US Pain Foundation INC EIN 26-2703521

US Pain Foundation INC

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Empowering, educating, and advocating for people living with chronic pain conditions. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.0M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $612K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
West Hartford, CT
Website
www.uspainfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$1.0MFY2025
Expenses
$1.1M
Net assets
$612K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-2703521 Public charity (501(c)(3)) West Hartford, CT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering, educating, and advocating for people living with chronic pain conditions.
Leadership
Nicole Hemmenway Dyer · President · $125K
Money in and out
$1.0M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$612K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs-0.2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -80% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-8%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -423% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +55%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +73%
Total assets
$664K
FY2025▲ +36%
Total liabilities
$52K
FY2025▼ -36%
Total revenue
$1.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$612K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$664K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $966K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

U.S. Pain's flagship program, the invisible project, is a print and digital magazine that shares the lived experiences of individuals with chronic pain through compelling stories, photography, and educational content.

$966Kprogram expense
02

The U.S. Pain foundation empowers individuals to advocate for themselves while advancing pain policy at the state and federal levels. During the fiscal year, the organization focused on promoting integrated, multidisciplinary pain care and improving access to a broad range of therapies, including complementary treatments, medical…

Pt IX · col B
03

The pediatric pain warrior program supports children with chronic pain and their families through education and community-building. In june 2025, the program hosted its fourth annual family summer camp at morgan's camp in san antonio, TX, welcoming 54 families for five days of fun activities, educational sessions, and peer support.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CUS Pain Foundation INC
EINHdr · item D26-2703521
Principal addressHdr · item CWest Hartford, CT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.uspainfoundation.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer & CFO
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Hemmenway Dyer’s $125K as President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3116 $1–10M health care 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

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nicole Hemmenway Dyer$125,000$125,000$125,000$125,000$105,000
Pamela Lynch$65,000$65,000$65,000$65,000$65,016

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$967K · 97%
Investment income$20K · 2%
Program service revenue$8K · 1%
Other revenue$7K · 1%
Contributions & grants97%$967K
Investment income2%$20K
Program service revenue1%$8K
Other revenue1%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.04 Fundraising $0.07
Program services89%$966K
Management & general4%$47K
Fundraising7%$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$351K
Total assetsLn 16$664K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$52K
Total net assetsLn 32$612K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $351K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.1M · Less non-cash grants $168K · Cash operating expenses/yr $917K
4.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $966K · Total expenses $1.1M
89%
Management & General
Management & general $47K · Total expenses $1.1M
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $71K · Total expenses $1.1M
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $49K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $825K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $967K · Total revenue $1.0M
97%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $8K · Total revenue $1.0M
0.8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $20K · Total revenue $1.0M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $8K · Total expenses $1.1M
0.7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.0M · Prior year $644K
+55%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $964K · FY2024 $1.0M
+1.0%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $612K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.0M · Expenses $1.1M
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $664K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $612K · Total assets $664K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $664K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nicole Hemmenway Dyer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $1.1M
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $543K · Total expenses $1.1M
50%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 4%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 55%
Legal fee ratio 0.07%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024not on file
FY2023$644K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$940K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$827K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$964K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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