Help Sami Kick Cancer Foundation Inc C/o Kathleen Mulkin

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832253365
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Canton, NY, USA
Phone
3152122627
Rating
71
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$196,989
Expenses
$76,840
Assets
$618,066
Liabilities
$94,617

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ELLIS J CURTIS JR (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN M CURTIS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ELLIS J CURTIS JR (PRESIDENT)
  • KAREN M CURTIS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KATHLEEN MULKIN (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Enriching the lives of a family who has received the dreaded news of a pediatric cancer diagnosis. Creating a place where this family can reconnect with each other through nature and all the beautiful nature-inspired blessings that living in the foothills of the adirondacks gives us each day of the year.

What it reported doing in 2024

The lodge @ dreaming tree ranch is the flagship project of the help sami kick cancer foundation. Located at 185 wilkinson rd., the lodge is a place where a family can reconnect with each other through nature and all the beautiful nature-inspired blessings that living in the foothills of the adirondacks gives us each day of the year.the lodge @ dreaming tree ranch is a place that embodies pure enjoyment in nature by providing endless opportunities to experience the north country! There are nature trails for walking, skiing, snowshoeing, horseback riding, and side-by-side atv riding. Campfires, swimming, fishing, hunting, and a sugar house for making maple syrup are just a few of the amenities provided at the lodge @ dreaming tree ranch. It is a place where compassion, understanding and pure fun is captured in a natural setting, and a place for a family to make incredible lasting memories.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 75% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
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.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - 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 some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 53
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.5%; rating input score 39
  • Program expense ratio: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 61%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.04; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.15; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.5% of revenue deployed · 95.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $73K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 22/100.