Cancer Connection Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 731699037
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2009–2009
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2009
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Phone
- 5126567587
- Rating
- 42
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Health
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $171,968
- Expenses
- $149,893
- Assets
- $67,246
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2009. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of Cancer Connection is to improve the quality of life for individuals and families impacted by cancer through practical, emotional and spiritual support. At the heart of this cancer care network is the mission of offering hope to newly diagnosed cancer patients and their families by matching them in one on one mentoring relationships and by providing resources as a part of our visitation programs to area hospitals and oncology treatment centers.
What it reported doing in 2009
During the fiscal year 2009, Cancer Connection's 250 trained volunteers touched the lives of cancer patients and their families over 5,000 times. The nature of the contacts included one on one long term mentoring relationship, visits to cancer patients and their family members in 4 Austin area hospitals and 5 Austin area oncology treatment centers, and providing assistance in securing resources such as rides to treatment, durable medical equipment, and financial aid.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 0
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 46
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
- Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 12.8%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: Limited
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $49K · 15 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
- 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 0/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.