Epic experiences mission is to empower adult cancer survivors, thrivers, and caregivers to live beyond cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $120K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$622K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$678K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$105K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$622K
FY2023▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$432K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$709K
FY2023$622K
FY2024$488K
FY2025$500K
Expenses
$678K
FY2023+0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$406K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$675K
FY2023$678K
FY2024$465K
FY2025$471K
Net assets
$105K
FY2023▼ -35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$116K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2012.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $551K Management & general 18% · $121K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Colin Ferro’s $72K as Exec Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Colin Ferro$71,596$76,923$85,000$75,000—$67,308
Nancy Ferro————$80,000$77,500
Colin Farro————$70,000—
Denny Williams$53,184—————
Mark Farro————$50,000—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empower adult cancer survivors and thrivers to live fulfilling lives after treatment.

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1 program · $551K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Epic experience offers programs to empower adult cancer survivors and thrivers to live beyond cancer. Our primary program is a week-long camp in the colorado rockies, where we host survivors and thrivers from across the U.S., ages 18 and older.

$551Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$622K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$707K
Investment incomeLn 3$567
Money outPt IX
$678K
Ln 25
Programscol B$551K
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$105K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$707K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$62K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$202K
Investment incomeLn 3$567
Gains on assetsLn 7$181
Total revenueLn 12$622K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$105K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6140
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$123K$80K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$175K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$162K$105K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$55K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$199K$166K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$17K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$69$69
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$83$83
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$2K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$7K$9K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$876$876
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$9K$938
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$277K$277K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$678K$551K$121K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $500K$471K$29K$116K 990 PDF
FY2024 $488K$465K$24K$126K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $622K$678K−$56K$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $709K$675K$33K$162K 990 PDF
FY2021 $440K$439K$2K$129K 990 PDF
FY2020 $432K$406K$26K$127K 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 $622,463 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $699,670$707,453
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,000$567
I-11 Other revenue−$85,557
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $708,670$622,463
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $289,496$317,338
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$69
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $385,835$360,750
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $675,331$678,157
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $33,339−$55,694
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
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 $622,463 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$202,113
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$505,340
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$61,600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$707,453
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $386$386
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $181$181
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$85,557−$85,557
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$84,990$622,463
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $678,157 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,000 · Management $30,000$85,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,900 · Management $33,100$199,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,032 · Management $2,580$11,612
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,899 · Management $4,827$21,726
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,373$8,373
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $69$69
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $83$83
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,247$6,247
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,186 · Management $7,360$9,546
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,043 · Management $9,157 · Fundraising $6,785$22,985
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,680$14,680
IX-17 TravelManagement $876$876
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,275$8,275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,831 · Management $938$9,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $277,429$277,429
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,487$2,487
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $550,595 · Management $120,625 · Fundraising $6,937$678,157
Part X · Balance sheet $198,621 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,521$79,833
X-4 Accounts receivable$54,200
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,195$54,195
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,207$10,393
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $174,923$198,621
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,837$12,319
X-19 Deferred revenue$54,200
X-25 Other liabilities$26,984
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,837$93,503
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $162,086$105,118
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $162,086$105,118
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $174,923$198,621
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,118 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$622,463
XI-2 Total expenses$678,157
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$55,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$162,086
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,093
XI-7 Investment expenses−$100
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$81
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,118

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