Cancer Bridges

Analysis

Cancer Bridges is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Cancer Bridges reported income of $801k and spending of $1.1m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $801k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cancer Bridges sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capital District Latinos Inc ($801k), St Frances Cabrini Hospital Foundation of Alexandria ($802k) and Road Recovery Foundation ($801k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $491k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $165k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 15 employees.