Hope Lives the Lydia Dody Breast Cancer Support Center

Analysis

Hope Lives the Lydia Dody Breast Cancer Support Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Hope Lives the Lydia Dody Breast Cancer Support Center reported income of $196k and spending of $193k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $164k to $196k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Hope Lives the Lydia Dody Breast Cancer Support Center sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emergency Medical Training ($196k), Lake Pointe Foundation Inc ($196k) and Society of Nurses Scientist Innovators Entrepreneurs & Leaders ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (35% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $35k. At year end it held assets of $281k against liabilities of $4,562, net assets of $277k. It reported 2 employees.