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JUVENILE DIABETES CURE ALLIANCE: Form 990PF, tax year 2021

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Organization
JUVENILE DIABETES CURE ALLIANCE (EIN 27-1489479)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-08-12
IRS object ID
202202249349101225
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-08-12T14:53:53-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN223503237PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chadwick and Company CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 Highway 35 Suite 102CAddressLine1Txt
CityRed BankCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN271489479EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JUVENILE DIABETES CURE ALLIANCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJUVEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2123087433PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1129 East 61st StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10065ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN G KELLYPersonNm
Person TitleTrusteePersonTitleTxt
Signature2022-08-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBRIAN GPersonFirstNm
Person LastKELLYPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRobert V ChadwickPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00009898PTIN
Phone7323458300PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$104,904FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$568,976ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$15InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$15InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$15InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$568,991TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$15TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$15TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$380,739OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$380,739OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$8,615LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,615LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$25,440AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$25,440AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$2,500OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,500OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$30,383TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$30,383TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$377DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$656OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$656OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$91,217OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$91,217OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$539,927TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$539,550TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$200ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$200ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$540,127TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$539,750TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$28,864ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$15NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$15AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$128,772CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$103,855CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$103,855CashEOYFMVAmt
Land BOY$3,408LandBOYAmt
Other Assets BOY$19,581OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$1,049OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$1,049OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$151,761TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$104,904TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$104,904TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$1,130AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$74,591OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$75,721TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$76,040NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$104,904NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$76,040TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$104,904TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$151,761TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$104,904TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$76,040TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$28,864ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$104,904SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$104,904TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationYes (true)PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addressthejdca.orgWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHADWICK & CO CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7323458300PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 ROUTE 35N 102CAddressLine1Txt
CityRED BANKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

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BRIAN G KELLY
c/o JDCA 129 E 61st StNEW YORKNY10065Trustee6.00$0
JOELLE S KELLY
c/o JDCA 129 E 61st StNEW YORKNY10065Trustee2.00$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (3 entries)

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P SHAW
c/oJDCA 129 E 61ST STNEW YORKNY10065GENERAL MANAGER40.00$180,000
T Home
c/oJDCA 129 E 61ST STNEW YORKNY10065WRITER40.00$53,500
J Ohanian
c/oJDCA 129 E 61ST STNew YorkNY10065ADMIN40.00$43,639

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
FACEBOOK
1601 WILLOW ROADMENLO PARKCA940251452FUNDRAISING / ADVOCACY$210,199
GOOD UNITED
796 MEETING STREETCHARLESTONSC29403FUNDRAISING ADVISOR$259,987

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1The Organization is dedicated to finding a cure for type 1 diabetes. The organization will achieve its objectives through challenging and facilitating the research community to find a cure for type 1 diabetes. In particular, the organization is focused on providing monetary donors essential information and services that will enable them to maximize the impact of their donation dollars. The organization's activity may also include creating a cooperative community of donors, engaging directly with the major diabetes charities and research centers, and mobilizing support for the most promising research initiatives.Description1Txt
Expenses1$458,489Expenses1Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$123,261AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$1,049FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$124,310TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$124,310AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$1,865CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$122,445NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$6,122MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn OrgYes (X)Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$539,750ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$539,750QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Section4942j3Yes (X)Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$15CurrentYearAmt
Year1$17Year1Amt
Year2$97Year2Amt
Year3$1,419Year3Amt
Total$1,548TotalAmt

Pct85 Lessor Adj Incm Or Min Ret Pct85LessorAdjIncmOrMinRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$13CurrentYearAmt
Year1$14Year1Amt
Year2$82Year2Amt
Year3$1,206Year3Amt
Total$1,315TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$539,750CurrentYearAmt
Year1$767,784Year1Amt
Year2$713,691Year2Amt
Year3$878,716Year3Amt
Total$2,899,941TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$539,750CurrentYearAmt
Year1$767,784Year1Amt
Year2$713,691Year2Amt
Year3$878,716Year3Amt
Total$2,899,941TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$4,081CurrentYearAmt
Year1$3,633Year1Amt
Year2$3,506Year2Amt
Year3$14,789Year3Amt
Total$26,009TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonJDRFRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line126 BROADWAY 14TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipnoneRecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPCRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeTo influence funding of medical research that aims to cure Type 1 diabetesGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$200Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$200TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$15ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$15ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$15TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonBRIAN JOELLE KELLY FAMILY FNDNContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1225 ROUTE 35N SUITE 102CAddressLine1Txt
CityRED BANKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$74,377TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$25,440Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$25,440DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtRtRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmt
WINDOWS AND DOORS2014-02-14$4,200$742SL0.0256$108
DELL COMPUTER2017-06-02$1,304$913SL0.2000$261
DELL COMPUTER2017-09-30$1,256$879SL0.2000$251

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLegal FeesCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$8,615LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$8,615DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOther AssetsDesc
EOY Book Value$1,049EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,049EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (8 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK FEES$101$101
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT$9,202$9,202
INSURANCE$1,174$1,174
MEALS$485$485
OFFICE SUPPLIES$7,554$7,554
PUBLIC AWARENESS & COMMUNICATION$65,523$65,523
RECRUITING$184$184
TELEPHONE$6,994$6,994

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryCONSULTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$2,500Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,500DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPAYROLL TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$30,383Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$30,383DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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