Dignity USA INC

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Working for the respect and justice for all gay, lesbian, bisexual , transgender, queer, and intersex persons in the catholic church and in the world through education, advocacy, and support.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1176940) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 5 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
77% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
10.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $449K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
10.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
2% of total assets
Liabilities are 2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
12 of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$831K
+188% vs prior year
Spent
$479K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$862K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$831K
FY2025▲ +188%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$411K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$288K
FY2025$831K
Expenses
$479K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$479K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$373K
FY2025$479K
Net assets
$862K
FY2025▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$407K
FY2021$498K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$518K
FY2024$490K
FY2025$862K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1982.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $366K Management & general 15% · $72K Fundraising 8% · $40K

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; $115K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$115,013Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marianne Duddy-Burke’s $115K as Executive Di is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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
Marianne Duddy-Burke$115,013$112,921$107,941$102,989$97,015$100,388

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for LGBTQI+ respect and justice within the Catholic Church and globally through education and support.

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1 program · $366K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Working for the respect and justice for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex persons in the catholic church and in the world through education, advocacy, and support.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-1176940) · Dispute this line
$366Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $32K · 2021–2021
Global Network of Rainbow CatholicsFY2021$31,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$831K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$814K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$733
Money outPt IX
$479K
Ln 25
Programscol B$366K
Managementcol C$72K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$862K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$416K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
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$814K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$733
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$831K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$416K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$416K
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$15K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90
InvestmentsLn 11–13$449K
Total assetsLn 16$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$862K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$416K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$429K$449K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$506$90
Total assetsLn 16$507K$880K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$490K$862K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$175K$121K$24K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$22K$5K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$9K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$12K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$3K$429$3K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$89K$89K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$416$416
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$512$622
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$66K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$1K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$479K$366K$72K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 21, 2026 $831K$479K$352K$862K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2025 $288K$373K−$84K$490K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 26, 2024 $312K$427K−$115K$518K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 1, 2023 $445K$479K−$35K$417K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2022 $411K$321K$91K$498K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 7, 2021 $307K$310K−$3K$407K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $830,854 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $271,946$813,969
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $539$733
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,606$16,152
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $288,091$830,854
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $205,682$220,817
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $166,824$257,991
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $372,506$478,808
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,415$352,046
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $830,854 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$22,749
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$791,220
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$813,969
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $733$733
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,152$16,152
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $733 · Excluded from tax $16,152$830,854
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $478,808 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $121,046 · Management $24,405 · Fundraising $29,174$174,625
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,413 · Management $4,547 · Fundraising $5,522$32,482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,460 · Management $1,919 · Fundraising $2,331$13,710
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,059 · Management $14,282$26,341
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,856 · Management $429 · Fundraising $2,578$5,863
IX-17 TravelPrograms $39,256$39,256
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $88,790$88,790
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $416$416
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,522 · Management $512 · Fundraising $622$3,656
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,121 · Management $19,694$85,815
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,393 · Management $6,461$7,854
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $366,332 · Management $72,249 · Fundraising $40,227$478,808
Part X · Balance sheet $880,113 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,748$416,311
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,634$14,850
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $506$90
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $429,398$448,862
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $507,286$880,113
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,141$18,454
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,141$18,454
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,302$861,659
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $490,145$861,659
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $507,286$880,113
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $861,659 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$830,854
XI-2 Total expenses$478,808
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$352,046
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$490,145
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,468
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$861,659

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

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