ADVANCE THE CURE

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Plain text ADVANCE THE CURE. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2025. https://furp.org/org/advance-the-cure-850717652. Retrieved 2026-11-10.

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Retrieved 2026-11-10; covers tax years 2020–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $58K · expenses $48K · assets $39K

EIN
85-0717652
Address
505 AMBROSE STREET, KNOXVILLE, TN 37921-2004
Website
CURECF.ORG
NTEE code
H20 Birth Defects, Genetic Diseases Research (Medical Research) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

ADVANCE THE CURE'S MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS DEDICATED FOR SUPPORT, RESEARCH AND THE DISCOVERY OF A CURE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS, WHILE IMPROVING AND PROLONGING CF PATIENTS LIVES WORLDWIDE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Rod Jack PRESIDENT2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Laurie Alford TREASURER2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Angela Rader SECRETARY2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROD JACK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LAURIE ALFORD TREASURER5 $0-- $01
ANGELA RADER SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROD JACK PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
LAURIE ALFORD TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ANGELA RADER SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROD JACK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LAURIE ALFORD TREASURER5 $0-- $01
ANGELA RADER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROD JACK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LAURIE ALFORD TREASURER5 $0-- $01
ANGELA RADER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROD JACK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LAURIE ALFORD TREASURER5 $0-- $01
ANGELA RADER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROD JACK PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
LAURIE ALFORD TREASURER5 $0-- $01
ANGELA RADER SECRETARY5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$57,728$47,868 $39,322$39,322 $26,377- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,156$59,983 $30,048$29,462 $27,608$2,600 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,867$52,031 $33,289$33,289 $36,425- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,831$55,281 $20,453$20,453 $26,820- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,588$37,872 $24,902$24,902 $20,353- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,778$34,592 $16,186$16,186 $29,518- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $10,100 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
DAYTON FOUNDATION $10,0001 $10,0002020 2020 DAF sponsor Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1001 $1002023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVANCE THE CURE”
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AOKI DIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE INCCAH20 $110,875$128,477 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code H20, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $47,868 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,200 · events $16,237
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $44,200 92.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,479 5.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,189 2.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$16,237reported apart
Total$47,868100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $59,983 spent · pay $0 · grants $52,293 · events $25,261
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $52,293 87.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,995 11.7%
Fees to independent contractors $600 1.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $95 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$25,261reported apart
Total$59,983100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $52,031 spent · pay $0 · grants $46,250 · events $15,974
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $46,250 88.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,202 10.0%
Fees to independent contractors $500 1.0%
Printing, publications, postage $79 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$15,974reported apart
Total$52,031100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $55,281 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,500 · events $14,378
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $50,500 91.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,993 5.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,250 2.3%
Printing, publications, postage $538 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$14,378reported apart
Total$55,281100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $37,872 spent · pay $0 · grants $35,051 · events $10,124
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $35,051 92.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,411 3.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,296 3.4%
Printing, publications, postage $114 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$10,124reported apart
Total$37,872100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $34,592 spent · pay $0 · grants $30,000 · events $13,516
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $30,000 86.7%
Fees to independent contractors $2,325 6.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,218 6.4%
Printing, publications, postage $49 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$13,516reported apart
Total$34,592100%

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