The Lung Transplant Foundation

Tax-deductible

Cary, NC501(c)(3)Since 2009Diseases & DisordersEIN 26-2484253Revenue $423K in FY2025

On file with the IRSlungtransplantfoundation.org1249 Kildaire Farm Rd, 27511-5523 · Cary, NCTax-exempt since Jun 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To improve the lives of Lung Transplant patients and their families by supporting research to improve long-term Transplant outcomes, providing education and peer-to-peer mentoring, advocating for the Lung Transplant community, and connecting patients and caregivers with resources and support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $145K a year · 41% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 46% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 89% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 46% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$38K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$423K
+58% vs prior year
Spent
$261K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$352K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$423K
FY2025▲ +58%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$359K
FY2022$189K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$423K
Expenses
$261K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$136K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$219K
FY2025$261K
Net assets
$352K
FY2025▲ +85%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$126K
FY2021$349K
FY2022$239K
FY2023$141K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$352K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $208K Management & general 19% · $49K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $121K 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
$121,275Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Skiba’s $121K as Executive Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Amy Skiba$121,275$123,869$119,375$63,750—
Emily Everett————$84,500

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports lung transplant research, raises awareness, and mentors recipients for healthier lives.

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3 programs · $208K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Transplant talk is a series of webinars and panel discussions hosted by the lung transplant foundation (LTF) that explore the emotional and psychological dimensions of the transplant experience. This program is delivered by professionals and community-based speakers.

$82Kprogram expense
02

The lung transplant foundation (LTF) joseph j. Carter mentorship program connects transplant recipients and caregivers with trained volunteer mentors who have gone through the lung transplant process THEMSELVES.IT provides an essential link between people living successfully following their transplant experience and those new or…

$67Kprogram expense
03

A dedicated annual virtual event focused on bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (bos)the leading form of chronic lung transplant rejection. It educates patients, caregivers, and clinicians on strategies for prevention, early detection, and management

$59Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$328K
Investment incomeLn 3$95K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$208K
Managementcol C$49K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$352K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$372K
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$328K
Investment incomeLn 3$95K
Gains on assetsLn 7$95K
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$228K
SavingsLn 2$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$372K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$318
Total assetsLn 16$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$38K
Net assetsLn 32$352K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$159K$372K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$195K$391K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$38K
Net assetsLn 32$190K$352K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$133K$120K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$24K$19K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$8K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$23$3K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$38K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$208K$49K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $423K$261K$162K$352K 990 PDF
FY2024 $268K$219K$49K$190K 990 PDF
FY2023 $122K$141K 990 PDF
FY2022 $189K$239K 990 PDF
FY2021 $359K$136K$223K$349K 990 PDF
FY2020 $102K$126K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $423,419 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,817$328,319
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $110,185$95,100
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $268,002$423,419
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $136,133$143,096
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,381$117,222
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $218,514$261,318
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,488$162,101
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $423,419 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,319
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$328,319
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16$16
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $95,084$95,084
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $95,100$423,419
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $261,318 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $119,569 · Management $13,285$132,854
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,218 · Management $1,024$10,242
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,354$12,354
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,560 · Management $4,986$23,546
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,434$2,434
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,627 · Management $2,998$10,625
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23 · Fundraising $3,087$3,110
IX-16 OccupancyFundraising $1,200$1,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,761$10,761
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,333$3,333
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,589$7,589
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $38,409 · Management $3,861$42,270
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $208,500 · Management $48,531 · Fundraising $4,287$261,318
Part X · Balance sheet $390,669 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,259$227,508
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $24,494$144,509
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $30,000$15,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,667$3,334
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$318
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $195,420$390,669
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,036$38,184
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,036$38,184
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $188,642$352,485
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,742$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $190,384$352,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $195,420$390,669
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $352,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$423,419
XI-2 Total expenses$261,318
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$162,101
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$190,384
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$352,485

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

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