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Provides retreats and mentorship to educate, empower, and support those affected by breast cancer. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $599K in revenue, $598K in expenses, and $344K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Vancouver, WA
Website
www.pinklemonadeproject.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$599KFY2021
Expenses
$598K
Net assets
$344K
People
11
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  37-1699288 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vancouver, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides retreats and mentorship to educate, empower, and support those affected by breast cancer.
Leadership
Marie Andrus · Secretary/Treasurer · $5K
Money in and out
$599K revenue, $598K expenses
Bottom line
79% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$599K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$598K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$344K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $500
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
79%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+0.08%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$599K
FY2021▲ +124%
Expenses
$598K
FY2021▲ +48%
Total assets
$346K
FY2021-0.2%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2021▼ -29%
Total revenue
$599K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$598K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$344K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$500
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$346K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPink Lemonade Project
EINHdr · item D37-1699288
Principal addressHdr · item CVancouver, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.pinklemonadeproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $473K of program spending, described in the organization's 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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants111%$667K
Investment income$470
— government grantsLn 1e$41K
Total revenueLn 12$599K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.11
Program services79%$473K
Management & general10%$59K
Fundraising11%$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$598K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$346K
Total assetsLn 16$346K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$344K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $346K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $598K · Less non-cash grants $30K · Cash operating expenses/yr $568K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $473K · Total expenses $598K
79%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $598K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $67K · Total expenses $598K
11%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $41K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $461K
$0.09 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $667K · Total revenue $599K
111%
Government reliance
Government grants $41K · Total revenue $599K
7%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $599K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $470 · Total revenue $599K
+0.08%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $598K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $599K · Prior year $268K
+124%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $344K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $599K · Expenses $598K
+0.08%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $346K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $344K · Total assets $346K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $346K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Marie Andrus · Reported title SECRETARY/TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $5K · Total expenses $598K
0.8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $232K · Total expenses $598K
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Revenue growth 124%
Legal fee ratio 0.3%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

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.

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$865K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$599K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$268K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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