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CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC

CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC (Illinois) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $292,252 to it, the largest being THOMAS F AND SUSAN P MORAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($100,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$646k
Funders on record
10
Grants received
$292k
Net assets
$562k
5/10 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 13%
01What it does

What Cystinosis Research Network Inc does

Mission

The cystinosis research network is an all volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advocating research, providing family assistance and educating the public and medical communities about cystinosis.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. The organization establishes and funds fellowships and research grants focusing on clinical and research training in cystinosis.

    $55,791 spentof which $55,791 as grants
    21% of program spending
  2. The organization raises awareness and reinforces strong relationships through representation at national medical conferences, affiliation with other organizations, publication of periodic newsletters and awards or educational scholarships to individuals with cystinosis and their siblings.

    $187,667 spentof which $5,000 as grants
    70% of program spending
  3. The organization provides information and opportunities to network for individuals with cystinosis and their families through participation in a biennial conference on cystinosis. It also supports newly diagnosed and existing families by providing access to world experts via advisory boards, moderation of an email support group and information packets.

    $23,839 spentof which $4,197 as grants
    9% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $267,297.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($395k) Expenses 100 ($666k) Net assets 100 ($177k)2018 Revenue 136 ($538k) Expenses 55 ($369k) Net assets 195 ($345k)2019 Revenue 103 ($409k) Expenses 85 ($569k) Net assets 105 ($185k)2020 Revenue 133 ($527k) Expenses 30 ($201k) Net assets 289 ($512k)2021 Revenue 137 ($543k) Expenses 62 ($412k) Net assets 363 ($643k)2022 Revenue 88 ($346k) Expenses 81 ($537k) Net assets 255 ($452k)2023 Revenue 129 ($511k) Expenses 104 ($691k) Net assets 154 ($272k)2024 Revenue 163 ($646k) Expenses 54 ($357k) Net assets 317 ($562k)
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Revenue (163)Expenses (54)Net assets (317)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $216k to $540k (+151%).

$205k
$392k
$216k
$540k
$680k
$505k
$298k
$605k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

98% of CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$270k
’17
$168k
’18
−$160k
’19
$327k
’20
$131k
’21
−$191k
’22
−$179k
’23
$289k
’24
20
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

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Listed1817171820141514
Joined·+4+0+4+2+4+1+0
No longer listed·50301001
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $9k → $26k.

4 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 39% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.

From the IRS filings of CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 34% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left

39% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC.

34%
largest funder
78%
top three
~4
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 62% · 2019 74% · 2020 90% · 2021 95% · 2022 81% · 2023 78% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How long its funders stay

17% of CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 50% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y

Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.

Where its funders are

56% of CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC's grant income comes from Illinois funders.

IL
MI
IN
NJ
CO
NC

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’20
’21
’22
’23
Illinois out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $115k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 22,812 education nonprofits its size.

Operating margin45% · top quartile
Months of reserve20.4mo · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)7% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 22,812 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Illinois

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

75% of spending goes to programs.

Program 75%Management 20%Fundraising 5%

Governance

13
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy–Whistleblower policy–Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

45%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 2 states

IL
MA

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Questions and answers

Who funds CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC?
CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC (Illinois) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $292,252 to it, the largest being THOMAS F AND SUSAN P MORAN FAMILY FOUNDATION ($100,000). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC have?
IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $292,252 in grants to CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC?
THOMAS F AND SUSAN P MORAN FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $100,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like CYSTINOSIS RESEARCH NETWORK INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 10 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing