Zero Breast Cancer FY2021 filing

San Rafael, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 68-0386016Revenue $322K in FY2021Latest return filed May 2, 2025

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Zero Breast cancer's (zbc) mission is to promote Breast Cancer risk reduction through translation of scientific research and evidence-based recommendations that support health and wellness at key stages of life. We envision a world with Zero Breast Cancer.

72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$227K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $176K a year · 79% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$227K
to officers and key staff · 60% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 60% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $646K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$14K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$322K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$380K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$760K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$322K
FY2021▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$165K
Expenses
$380K
FY2021▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$413K
FY2021$380K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$437K
FY2024$390K
Net assets
$760K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$779K
FY2021$760K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $274K Management & general 11% · $43K Fundraising 16% · $63K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $227K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$81,310Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
$70,973Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anne-Marie Hartwig$94,610$82,560$82,671$75,000—
Lianna Hartmour———$81,310—
Genevieve Gandal————$80,882
Catherine Thomsen———$70,973—

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

Promote breast cancer risk reduction through research and evidence-based wellness recommendations.

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3 programs · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Adult education and outreach PROGRAMS.ZBC produces clear, relevant, evidence-based educational content to raise awareness of social and built environment risk factors for breast cancer and provide practical advice for how to reduce that risk.

$132Kprogram expense
02

Community-engaged RESEARCH.FROM the outset, ZBC differentiated itself from other breast cancer organizations through our unique role in research. ZBC partners with scientists from universities and clinical organizations on multiple levels to represent those affected by the disease and to disseminate findings from studies focused on…

$96Kprogram expense
03

Teens and youth educational and outreach programs. In 2021, ZBC continued to work with a researcher at stanford university on the cbcrp-funded study polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) and puberty in girls at increased breast cancer risk.

$46Kprogram 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 · 1 grant · $77K · 2024–2024
CommonwealCA · FY2024$77,075

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$322K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$380K
Ln 25
Programscol B$274K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$63K
Owns and owesPt X
$760K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$775K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Government grantsLn 1e$116K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$322K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Accounts receivableLn 4$27K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$405
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$646K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$775K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$760K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 619
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$94K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$688K$646K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$792K$775K
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$779K$760K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$227K$171K$21K$35K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$14K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$14K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$13K$9K$399$3K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$10K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$791$780$11
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$306$502
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$58K$41K$5K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$68$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$380K$274K$43K$63K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 2, 2025 $165K$390K−$225K$0 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 $167K$437K−$269K$225K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 28, 2023 $203K$382K−$178K$494K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 $322K$380K−$58K$760K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 20, 2021 $263K$413K−$151K$779K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $321,873 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $227,929$274,607
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,450$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,553$21,111
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,592$26,155
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $262,524$321,873
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $321,399$271,980
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $91,805$107,775
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $413,204$379,755
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$150,680−$57,882
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $321,873 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$115,930
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,677
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$274,607
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,111$21,111
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,155$26,155
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $47,266$321,873
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $379,755 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $171,079 · Management $20,733 · Fundraising $35,471$227,283
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,841$5,841
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,740 · Management $3,058 · Fundraising $2,845$19,643
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,363 · Management $1,926 · Fundraising $2,924$19,213
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,200$8,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,376 · Management $399 · Fundraising $3,024$12,799
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,374 · Management $1,687 · Fundraising $1,637$7,698
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,475 · Management $1,625 · Fundraising $2,567$14,667
IX-17 TravelPrograms $780 · Fundraising $11$791
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,345 · Management $306 · Fundraising $502$3,153
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,547 · Management $5,233 · Fundraising $11,936$57,716
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,097 · Management $68 · Fundraising $1,586$2,751
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $274,017 · Management $43,235 · Fundraising $62,503$379,755
Part X · Balance sheet $774,516 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,718$68,163
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39,066$25,483
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,067$26,926
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $405$405
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,368$5,803
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $687,634$645,654
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,082$2,082
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $792,340$774,516
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,735$14,016
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,735$14,016
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $778,605$735,500
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $778,605$760,500
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $792,340$774,516
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $760,500 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$321,873
XI-2 Total expenses$379,755
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,882
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$778,605
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$39,777
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$5,113
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,113
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$760,500

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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