Womans Cancer Association of the University of Miami Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
590871128
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Miami, FL, USA
Phone
3056432945
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$364,947
Expenses
$362,389
Assets
$683,740
Liabilities
$922

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MONIQUE POPE (PRESIDENT)
  • JACKIE BUTLER (3RD VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JEAN ADAMS (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • LOURDES BELTRAN (4TH VICE PRESIDENT)
  • BETH ANDREOZZI (4TH VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MELVA GARCIA (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • MONIQUE POPE (PRESIDENT)
  • CRISTINA BEAUVOIR (RECORDING SECRETARY)
  • JACKIE BUTLER (3RD VICE PRESIDENT)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Founded in 1939, the mission of the women's cancer association is to award grants for cancer research, provide cash payments to needy cancer patients and their families, promote cancer education in the community, and operate a thrift store called, bargain box, for the purpose of raising funds to make possible the accomplishment of the above goals.

What it reported doing in 2025

The molly bush silver lady fund of the woman's cancer association of the university of miami (wca) was established in 1963 to financially assist needy oncology patients undergoing treatment at sylvester comprehensive cancer center and university of miami hospital. Recipients are identified and referred by social services at these facilities and patients are awarded funds up to $600 with a budget of $3,000 a month. These funds are administered to help with various needs such as emergency housing, transportation, medicines and supplements, childcare and medical emergency copayments. Currently, wca is the only agency able to directly assist these patients. Donations for the silver lady fund are collected from wca members throughout the year. The two chapters, barton ravlin and heidi hewes, raise fund at events called "grape therapy with an educational twist." here doctors share about their research in a social gathering, and funds raised goes to the silver lady fund. Barton ravlin established a zoom "bingo night" to raise emergency funds to supplement the silver lady fund to support cancer research patients in need of assistance.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 61% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 70% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.2%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.7%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.89; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.2% of revenue deployed · 93.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $340K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.