Bay Area Young Survivors

What it reported doing in 2024

Community Building: -We coordinate diverse community-building events that offer a rich environment to support the emotional needs of our members. Examples include-Physical challenge events designed to help us get our bodies back (hikes, kayaking and paddle boarding, etc.) -Educational events on a variety of cancer-related topics hosted by doctors and other health professionals -Social events such as holiday gatherings and clothing swaps where we share wigs, medical garments, breast prostheses, and clothes for our changing bodies (we do not underestimate the power of something new to help feel better, especially with the extreme body changes that occur during treatment) -The construction of a BAYS memorial garden where our community can gather to honor and remember the members weve lost.Social and Educational Events-Over 303 BAYS-MITCmembers attended online and in person social and community building events: 10 members (and 8 volunteers)attended Garden Volunteer days, 5 members participated in Warriors basketball Cancer Awareness night, 15 membersattended a clothing swap, 6 members attended a member-hosted BAYS community cooking class, around 24 members attended SF Pride, 50 members joined our educational workshops on Lymphedema and working rights, 28 members attended a Commonweal retreat, 60 members and families attended a Barracuda Hockey game, 20 members attended a yoga fundraiser and 4 members attended a Nihonmachi Street fair. Events may have had overlapping attendees. Memorial Garden-The Garden is in the planningand construction stage in Golden Gate Park(SF) - the groundbreaking occurred in August (73 members and families attended). 25 members have volunteered their time over the year and working with SF parks planning department, developing designs, overseeing execution, fundraising, organizing events, conducting outreach with families of deceased, updating the website, and more.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 23.3%; rating input score 23
• Program expense ratio: 91.9%; rating input score 92
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 74.6%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.48; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 28.3% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.4% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings