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United Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

EIN 11-3571208 · Huntington, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair56 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

UBCF'S MISSION IS TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY BREAST CANCER.

Income
$24.1 million
Spending
$35.9 million
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
3.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 99%
Employees
214
Volunteers
5
Highest pay
$580,400, president &

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 25% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 49% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 20% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $22.7 million spent. DISTRIBUTION OF IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDES HELPFUL AND UPLIFTING ITEMS SUCH AS: CLOTHING, SHOES, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, HAIR CARE ITEMS, MATTRESSES, CHILDREN'S ITEMS, KITCHEN ITEMS, ETC.
  2. $6.9 million spent. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS:UBCF EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND INCREASES GENERAL AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER AND RELATED TOPICS THROUGH REGULAR EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. WE DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING INFORMATION ON BREAST HEALTH, BREAST CANCER, EARLY DETECTION, A CALL TO ACTION TO GET YOUR ANNUAL BREAST SCREENING AND TELLING 3 PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO GET THEIR BREAST SCREENING. UBCF ALSO PLACES PRINT BREAST CANCER MESSAGES IN PUBLICATIONS. BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES RANGING FROM PREVENTION TO EARLY DETECTION TO TREATMENT OPTIONS, WELLNESS SERVICES, AND UBCF'S UNIQUE PATIENT AND FAMILY PROGRAMS, UBCF IS ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC REMAIN INFORMED AND AWARE OF BREAST CANCER FACTS, THE EFFECTS OF BREAST CANCER ON A PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, HOW BREAST CANCER CAN BE TREATED, AS WELL AS HOW TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS:UBCF EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND INCREASES GENERAL AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER AND RELATED TOPICS THROUGH REGULAR EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. WE DISTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING INFORMATION ON BREAST HEALTH, BREAST CANCER, EARLY DETECTION, A CALL TO ACTION TO GET YOUR ANNUAL BREAST SCREENING AND TELLING 3 PEOPLE YOU KNOW TO GET THEIR BREAST SCREENING. UBCF ALSO PLACES PRINT BREAST CANCER MESSAGES IN PUBLICATIONS. BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES RANGING FROM PREVENTION TO EARLY DETECTION TO TREATMENT OPTIONS, WELLNESS SERVICES, AND UBCF'S UNIQUE PATIENT AND FAMILY PROGRAMS, UBCF IS ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC REMAIN INFORMED AND AWARE OF BREAST CANCER FACTS, THE EFFECTS OF BREAST CANCER ON A PATIENT AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, HOW BREAST CANCER CAN BE TREATED, AS WELL AS HOW TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE IN AN EFFORT TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER.
  3. $492,233 spent. INDIVIDUAL GRANT PROGRAM: OFFERS CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT GEARED TOWARDS EACH GRANT RECIPIENT'S PERSONAL NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. THE INDIVIDUAL GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS EXPENSES: MEDICAL HOUSING EXPENSES, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES AND DOMESTIC SERVICES. UBCF ASSISTS OUR CLIENTS WITH NEEDS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY OTHER MORE CONVENTIONAL PROGRAMS.
  4. $508,847 spent. 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.
  5. 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.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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