To educate, empower, and support those affected by breast cancer, through retreats, mentorship programs, and other activities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$5K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 0.8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.0 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
$3K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$599K
+124% vs prior year
Spent
$598K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$344K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$599K
FY2021▲ +124%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$598K
FY2021▲ +48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$859K
FY2023$990K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$344K
FY2021+0.1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$502K

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2013.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $473K Management & general 10% · $59K Fundraising 11% · $67K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Stearns’s $112K as CEO is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Susan Stearns$112,134$112,618—
Marie Andrus——$5,000

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

Provides retreats and mentorship to educate, empower, and support those affected by breast cancer.

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3 programs · $473K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Virtual educational and community building events for those affected by breast cancer and their partners and families, including peer mentoring, support groups with clinical social workers, book bank, community building events for survivors and those living with metastatic breast cancer.

$242Kprogram expense
02

Financial aid and assistance programs that provide financial assistance and holiday gift support to breast cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment and recovery in the portland-vancouver metropolitan area.

$140Kprogram expense
03

Transportation assistance to breast cancer patients across oregon and SW washington who need gas and lodging assistance to get to their appointments.

$91Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$215,781
Unitemized GrantFY2024$188,858
Peacehealth Karney Breast CenterFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$167,550
Peacehealth Karney Breast CenterFY2023$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$171,900
Unitemized GrantFY2021$112,829
Unitemized GrantFY2021$76,799
Unitemized GrantFY2020$95,148
Unitemized GrantFY2020$25,652

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$599K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K
Investment incomeLn 3$470
Money outPt IX
$598K
Ln 25
Programscol B$473K
Managementcol C$59K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$344K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$667K
Government grantsLn 1e$41K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$361K
Investment incomeLn 3$470
Gains on assetsLn 7$168
Total revenueLn 12$599K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
SavingsLn 2$300K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$344K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K$346K
Total assetsLn 16$347K$346K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$343K$344K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$190K$190K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$119K$22K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$19K$5K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$12K$2K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$1K$913$323
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$25K$450
Advertising and promotionLn 12$31K$19K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$2K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$12K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$7K$5K$85$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$63K$861
Total functional expensesLn 25$598K$473K$59K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.3M$1.3M$41K$502K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.1M−$1K$460K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$990K$113K$462K 990 PDF
FY2022 $865K$859K$5K$349K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $599K$598K$500$344K 990 PDF
FY2020 $268K$404K−$136K$343K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $598,574 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $298,282$666,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,871$470
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$37,348−$68,686
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,805$598,574
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $134,661$189,628
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $200,283$232,101
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $69,153$176,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $404,097$598,074
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$136,292$500
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $598,574 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$361,186
VIII-1e Government grants$41,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$264,354
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$29,901
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$666,790
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $302$302
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $168$168
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$68,686−$68,686
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$68,216$598,574
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $598,074 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $189,628$189,628
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $119,490 · Management $22,491 · Fundraising $34,932$176,913
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,112 · Management $4,719 · Fundraising $8,860$32,691
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,913 · Management $1,979 · Fundraising $3,605$17,497
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,029$2,029
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,087 · Management $913 · Fundraising $323$2,323
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,155 · Fundraising $450$25,605
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,635 · Fundraising $12,025$30,660
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,218 · Management $18,438$20,656
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,151$2,151
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,107 · Management $1,704 · Fundraising $4,324$18,135
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,840 · Management $85 · Fundraising $2,059$6,984
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,533$3,533
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $63,408 · Management $861$64,269
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $472,593 · Management $58,903 · Fundraising $66,578$598,074
Part X · Balance sheet $346,456 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,756$46,046
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $300,240$300,410
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $346,996$346,456
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,549$2,509
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,549$2,509
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $343,447$343,947
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $346,996$346,456
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $343,947 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$598,574
XI-2 Total expenses$598,074
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$500
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$343,447
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$343,947

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