Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1979.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
14 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Metzger | $74,164 | $77,880 | $75,000 | $75,246 | $72,287 |
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.
See Cancer Patient Services executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Offers compassionate support to cancer patients and families in Hancock County.
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To reduce the burden of cancer on patients and their families by providing them with physical, emotional and financial assistance, as well as educational resources. These services will be offered with compassion, confidentiality, courtesy and respect.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $44K | $113K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $491K | $512K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $10K | $9K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $675K | $743K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $95K | $68K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $579K | $676K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $131K | $131K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $74K | $27K | $13K | $34K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $178K | $114K | $15K | $49K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4K | $3K | $467 | $1K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $24K | $14K | $3K | $8K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $20K | $11K | $2K | $7K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $7K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $5K | $5K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $22K | $22K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $9K | $8K | $999 | $243 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $28K | $12K | $7K | $10K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $138 | $2K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $30K | $27K | $3K | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $3K | $94 | $2K | $484 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $2K | $890 | $2K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $9K | $859 | $2K | $6K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $552K | $370K | $67K | $115K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 16, 2025 | $622K | $552K | $69K | $676K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Sep 24, 2024 | $466K | $558K | −$92K | $579K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2023 | $473K | $504K | −$31K | $624K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 | $490K | $430K | $61K | $755K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 | $606K | $382K | $225K | $669K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $621,652 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $621,652 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $552,199 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $743,349 assets, 16 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $675,604 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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