Aunt Susie's Cancer Wellness Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
455239456
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Canton, OH, USA
Phone
3304001215
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Patient Services - Entertainment, Recreation

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$464,586
Expenses
$148,473
Assets
$561,671
Liabilities
$2,652

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DINA ROONEY MD (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SARAH VOJTEK (PRESIDENT & CEO (BEGAN AUG 2024))
  • SUSAN LONGHAUSER-AYLWARD (VICE PRESIDENT (BEGAN AUG 2024))

Highest reported compensation

  • SARAH VOJTEK (PRESIDENT & CEO (BEGAN AUG 2024)): $130,292 total reported compensation
  • SUSAN LONGHAUSER-AYLWARD (VICE PRESIDENT (BEGAN AUG 2024)): $108,218 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We provide compassionate care to individuals diagnosed with cancer and offer practical support to their caregivers and families, helping ease the weight of day-to-day responsibilities during treatment. We envision a community where no one faces cancer alone where dignity, care, and connection are restored through collaborative support. By working hand in hand with local agencies, hospitals, retailers, and service providers, we strive to create a nurturing environment for healing and hope.

What it reported doing in 2024

Aunt susie's cancer wellness center provides free, compassionate support services to individuals undergoing cancer treatment in stark county and surrounding areas. Recognizing that cancer impacts the entire family, the organization offers practical assistance to help maintain daily routines and reduce stress during treatment. Services include help with household responsibilities, emotional companionship, and access to a network of volunteers many of whom are survivors themselves who walk alongside clients through their journey. By partnering with local hospitals, agencies, and service providers, aunt susie's ensures that no one faces cancer alone and that families can focus on healing with dignity and care. These expenses are related to food gift cards, small purchases for medicines or personal needs, household cleaning and transportation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 86% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 40
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 23.4%; rating input score 23
  • Program expense ratio: 66.8%; rating input score 67
  • Fundraising efficiency: $10.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 68%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.78; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.4%; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 55.4% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 50.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 23.4% of revenue deployed · 66.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $99K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $130K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 23/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.