National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
NBCC'S MISSION IS "TO END BREAST CANCER THROUGH THE POWER OF ACTION AND ADVOCACY." NBCC IS MADE UP OF ACTIVISTS WHO SET A PROGRAMMATIC AND RESEARCH AGENDA TO END BREAST CANCER AND USE THE POWER OF ACTION AND ADVOCACY TO FIGHT THE BREAST CANCER STATUS QUO, OVERCOME BARRIERS TO TRUE PROGRESS IN SAVING LIVES, AND EMPOWER AND TRAIN SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES TO BE LEADERS FOR THIS CAUSE.
- Income
- $4.5 million
- Spending
- $4.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 14.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $273,700, 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 14.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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 70% of charities in its peer group (housing, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2513 of 14 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 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 (6)
- $1.5 million spent. EDUCATION AND TRAINING - THE CENTER FOR NBCC ADVOCACY TRAINING SUPPLIES THE EDUCATION, TOOLS, TRAINING, AND ACTION THAT ENABLE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND OTHER ADVOCATES TO UNDERSTAND COMPLEX MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND TO TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN CLINICAL, SCIENTIFIC, FUNDING, AND POLICY DECISION-MAKING THAT AFFECT BREAST CANCER.THE ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT IS A THREE-DAY EDUCATIONAL AND STRATEGY-BUILDING SESSION TO TRAIN AND EMPOWER BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS AND OTHER ADVOCATES BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND BACKGROUND ABOUT BREAST CANCER AS WELL AS THE TOOLS AND TACTICS NECESSARY TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN BREAST CANCER ADVOCACY.PROJECT LEAD, NBCC'S INNOVATIVE SCIENCE TRAINING COURSE, IS DESIGNED TO HELP BREAST CANCER ACTIVISTS INFLUENCE RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY. AN INTENSIVE TWO-TO-SIX-DAY PROGRAM, PROJECT LEAD PREPARES ADVOCATES FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE WIDE RANGE OF FORUMS WHERE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH DECISIONS ARE MADE. PROJECT LEAD INCLUDES:- PROJECT LEAD INSTITUTE: ANNUAL INTENSIVE SIX-DAY COURSE IN CORE SCIENCE TRAINING FOR ADVOCATE LEADERS TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE AND CONCEPTS OF SCIENCE WITH A FOCUS ON THE BIOLOGY OF BREAST CANCER, GENETICS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, RESEARCH DESIGN, AND ADVOCACY.- ADVANCED PROJECT LEAD: ONGOING EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING SESSIONS FOR ADVOCATES WHO EXCEL IN SCIENCE AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PROJECT LEAD FOCUSING ON ENHANCING CRITICAL THINKING AND RESEARCH SKILLS.- CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PROJECT LEAD GRADUATES: CONTINUED SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INVOLVEMENT, INCLUDING LEADGRADS ONLINE RESOURCES, ADVANCED TOPICS SESSIONS AT VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, AND LEADCASTS - ONLINE WEBINARS WITH WELL-KNOWN RESEARCHERS.- ONLINE CENTER FOR ADVOCACY TRAINING: NBCC'S ESTEEMED TRAINING EXPERIENCES BROUGHT DIRECTLY TO ADVOCATES IN A CONVENIENT AND UNDERSTANDABLE DIGITAL FORMAT.- TEAM LEADER TRAINING: PREPARES GRASSROOTS LEADERS TO UNDERSTAND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND TO FORWARD NBCC'S ANNUAL PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA.
- $859,106 spent. CATALYTIC RESEARCH PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIONS - NBCC'S ARTEMIS PROJECT IS CENTERED AROUND STRATEGIC SUMMITS, CATALYTIC WORKSHOPS, AND COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS WITH A MULTI- DISCIPLINARY AND DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS. THIS ADVOCATE-LED, INNOVATIVE APPROACH ALLOWS SCIENTISTS, INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES, AND REGULATORS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH ADVOCATES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC RESEARCH PLANS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PRIMARY PREVENTION AND SAVING LIVES. PROJECTS INCLUDE:- ARTEMIS PROJECT FOR A PREVENTIVE BREAST CANCER VACCINE: A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PREVENTIVE IN BREAST CANCER.- ARTEMIS PROJECT ON THE PREVENTIVE OF METASTASIS: DETERMINING THE PROCESS BY WHICH BREAST CANCER SPREADS AND BECOMES LETHAL, AND HOW TO INTERVENE TO STOP IT. - SEED GRANTS FOR RESEARCH: NBCC HAS AWARDED SEED GRANTS TO ALLOW SCIENTISTS TO BEGIN THE RESEARCH REQUIRED IN KEY AREAS IDENTIFIED IN THE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PLANS.CLINICAL TRIALS INITIATIVE - NBCC WORKS WITH INDUSTRY AND THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY ON CLINICAL TRIALS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA OF NBCC'S CLINICAL TRIAL PROJECT. WE INVOLVE BREAST CANCER ACTIVISTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OVERSIGHT. WE WORK TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO QUALITY CLINICAL TRIALS AND, THUS, TREATMENT AND CARE FOR WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER AND STRATEGIES FOR THOSE AT RISK.
- $489,194 spent. PUBLIC POLICY - PUBLIC POLICY PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF BREAST CANCER. NBCC FOCUSES ITS PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY ON PRIORITIES THAT WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON ENDING BREAST CANCER, INCLUDING THOSE THAT WILL INCREASE FUNDING FOR MEANINGFUL BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE AND CLINICAL TRIALS, AND EXPAND THE INFLUENCE OF BREAST CANCER ADVOCATES EVERYWHERE BREAST CANCER DECISIONS ARE MADE.NBCC PROVIDES MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT BREAST CANCER AND REPORTS ON RESEARCH DISCOVERIES THAT AFFECT POLICY AND APPROPRIATIONS. NBCC LEADERSHIP OFTEN TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES ON SUBSTANTIVE BREAST CANCER ISSUES.
- $314,519 spent. PUBLIC INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OUTREACH - NBCC HAS UNDERTAKEN AN EXPANSIVE EFFORT TO CHANGE THE CONVERSATION AROUND BREAST CANCER TO A DIALOGUE ABOUT KNOWING HOW TO END THE DISEASE.- BREAST CANCER INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS: THE NBCC WEBSITE AND PRINT AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WITH FACTS ABOUT BREAST CANCER. NBCC'S EXPERT STAFF ANALYZE RESEARCH STUDIES AND MEDIA COVERAGE AND PRESENT THE TRUTH BEHIND THE NEWS.- GLOBAL INFLUENCE: THE NBCC EXECUTIVE TEAM, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP REPRESENT THE BREAST CANCER COMMUNITY, ADVOCATING ON ITS BEHALF AND SERVING ON SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, AND RESEARCH BODIES AT THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.THROUGH ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS, NBCC SUPPORTS AND FACILITATES THE RESEARCH NEEDED TO END BREAST CANCER, GLOBAL ACCESS TO THE NECESSARY INFORMATION AND LIFESAVING INTERVENTIONS, AND THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERS EVERYWHERE IN THE STRATEGIES TO END BREAST CANCER.
- $297,929 spent. GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FIELD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT - NBCC PROVIDES RESOURCES AND SUPPORT TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS NATIONWIDE AND ENHANCES EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMONG DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF BREAST CANCER ACTIVISTS.ALL ORGANIZATION AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF NBCC'S NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK RECEIVE EMAIL ALERTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, USUALLY TWICE EACH MONTH, WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND TIMELY ACTIONS FOR THEIR ADVOCACY. NBCC ALSO CONVENES REGULAR CONFERENCE CALLS AND WEBINARS FOR THE GRASSROOTS FIELD NETWORK TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED GUIDANCE, INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS, AND PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT.
- $25,978 spent. OTHER PROGRAMS - THROUGH THE CLINICAL TRIALS INITIATIVE, NBCC WORKS WITH THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY TO INVOLVE BREAST CANCER ACTIVISTS IN ALL ASPECTS OF CLINICAL TRIAL DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERSIGHT AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HIGH QUALITY TRIALS CONDUCTED.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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