Cancer Support Services Inc C/o Receivership Management Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
421568866
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2015
Forms available
Form 990 2015
Location
Brentwood, TN, USA
Phone
6153734336
Rating
41
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,685,507
Expenses
$1,954,426
Assets
$116,261
Liabilities
$283,354

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES REYNOLDS SR (INTERIM PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JAMES REYNOLDS SR (INTERIM PRESIDENT): $229,404 total reported compensation
  • SHIRLEY WILLIAMS (DIRECTOR): $46,691 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2015. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the charitable mission of cancer fund of america, inc.: provide financial support to indigent cancer patients; disseminate information concerning early detection and prevention of cancer; provide grants to hospices and other 501(c)(3) organizations.

What it reported doing in 2015

Patient services-financial and other assistance to cancer patients and their caregivers

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - 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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 16
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 67
  • Sustainability: 14
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 18.6%; rating input score 19
  • Program expense ratio: 16%; rating input score 16
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.24 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.06; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 2.44; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.8%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -66.3% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -46.5% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -53.1% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 18.6% of revenue deployed · 16% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $313K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $229K · 3 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $361K reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2012 to 2015
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 19/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 2/100.