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Cancer Association of Anderson

EIN 54-2098883 · Anderson, SC

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceFair51 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON (CAA) IS THE ONLY LOCAL CANCER CHARITY IN ANDERSON COUNTY. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP REDUCE THE BURDEN ON ANDERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS WHO ARE BATTLING CANCER BY PROVIDING TREATMENT-RELATED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SUPPORT. CAA PROVIDES SUCH SERVICES TO CANCER PATIENTS THROUGHOUT ANDERSON COUNTY AT NO COST, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR WHERE THEY RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT. CAA'S VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SEEK TO COMPLEMENT OUR PATIENTS' CANCER JOURNEYS THROUGH HOLISTIC AND INTEGRATIVE/COMPLEMENTARY APPROACHES TO CANCER PREVETION, SURVIVORSHIP, EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT.

Income
$913,965
Spending
$573,268
Spent on programs
90%
Reserves
5.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 94%
Employees
5
Volunteers
300
Highest pay
$44,034, exec. direct

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

Financial health

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 37% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 52% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    90% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

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

Governance

Fair: 51 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    24 of 24 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no 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.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • 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, 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 (3)
  1. $438,472 spent. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: IN 2021, CAA PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 5,200 CANCER PATIENTS OUT OF OUR 6,006 TOTAL CANCER PATIENT CONTACTS WHO HAD SUCH NEEDS AS PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE, SPECIALLIZED HOME- HEALTH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL TO AND FROM TREATMENT - MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION VIA CAA'S NEW VEHICLE (NAMED HOPE) WITH A DEDICATED DRIVER TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND TRANSPORT TO TREATMENT, AND SUPPLEMENT DUE TO INCREASED VOLUME BY UBER/LYFT SERVICES WHEN NEEDED (BOTH LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE), SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL DRINKS SUCH AS BOOST/ENSURE, AND ENROLLMENT IN CAA'S NEW "WELL-FIT" PROGRAM, WHICH EDUCATES PATIENTS IN AREAS OF NUTRITION, EXERCISE & STRENGTH TRAINING, FINANCIAL CONCERNS DURING/AFTER TREATMENT, FMLA-EMPLOYEE RIGHTS & SMOKING CESSATION, ETC. (THIS PROGRAM EXPANDED UPON THE PREVIOUS ONCOLOGY REHAB PROGRAM). ADDITIONALLY, CAA PAID INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR PATIENTS IN DANGER OF LOSING COVERAGE DUE TO BEING OUT OF WORK DURING ACTIVE CANCER TREATMENT AND PROVIDED ITEMS SUCH AS FREE WIGS, SCARVES AND HATS DUE TO TREATEMNT RELATED HAIR LOSS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO PATIENTS. ALSO ADDED IN 2021 IS CAA'S NEW NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY OPPORTUNITY FOR CANCER PATIENTS WITH SCARRING FROM SURGERY TO WORK WITH ADVANCED MASSAGE TO REDUCE SCAR TISSUE AND INCREASE RANGE OF MOTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, QUALITY OF LIFE. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: IN 2021, CAA PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MORE THAN 5,200 CANCER PATIENTS OUT OF OUR 6,006 TOTAL CANCER PATIENT CONTACTS WHO HAD SUCH NEEDS AS PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE, SPECIALLIZED HOME- HEALTH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, TRAVEL TO AND FROM TREATMENT - MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT AS WELL AS TRANSPORTATION VIA CAA'S NEW VEHICLE (NAMED HOPE) WITH A DEDICATED DRIVER TO ASSIST PATIENTS AND TRANSPORT TO TREATMENT, AND SUPPLEMENT DUE TO INCREASED VOLUME BY UBER/LYFT SERVICES WHEN NEEDED (BOTH LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE), SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITIONAL DRINKS SUCH AS BOOST/ENSURE, AND ENROLLMENT IN CAA'S NEW "WELL-FIT" PROGRAM, WHICH EDUCATES PATIENTS IN AREAS OF NUTRITION, EXERCISE & STRENGTH TRAINING, FINANCIAL CONCERNS DURING/AFTER TREATMENT, FMLA-EMPLOYEE RIGHTS & SMOKING CESSATION, ETC. (THIS PROGRAM EXPANDED UPON THE PREVIOUS ONCOLOGY REHAB PROGRAM). ADDITIONALLY, CAA PAID INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR PATIENTS IN DANGER OF LOSING COVERAGE DUE TO BEING OUT OF WORK DURING ACTIVE CANCER TREATMENT AND PROVIDED ITEMS SUCH AS FREE WIGS, SCARVES AND HATS DUE TO TREATEMNT RELATED HAIR LOSS, MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO PATIENTS. ALSO ADDED IN 2021 IS CAA'S NEW NEUROMUSCULAR THERAPY OPPORTUNITY FOR CANCER PATIENTS WITH SCARRING FROM SURGERY TO WORK WITH ADVANCED MASSAGE TO REDUCE SCAR TISSUE AND INCREASE RANGE OF MOTION AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, QUALITY OF LIFE.
  2. $51,585 spent. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL: CAA CONTINUES TO HANDLE DAILY REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT CANCER PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AS WELL AS REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL CANCER RESOURCES. CAA MAINTAINS A SMALL LIBRARY OF BOOKS, VIDEOS AND PAMPHLETS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. CAA PROVIDES SPEAKERS TO CHURCHES, CIVIC GROUPS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING CANCER TREATMENT AND SERVICES AND IS FREQUENTLY CONTACTED BY LOCAL MEDIA FOR COMMENTARY ON CANCER ISSUES. INFORMATIONAL BOOTHS/TABLES ARE REGULARLY SET UP AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANDERSON COUNTY FAIR AND VARIOUS LOCAL HEALTH FAIRS.
  3. $25,792 spent. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: EMOTIONAL SUPPORT BEGINS AS PATIENTS ENTER OUR COMFORTING, UPLIFTING "HOME- AND BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED GROUNDS WHERE PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN COME FOR HOPE AND ENCOURAGMENT BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND IN A GROUP. CAA UTILIZES AND INCORPORATES SUPPORTIVE "INTEGRATIVE" PROGRAMS/COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES THAT UPLIFT AND ENHANCE THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO FIGHT CANCER AND WHICH MAY HELP CONVENTIONAL CANCER TREATMENTS WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY. AROMATHERAPY, MINDFULLNESS, YOGA AND OTHER STRENGTH/STRETCHING EXERCISES, MUSIC THERAPY, JUICING AND HEALTHY NUTRITION CLASSES, GRIEF SUPPORT, ART AND PET THERAPIES ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CURRENT CAA OFFERINGS TO PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CAA STAFF AND BOARD HAVE HOSTED AND/OR FACILITATED ONSITE SUPPORT-GROUPS FOR SURVIVORS OF BREAST CANCER, URO-GENITAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS, AS WELL AS HEAD AND NECK CANCERS. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: EMOTIONAL SUPPORT BEGINS AS PATIENTS ENTER OUR COMFORTING, UPLIFTING "HOME- AND BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED GROUNDS WHERE PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES CAN COME FOR HOPE AND ENCOURAGMENT BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND IN A GROUP. CAA UTILIZES AND INCORPORATES SUPPORTIVE "INTEGRATIVE" PROGRAMS/COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES THAT UPLIFT AND ENHANCE THE PATIENT'S ABILITY TO FIGHT CANCER AND WHICH MAY HELP CONVENTIONAL CANCER TREATMENTS WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY. AROMATHERAPY, MINDFULLNESS, YOGA AND OTHER STRENGTH/STRETCHING EXERCISES, MUSIC THERAPY, JUICING AND HEALTHY NUTRITION CLASSES, GRIEF SUPPORT, ART AND PET THERAPIES ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CURRENT CAA OFFERINGS TO PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR CAA STAFF AND BOARD HAVE HOSTED AND/OR FACILITATED ONSITE SUPPORT-GROUPS FOR SURVIVORS OF BREAST CANCER, URO-GENITAL AND GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS, AS WELL AS HEAD AND NECK CANCERS.

Source: Form 990 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 November 6, 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 October 2003.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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