Ryan House provides family respite services and end-of-life care to arizona children with life-limiting conditions from diagnosis through death, easing pain & suffering while improving quality of life for the entire family. A national leader in pediatric palliative care, we are the only facility of its kind in arizona & one of three in the country.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 604 volunteers and 40 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $176K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$128K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 0.7 months of spending in cash, plus $5.2M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $105K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$461K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$2.9M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$5.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M
Expenses
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2025$2.9M
Net assets
$5.4M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$5.5M
FY2025$5.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2005.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $2.3M Management & general 8% · $234K Fundraising 14% · $413K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $128K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$127,823Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Officio M
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member-At-La
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracy Leonard-Warner’s $128K as Executive Di is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracy Leonard-Warner$127,823$124,225$119,957$117,246$116,928$108,585

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Arizona children with life-limiting conditions and their families through respite and end-of-life care.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Respite

Ryan house provides family respite services to arizona children with life- limiting and terminal conditions. Respite care is a gift of time; short- term overnight stays allow families to take critical breaks from the physical, emotional, psycho-social stress and around-the-clock challenges of caring for a child who is medically complex.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Life-Enhancing Therapies Program

Children staying at ryan house are engaged daily in life-enhancing therapeutic activities customized for their age, conditions and developmental abilities including: hydrotherapy pool, art, pet therapy, sensory, music and legacy building.

$754Kprogram expense
03

Pediatric End-Of-Life Care

Families with a child facing end-of-life receive supportive planning and compassionate care consistent with clinical, cultural, and ethical standards and may stay as long as needed at no charge to families.

$114Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$105K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$280K
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Money outPt IX
$2.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$234K
Fundraisingcol D$413K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$189K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$163K
Investment incomeLn 3$101K
Other incomeLn 4–11$280K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$43K
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$164K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$259K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$461K
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
VolunteersI 6604
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$422K$164K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M$5.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$320K$259K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$437K$461K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M$5.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$136K$114K$8K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.4M$96K$167K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$29K$2K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$218K$183K$13K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$132K$111K$8K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$75K$75K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K$47K$8K$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$1K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$7K$4K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$4K$4K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$178K$164K$5K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$843$843
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$65K$62K$94$3K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$14K$6K$780
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$117K$21K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$10K$265$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.9M$2.3M$234K$413K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.5M$2.9M−$357K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.5M$2.9M−$381K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.9M−$172K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$2.7M$357K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.2M$2.4M$1.8M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.3M$2.4M−$154K$4.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,542,614 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,976,104$2,161,544
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $227,947$101,150
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $280,332$279,920
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,484,383$2,542,614
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,115,549$2,172,570
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $67,740$74,870
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $681,963$652,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,865,252$2,899,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$380,869−$356,849
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,542,614 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,256 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$162,509
VIII-1e Government grants$189,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,810,035
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$44,289
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,161,544
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $144,557$144,557
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$43,407−$43,407
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$274,664
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$38,151 · Excluded from tax $144,557$2,542,614
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,899,463 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,124 · Management $7,878 · Fundraising $13,720$135,722
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,389,727 · Management $95,935 · Fundraising $167,071$1,652,733
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,663 · Management $1,979 · Fundraising $3,446$34,088
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $183,241 · Management $12,649 · Fundraising $22,028$217,918
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $111,086 · Management $7,668 · Fundraising $13,355$132,109
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $58,596$58,596
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $74,870$74,870
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,094 · Management $7,698 · Fundraising $47,094$101,886
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,110 · Fundraising $8,956$10,066
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,002 · Management $3,893 · Fundraising $6,655$17,550
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,183 · Management $4,472 · Fundraising $15,563$24,218
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $164,171 · Management $5,268 · Fundraising $8,852$178,291
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $843$843
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,506 · Management $94 · Fundraising $3,073$64,673
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,349 · Management $6,004 · Fundraising $780$21,133
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116,614 · Management $20,612 · Fundraising $22,967$160,193
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,722 · Management $265 · Fundraising $4,587$14,574
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,252,592 · Management $233,854 · Fundraising $413,017$2,899,463
Part X · Balance sheet $5,819,471 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $422,380$164,002
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $225,000$125,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $70,273$73,295
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $320,406$258,777
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,854,087$5,198,397
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,892,146$5,819,471
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,279$20,372
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $418,210$440,316
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $437,489$460,688
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,148,120$5,186,151
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $306,537$172,632
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,454,657$5,358,783
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,892,146$5,819,471
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,358,783 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,542,614
XI-2 Total expenses$2,899,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$356,849
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,454,657
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$260,975
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,358,783

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