Melanoma Foundation

Legal name: Richard David Kann Melanoma Task Force Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
650653295
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Palm Beach, Florida, US
Phone
561-655-9655
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cancer

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,100,453
Expenses
$924,536
Assets
$540,699
Liabilities
$103,170

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DEBORAH KANN SCHWARZBERG (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MICHELLE BORENSTEIN (DIRECTOR)
  • STEVEN L SCHWARZBERG ESQ (DIRECTOR)
  • MARIANNE GOLD (EXECUTIVE CO)

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

Prevention and early detection of skin cancer through education and modifying behaviors.

What it reported doing in 2024

The richard david kann melanoma foundation (rdkmf) is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to save lives through education about the prevention and early detection of skin cancer, especially melanoma, its deadliest form. The newest education and prevention initiative is the distribution of portable touch-free sunscreen dispensers placed in parks, beaches, schools and outdoor areas where sun exposure is excessive. The sunscreen dispenser program involves providing free sunscreen by dispensing a regulated 1 - milliliter dose of sunscreen per application so users can quickly apply the proper amount. Rdkmf most recently partnered with the mayor of philadelphia and the philadelphia phillies to launch a pilot program for a sun smart america city to support the distribution of sunscreen dispensers in cities, ballparks and stadiums. Using the sunsmart america k-12 curriculum, which has been adapted to meet Florida standards (formerly sunshine state standards by the department of education), the rdkmf has educated hundreds of thousands of students, families and communities, and empowered them to make critical sun safe choices for healthy lives. The education, programs and resources are multi-discipline and cross-curricular, allowing schools to meet the requirements necessary for science, health, physical education, and language arts. The websites online education for teachers, staff, nurses, educators and students, provides interactive education and accreditation nationwide and beyond, as well as: important medical and scientific information about skin cancer types of skin cancer, early detection techniques, statistics of skin cancer in the united states, uv radiation and uv index. Training opportunities sunsmart america teacher/school nurse training for teachers, school nurses and daycare workers. Sunsmart america student training for middle and high school students. School programs sunsmart america schools sun safety policy program is a program to assist schools in developing a sun safety policy. Students against melanoma (sam) is a student program where students teach their peers about sun safety. Sunsmart america k-12 curriculum this curriculum includes sun safety lessons, student activities and a pre & post test to measure students knowledge of sun safety. This curriculum meets existing requirements in science, health, physical education and language art

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.

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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 47
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.1%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 58.4%; rating input score 58
  • Fundraising efficiency: $2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.3% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19.3% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 5 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 3 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 49.1% of revenue deployed · 58.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $540K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2013 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 49/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 6/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 27/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.