Cancer Action Inc

Analysis

Cancer Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Overland Park, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1978, 48 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 December 2023, Cancer Action Inc reported income of $580k and spending of $496k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $631k to $580k (-8.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cancer Action Inc sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Health Services-St Dominic Inc ($580k), Outlook Enrichment ($580k) and Livebetter Corp ($580k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 5 employees.