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Augies Quest to Cure ALS

Denver, CO · EIN 83-0934624 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Augies Quest to Cure ALS reported $10.2 million in revenue and $6.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $92.95 went to program services, $5.09 to management and general costs and $1.96 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $244,640 (President). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 23% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $6.5M

Program services$92.95 $6.0M
Management & general$5.09 $329K
Fundraising$1.96 $127K

For context, the median across 322 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.77 programs, $10.83 management, $0.40 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$94.36 $9.6M
Investment income$0.28 $28,699
Other revenue$5.36 $546K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 322 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	92.9%	87.0%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	5.1%	10.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	2.0%	0.4%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.01	$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	94.4%	26.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	58.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$244,640	$391,657
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	3.78%	1.45%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	2	10
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	13.2	7.7
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	8 of 8	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$6.0M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $5.4M

Raising awareness and funding for effective treatments and an ultimate cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
President Officer, 45.00 hrs/week	$244,640	$0	$0	$244,640
Vice President Officer, 45.00 hrs/week	$183,631	$0	$0	$183,631

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Augies Quest to Cure ALS (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $428K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2025 ⓘ	$10M	$6.5M	92.9%	$7.1M	$244,640
2024 ⓘ	$4.8M	$3.8M	89.5%	$3.2M	$237,950
2023 ⓘ	$3.6M	$3.6M	89.9%	$2.2M	$221,562
2022 ⓘ	$3.5M	$3.9M	89.5%	$2.2M	$203,584
2021 ⓘ	$5.5M	$4.4M	83.1%	$2.7M	$197,716
2020 ⓘ	$3.6M	$3.5M	87.2%	$1.5M	$188,899
2019 ⓘ	$8.3M	$6.7M	83.1%	$1.4M	$15,384

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 55
Volunteers Part I, line 6129

Private foundation grants it received

16 private foundations reported grants to Augies Quest to Cure ALS totaling $951K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

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Questions people ask

How much of Augies Quest to Cure ALS's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, Augies Quest to Cure ALS reported that 92.9% of its $6.5 million in expenses went to program services, 5.1% to management and general and 2.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Augies Quest to Cure ALS pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Augies Quest to Cure ALS reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $244,640, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Augies Quest to Cure ALS get its money?

Of $10.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 94.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Augies Quest to Cure ALS a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 83-0934624 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602529349301320 · read the filing · XML
2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202501399349301775 · read the filing
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431359349311023 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202301289349302820 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202201369349307865 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131359349302048 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042279349300209 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 83-0934624: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.