Bay Area Cancer Connections

Analysis

Bay Area Cancer Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in San Mateo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 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 June 2023, Bay Area Cancer Connections reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.8m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $1.9m (+1.4%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bay Area Cancer Connections sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hands of Hope Tucson ($1.9m), Bradens Hope for Childhood Cancer ($1.9m) and Cure LBSL ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $557k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $657k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 17 employees.