Dusty Joy Foundation

Tax-deductible

High Point, NC501(c)(3)Since 2010Diseases & DisordersEIN 27-1915648Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlivelung.org175 Northpoint Ave Ste 103, 27262-7724 · High Point, NCTax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Dusty Joy Foundation is adavancing education, early detection, optimal care and empathy to people impacted by lung cancer and other cancers triggered by specific biomarkers. We host a network of support groups and provide hope totes (which are lung cancer patient resource bags) to over 130 cancer centers for distribution to newly diagnosed lung cancer patients.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $203K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 90% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $106
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$691K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$180K
FY2022$519K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$83K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$683K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$691K
FY2025▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$991K
FY2024$488K
FY2025$691K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Aug 2010.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $1.1M Management & general 4% · $52K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$76,171Pt VII · Sec A
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,125Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dusty Donaldson’s $76K as President is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dusty Donaldson$76,171$74,918$53,110$42,000$43,600$14,000
Terri Conneran——$62,886$52,120$53,070$14,000
Kimberly Lester$12,500—$4,500———
Elizabeth Speight—$6,000————
Rhonda Drummond———$1,196——
Pamela Boswell$1,125—————

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

Programs and updates

Dusty Joy Foundation is a disease and medical nonprofit based in High Point, NC, formed in 2010.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Livelung educational patient programs include educational and empowering monthly in-person and virtual lung cancer patient and care partner meetings in various geographical areas. In-person and virutal livelung meetings feature expert speakers and support.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$106

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$691K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$696K
Total assetsLn 16$696K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$696K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$696K
Total assetsLn 16$696K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$691K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$499K$696K
Total assetsLn 16$499K$696K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$488K$691K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$117K$117K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Legal feesLn 11b$951$951
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$216K$216K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$323$323
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$639K$635K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$202K$691K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$71K$488K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$683K$756K$991K 990 PDF
FY2022 $519K$496K$23K$235K 990 PDF
FY2021 $180K$279K−$98K$212K 990 PDF
FY2020 $348K$83K$265K$310K 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 $1,380,939 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,086,490$1,378,903
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$2,036
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,086,490$1,380,939
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,893$227,475
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $838,964$951,061
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,015,857$1,178,536
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,633$202,403
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,380,939 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,378,903
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,378,903
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,036$2,036
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,036$1,380,939
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,178,536 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,796$89,796
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $116,677$116,677
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,002$21,002
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $951$951
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,865$7,865
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $215,660$215,660
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $48,555$48,555
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $29,825$29,825
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,705$5,705
IX-20 InterestManagement $323$323
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,097$3,097
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $635,236 · Management $3,844$639,080
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,126,926 · Management $51,610 · Fundraising $0$1,178,536
Part X · Balance sheet $695,878 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $499,234$695,878
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $499,234$695,878
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,057$5,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,057$5,207
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $488,177$690,671
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $499,234$695,878
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $690,671 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,380,939
XI-2 Total expenses$1,178,536
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$202,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$488,177
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$91
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$690,671

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

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