The Tigerlily Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383752635
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2018, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
8885806253
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Breast Cancer

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,053,076
Expenses
$3,706,385
Assets
$439,315
Liabilities
$835,750

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MAIMAH KARMO (PRESIDENT/BOARD CHAIR)

Highest reported compensation

  • MAIMAH KARMO (PRESIDENT/BOARD CHAIR): $286,715 total reported compensation
  • JEFF TRAVERS (COO AND EVP): $220,206 total reported compensation
  • KATHERINE CORNISH (DIRECTOR, CLINICAL TRIALS AND PARTNER ENGAGEMENT): $158,624 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To educate, advocate for, empower, and support young women, before, during and after cancer; and to work to end disparities of age, stage and color.

What it reported doing in 2024

Angel advocacy program: the angel advocacy program provides comprehensive training for women of color between the ages of 21 and 50, who have been impacted by breast cancer, either by being diagnosed themselves or who have had a loved one touched by the disease. In the u.s., breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women in their 20s and 30s, and black women are diagnosed at younger ages and with more aggressive types of breast cancer than any other group. Through this program, advocates become more knowledgeable about breast cancer, and the disparities that affect this population, they also become empowered to create change, learn how to become better self-advocates, and advocate on behalf of individuals and their greater community to make system-wide impact. Our angel advocates use their time and voices to make an impact by speaking at events, being showcased in the media, advocating with policymakers, speaking on panels, sharing information on breast health and advocacy through their social media channels and engaging healthcare professionals. Many angel advocates are directly involved with developing our programs and partnering with research and scientific communities to ensure clinical trials, studies, programs and content are relevant to their population. Our angel advocates are making a powerful impact in our breast cancer communities, locally, nationally and globally.

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

SUPPORTED - 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 85
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 69
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 87.1%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -21.4%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.9; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.3%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.2% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 20.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 19% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 87.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 16 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $3.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $287K · 20 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $165K reported
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 1/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.