Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2001.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
68 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
14 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.
J Lynn Fred’s $21K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Lynn Fred | $20,663 | $31,578 | $31,815 | $32,091 |
| Lindsay Dick | $8,990 | — | — | — |
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 Jadyn Fred Fund 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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Helps families of terminally ill children with financial needs.
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Provided financial support to 153 families in need of a higher level of medical care for their child. Benefits were awarded to children currently in treatment for pediatric cancer, on-going treatment for pediatric cancer and specialized medical attention not associated with cancer.
Collect and distribute donated cash and christmas gifts for children of 42 families with children facing serious health issues.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $619K | $628K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $305 | $164 |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $619K | $628K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $617K | $626K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $174K | $174K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $43K | $4K | $4K | $34K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2K | $244 | $245 | $2K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $11K | $2K | $7K | $2K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4K | $4K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $855 | $374 | $3K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $296 | $45 | $44 | $207 |
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | $1K | $1K | $1K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $139 | $21 | $21 | $97 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $331 | $33 | $33 | $265 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $26K | $88 | $266 | $26K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $423 | $423 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $270K | $183K | $13K | $73K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $260K | $298K | −$38K | $560K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $241K | $269K | −$28K | $598K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2023 | $279K | $270K | $9K | $626K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $238K | $197K | $41K | $617K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $223K | $174K | $50K | $576K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $279,121 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $279,121 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $269,850 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $628,320 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $626,242 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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