United Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
113571208
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Jonesboro, AR, USA
Phone
8778224287
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,061,440
Expenses
$35,893,163
Assets
$13,480,572
Liabilities
$3,378,303

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AUDREY STEPHANIE MASTROIANNI (PRESIDENT &)

Highest reported compensation

  • AUDREY STEPHANIE MASTROIANNI (PRESIDENT &): $580,400 total reported compensation
  • MARY ELISABETH REICHART (DIRECTOR OF): $137,038 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Ubcf's mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of those affected by breast cancer.

What it reported doing in 2024

Breast screening program: ubcf provides financial support for breast screening services to men and women nationwide. Ubcf covers numerous forms of screening technologies including mammography, themography, ultrasound, mri, etc. Expenses 99,313. Including grants of 99,313. Revenue 0. Holistic care program: ubcf encourages our clients to pursue pairing holistic and complementary medicine with cutting edge western medicine. Clients who apply for holistic care can expect to receive assistance with some of the following services: diet and nutritional counseling and supplements, counseling, mind-body therapies, engery healing, reflexology, lymphatic massage, accupuncture, tattoos, wigs, breast forms, etc. Services are tailored to individual needs. Expenses 128,660. Including grants of 128,660. Revenue 0. Child sponserships: of the estimated 399,250 women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer or dcis (ductal carcinoma in situ) (acs, breast cancer facts & figures 2022-2024), many are mothers to young children at home. Here at ubcf, we know that cancer does not simply affect the breast cancer patient. The entire family is impacted by such a diagnosis. Ubcf has developed the child sponorship program in response to our clients requesting support for not only themselves but their children. Ubcf provides healthy food, assistance with medical treatments, counseling services, back to school clothing and supplies, and special holiday gifts. Expenses 136,851. Including grants of 136,851. Revenue 0. Breast reconstructions: ubcf understands that a woman faces many physical and emotional challenges after a mastectomy. It is imperative for a woman recovering from breast cancer to have every opportunity to regain her confidence. For many women who have had mastectomies, their natural inclanation is to have reconstructive surgery in an effort to regain a sense of well-being, of moving on and forward with their lives. Expenses 57,189. Including grants of 57,189. Revenue 0. College scholarship: the audrey b. Mastroianni college scholarship is for college-bound students who have lost a parent to breast cancer, and is designed to help turn higher education dreams into reality. The scholorship was established in honor of audrey b. Mastroianni, a firm believer in education and continued personal enrichment. Expenses 14,188. Including grants of 14,188. Revenue 0. Organzational grant program: ubcf partners with other charitable organizations, providing grants to further extend ubcf's mission and reach. Expenses 67,500. Including grants of 67,500. Revenue 0. The wish fund: created in honor of the late lauren brohm, grants families affected by stage iv metastatic breast cancer the opportunity to create lasting memories through travel. Expenses: 5,146. Incuding grants of 5,145.54. Revenue 0.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 77
  • Accountability: 78
  • Sustainability: 19
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $7.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 62.5%; rating input score 62; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -49.2%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.38; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.25; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.2% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.9% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $30.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $580K · 8 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $1.2M reported
  • Consistency: 38 of 39 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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: Fundraising efficiency scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.