Cancer Pathways FY2021 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1996Human ServicesEIN 91-1742315Revenue $1.2M in FY2021

On file with the IRScancerpathways.org1400 Broadway, 98122-3809 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Dec 1996Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Cancer Pathways is to ensure that no one has to face cancer alone. Cancer Pathways offers programs of educational, supportive, and community options for men, women, teens and children living with cancer along with their families and friends.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$158K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $122K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$158K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $26K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$857K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2021▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$967K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$975K
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$857K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$885K
FY2021$857K
FY2022$991K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2021▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 1996.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $684K Management & general 13% · $112K Fundraising 7% · $61K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $158K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$158,262Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Gottlieb’s $186K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michelle Millman—$188,358$17,750———
Anna Gottlieb$186,161$171,161$181,161$183,010$158,262$179,639
Debra Dawson$113,250$105,875————
Amy Wooten——$101,935———

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides education, support, and community for those affected by cancer.

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3 programs · $684K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Educational outreach to doctors & hospitals including educational programs for health professionals, community referral services, cancer education for teens in high schools, and educational outreach for under-served communities. In addition, programs included Cancer in the Workplace, Migrant Worker's Conference, and Teen Writing contest.

$328Kprogram expense
02

Support Services

Support groups for families living with cancer, networking groups for all people affected by cancers, children's groups for kids and parents; and five summer camps for children touched by cancer. Approximately 3,500 individuals reached.

$287Kprogram expense
03

Classes in yoga, meditation, cooking, art, exercise and social events. Also included community lectures & events, and health fairs. Approximately 800 individuals served.

$68Kprogram 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 3 funders$26K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $104K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,500

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$857K
Ln 25
Programscol B$684K
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$951K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$140K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$96K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$211K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$972
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$157K
SavingsLn 2$794K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$951K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$700K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6211
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$648K$951K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$500K$700K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$175K$131K$26K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$319K$236K$54K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$31K$7K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$13K$6K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$17K$245$367
InterestLn 20$61K$58K$1K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$119K$113K$2K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K$6K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$857K$684K$112K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.6M$1.4M$243K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.7M−$529K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.0M$1.4M$632K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $975K$991K−$15K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.2M$857K$322K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $967K$885K$81K$1.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,179,328 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $969,638$1,178,867
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,333$26,881
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,083−$26,420
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $966,888$1,179,328
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,500$22,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $578,328$536,696
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,750$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $292,828$298,716
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $885,406$857,412
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,482$321,916
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,179,328 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$210,605
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$140,341
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$827,921
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$96,390
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,178,867
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,853$27,853
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$972−$972
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$26,420−$26,420
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $461$1,179,328
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $857,412 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,000$22,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $131,310 · Management $26,262 · Fundraising $17,508$175,080
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $236,306 · Management $54,468 · Fundraising $28,530$319,304
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,463 · Management $6,909 · Fundraising $3,940$42,312
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,316$8,316
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,269$3,269
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,411$42,411
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,868$3,868
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,829 · Management $5,543 · Fundraising $3,254$21,626
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,036 · Management $245 · Fundraising $367$17,648
IX-20 InterestPrograms $58,049 · Management $1,222 · Fundraising $1,833$61,104
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $112,588 · Management $2,370 · Fundraising $3,555$118,513
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,964 · Management $1,675$11,639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,362 · Management $1,980 · Fundraising $1,980$10,322
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $684,186 · Management $112,259 · Fundraising $60,967$857,412
Part X · Balance sheet $3,476,493 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,256$157,378
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $508,426$793,693
X-4 Accounts receivable$32,353
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,450$2,475
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,908,855$1,790,341
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $500,132$700,253
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,059,119$3,476,493
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,501$58,366
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,395,171$1,399,676
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,648,948$2,049,296
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,000$27,521
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,663,948$2,076,817
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,059,119$3,476,493
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,076,817 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,179,328
XI-2 Total expenses$857,412
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$321,916
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,663,948
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$90,953
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,076,817

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