Chemo Buddies EIN 45-3043243 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Chemo Buddies FY2023 filing

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Offers hope and encouragement to cancer patients and their families through volunteer support and uplifting experiences. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $491K in revenue, $407K in expenses, and $598K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Health Care
Location
Evansville, IN
Website
chemobuddies.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$491KFY2023
Expenses
$407K
Net assets
$598K
People
18
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  45-3043243 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Evansville, IN
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers hope and encouragement to cancer patients and their families through volunteer support and uplifting experiences.
Leadership
Vanessa Bourgman · COO · $68K
Money in and out
$491K revenue, $407K expenses
Bottom line
56% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$491K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$407K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$598K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
56%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
17.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+17%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$491K
FY2023▲ +19%
Expenses
$407K
FY2023▲ +34%
Total assets
$598K
FY2023▲ +20%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Total revenue
$491K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$407K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$598K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$598K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B56%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChemo Buddies
EINHdr · item D45-3043243
Principal addressHdr · item CEvansville, IN
WebsiteHdr · item Jchemobuddies.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIN
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHealth Care (E86)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$68,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vanessa Bourgman’s $68K as COO is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1966 $100K–1M health care 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jill Kincaid$66,500$72,000$63,885
Vanessa Bourgman$68,500

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

2 program services account for $227K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Chemo buddies provides volunteers in the treatment room so that no one goes through chemotherapy alone. Chemo buddies creates a positive, uplifting experience for everyone affected by cancer.

$132Kprogram expense
02

Shuttle buddies provides cancer patients with the shuttle services to and from treatments.

$95Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$454K · 92%
Program service revenue$61K · 12%
Investment income$4K · 1%
Contributions & grants92%$454K
Program service revenue12%$61K
Investment income1%$4K
Total revenueLn 12$491K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.18
Program services56%$227K
Management & general27%$108K
Fundraising18%$71K
Total functional expensesLn 25$407K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$238K
Total assetsLn 16$598K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$598K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $598K · Operating expenses/yr $407K
17.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $227K · Total expenses $407K
56%
Management & General
Management & general $108K · Total expenses $407K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $71K · Total expenses $407K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $62K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $401K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $454K · Total revenue $491K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $491K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $61K · Total revenue $491K
12%
Investment reliance
Investment income $4K · Total revenue $491K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $61K · Total expenses $407K
15%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $491K · Prior year $412K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $598K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $491K · Expenses $407K
+17%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $598K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $598K · Total assets $598K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $360K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $598K
60%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Vanessa Bourgman · Reported title COO · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $407K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $239K · Total expenses $407K
59%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 56%
Overhead ratio 27%
Fundraising cost ratio 16%
Revenue growth 19%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$478K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$491K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$412K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$468K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$310K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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