Bone Marrow & Cancer Foundation Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Guided by a medical advisory board of nationally-recognized cancer specialists and working with hospitals across the united states, the bone marrow & cancer foundation is the only organization of its kind that does not limit assistance to a specific disease, type of transplant or age range. For the past 31 years, the foundation has connected patients and their families with the services they need-from diagnosis through survivorship-to make effective decisions about treatment and its aftermath. All of the foundation's programs and services are offered to patients and their families free of charge. Our programs include: lifeline fund provides financial support for transplant patients to help cover the costs of donor searches, medications, home and child care services, medical equipment, transportation, cord blood banking, housing costs and other expenses associated with the transplant. Health insurance often does not cover these vital support services, and many patients cannot afford them on their own. One-to-one funds enable patients to reach out to family, friends, and social networks for financial support. A one-to-one fund can be created in minutes and promoted through social media or by more traditional means. All contributions to one-to-one funds are tax-deductible and do not affect a patient's medical insurance or benefits.airbnb open homes medical stays offers free temporary housing for cancer and transplant patients and their caregivers. The program relieves a tremendous burden for patients and families who must travel for life-saving treatment, thereby allowing them to go to the best cancer centers and focus on their recovery.carelines provides crowdfunding, journaling and a help calendar for anyone with a cancer diagnosis or receiving a bone marrow, stem cell or cord blood transplant. Through carelines, patients can reach out to family, friends and social networks for financial support, share updates, photos, and videos, keep track of appointments and receive help from family and community members for day-to-day tasks. All contributions to carelines are tax-deductible and do not affect a patient's medical insurance or benefits. Scholarship grants help make educational aspirations a reality for bone marrow, stem cell or cord blood transplant survivors. Grants help cover tuition fees, academic supplies, and educational homebound equipment. Grants are available to students who have received a transplant and are enrolled in either a full-time or part-time educational program.clinical care counseling provides confidential individual and family supportive counseling and resource referrals for cancer, transplant patients, and family members. Licensed therapists are available for telephone sessions to help patients, family members and caregivers with emotional support. Resource counselors are available by telephone to help patients, family members and caregivers find the necessary resources to support them with financial grants, temporary housing, travel, living expenses and costs associated with treatment.patient navigators guide anyone faced with a cancer diagnosis or needing a bone marrow or stem cell transplant, family members, and caregivers through the healthcare system to alleviate any barriers they may face during their cancer treatment. In particular, a patient navigator offers support during a time of uncertainty by identifying and connecting patients with treatment centers and medical specialists. Ask the expert gives you a way to get expert and practical answers, free of charge, easily and confidentially. You and the health care or mental health professional will remain anonymous to each other, and all communications occur online.supportline links transplant patients and their families with volunteers who have gone through the transplant experience.support groups provide patients, families and caregivers the opportunity to share experiences and draw support from one another as they continue to navigate their cance

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 92%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77
• Fundraising efficiency: $7.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -19.3%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.16; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings