Cancer Support Community

Analysis

Cancer Support Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1993, 33 years ago. 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 Support Community reported income of $6.8m and spending of $10.8m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $11.0m to $6.8m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cancer Support Community sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Citizens and Scholars ($6.8m), The Montessori School of San Antonio ($6.8m) and Bokharian Jewish Community Center Inc ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $850k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.2m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 83 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.