The Dragonfly Foundation supports families of pediatric cancer patients by: building a network that connects Dragonfly families to each other and the community providing programs to enhance quality of life enhancing programs in partner children's hospitals partnering on psychosocial research with cincinnati children's hospital medical center

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 600 volunteers and 14 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $384K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$334K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$723K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Jan 2011.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.3M Management & general 9% · $140K Fundraising 10% · $155K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $334K 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
Senior VP of Finance and Business Operations
$117,661Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$115,668Pt VII · Sec A
$100,380Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynette Rosati’s $118K as Senior VP of Finance and Business Operations is at the 33rd 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gregory Vehr——$123,379$124,194$118,969—
Lynette Rosati$117,661$79,129————
Christine Neitzke$115,668$102,387$85,320$81,763$75,758$69,428
Megan Jackson$100,380—————
Allyson Brokaw———$82,922$79,694$73,637

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

Connects and supports families facing pediatric cancer with resources and community.

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2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Patient and Family Programs

The dragonfly foundation's patient and family programs provide support and distractions to help patients and families get through the day-to-day struggles of cancer and blood diseases journeys. This lessens the financial and emotional burdens during one of the most difficult times in a family's life.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Hospital Programs

The dragonfly foundation's hospital programs provide programs to the hospitals which enhance quality of life and enhance programs in partnering children's hospitals. These programs include:a)beads of courage which allow patients to mark the milestones of cancer treatment with a tangible manifestation of their experience through beads…

$239Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $1.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$65,450
Unitemized GrantFY2023$31,335
Unitemized GrantFY2022$75,041
Unitemized GrantFY2022$49,196
Unitemized GrantFY2021$228,163
Unitemized GrantFY2021$88,209
Unitemized GrantFY2020$418,620
Unitemized GrantFY2019$333,125

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$140K
Fundraisingcol D$155K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$723K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$39K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$362K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$695K
SavingsLn 2$773K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$723K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$1.5M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$24K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$823K$723K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$332K$332K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$270K$270K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$356K$302K$36K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$127K$107K$13K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$2K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$116K$116K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$6K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$667$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$18K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$55K$11K
InterestLn 20$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$141K$113K$21K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$18K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$10K$6K$927
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$140K$155K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.8M$1.6M$255K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.2M$1.3M$869K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$1.8M$703K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$1.8M$487K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.8M$1.6M$175K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.3M−$181K$1.3M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,807,021 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,635,804$2,320,022
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,875$17,395
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$465,663−$530,396
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,192,016$1,807,021
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $317,729$331,754
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $543,768$753,117
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $78,300$116,455
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $383,192$351,114
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,322,989$1,552,440
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $869,027$254,581
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $1,807,021 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,003,442
VIII-1e Government grants$39,198
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,277,382
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$362,222
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,320,022
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $21,790$21,790
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$4,395−$4,395
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$530,396−$530,396
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,395 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$530,396$1,807,021
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,552,440 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $331,754$331,754
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $270,000$270,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $301,601 · Management $35,615 · Fundraising $19,250$356,466
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $107,157 · Management $12,655 · Fundraising $6,839$126,651
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,996 · Management $26,800$28,796
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,750$20,750
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $116,455$116,455
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,598 · Fundraising $1,705$7,303
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $667 · Management $1,531 · Fundraising $1,483$3,681
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,947 · Fundraising $1,520$19,467
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,386 · Management $10,554$65,940
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,192$24,192
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $113,047 · Management $21,196 · Fundraising $7,065$141,308
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,812 · Management $4,178$21,990
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,318 · Management $6,442 · Fundraising $927$17,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,257,475 · Management $139,721 · Fundraising $155,244$1,552,440
Part X · Balance sheet $4,534,813 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,015,928$695,148
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $471,651$773,393
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $109,607$42,557
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $37,115$65,110
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,331$33
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,734,078$2,934,834
X-11 Publicly traded securities$23,738
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,383,041$4,534,813
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $240,940$138,481
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,380$30,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $822,953$723,343
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,860,679$2,372,581
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,699,409$1,438,889
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,560,088$3,811,470
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,383,041$4,534,813
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,811,470 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,807,021
XI-2 Total expenses$1,552,440
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$254,581
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,560,088
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,199
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,811,470

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