Chattanooga Cancer Support Services

Analysis

Chattanooga Cancer Support Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1956, 70 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a hospital or medical research organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2024, Chattanooga Cancer Support Services reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $2.1m to $1.3m (-40%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Chattanooga Cancer Support Services 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 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rochester Juvenile Hockey Association ($1.3m), Center Point Ga Inc ($1.3m) and Boy Scouts of America ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $365k. At year end it held assets of $31.8m against liabilities of $500k, net assets of $31.3m. It reported 6 employees.