$3,435,580$3,677,497-$241,917$1,499,112$729,865$769,247
December 31, 2021990 (amended)$3,032,980$2,587,145$445,835$1,337,728$222,990$1,114,738
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$4,120,584
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$25,399
Net income from fundraising events
-$597,350
Other revenue
-$597,350

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,988,409
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$333,697
Other salaries and wages
$806,874
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,343,912
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$512
Accounting fees
$101,474
Occupancy
$55,740
Travel
$7,803
Program services (functional)
$2,340,231
Management and general (functional)
$485,592
Fundraising (functional)
$852,473

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,133,707
Total assets, end of year
$1,726,119
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,257,229
Net assets, end of year
$468,890
Publicly traded securities
$608,305
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$455,197
Net assets with donor restrictions
$924,087
Gross receipts
$4,425,124
Employees
13
Volunteers
300
Year formed
2007
State of legal domicile
MA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
FRANK HEAVEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$305,001$28,697
ANN MANIONMANAGING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$170,001$9,959
FRANK STRAUSSPRESIDENT/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GARY ENOSVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JANE MANCINICLERK/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHRIS KOWILCIKTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHRISTINE CHIGOUNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNE DUDUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIANA FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL FOUTESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATT GOULETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLINT HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DOMENIC IONADIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JUSTIN HANSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
20 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
KEVIN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
THOM JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
AJ LEIMENSTOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TRIP LILLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN LUNNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE MARGOLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIE MCCARTHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ANDY MCFETRIDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SHERRY MORELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAN NARBONNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KELLI O'BRIENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JON PARISIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
KRISTEN PICKENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
BOBBIE JO PIPPIN-ARNDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LEAH RITCHIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVID ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TRACI SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MIKE SMALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
WENDY STRUTTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LUCI STRAUSS-GARRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 37 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
FRANK HEAVEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$320,000$25,268
ANN MANIONMANAGING DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$155,000$3,500
FRANK STRAUSSPRESIDENT/CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GARY ENOSVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHRIS KOWILCIKTREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHRISTINE GILLCLERK/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SANDY BOLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE CHIGOUNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANNE DUDUCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT EATONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY FISCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET FLYNN-MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEX FRIEDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAELA GIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER GOTTLIEBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MATT GOULETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLINT HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOM JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE KEENANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN LUNNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANE MANCINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE MARGOLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID MARTOCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDY MCFETRIDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL MCKEIGUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHERRY MORELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TODD MOYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JON PARISIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTEN PICKENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEAH RITCHIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN SHLISSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRACI SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE SMALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LUCI STRAUSS-GARRENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
FRANK HEAVEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$285,000$21,228
FRANK STRAUSSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GARY ENOSVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEPHEN CLARKETREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
CHRISTINE GILLCLERK/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRANDON ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SANDY BOLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE CHIGOUNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT EATONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET FLYNN-MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEX FRIEDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAELA GIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER GOTTLIEBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOM JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE KEENANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN LUNNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE MARGOLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID MARTOCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL MCKEIGUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TODD MOYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTEN PICKENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEAH RITCHIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN SHLISSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRACI SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE SMALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
AMY FISCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CLINT HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANE MANCINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDY MCFETRIDGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHERRY MORELANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARTY SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 41 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
FRANK HEAVEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$259,783$24,466
SAMANTHA WATSONMANAGING DIRECTOR OF STEWARDSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$147,500$3,750
FRANK STRAUSSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEVEN BANDROWCZAKVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GARY ENOSVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEPHEN CLARKETREASURER/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE GILLCLERK/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRANDON ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TOM BAGLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ANDREW BEASLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SANDY BOLTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEITH BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CHRISTINE CHIGOUNISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL COLLINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFF DUCKWORTHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ROBERT EATONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TERENCE FAHERTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET FLYNN-MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEX FRIEDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KAELA GIBBONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JENNIFER GOTTLIEBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK HECKERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BEN HUNEKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
THOM JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SHARON KARSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE KEENANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN LUNNYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KEVIN MACNEILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE MARGOLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID MARTOCCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MICHAEL MCKEIGUEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TODD MOYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
KRISTEN PICKENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE PERAZZOLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JOHN PAVESEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LEAH RITCHIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAVID ROSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRIAN SHLISSELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TRACI SIMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MIKE SMALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
IRENE SPERIDAKOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
89 SOUTH ST STE 701, BOSTON, MA 02111-2746
In care of
% FRANK STRAUSS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
FRANK STRAUSS, 89 SOUTH STREET SUITE 701, BOSTON, MA 02111
Signed the 990
FRANK STRAUSS, PRESIDENT
Phone
(617) 938-3484
Return prepared by
JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP

Mission

EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION RALLIES THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY AND BYEOND TO INVEST IN LIFE-SAVING CANCER RESEARCH WHILE ADVANCING THE FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE IMPACTED BY CANCER. WE ARE A 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE: EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION IS A MAJOR SUPPORTER OF THE HEART OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE'S REVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MODEL, THE ROBERT AND RENE BELFER CENTER FOR APPLIED CANCER SCIENCE. THE BELFER CENTER ADDRESSES KEY CHALLENGES IN CANCER TREATMENTS BY LEVERAGING DFCI DISCOVERIES AND APPLYING THEM TO DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT. THE BELFER CENTER IS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES TO OVERCOME RESISTANCE TO EXISTING TREATMENTS. USING A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH APPROACH THAT BRINGS TOGETHER RESOURCES FROM ACADEMIA AND THE BIOMEDICAL INDUSTRY, THE BELFER CENTER IS LEADING THE WAY IN TRANSLATING TODAY'S SCIENCE INTO TOMORROW'S TARGETED THERAPIES MORE QUICKLY THAN EVER, BRINGING NEW HOPE TO CANCER PATIENTS.
    Expenses $1,000,000 · grants $1,000,000
  • MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER: EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH AT MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER'S CENTER FOR EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS, A CRITICAL RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE WITH THE MISSION OF HASTENING THE TIME IT TAKES TO GET NEW, MORE EFFECTIVE AND LESS TOXIC THERAPIES TO CANCER PATIENTS. SPECIFICALLY, WE SUPPORT THE REVOLUTIONARY WORK OF THE HELLER LAB, LED BY DANIEL HELLER, PHD, WHICH IS FOCUSED ON UTILIZING NANOMEDICINE TO SOLVE THE PARADOX OF METASTATIC CANCER, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR 90% OF CANCER DEATHS.
    Expenses $500,000 · grants $500,000
  • SAMFUND GRANTS CANCER ISN'T FREE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE A YOUNG ADULT JUST STARTING OUT. THAT IS WHY WE ARE PROUD TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO YOUNG ADULT CANCER SURVIVORS TO HELP WITH EVERYDAY LIVING EXPENSES, LIKE RENT, MORTGAGE, CAR PAYMENTS, DENTAL, RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, CONTINUING EDUCATION, AND FAMILY BUILDING EXPENSES, SUCH AS FERTILITY STORAGE, IVF, SURROGACY, AND ADOPTION. OUR SAMFUND GRANTS ACT AS A LIFELINE FOR YOUNG ADULTS WHO ARE EXTREMELY VULNERABLE TO THE FINANCIAL TOXICITY CAUSED BY A CANCER DIAGNOSIS.
    Expenses $488,409 · grants $488,409
  • OTHER CANCER PATIENT AND SURVIVOR SERVICES
    Expenses $351,822

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-4127495
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2007
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,726,119
Income (IRS master file)
$4,425,124

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$3,548,633$3,678,296$1,726,119XML
990December 2023$3,172,873$3,474,407$1,133,707XML
990December 2022$3,435,580$3,677,497$1,499,112XML
990December 2021$3,032,980$2,587,145$1,337,728XML
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-4127495).

Questions about EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION is 20-4127495.
Is EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
Are donations to EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names FRANK STRAUSS.
Who are the officers and directors of EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $305,001 (FRANK HEAVEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does EXPECT MIRACLES FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,548,633, expenses of $3,678,296 and total assets of $1,726,119 at year end.

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