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Cancer Cant

EIN 47-2842186 · Spokane, WA

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

What it says it does

HELP PEOPLE FIGHTING CANCER IN THE INLAND NORTHWEST BY IMPROVING THEIR DAILY LIVES AND CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 41.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 86% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 329% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
86% 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

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).

Independent board
5 of 25
0 of 13 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
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15
Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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

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

Programs described in its return (3)

$128,039 spent. CANCER CAN'T TAKE CHRISTMAS, IN 2024 WE DONATED TO 17 FAMILIES (42 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS) TOTALING OVER $30,993 WITH IN-KIND DONATIONS OF $22,000 FOR SPONSORING FAMILIES PURCHASING GIFTS, WHILE THE CANCER CAN'T GRANT PROGRAM DONATED OVER $92,390 TO PATIENTS IN NEED.
$86,163 spent. CANCER CAN'T LODGING PROGRAM, PROVIDED OVER $46,890 FOR LODGING ACCOMODATIONS FOR PATIENTS IN NEED, WHICH INCLUDED A TOTAL OF 447 HOTEL NIGHTS WITH 63 OF THOSE NIGHTS BEING IN-KIND DONATIONS AT $110 PER NIGHT FOR A TOTAL OF $6,930 OF IN-KIND DONATIONS.
$42,753 spent. CANCER CAN'T TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM, IN 2024 WE HAD 78 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS GIVING 335 ONE-WAY RIDES PER MONTH TO CANCER PATIENTS WHO NEED TO GET TREATMENTS, FOR A TOTAL OF 4,020 RIDES FOR THE YEAR. THE VOLUNTEERS DONATE ABOUT 6,600 HOURS IN A YEAR AT AN ESTIMATED RATE OF $33.49 (THE CURRENT NATIONAL VALUE OF EACH VOLUNTEER HOUR) FOR A TOTAL ESTIMATED VALUE OF $221,034. VOLUNTEERS ALSO DONATE THE FUEL COSTS FOR THE RIDES OF AN ESTIMATED 46,784 MILES AT THE STANDARD RATE OF .14 CENTS PER MILE (IRS ALLOWED RATE FOR CHARITABLE MILEAGE) WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT $6,550 IN DONATED FUEL COSTS, PLUS 17,705 OF THOSE MILES WERE REIMBURSED THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SNAP AS AN IN-KIND DONATION.

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

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 October 13, 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 December 2024.
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 April 2015.
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 October 21, 2026.

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