To offer financial aid to individuals and families affected by pancreatic cancer, scholarships for students of these families, while funding research and clinical trials.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 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 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
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 surplus $40K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$736K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$683K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$440K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$736K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$703K
FY2022$953K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$700K
FY2025$736K
Expenses
$683K
FY2025▼ -40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$736K
FY2022$135K
FY2023$852K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$683K
Net assets
$440K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$964K
FY2023$820K
FY2024$387K
FY2025$440K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.

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Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $653K Management & general 2% · $15K Fundraising 2% · $16K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds research and provides aid to families affected by pancreatic cancer.

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1 program · $653K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Through our emergency grant application process, we help families in the United States battling pancreatic cancer and that are struggling with financing, such as housing, medication, gas, food, transportation. If there is something else, they need to thrive and relieve some of their anxiety and focus on their care, we will try to help.

$653Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $4.2M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$167,258
Unitemized GrantFY2023$82,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,280
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$736K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$660K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Money outPt IX
$683K
Ln 25
Programscol B$653K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$16K
Owns and owesPt X
$440K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$436K
Total assetsLn 16$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$76K
Other incomeLn 4–11$660K
Total revenueLn 12$736K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$436K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$436K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$440K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K$436K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$387K$440K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$387K$440K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$425K$425K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$167K$167K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$5K$7K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$4K$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$984$984
InsuranceLn 23$2K$768$768$768
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$45K$2K$992
Total functional expensesLn 25$683K$653K$15K$16K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $736K$683K$53K$440K 990 PDF
FY2024 $700K$1.1M−$433K$387K 990 PDF
FY2023 $707K$852K−$144K$820K 990 PDF
FY2022 $953K$135K$818K$964K 990 PDF
FY2021 $703K$736K−$33K$146K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M−$23K$179K 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 $736,195 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $88,569$76,046
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $610,987$660,149
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $699,556$736,195
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,036,120$592,258
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,481$90,993
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,132,601$683,251
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$433,045$52,944
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $736,195 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,046
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,046
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $660,149$660,149
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $660,149$736,195
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $683,251 across 8 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $425,000$425,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $167,258$167,258
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,000 · Management $6,801 · Fundraising $5,000$16,801
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,100 · Fundraising $5,100$10,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,323 · Management $4,323 · Fundraising $4,068$12,714
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $984$984
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $768 · Management $768 · Fundraising $768$2,304
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,319 · Management $1,679 · Fundraising $992$47,990
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $652,768 · Management $14,555 · Fundraising $15,928$683,251
Part X · Balance sheet $439,754 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $382,260$436,188
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,550$3,566
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $386,810$439,754
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $386,810$439,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $386,810$439,754
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $386,810$439,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $439,754 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$736,195
XI-2 Total expenses$683,251
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,944
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$386,810
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$439,754

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

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