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Name:	CancerCare
Address:	275 Seventh Avenue, 22nd Floor
	New York, NY 10001
Phone:	212-712-8400 800-813-4673
Web Address:	www.cancercare.org

CancerCare meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

CancerCare's program services include professional counseling and support groups, educational workshops and publications, financial assistance, and referrals to local services. Through its counseling and support program, the organization provides individual and group counseling face- to-face, on the telephone, or online. All support services are offered by professional oncology social workers. CancerCare’s financial assistance program provides funds for treatment-related costs such as homecare, transportation, pain medication, and childcare. Furthermore, through CancerCare’s telephone education workshops, cancer patients and their caregivers are provided with the opportunity to listen to and inquire from cancer experts around the country. Some ($130,447, or 3%) of CancerCare's information and publications programs are carried out in conjunction with fund raising efforts.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, CancerCare's program expenses were:

Co-payment assistance	11,177,467
Counseling and support	5,433,765
Financial assistance	5,218,890
Information and publications	4,092,020
Education	1,101,180
Total Program Expenses:	$27,023,322

Chief Executive : Helen H. Miller, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$250,000

Chair of the Board: Susan Smirnoff
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Public Relations, Vice President

Board Size: 35

Paid Staff Size: 130

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances. Prior to Ms. Miller's appointment in January 2010, Ms. Diane Blum wa the CEO and she was compensated $343,381 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing

Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $34,348,468, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

CancerCare incurred joint costs of $517,825 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $387,378 was allocated to fund raising expenses and $130,447 was allocated to program expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on CancerCare's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Contribution from foundations and corporations	24,963,763
Legacies and bequests	3,896,417
Special events, net	1,818,702
Donated goods and services	1,659,908
Individual contributions	766,781
Direct marketing	712,454
Thrift shop sales, net	443,824
Sponsorship and cause-related marketing	311,418
Interest and dividends	126,927
Goverment grants	110,000
United Way	109,025
Other income	19,955
Total Income	$34,939,174

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 89%  Fund Raising: 8%  Administrative: 3%

Total income				$34,939,174
	Program expenses			$27,023,322
	Fund raising expenses			2,408,096
	Administrative expenses			855,554
Total expenses				$30,286,972
Income in Excess of Expenses				4,652,202
Beginning net assets				29,956,426
Other Changes in Net Assets				(2,444,398)
Ending net assets				32,164,230
Total liabilities				9,760,250
Total assets				$41,924,480

Note 1: In the financial summary above, "other changes in net assets" represents a net depreciation on long-term investments.

Note 2: According to CancerCare's audited financial statements (consolidated with affiliates) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, the organization's in-kind donations totaled $1,648,185 which represents donated advertising.