To provide comfort and understanding for all cancer fighters, survivors, previvors, and caregivers through a personalized, one-on-one connection with someone who has been there.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,000 volunteers and 17 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$216K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$810K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$2.5M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$885K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$944K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.7M Management & general 13% · $319K Fundraising 22% · $550K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $216K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$196,800Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Founder
$18,930Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Lieber’s $197K as Executive Director is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephanie Lieber$196,800$197,280$184,600$177,587$168,712
Johnny Imerman$18,930$18,930$18,930$18,930$18,930

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Connects cancer patients and caregivers with others who have navigated similar experiences for support.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Imerman angels matches a person fighting cancer with someone that has beaten cancer, usually of the same type of cancer, age, gender, etc. One-on-one relationships give a fighter the chance to ask personal questions and get support from someone who is uniquely familiar - a survivor.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$2.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$319K
Fundraisingcol D$550K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$955K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$810K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$390K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$955K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$955K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$880
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$810K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 63,000
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$796K$955K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$880
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$803K$810K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$216K$74K$79K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$785K$553K$72K$160K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$145K$97K$20K$28K
Payroll taxesLn 10$77K$52K$11K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$30K$30K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$69K$66K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$22K$2K$797
OccupancyLn 16$75K$50K$11K$14K
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$994K$694K$48K$252K
All other expensesLn 24e$73K$52K$6K$15K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.5M$1.7M$319K$550K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.4M$2.5M−$110K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$2.1M$240K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.8M−$70K$944K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.4M$234K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M−$21K$885K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,420,333 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,230,841$2,321,060
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,500$77,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,333$20,103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,906$2,170
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,320,580$2,420,333
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,040,281$1,223,226
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,040,063$1,307,221
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,080,344$2,530,447
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $240,236−$110,114
Part VI · Governance 19 of 21 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,420,333 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$390,236
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,930,824
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,321,060
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,000$77,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20,103$20,103
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,170$2,170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,273 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,420,333
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,530,447 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,184 · Management $78,720 · Fundraising $62,826$215,730
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $553,006 · Management $72,120 · Fundraising $159,592$784,718
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $97,475 · Management $20,368 · Fundraising $27,642$145,485
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,786 · Management $10,821 · Fundraising $14,686$77,293
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $29,702$29,702
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,750$8,750
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $10,135$10,135
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $65,733 · Fundraising $3,668$69,401
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,056 · Management $1,595 · Fundraising $797$24,448
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,330 · Management $10,517 · Fundraising $14,272$75,119
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,684$12,684
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,934$1,934
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,216$8,216
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $694,407 · Management $47,758 · Fundraising $251,945$994,110
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $52,332 · Management $5,702 · Fundraising $14,688$72,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,661,309 · Management $319,022 · Fundraising $550,116$2,530,447
Part X · Balance sheet $1,962,920 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $796,362$954,905
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $200,000$2,262
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,815$880
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,030,940$1,004,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,030,117$1,962,920
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $79,794$149,671
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $467,163$454,216
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $256,476$206,464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $803,433$810,351
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $532,374$219,372
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $694,310$933,197
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,226,684$1,152,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,030,117$1,962,920
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,152,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,420,333
XI-2 Total expenses$2,530,447
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$110,114
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,226,684
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$35,999
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,152,569

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