Rush to Crush Cancer
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 51 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $932,843
- Spending
- $932,843
- Reserves
- -3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 3
- Highest pay
- $4.1 million, board vice chairman
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
Weak: 38 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 59% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 121% on the year before.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 92% of charities in its peer group (health care, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 10 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 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)
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- RUSH TO CRUSH CANCER EIN: 87-4771624 FY ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS RUSH TO CRUSH CANCER IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. RUSH TO CRUSH CANCER'S PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF UPCICS' SECTION 501(C)(3) MISSION TO PROMOTE HEALTH BY FIGHTING CANCER, CONDUCTING TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH, DEVELOPING BREAKTHROUGH THERAPIES AND PROVIDING COMPASSIONATE CARE. UPCICS AND ITS ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED IN MORE DETAIL BELOW. TO FURTHER ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES, RUSH TO CRUSH CANCER ORGANIZES AND RUNS A LARGE SCALE, WORLD-CLASS BIKE EVENT ("THE EVENT"), ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM WHICH WILL BE DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE CANCER SERVICES ("UPCICS") MISSION. IN ADDITION TO FUNDRAISING, THE EVENT WILL ALLOW UPCICS TO ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT SERVES, THUS ALLOWING IT TO BETTER SERVE THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF SUCH COMMUNITIES. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ANNUALLY IN THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH, WHERE UPCICS IS HEADQUARTERED. THE LOCATION AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE EVENT WILL BE ORGANIZED TO GENERATE THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT POSSIBLE AND WILL INCLUDE VARIOUS LEVELS OF DIFFICULTY AND DISTANCES, THUS PROVIDING PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES TO MANY. THE EVENT WILL BE DESIGNED TO GARNER THE SUPPORT OF BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY, TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING, AND TO RAISE IMPORTANT FUNDS TO FURTHER UPCICS'S ULTIMATE GOAL OF ACHIEVING A FUTURE WITHOUT CANCER.
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 September 2022.
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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