Facing Cancer Together Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
264805198
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
North Attleboro, MA, USA
Phone
2026599709
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$118,048
Expenses
$96,836
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANGELA EPSHTEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JUSTIN DOYLE (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANGELA EPSHTEIN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $36,673 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide support, wellness and educational services to all people affected by cancer, regardless of capacity to pay.

What it reported doing in 2022

WE SERVED PEOPLE WITH CANCER AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE GREATER BOSTON COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE POSSIBLE WHILE NAVIGATING THROUGH THE CANCER EXPERIENCE. Facing Cancer Together provided cancer and caregiver support, bereavement upport, diagnosis specific networking groups, and wellness classes. Specifically, over the course of 2022, FCT provided 432 groups. 91 groups were dedicated to individuals caring for someone with cancer, 183 groups were held for people with cancer, 11 networking groups occurred, 100 Wellness classes were held, and 47 bereavement groups occurred.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

REVIEW - 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: 29
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 31
  • Sustainability: 35
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 31.4%; rating input score 31
  • Program expense ratio: 36%; rating input score 36
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • 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: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 18%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 37.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -17.4% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -6.9% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 31.4% of revenue deployed · 36% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $37K · 13 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2018 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • 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 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.