John Wayne Cancer Foundation

Analysis

John Wayne Cancer Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2013, 13 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 April 2023, John Wayne Cancer Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.3m (-11%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, John Wayne Cancer Foundation sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House Calls of Menomonie Inc ($1.3m), Optimal Health Foundation Inc ($1.3m) and Hope Pregnancy Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $467k. At year end it held assets of $18.6m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $16.8m. It reported 13 employees.