Kennedy Ladd Foundation

Tax-deductible

Kingston, TN501(c)(3)Diseases & DisordersEIN 81-1387597

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To support and fund research for a treatment and cure for MPS1, provide treatment and services for children dealing with chronic illness, to support families with children suffering from chronic illness, and to support local hospitals which provide treatment to children suffering from chronic disease or illness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 58% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $26K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$172K
+110% vs prior year
Spent
$199K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$110K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$172K
FY2025▲ +110%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$91K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$172K
Net assets
$110K
FY2025▼ -20%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$189K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$110K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $148K Management & general 11% · $22K Fundraising 15% · $29K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allie Frances Ladd’s $75K as Director is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Allie Frances Ladd$75,000$63,462

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

Kennedy Ladd Foundation is a disease and medical nonprofit based in Kingston, TN.

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1 program service account for $148K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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In the past year, The Kennedy Ladd Foundation has continued to grow into a powerful force of hope for families affected by MPS1. We served over 100 families, brought 25 MPS1 families from across the country to East Tennessee for a fully supported, multi-day experience, and provided 30 iPad packages to children in need.

$148Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$26K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$172K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$117K
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Investment incomeLn 3$45
Money outPt IX
$199K
Ln 25
Programscol B$148K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$110K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$117K
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$45
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$172K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$110K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$80K$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$137K$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$137K$110K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$75K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$325$325
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$29K$29K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$724$724
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$422
Total functional expensesLn 25$199K$148K$22K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $172K$199K−$27K$110K 990 PDF
FY2024 $82K$137K 990 PDF
FY2023 $82K$229K 990 PDF
FY2022 $91K$189K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $172,102 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $19,644 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$16,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,286
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$117,286
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45$45
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$35,127
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,644 · Excluded from tax $45$172,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $199,013 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,000$75,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,738$5,738
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $325$325
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,025$3,025
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $29,176$29,176
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,348 · Management $6,827$10,175
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,365$9,365
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $10,814$10,814
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $724$724
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,782$47,782
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,467 · Management $422$6,889
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $147,700 · Management $22,137 · Fundraising $29,176$199,013
Part X · Balance sheet $112,114 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,808$75,652
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$7,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,219$21,158
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $34,346$7,804
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $137,373$112,114
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,652
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,652
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $137,373$110,462
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,373$110,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $137,373$112,114
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $110,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$172,102
XI-2 Total expenses$199,013
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,911
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,373
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$110,462

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