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Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1990.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
6 people listed on the 990; $49K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary-Treasurer
$36,750Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Secretary
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Ellis | $3,600 | $3,900 | $4,000 | $27,500 | $31,400 | $36,750 |
| William N Fox CPA | — | — | — | $7,350 | $13,000 | $12,500 |
| William N Fox | $4,800 | $3,600 | $5,400 | — | — | — |
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.
See The Redbone INC executive salaries →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
Funds research and treatment for Cystic Fibrosis.
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1 program · $148K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Research and treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 65-0180140) · Dispute this line$148Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21K
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Money outPt IX
$211K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$200K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$37K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$174K
Investment incomeLn 3$32
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$265K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$200K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $142K | $142K | $142K | $142K | $142K |
| AddedLn 1b | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $175 | $0 | $148 | $0 | $0 |
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $15K | $23K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $10K | $10K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $0 | $0 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $295K | $300K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $96K | $100K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $199K | $200K |
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $37K | $24K | $7K | $6K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $17K | $17K | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $4K | $2K | $2K | $223 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4K | $3K | $828 | $206 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $12K | $0 | $12K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8K | $4K | $2K | $2K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $44K | $24K | $9K | $11K |
| TravelLn 17 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $2K | $0 | $2K | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1K | $907 | $101 | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $14K | $6K | $3K | $6K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $66K | $66K | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $211K | $148K | $38K | $25K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 20, 2026 | $51K | $60K | −$9K | $248K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 24, 2025 | $117K | $257K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2024 | $66K | $68K | −$2K | $239K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2023 | $170K | $169K | $602 | $241K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 10, 2022 | $317K | $276K | $41K | $241K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 1, 2021 | $211K | $211K | $676 | $200K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
A · Public support
D · Assets and endowments
I · Grants
O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $211,354 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $99,487$37,202
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $313,345$174,120
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $169$32
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $413,001$211,354
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $44,026$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,972$62,688
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $317,679$147,990
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $426,677$210,678
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,676$676
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $211,354 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $174,120 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$37,202
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$37,202
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $32 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$32
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $174,152 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,354
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $210,678 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $23,888 · Management $7,350 · Fundraising $5,512$36,750
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $17,343 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,343
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,451 · Management $1,783 · Fundraising $223$4,457
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,104 · Management $828 · Fundraising $206$4,138
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,500 · Fundraising $0$12,500
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,953 · Management $1,581 · Fundraising $2,372$7,906
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,103 · Management $8,765 · Fundraising $10,956$43,824
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2,204 · Fundraising $0$2,204
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $907 · Management $101 · Fundraising $0$1,008
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,052 · Management $2,565 · Fundraising $5,587$14,204
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $66,344 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$66,344
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $148,145 · Management $37,677 · Fundraising $24,856$210,678
Part X · Balance sheet $299,763 assets, 25 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,795$21,372
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,926$1,751
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $268,102$264,735
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,905$1,905
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $294,728$299,763
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,058$1,997
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $93,507$85,610
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$12,492
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $95,565$100,099
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $57,352$58,028
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $141,811$141,636
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $199,163$199,664
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $294,728$299,763
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $199,664 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,354
XI-2 Total expenses$210,678
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$199,163
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses−$175
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$199,664
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