Making breast cancer a manageable disease (similar to diabetes) takes an organization with extraordinary vision & cutting-edge tactics. The Side-Out Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 2004 by Richard and Bryant Dunetz, to empower a new generation of advocates, make significant and identifiable impact on the way breast cancer is treated, and give those living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) more tomorrows.Since its inception, the foundation has (I) built educational and community-driven programs focused on teaching advocacy to the next generation of changemakers, equipping them with skills and tools to support Side-Out's mission, as well as any cause they wish to connect to in their future; (II) forged groundbreaking collaborations with prestigious research teams, hospitals, and research centers nationwide and; (III) leveraged new technologies to improve, alter cancer trajectories, and constantly challenge the foundation of cancer care.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $183K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
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
$87K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $27K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$420K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$1.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$398K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$1.7M
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending March 2023) · 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 Dec 2005.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $1.0M Management & general 22% · $297K Fundraising 4% · $52K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$87,338Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ellen Dempsey’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ellen Dempsey$149,908$75,000————
Rick Dunetz$110,434$85,425$87,338$76,983$71,438$85,423

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers young advocates to improve breast cancer treatment and support those with metastatic disease.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Funds raised in 2022 through the Foundation's two advocacy programs Dig Pink and the Ambassador Program were used for the advancement and expansion of the Side-Out metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research program.

$1.0Mprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $136K · 2019–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$29,223
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,000
The Cancer Support CommunityFY2020$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,500
Unitemized GrantFY2019$28,500
Glens Falls Hosp-Cr Wood CtrFY2019$11,461

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$802
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$297K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$420K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$802
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$250K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$420K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K$420K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$29K$29K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$54K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$445K$328K$101K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$8K$3K$404
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$17K$5K$805
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$32K$11K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$22K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$79K$63K$2K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$46K$9K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$7K$1K$425
OccupancyLn 16$66K$52K$10K$3K
TravelLn 17$34K$31K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$18K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$381K$338K$40K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$9K$5K$557
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.0M$297K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.6M−$164K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.2M$172K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.2M$1.3M−$117K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.3M−$129K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $398K$1.1M−$748K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.5M−$111K$2.7M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,232,509 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,127,967$1,230,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $102$802
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,025$1,091
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,141,094$1,232,509
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,387$29,223
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $473,516$613,445
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $783,061$706,877
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,269,964$1,349,545
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$128,870−$117,036
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,232,509 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,091 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,230,616
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,230,616
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $802$802
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,091 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $802$1,232,509
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,349,545 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $29,223$29,223
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,034 · Management $36,022$90,056
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $327,848 · Management $100,971 · Fundraising $15,725$444,544
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,425 · Management $2,595 · Fundraising $404$11,424
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,794 · Management $5,171 · Fundraising $805$22,770
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,926 · Management $11,404 · Fundraising $1,321$44,651
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,069 · Fundraising $9,458$31,527
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $63,354 · Management $2,371 · Fundraising $13,467$79,192
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,193 · Management $36,771$45,964
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,166$22,166
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,805 · Management $1,276 · Fundraising $425$8,506
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,453 · Management $9,835 · Fundraising $3,278$65,566
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,903 · Fundraising $3,262$34,165
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,546 · Management $1,949$19,495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,001$5,001
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $338,239 · Management $40,053 · Fundraising $2,951$381,243
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,916 · Management $4,579 · Fundraising $557$14,052
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,000,660 · Management $297,232 · Fundraising $51,653$1,349,545
Part X · Balance sheet $2,116,765 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,911,614$1,819,564
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,322$18,439
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,795$3,795
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $348$10,353
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,119$14,224
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,928$250,390
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,966,126$2,116,765
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,988$8,516
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $129,501$411,648
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $152,489$420,164
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,813,637$1,696,601
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,813,637$1,696,601
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,966,126$2,116,765
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,696,601 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,232,509
XI-2 Total expenses$1,349,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$117,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,813,637
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,696,601

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