Journey 4 a Cure Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272486475
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Broadlands, VA, USA
Phone
2027414052
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$40,433
Expenses
$52,669
Assets
$21,917
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHARON COLLINGWOOD (PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRI CARMICAL (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SHARON COLLINGWOOD (PRESIDENT)
  • SHERRI CARMICAL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • STAN CARMICAL (CHAIRMAN)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To increase awareness of pediatric cancer, while raising critical funds to advance research for less toxic treatment options and, ultimately, a cure for the various forms of pediatric cancer, and enhance the quality of life for children currently in treatment for cancer.

What it reported doing in 2019

Ipads4cancer - the ipads4cancer program was created to enhance the quality of life for children currently in treatment for cancer. Recognizing that children living with cancer must spend an exorbitant amount of time in the hospital being treated and undergoing various forms of therapy, this program delivers ipads to children so they can connect with family and friends, utilize educational applications to supplement for missed time from school, and enjoy a distraction from the treatment regimens that can be both time consuming and grueling for a child.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filed totals do not add up and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.4%; rating input score 87

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -30.3%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.1% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -17.4% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.9% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2011 to 2019
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.