Pink Lemonade Project FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Vancouver, WA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 37-1699288

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.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 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
$54K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$990K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$462K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$599K
FY2022$865K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$990K
FY2023▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$404K
FY2021$598K
FY2022$859K
FY2023$990K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$462K
FY2023▲ +32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$343K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$462K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$502K

From the FY2023 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.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $839K Management & general 4% · $40K Fundraising 11% · $111K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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 program services account for $839K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Support

In-person, hybrid and 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, retreats, community building events for patients and survivors and those living with MBC and book bank. (711 individuals served)

$443Kprogram expense
02

Educate

Community outreach events, education about breast health and early detection and screening, awareness campaigns, pink carts, and major events (2119 individuals served)

$215Kprogram expense
03

Empower

Financial aid and assistance programs that provide general financial assistance, transportation assistance and holiday gift support to breast cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment and recovery across oregon and SW washington, pink practicalities, treatment access program, and holiday glow (365 individuals served)

$180Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$990K
Ln 25
Programscol B$839K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$462K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$431K
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$67K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$805K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$329K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$431K
Total assetsLn 16$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$462K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K$431K
Total assetsLn 16$484K$516K
LiabilitiesLn 26$135K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$349K$462K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$12K$12K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$172K$172K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$459K$371K$26K$62K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$56K$711$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$27K$3K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$58K$57K$607$245
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$11K$921$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$19K$95$5K
Office expensesLn 13$43K$38K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$14K$7K$2K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$33K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$282$549
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$204$613
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$25K$2K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$1K$2K$859
Total functional expensesLn 25$990K$839K$40K$111K

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 Viewing $1.1M$990K$113K$462K 990 PDF
FY2022 $865K$859K$5K$349K 990 PDF
FY2021 $599K$598K$500$344K 990 PDF
FY2020 $268K$404K−$136K$343K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,102,198 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $758 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$804,821
VIII-1e Government grants$22,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$366,547
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$66,796
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,193,618
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,505$4,505
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$96,683−$96,683
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $758 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$92,178$1,102,198
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $989,669 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $12,000$12,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $171,657$171,657
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $370,750 · Management $26,237 · Fundraising $62,232$459,219
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,045 · Management $711 · Fundraising $1,304$58,060
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,082 · Management $2,725 · Fundraising $17,042$46,849
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $57,401 · Management $607 · Fundraising $245$58,253
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,554 · Management $921 · Fundraising $2,128$13,603
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,587 · Management $95 · Fundraising $4,852$23,534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $38,345 · Management $1,372 · Fundraising $3,209$42,926
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,412 · Management $1,814 · Fundraising $5,246$14,472
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,408 · Management $2,154 · Fundraising $3,757$39,319
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,649 · Management $282 · Fundraising $549$6,480
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,270 · Management $204 · Fundraising $613$4,087
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,374 · Management $1,536 · Fundraising $8,683$35,593
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,023 · Management $1,735 · Fundraising $859$3,617
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $838,557 · Management $40,393 · Fundraising $110,719$989,669
Part X · Balance sheet $515,980 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,637$101,867
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $300,693$329,273
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $48,875$81,909
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,931
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $484,205$515,980
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,009$41,305
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $110,050$13,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $135,059$54,305
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $349,146$445,263
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$16,412
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $349,146$461,675
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $484,205$515,980
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $461,675 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,102,198
XI-2 Total expenses$989,669
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$349,146
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$461,675

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