Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1984.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
40 people listed on the 990; $156K paid to officers and key staff.
Doug Suggitt’s $184K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Suggitt | $184,500 | $166,000 | $164,000 | $156,000 | $153,500 |
| Larry Geiger | $100,679 | — | — | — | — |
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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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
Provides life-altering programs that help patients battle their illnesses.
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Camp Yolo
In its 23rd year, Camp YOLO (You Only Live Once) addresses the unique challenges faced by adolescents living with cancer, renal, cardiac, rheumatology, or HIV-related illnesses. The spring and fall Camp YOLO were both held as virtual camps. Spring Camp YOLO engaged 54 teen campers. Later in the year, fall Camp YOLO engaged 32 campers.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $1.2M | $1.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $132K | $90K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.2M | $2.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $172K | $87K | $56K | $29K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $375K | $275K | $3K | $97K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $10K | $8K | $979 | $2K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $59K | $40K | $7K | $12K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $40K | $27K | $4K | $9K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $41K | $41K | ||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $16K | $16K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $161K | $161K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $36K | $22K | $13K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $113K | $52K | $30K | $32K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $4K | $217 | $4K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $73K | $49K | $8K | $15K |
| TravelLn 17 | $4K | $3K | $194 | $585 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $20K | $13K | $2K | $4K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $307K | $250K | $57K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.4M | $989K | $153K | $291K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 31, 2025 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $88K | $2.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 | $1.4M | $2.0M | −$511K | $1.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 27, 2023 | $2.0M | $1.8M | $231K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 20, 2022 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $147K | $2.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 2, 2021 | $1.7M | $1.3M | $425K | $2.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,579,169 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 39 of 39 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,579,169 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,432,203 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $2,483,759 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,393,431 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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