United Cancer Society

Analysis

United Cancer Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Waco, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1961, 65 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 2022, United Cancer Society reported income of $141k and spending of $101k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $117k to $141k (+20%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, United Cancer Society sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reigning Hope Ranch ($141k), T H E Center for Disordered Eating ($141k) and Affinity Partners Network Inc ($141k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $44k.