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Vax 2 Stop Cancer

EIN 84-1758795 · Birmingham, AL

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

What it says it does

TO PREVENT CANCER BY EXPANDING THE USE OF THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) VACCINE THROUGH EDUCATION, PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND ADVOCACY.

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

Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 31% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 10.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 36% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
91% 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

Good: 82 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (health care, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
13 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
10 of 10
Gave 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.
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 (1)

$161,516 spent. VAX 2 STOP CANCER TRAINS PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY MEDICINE PROVIDERS IN ALABAMA TO IMPROVE THEIR HPV VACCINATION RATE. SINCE OUR LAUNCH IN 2020, WE HAVE TRAINED 453 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND STAFF AT 116 PRACTICES IN 42 ALABAMA COUNTIES WITH OUR HPV VACCINE PROVIDER EDUCATION PROGRAM TITLED PREVENTING HPV ASSOCIATED CANCERS THROUGH EFFECTIVE PROVIDER EDUCATION. IN TRAINING, PROVIDERS LEARN THE MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR HPV VACCINE RECOMMENDATION STARTING AT AGE 9, RESEARCH-TESTED MESSAGING TO COUNSEL HESITANT PARENTS, AND STRATEGIES TO DECREASE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE THE VACCINE. VAX 2 STOP CANCER ALSO HAS A DENTAL PROVIDER EDUCATION PROGRAM. THE ONLINE PROGRAM TRAINS DENTISTS, PEDIATRIC DENTISTS, AND HYGIENISTS ON RECOMMENDING THE HPV VACCINE TO THEIR 9-26-YEAR-OLD PATIENTS. OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER IS NOW THE MOST FREQUENTLY DIAGNOSED HPV-ASSOCIATED CANCER, SURPASSING CERVICAL CANCER DIAGNOSES. HPV CAUSES 14,800 CASES OF OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER EACH YEAR IN THE US. THE HPV VACCINE RECOMMENDATION IS CRITICAL TO PREVENTING OROPHARYNGEAL CANCER AND ALL HPV CANCERS.BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS UTILIZE METHODS ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE AND MATERIALS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE NATIONAL HPV VACCINATION ROUNDTABLE. WE ALSO EDUCATE PARENTS, ADOLESCENTS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE SAFETY, EFFICACY, AND IMPORTANCE OF THE HPV VACCINE THROUGH OUR DIGITAL MEDIA PROGRAMS ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, AND TIKTOK.

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 2025.
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 January 2020.
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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