Breast Cancer Action's mission is to achieve health justice for all women at risk of and living with breast cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 26 volunteers and 11 employees.
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $56K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $98K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$688
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$152K
-63% vs prior year
Spent
$120K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$156K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$152K
FY2025▼ -63%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$792K
FY2021$905K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$498K
FY2024$410K
FY2025$152K
Expenses
$120K
FY2025▼ -83%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$813K
FY2022$693K
FY2023$764K
FY2024$709K
FY2025$120K
Net assets
$156K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$688K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$124K
FY2025$156K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1996.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $78K Management & general 14% · $17K Fundraising 21% · $26K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Krystal Redman$135,000$135,000$135,000$67,067—
Karuna R Jaggar————$119,370
Marjorie Plumb———$61,655—
Karuna Jaggar———$37,675—

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

Advocates for health justice for women affected by breast cancer.

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2 programs · $78K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Unbiased, patient-centered resources we continue to be a trusted resource for those affected by breast cancer, providing unbiased, evidence-based information to support informed decision-making.

$58Kprogram expense
02

Rapid response to protect public health breast cancer action is the trusted watchdog for the breast cancer community, monitoring legislative, agency, and treatment-related issues. We empower our members with tools to contact decision-makers and advocate for health justice.

$19Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$152K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127
Money outPt IX
$120K
Ln 25
Programscol B$78K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$156K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$688
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$127
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$152K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
SavingsLn 2$1
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$688
Net assetsLn 32$156K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 626
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$124K$150K
Total assetsLn 16$151K$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$688
Net assetsLn 32$124K$156K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$57K$37K$9K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$4K$815$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$537$716
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$5K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$6K$1K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$6K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$183$183
Office expensesLn 13$3K$274$84$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$114$152
OccupancyLn 16$15K$10K$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$126$4$121$1
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$347$226$52$69
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$644$859
Total functional expensesLn 25$120K$78K$17K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $152K$120K$32K$156K 990 PDF
FY2024 $410K$709K−$299K$124K 990 PDF
FY2023 $498K$764K−$266K$423K 990 PDF
FY2022 $802K$693K$109K$688K 990 PDF
FY2021 $905K$813K$93K$579K 990 PDF
FY2020 $792K$796K−$4K$486K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $152,359 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $410,972$154,385
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,514$127
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $444−$2,153
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$4,628$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $410,302$152,359
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $579,690$66,175
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $125,269$54,208
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $708,959$120,383
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$298,657$31,976
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $152,359 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$154,385
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,573
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$154,385
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $127$127
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$2,153−$2,153
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$2,026$152,359
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $120,383 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,152 · Management $8,573 · Fundraising $11,431$57,156
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,534 · Management $815 · Fundraising $1,088$5,437
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,329 · Management $537 · Fundraising $716$3,582
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,852 · Management $1,120 · Fundraising $1,493$7,465
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,477 · Management $1,495 · Fundraising $1,993$9,965
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,251 · Management $1,443 · Fundraising $1,923$9,617
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $183$183
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $274 · Management $84 · Fundraising $2,736$3,094
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,528 · Management $114 · Fundraising $152$3,794
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,961 · Management $2,299 · Fundraising $3,064$15,324
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4 · Management $121 · Fundraising $1$126
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $226 · Management $52 · Fundraising $69$347
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,790 · Management $644 · Fundraising $859$4,293
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $77,561 · Management $17,297 · Fundraising $25,525$120,383
Part X · Balance sheet $156,740 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $123,916$150,271
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1$1
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,454$6,468
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $150,516$156,740
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,218$510
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,222$178
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,440$688
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $124,076$156,052
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $124,076$156,052
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $150,516$156,740
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $156,052 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$152,359
XI-2 Total expenses$120,383
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,976
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$124,076
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$156,052

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

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