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.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$188K 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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FY2020 · 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$188K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 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
$715K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$885K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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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
$885K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$885K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$944K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2020 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

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $824K Management & general 14% · $173K Fundraising 19% · $227K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $188K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$168,712Pt 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

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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

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

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1 program · $824K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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.

$824Kprogram 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 FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$824K
Managementcol C$173K
Fundraisingcol D$227K
Owns and owesPt X
$885K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$931K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$715K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$243K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$931K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$931K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$660K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$715K
Net assetsLn 32$885K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$290K$931K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$911K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K$715K
Net assetsLn 32$859K$885K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$188K$101K$34K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$489K$355K$58K$75K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$37K$7K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$37K$7K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$7K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$29K$29K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$20K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$11K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$5K$644$644
OccupancyLn 16$113K$84K$11K$17K
TravelLn 17$540$540
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$290$436
InsuranceLn 23$9K$6K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$203K$153K$6K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$4K$982$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$824K$173K$227K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $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 $1,203,101 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,827,181$1,192,752
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,971$10,349
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,840,152$1,203,101
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 $827,487$786,301
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $996,199$437,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,823,686$1,223,834
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $16,466−$20,733
Part VI · Governance 28 of 29 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members28
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,203,101 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$243,318
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$939,434
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,192,752
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $10,349$10,349
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,349 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,203,101
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,223,834 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $101,393 · Management $33,742 · Fundraising $52,507$187,642
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $355,441 · Management $58,246 · Fundraising $75,457$489,144
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,730 · Management $7,396 · Fundraising $10,289$54,415
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $37,193 · Management $7,489 · Fundraising $10,418$55,100
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,157 · Management $4,231$11,388
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,044$29,044
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,154$9,154
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,510 · Fundraising $2,785$22,295
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,402 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $1,625$14,781
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,154 · Management $644 · Fundraising $644$6,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $84,410 · Management $11,255 · Fundraising $16,882$112,547
IX-17 TravelPrograms $540$540
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,095$1,095
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,177 · Management $290 · Fundraising $436$2,903
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,274 · Management $1,301 · Fundraising $1,720$9,295
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $152,965 · Management $6,126 · Fundraising $44,052$203,143
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,874 · Management $982 · Fundraising $10,050$14,906
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $824,220 · Management $172,749 · Fundraising $226,865$1,223,834
Part X · Balance sheet $1,599,399 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $290,060$930,698
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,500$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,920$9,092
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $599,341$659,609
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $910,821$1,599,399
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $45,914$36,036
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$665,357
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,187$13,321
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $52,101$714,714
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,624$172,701
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $594,096$711,984
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $858,720$884,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $910,821$1,599,399
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $884,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,203,101
XI-2 Total expenses$1,223,834
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,733
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$858,720
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$46,698
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$884,685

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