To offer person to person help and needed emotional and practical support to cancer patients and their families who are facing the crisis of diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$266K
-24% vs prior year
Spent
$360K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$266K
FY2023▼ -24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$428K
FY2022$349K
FY2023$266K
FY2024$347K
Expenses
$360K
FY2023▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$324K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$381K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2023▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1990.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $283K Management & general 14% · $52K Fundraising 7% · $25K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$70,051Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carol Olsen$67,050$70,051$66,716$63,538$61,688

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides emotional and practical support to cancer patients and their families during diagnosis and treatment.

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1 program · $283K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The organization provides one-on-one emotional support to cancer patients and their families; transportation to hospitals, doctors' offices, laboratories and oncology centers for individuals undergoing cancer treatment, and; financial grants to needy individuals undergoing cancer treatment.

$283Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$70K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $377K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$65,941
Unitemized GrantFY2023$90,459
Unitemized GrantFY2022$92,063
Unitemized GrantFY2021$70,117
Unitemized GrantFY2020$58,540

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Money outPt IX
$360K
Ln 25
Programscol B$283K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$185K
Investment incomeLn 3$81K
Gains on assetsLn 7$39K
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$94K$82K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M$1.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$90K$90K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$7K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$90K$6K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$10K$8K$828$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$648$972
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$500$322
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$582$90
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$789$197
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$11K$1K$672
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$360K$283K$52K$25K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $347K$381K−$34K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $266K$360K−$94K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $349K$357K−$9K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $428K$324K$104K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $317K$307K$9K$2.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $266,244 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $264,780$185,085
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $83,801$81,159
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $348,581$266,244
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $92,063$90,459
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,662$203,547
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $67,533$66,062
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,258$360,068
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,677−$93,824
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $266,244 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$13,848
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$171,237
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$185,085
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,086$42,086
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $39,073$39,073
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $81,159$266,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $360,068 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $90,459$90,459
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,036 · Management $7,005 · Fundraising $14,010$70,051
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $89,872 · Management $6,266 · Fundraising $6,266$102,404
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,277 · Management $828 · Fundraising $1,242$10,347
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,480 · Management $648 · Fundraising $972$8,100
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,116 · Management $1,012 · Fundraising $1,517$12,645
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,560$9,560
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $19,494$19,494
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,620 · Management $500 · Fundraising $322$6,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,809 · Management $582 · Fundraising $90$4,481
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,955 · Management $789 · Fundraising $197$3,941
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,113 · Management $1,038$4,151
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,277 · Management $1,471 · Fundraising $672$13,420
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,261 · Management $1,312$3,573
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $283,275 · Management $51,505 · Fundraising $25,288$360,068
Part X · Balance sheet $1,800,124 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $93,995$82,211
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,165$15,665
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,567,694$1,690,563
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,000$11,685
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,740,870$1,800,124
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,793$3,689
X-25 Other liabilities$11,770
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,793$15,459
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,653,618$1,761,539
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $78,459$23,126
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,732,077$1,784,665
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,740,870$1,800,124
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,784,665 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,244
XI-2 Total expenses$360,068
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$93,824
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,732,077
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$146,412
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,784,665

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