Tenaciously Teal EIN 46-5034403 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Tenaciously Teal FY2021 filing

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Provides encouragement, services, and care packages to cancer fighters. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $251K in revenue, $242K in expenses, and $517K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Diseases & Disorders
Location
Oklahoma City, OK
Website
www.tteal.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$251KFY2021
Expenses
$242K
Net assets
$517K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-5034403 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Oklahoma City, OK
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides encouragement, services, and care packages to cancer fighters.
Leadership
Tarah Warren · Executive Director · $61K
Money in and out
$251K revenue, $242K expenses
Bottom line
83% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$251K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$242K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$517K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
83%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
28.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$251K
FY2021▲ +10%
Expenses
$242K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total assets
$525K
FY2021▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2021▼ -74%
Total revenue
$251K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$242K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$517K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$525K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B83%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $181K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Cancer Care Packs

In 2021 the organization distributed 6,110 cancer care packs. Tenaciously teal offers love and support to cancer fighters in a tangible way through our care pack program. Care packs are filled with cancer fighting essentials for men, women, and children and delivered to treatment centers across oklhoma and mailed nationwide at no cost.

$125Kprogram expense
02

Specific Assistance

Cancer fighters face many challenges-some of them financial. Tenaciously teal works with hospital staff to identify patients in need of assistance with basic necessities such as food and gas to get back and forth to treatment.

$39Kprogram expense
03

Brave Shave Parties & Empowerment Shoots

The organization provided 10 brave shave parties and empowerment shoots for women facing hair loss from cancer treatment. The brave shave parties and shoots empower women to feel beautiful in a supportive atmosphere while facing hair loss from cancer treatment on their own terms.

$16Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTenaciously Teal
EINHdr · item D46-5034403
Principal addressHdr · item COklahoma City, OK
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.tteal.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOK
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFDiseases & Disorders (G30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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
Executive Director
$60,700Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tarah Warren$119,794$82,800$64,200$60,700$57,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$322K · 128%
Investment income$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants128%$322K
Investment income1%$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$11K
Total revenueLn 12$251K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.83 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.07
Program services83%$202K
Management & general9%$23K
Fundraising7%$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$242K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$516K
Total assetsLn 16$525K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$517K
Months of cash on handcomputed25.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $516K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $242K · Less non-cash grants $25K · Cash operating expenses/yr $218K
28.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $202K · Total expenses $242K
83%
Management & General
Management & general $23K · Total expenses $242K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $18K · Total expenses $242K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $26K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $267K
$0.10 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $322K · Total revenue $251K
128%
Government reliance
Government grants $11K · Total revenue $251K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $251K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $251K
+0.7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $242K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $251K · Prior year $228K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $517K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $251K · Expenses $242K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $525K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $517K · Total assets $525K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $525K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tarah Warren · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $61K · Total expenses $242K
25%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $77K · Total expenses $242K
32%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 83%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth 10%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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$35K

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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)$489K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$508K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$396K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$251K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$228K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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