The organization's goal is to foster learning in hopes of managing the journey until a cure for gastric cancer is found by raising awareness, funding research and supporting families who have been affected by gastric cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $53K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
4
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$17K
-97% vs prior year
Spent
$269K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$33K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$17K
FY2025▼ -97%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$571K
FY2025$17K
Expenses
$269K
FY2025▼ -61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$689K
FY2025$269K
Net assets
$33K
FY2025▼ -88%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$316K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$33K

From the FY2025 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 Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $252K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ilsa Von Hohn’s $11K as Executive Director (ended 02/2024) is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 202 <$100K 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Ilsa Von Hohn$10,735$43,066

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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Programs and updates

Fosters learning, raises awareness, funds research, and supports families affected by gastric cancer.

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1 program · $649K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Funding research and supporting families who have been affected by gastric cancer.

$649Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 16 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
City of HopeCA · FY2024$100,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2024$75,000
Cancer Diagnostics Research Innovations LLCFY2023$30,000
American Cancer Society INCGA · FY2023$26,000
National Institutes of HealthFY2023$25,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2023$25,000
City of HopeCA · FY2022$200,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2022$147,745
Cancer Diagnostics Research Innovations LLCFY2022$55,000
Baylor Health Care SystemTX · FY2022$5,000
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2021$150,000
City of HopeCA · FY2021$25,000
City of HopeFY2020$100,000
MD AndersonFY2020$100,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$17K
Gifts and grants$17K
Other income$15
Money out
$269K
Programs$252K
Owns and owes
$33K
net assets
Total assets$33K
Liabilities$0
People
5
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$17K
Other income$15
Total revenue$17K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$33K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$33K
Operations
Employees0
Volunteers25
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 1, 2026 $17K$269K−$252K$33K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $571K$689K−$118K$287K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $436K$413K$23K$381K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $338K$472K−$134K$316K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $350K$185K$165K$417K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $230K$230K−$448$253K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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