Carti Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of CARTI Foundation, Inc. ("Foundation") is to foster, support, and encourage the activities and purposes of its Member's nonprofit subsidiaries Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute, Inc. and CARTI Cancer Centers, Inc. and to advance their objectives, including sponsorship of and assistance to provide healthcare services to cancer patients.
- Income
- $2.7 million
- Spending
- $3.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 64%
- Reserves
- 4.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
- Highest pay
- $1.4 million, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1564% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 89 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 18 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (2)
- $1.9 million spent. The Foundation was organized to foster, support, and encourage the activities and purposes of Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute, Inc. (CARTI) and to advance its objectives, including sponsorship of and assistance to CARTI and its related activities. Today, the Foundation funds all patient assistance and outreach programs as well as many of CARTI's program, equipment and capital needs. Funds raised through the CARTI Foundation directly benefit and enhance the quality of life for the estimated 34,000 patients CARTI treats each year.
- $68,195 spent. Scholarship recipients must be or have been a cancer patient and a CARTI kid. Applicants must complete an application and submit an essay on the impact cancer had on their lives and what CARTI meant to them in order to qualify for a scholarship.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 May 1984.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Chg Foundation (Chula Vista, CA), EIN 33-0586911. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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