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Joseph Michael Chubbuck Foundation Inc

EIN 46-3739937 · Rome, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair50 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The Organization's mission is to serve the New York State Counties of Herkimer, Madison, Oneida, and Onondaga in the following ways: to provide funding for cancer research and education, raise awareness in order to advance cures or aid in treatments, aid those currently suffering, promote prevention and early detection, and help guide and advocate for families and patients battling all types of cancers; to provide support to Child Life Programs located in charitable facilities such as hospitals, foundations, and/or treatment centers, provide funding for equipment to charitable hospitals, foundations, Hospices, and other charitable treatment centers, and offer grants and financial assistance to individuals or families in crisis displaying a need. We will develop a cancer hotline to aid in advocacy and promote knowledge and awareness of cancer care that include whereabouts of available treatment facilities. We network within the community to raise awareness of our mission in order to bet

Income
$58,216
Spending
$55,838
Reserves
1.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 77%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 50 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 33% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 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 (4)
  1. $53,536 spent. PATIENTS RECEIVE MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO DEFRAY COSTS OF MEDICAL AND RELATED TRAVEL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TREATMENT, AS WELL AS BASIC LIVING EXPENSES WHILE UNDERGOING TREATMENT FOR SELF OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY. 157 INDIVIDUALS WERE ASSISTED.
  2. NO NON-MONETARY AWARDS IN THE FORM OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT OR SUPPLIES TO BE USED DURING CANCER TREATMENTS, WERE GIVEN TO ANY INDIVIDUALS, HOSPITALS OR ORGANIZATIONS DURING THE YEAR.
  3. HOSPITALS RECEIVE MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO DEFRAY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER RELATED TREATMENTS. NO HOSPITAL RECEIVED ASSISTANCE.
  4. $1,000 spent. NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERED AT MOHAWK VALLEY HEALTH SYSTEMS LOCATED IN UTICA, NY. 9 PATIENTS WERE SERVED.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 October 13, 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 2025.

    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 September 2014.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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