Cellmates on the Run Foundation
Cellmates on the Run Foundation
https://www.chicagodiabetesproject.org/
1074 W TAYLOR STREET 233
Chicago IL 60607-4336
Chicago IL | IRS ruling year: 2017 | EIN: 81-4181048
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https://www.chicagodiabetesproject.org/
1074 W TAYLOR STREET 233
Chicago IL 60607-4336
Chicago IL | IRS ruling year: 2017 | EIN: 81-4181048
Mission not available
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This charity's score is 100%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
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Cellmates on the Run Foundation has earned a 100% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2021, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
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$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
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Less than 50% | Full Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
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70% or higher | Full Credit |
60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
No Data Available
Revenue and expense data is not available for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
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Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Cellmates on the Run Foundation) or EIN (814181048) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Cellmates on the Run Foundation reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Fundraising Capacity
Grants Received
Grants Sent
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
Donations to our organization declined in 2020 due to the cancellation of fundraising events such as the Chicago and New York marathons. We applied and received the PPP loan to retain staff. The PPP loan was subsequently forgiven.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Clinical and scientific research was delayed due to mandatory closure of academic research facilities and stay at home orders for research personnel.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
For fundraising, we held virtual events such as a popular challenge to complete 101 miles over 8 weeks. Clinical trial patients were followed through telemedicine and remote testing. Supported research advanced despite temporary lab shut downs.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
We have kept the virtual 101 challenge as an annual event due to its popularity and success. We continue to support telemedicine visits for follow up care of clinical trial patients as a convenient and safe way for our clinicians and patients to connect and complete research objectives.
Not Currently Scored
Cellmates on the Run Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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No 990 Program Data Found
Cellmates on the Run Foundation cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Cellmates on the Run Foundation has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
See schedule O The Chicago Diabetes Project (CDP) is working to make islet cell transplantation a viable treatment option for diabetes. The CDP is a global collaboration of scientists, researchers, physicians and surgeons with one mission: functionally cure diabetes.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
The Chicago Diabetes Project has never wavered from their crystal-clear vision of functionally curing diabetes.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Make islet transplantation available to those in need with the limited organs available and using immunosuppression to prevent both rejection and recurrence of autoimmune type-1 diabetes.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Search for an unlimited source of glucose sensitive, insulin secreting cells.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Provide technology to shield transplanted islet cells from the assaults of the immune system to avoid the need for the use of harmful immunosuppressive medications.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Our organization provides opportunities for leadership development through continuing education provided through our memberships in AICPA, Techsoup, Classy, and offerings through our participation in the Chicago and New York marathon charity programs.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
The Chicago Diabetes Project collaborates with other charities through the Chicago and New York marathon charity programs. We support a network of researchers working to functionally cure diabetes. We support experimental studies and publications. We support fundraising events that raise awareness in communities, such as an annual baseball tournament in Chicago. Local students volunteer at our events. We are very active on social media, and our events have gained media attention such as a 24 hour swim that raises awareness of the need to cure type-1 diabetes. We have worked with our state representative to introduce a bill for Medicaid to cover the costs of allogeneic islet cell transplantation.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
In person events were creatively transformed to virtual events, such as the 101 mile challenge which had the surprising effect of international participation. We applied public health measures to safely conduct in person fundraising events, which led to an outdoor baseball tournament. Communication with our international research group were kept tightly through online webinars and video conferencing. Kept our donor base informed of research progress through online presentations followed by Q&A sessions. Increase of appreciation to donors through written communications.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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