Bite Me Cancer

Herndon, VA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Diseases & Disorders

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$197K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$199K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2025▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$150K
FY2024$227K
FY2025$197K
Expenses
$199K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$177K
FY2025$199K
Net assets
$195K
FY2025▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$197K
FY2025$195K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBite Me Cancer
EINHdr · item D27-3554181
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2011
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CHerndon, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G30)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bitemecancer.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.19
Program services68%$136K
Management & general13%$26K
Fundraising19%$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$199K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -106% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$195K
FY2025▼ -1%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$197K
FY2025$195K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$195K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$195K
Total assetsLn 16$195K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$195K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$194K · 99%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$194K
Investment income1%$3K
Total revenueLn 12$197K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $195K · Operating expenses/yr $199K
11.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $136K · Total expenses $199K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $26K · Total expenses $199K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $37K · Total expenses $199K
19%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $42K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $209K
$0.20 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $194K · Total revenue $197K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $197K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $197K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $197K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $199K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $197K · Prior year $227K
-13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $86K · FY2025 $197K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $195K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $197K · Expenses $199K
-1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $195K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $195K · Total assets $195K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $195K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Nikki Ferraro · Reported title Founder · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $199K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $199K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%——
Overhead ratio 13%——
Fundraising cost ratio 19%——
Revenue growth -13%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 12Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 12Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Funds cancer research, educates the public, and supports patients.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $136K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Teen support program provides support bags to teenagers diagnosed with cancer throughout the US. Dinners are provided for families of minors undergoing in-patient treatment. The Thyroid Cancer Research/Awareness program is to be awarded through an independent research organization.

$136Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $62K · 2024–2025

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $197K$199K-13% 990 PDF
FY2024 $227K$177K+51% 990 PDF
FY2023 $150K—-4% 990 PDF
FY2022 $157K—+15% 990 PDF
FY2021 $136K—+57% 990 PDF
FY2020 $86K— 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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