Nf Tumor Foundation INC

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Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 22-2580179Revenue $13K in FY2025

On file with the IRSnftumorfoundation.org1543 Dellsway Rd, 21286-5902 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Jun 1989Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Create a community of support for those affected by neurofibromatosis through education, advocacy, coalitions and promoting research for treatments and a cure. Our goal is to be the primary source of information for neurofibromatosis in the Mid-Atlantic region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$17K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$17K
to officers and key staff · 70% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 70% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$546
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13K
+102% vs prior year
Spent
$25K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$183K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13K
FY2025▲ +102%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$32K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$13K
Expenses
$25K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$12K
FY2022$15K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$20K
FY2025$25K
Net assets
$183K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$178K
FY2024$191K
FY2025$183K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $18K Management & general 27% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $17K 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
Executive Director
$17,150Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Dobson’s $17K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 153 <$100K diseases & disorders 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
John Dobson$17,150$13,288$6,562$10,000$6,875$6,875

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 15aNo

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Educate, advocate, and fund research to support those affected by neurofibromatosis.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization is dedicated to helping people with neurofibromatosis and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about this disorder. The organization provides reliable, complete and up to date information about neurofibromatosis and provides volunteer Support Advocates who reach out to others via…

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75
Money outPt IX
$25K
Ln 25
Programscol B$18K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$183K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$546
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$13K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$23K
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$145K
Total assetsLn 16$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$546
Net assetsLn 32$183K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$39K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$158K$145K
Total assetsLn 16$192K$184K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$546
Net assetsLn 32$191K$183K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$17K$16K$857
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K$75
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$233$233
Information technologyLn 14$106$106
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$245$824
Total functional expensesLn 25$25K$18K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $13K$25K−$11K$183K 990 PDF
FY2024 $7K$20K−$14K$191K 990 PDF
FY2023 $11K$12K−$422$178K 990 PDF
FY2022 $19K$15K$3K$167K 990 PDF
FY2021 $32K$12K$20K$194K 990 PDF
FY2020 $26K$14K$12K$163K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $13,153 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,849$75
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,663$13,078
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,512$13,153
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $750$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $14,520$18,649
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,098$5,937
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $20,368$24,586
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,856−$11,433
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,153 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$75
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$75
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,889$3,889
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $9,189$9,189
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,078$13,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $24,586 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,293 · Management $857$17,150
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,424 · Management $75$1,499
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,600$1,600
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,310$1,310
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $233$233
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $106$106
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,619$1,619
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $245 · Management $824$1,069
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,068 · Management $6,518 · Fundraising $0$24,586
Part X · Balance sheet $183,800 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,323$22,885
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $17,244$16,288
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $157,844$144,627
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $192,411$183,800
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,160$546
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,160$546
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $191,251$183,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $191,251$183,254
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $192,411$183,800
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $183,254 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,153
XI-2 Total expenses$24,586
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,433
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$191,251
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,057
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$621
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$183,254

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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