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Sister2sister Inc

EIN 20-1717920 · Somerset, NJ

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak29 out of 100GovernanceGood76 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AFTER LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN IN THE US OVERALL, BUT ITS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN BLACK AND HISPANIC WOMEN. GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY ARE DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS AND ACCESS TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT. ALL OF THESE ARE INFLUENCED BY A WOMANS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HER DISTANCE TO MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN THE STATE WHERE SHE LIVES. MOST NEW BREAST CANCER CASES ARE DIAGNOSED AT A LOCALIZED STAGE, MEANING THEY HAVE NOT SPREAD OUTSIDE OF THE BREAST. THESE EARLY-STAGE CANCERS ARE MOST OFTEN FOUND DURING BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TYPICALLY HAVE A HIGH RATE OF SURVIVAL BECAUSE TREATMENT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT THIS STAGE. BLACK WOMEN STILL HAVE A 4% LOWER INCIDENCE RATE OF BREAST CANCER THAN WHITE WOMEN BUT A 40% HIGHER BREAST CANCER DEATH RATE. BLACK WOMEN HAVE THE LOWEST SURVIVAL FOR ALL SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER. SISTER2SISTE

Income
$164,065
Spending
$188,583
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
-6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 75%
Employees
1
Volunteers
1,520
Highest pay
$27,409, 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

Weak: 29 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 38% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 37% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 66% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    4 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no 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

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • 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 (2)
  1. $107,714 spent. BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. THOUGH BLACK WOMEN GET BREAST CANCER AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER INCIDENCE RATE (3%) THAN WHITE WOMEN, BLACK WOMEN ARE 39% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF BREAST CANCER THAN THITE WOMEN. ANNUAL WELLNESS WEBINARS - VIRTUAL WEBINARS ARE HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FREE BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION, NUTRITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE. OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED FOR THE THREE WEEK WEBINAR SERIES. MAMMOGRAM CARDS AND FOLLOW UP WERE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS WHO REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SISTER2SISTER CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE RWJ COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FREE SCREENING TO LOCAL PARTICIPANTS. FOLLOW UP IS GIVEN TO ALL PARTICPANTS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION AND/OR SHOW SIGNS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE GIFT FOR LIFE BLOCK WALK AND 5K BREAST CANCER "RUN/WALK 4LIFE WAS COMBINED. THE 5K RACE/WALK IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD EACH YEAR. THE FUNDS RAISED HELP TO BRING OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO OVER 10,000 FAMILIES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MANY COMMUNITY BREAST HEALTH PROGRAMS, FUNDS RAISED FOM THIS EVENT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S BREAST CANCER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BCAP, WHICH PROVIES EMERGENCY BREAST CANCER RELATED SERVICES FOR QUALIFIED WOMEN DURING TREATMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SURVIVORSHIP MEETINGS ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMAN ARE ENCOURAGE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS, ASK QUESTION AND VOICE CONCERNS. UPDATES ARE GIVEN ON TREATMENT OPTIONS, CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS. DURING 2024 OVER 3,000 WOMEN WERE EDUCATED THROUGH THE SUPPORT MEETINGS & OUTREACH SERVICES. WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN IS NORMALLY AN ANNUAL EVENT DESIGNED FOR WOMEN LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A ONE DAY PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS WOMEN TO TAKE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THEIR HOMES. BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. THOUGH BLACK WOMEN GET BREAST CANCER AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER INCIDENCE RATE (3%) THAN WHITE WOMEN, BLACK WOMEN ARE 39% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF BREAST CANCER THAN THITE WOMEN. ANNUAL WELLNESS WEBINARS - VIRTUAL WEBINARS ARE HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FREE BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION, NUTRITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE. OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED FOR THE THREE WEEK WEBINAR SERIES. MAMMOGRAM CARDS AND FOLLOW UP WERE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS WHO REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SISTER2SISTER CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE RWJ COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FREE SCREENING TO LOCAL PARTICIPANTS. FOLLOW UP IS GIVEN TO ALL PARTICPANTS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION AND/OR SHOW SIGNS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE GIFT FOR LIFE BLOCK WALK AND 5K BREAST CANCER "RUN/WALK 4LIFE WAS COMBINED. THE 5K RACE/WALK IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD EACH YEAR. THE FUNDS RAISED HELP TO BRING OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO OVER 10,000 FAMILIES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MANY COMMUNITY BREAST HEALTH PROGRAMS, FUNDS RAISED FOM THIS EVENT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S BREAST CANCER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BCAP, WHICH PROVIES EMERGENCY BREAST CANCER RELATED SERVICES FOR QUALIFIED WOMEN DURING TREATMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SURVIVORSHIP MEETINGS ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMAN ARE ENCOURAGE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS, ASK QUESTION AND VOICE CONCERNS. UPDATES ARE GIVEN ON TREATMENT OPTIONS, CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS. DURING 2024 OVER 3,000 WOMEN WERE EDUCATED THROUGH THE SUPPORT MEETINGS & OUTREACH SERVICES. WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN IS NORMALLY AN ANNUAL EVENT DESIGNED FOR WOMEN LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A ONE DAY PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS WOMEN TO TAKE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THEIR HOMES.
  2. $36,864 spent. SISTER2SISTER BREAST CANCER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) IS A UNIQUE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY FOCUSES OF THE ORGANIZATION. BCAP PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES, REFERRAL SERVICE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES DURING CHEMOTHERAY TREATMENT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RECEIVING RENT PAYMENTS, UTILITY PAYMENTS, COUNSELING, WIGS, PROSTHETICS, GROCERY CARDS,TRANSPORTATION TO CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT, AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE BREAST CANCER ASSISTANT PROGRAM (BCAP) PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 33,000 IN BCAP ASSISTANCE DURING 2024.

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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.

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