Provides encouragement, services, and care packages to cancer fighters.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $489K in revenue, $495K in expenses, and $717K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$495K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$717K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$6K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
78%
12%
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -25% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -105% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$489K
FY2024▼ -4%
$508K$254K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$495K
FY2024▲ +23%
$495K$247K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$721K
FY20240%
$723K$361K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2024▲ +596%
$30K$15K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$489K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$495K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$717K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$6K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$721K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $336K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Cancer Care Packs
2024 the organization distributed 7,594 cancer care packs nationwide and hit a milestone of distributing more than 50,000 care packs since its inception.
$225Kprogram expense
02
Specific Assistance
Tenaciously teals financial assistance program meets one of the most pressing and overlooked needs faced by cancer fighters: the steep, often unexpected costs of simply getting through treatment.
$81Kprogram expense
03
Brave Shave Parties
The organization hosted their first brave shave for a male, and provided the experience to 10 cancer fighters and their families. Tenaciously teals brave shave program transforms one of the most difficult moments in a cancer journey- losing your hair-into a powerful act of courage, choice, and community.
Tarah Warren’s $120K as Executive Director
is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 900 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
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.
Individual Tarah Warren · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $120K · Total expenses $495K
24%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $188K · Total expenses $495K
38%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
78%
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Overhead ratio
10%
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Fundraising cost ratio
10%
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Revenue growth
-4%
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Accounting fee ratio
3%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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