Community Cancer Fund

Analysis

Community Cancer Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Community Cancer Fund reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.8m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $1.5m (-57%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 710%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Cancer Fund sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope House Inc ($1.5m), Fathers House Restoration Ministries Inc ($1.5m) and Meals on Wheels of Long Beach Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 333% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $270k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 3 employees.