Share Cancer Support Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SHARE CANCER SUPPORT IS A NATIONAL, PEER-LED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS AND EDUCATES ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST OR GYNECOLOGIC CANCER AND PROVIDES CRITICAL INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OPTIONS.
- Income
- $4.0 million
- Spending
- $4.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 1.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
- Employees
- 66
- Volunteers
- 85
- Highest pay
- $171,522, ed & ceo (thru july)
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 21% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2520 of 20 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, 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)
- $1.8 million spent. PATIENT EDUCATION & SUPPORT - SHARE PROVIDES A RANGE OF FREE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST, OVARIAN, UTERINE, CERVICAL OR METASTATIC BREAST CANCER: 1) 250+ WEBINARS ON-DEMAND WHICH COVER IMPORTANT TOPICS FROM BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT OPTIONS TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS TO RELATIONSHIP ISSUES - LED BY LEADING ONCOLOGISTS AND EXPERTS. OVER 850,000 PEOPLE ACCESS SHARE'S WEBINARS EACH YEAR. 2) OVER 60 SUPPORT GROUPS TO ADDRESS SHARE'S DISEASE AREAS, WITH ADDITIONAL OPTIONS INCLUDING STAGE OF DISEASE AND RACIAL IDENTITY. EACH IS LED BY SPECIALLY TRAINED FACILITATORS WHO OFTEN HAVE PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH CANCER. 3) A TOLL-FREE HELPLINE, ANSWERED BY PEERS FAMILIAR WITH CHALLENGES, TO PROVIDE ONE-TO-ONE PERSONALIZED INFORMATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND CHINESE. 4) BREAST CANCER AND METASTATIC BREAST CANCER PODCASTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND ADDRESS PATIENT CONCERNS. IN 2024 SHARE LAUNCHED A PATIENT NAVIGATION PROGRAM TO HELP END HEALTH DISPARITIES BY ADDRESSING BARRIERS TO QUALITY CARE. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS AND INVITE PHYSICIANS TO REFER THEIR PATIENTS TO SHARE'S CERTIFIED PATIENT AND FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS, WHO PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF SUPPORTIVE TOOLS AND SERVICES. SHARE'S PATIENT NAVIGATORS SERVED 150 PATIENTS IN ITS FIRST YEAR.
- $1.1 million spent. OUTREACH PROGRAM - A TEAM OF 20 AMBASSADORS WHO ARE BLACK, LATINA, OR CHINESE-SPEAKING BRING LIFE-SAVING INFORMATION ABOUT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS AND SCREENING OPTIONS FOR BREAST AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS TO UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE NEW YORK METRO AREA AT HEALTH FAIRS, CONSULATES, FOOD BANKS, PLACES OF WORSHIP AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. THE AMBASSADORS INTERACT WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR AND DISTRIBUTE OVER 50,000 EDUCATIONAL BROCHURES EACH YEAR. "PINK AND TEAL" EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO PROVIDED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY TO CORPORATE AUDIENCES AND CIVIC GROUPS.
- $303,652 spent. EVENTS - GETTING OUR FAIR SHARE: CONFERENCE TO END HEALTH DISPARITIES IS A PROGRAM EVENT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER 1,000+ HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PATIENTS, PATIENT ADVOCATES AND CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES TO TURN INSIGHTS ABOUT SYSTEMIC DISPARITIES INTO MEANINGFUL ACTION.
- $135,256 spent. SPECIAL PROJECTS - A BROAD RANGE OF SHARE'S PATIENT ADVOCACY SPECIAL PROJECTS INCLUDE: 1) NOVELAS: SHARE, WITH INPUT FROM THE LATINA COMMUNITY, PRODUCES A RANGE OF CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, SCIENTIFICALLY APPROPRIATE AND MEDICALLY ACCURATE NOVELAS. (A COMIC BOOK STYLE PUBLICATION) TO DELIVER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON EARLY DETECTION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND SURVIVAL. VISUALS HELP LEARNERS REMEMBER IMPORTANT INFORMATION BETTER THAN IF THEY READ OR HEAR IT. 2) SHARE LAUNCHED AN LGBTQIA+ INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING TAILORED SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE LGBTQIA+ BREAST/CHEST AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCER COMMUNITY. AN ADVISORY BOARD OF LGBTQIA+ MEMBERS AND EXPERTS IN GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE IS GUIDES THIS WORK. 3) A BRAINMETS WEBSITE PROVIDING A MUCH-NEEDED HUB OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR MBC PATIENTS LIVING WITH THE DISEASE.
- $114,389 spent. COMMUNICATIONS - SHARE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT BREAST AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS REACHING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED TO ENSURE THEY ARE AWARE OF SHARE'S FREE SERVICES. OUR HIGHLY INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INCLUDE: 1) A ROBUST ORGANIC SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, 2) TARGETED DIGITAL ADVERTISING, 3) EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND ANIMATIONS,; 4) PRINTED/DIGITAL BROCHURES FOR EACH DISEASE AREA, AND BOTH PRINTED AND ANIMATED NOVELAS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1983.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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