The New York Lung Cancer Foundation Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 844182462
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-PF 2022
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 3038073669
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Lung Diseases Research
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $555,082
- Expenses
- $597,921
- Assets
- $655,170
- Liabilities
- $25,000
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- PIA HIRSCH (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- PIA HIRSCH (PRESIDENT)
- MARC BRAUNSTEIN (SECRETARY THRU 01/24)
- DEBROAH WHIPPEN (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
The New York lung cancer foundation (nylcf) is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals affected by lung cancer and thoracic malignancies through education, advocacy, and support. Our mission is to advance the understanding and treatment of lung cancer by providing high-quality educational programs for healthcare professionals, particularly doctors and nurses in the thoracic oncology field. Through these efforts, we aim to foster collaboration among medical professionals, enhance diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and ultimately improve patient outcomes in the fight against lung cancer.
What it reported doing in 2024
In the past year, the New York lung cancer foundation has made significant strides in achieving its educational objectives by conducting numerous programs aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of healthcare providers in the thoracic oncology field. Our major initiative involved organizing a series of educational events, including workshops, seminars, and webinars, which brought together experts in lung cancer care to share the latest advancements in research, treatment options, and clinical best practices. These programs were attended by doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, facilitating greater collaboration and knowledge exchange. As a result, nylcf has played a key role in improving the standard of care for lung cancer patients, empowering medical professionals with the tools they need to provide the best possible care.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 89
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 64
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 40
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 99
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
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: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- 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: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -7.7%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.1; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -68.3% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $595K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- 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.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 20/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.