California Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
C4 IS A STATEWIDE, ALL-VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CONSISTING OF ACADEMIC CLINICIANS, PHYSICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, CRC SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES, AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS. WE ARE UNITED IN OUR MISSION TO SAVE LIVES AND REDUCE SUFFERING FROM COLORECTAL CANCER IN ALL CALIFORNIANS.
- Income
- $448,387
- Spending
- $451,246
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 4.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 63%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 21
- Highest pay
- $41,925, 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
Good: 78 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 67% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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
Good: 76 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (4)
- $319,787 spent. C4 CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, EVERY WOMAN COUNTS EWC PROGRAM AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AS PART OF A TRI-ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT TO INCREASE SCREENING RATES FOR BOTH BREAST AND COLORECTAL CANCER IN THE STATES FHQC THAT ARE ALSO EWC PROVIDERS. THE BREAST AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT BCCSIP AWARDED EIGHT GRANTS IN VARYING AMOUNTS SIX RECEIVED 20,000, ONE EACH RECEIVED GRANTS OF 30,000 AND 35,000 WITH THE TOTAL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTING 185,000 TO CALIFORNIA FQHC AFTER A SIMILAR MERIT REVIEW PROCESS AS IS USED FOR THE C4 COMMUNITY GRANTS. BUILDING ON C4S REGIONAL IMPACT, C4 ORGANIZED THE SECOND WESTERN COLORECTAL CANCER CONSORTIUM CONFERENCE WC4, WHICH WAS HOSTED AT UC DAVIS IN SEPTEMBER 2024. THIS CONFERENCE SERVES AS A VITAL PLATFORM, UNITING REPRESENTATIVES FROM 13 WESTERN STATES AND NATIONAL EXPERTS TO EXCHANGE SUCCESSES AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN OPTIMIZING ACCESS TO THE COLORECTAL CANCER CARE CONTINUUM WITHIN THE REGION, IN COMPARISON TO NATIONAL EFFORTS. --MORE ON SCH O.
- $60,000 spent. C4 CONTINUES TO PROVIDES CRITICAL FUNDING THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA VIA AN ANNUAL COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM TO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, NONPROFITS, AND ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS IN SUPPORT OF IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT PROMOTE TIMELY CARE FOR AVERAGE AND HIGH-RISK CALIFORNIANS THROUGHOUT THE CARE CONTINUUM, BEGINNING WITH RISK ASSESSMENT AND SCREENING. IN 2024, THE COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM AWARDED SIX ORGANIZATION 10,000 EACH 60,000 TOTAL FOR 12-MONTHS OF FUNDING FOLLOWING A RIGOROUS AND COMPETITIVE MERIT REVIEW PROCESS.
- $50,404 spent. THE CALIFORNIA COLORECTAL CANCER COALITION C4 CONTINUED ITS IMPACTFUL ADVOCACY WORK IN 2024, UNDERTAKING MANY INITIATIVES TO SPOTLIGHT COLORECTAL CANCER ACROSS CALIFORNIA, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. FURTHER AMPLIFYING THEIR OUTREACH, C4 HOSTED THE 2ND ANNUAL SCREEN YOUR GUT, SAVE YOUR BUTT 5K RACE IN SAN DIEGO. THIS GROWING EVENT SUCCESSFULLY RAISED AWARENESS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND GARNERED PARTICIPATION SUPPORT FROM NUMEROUS FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTERS FQHC, UCSD HEALTH AND MOORES COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, HEALTH SYSTEMS INCLUDING SCRIPPS AND KAISER, LOCAL GI SOCIETY, AND LOCAL MEDICAL SOCIETY, IN ADDITION TO MANY SURVIVORS/SUPPORTERS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY COLORECTAL CANCER.
- Program Service Expenses 0, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 RECOGNIZING MARCH AS NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, C4 ACTIVELY SUPPORTED CA SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SCR 109, WHICH OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED MARCH AS COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE, AND MULTIPLE EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDING FIGHT CRC-LED LIGHT THE CAPITOL BLUE IN WASHINGTON, DC ALSO IN MARCH 2024. BEYOND THESE INITIATIVES, MANY C4 BOARD MEMBERS MAINTAINED ACTIVE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN KEY STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE CA DIALOGUE ON CANCER SERVING ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES, VARIOUS SUBCOMMITTEES, AND PLAYED CRITICAL ROLES IN THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2026-2035 CA CANCER PLAN AND THE CALIFORNIA CANCER CAUCUS ORGANIZING LEGISLATIVE BRIEFINGS TO ELEVATE AWARENESS OF CANCER-RELATED POLICY ISSUES. C4 BOARD MEMBERS ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER ROUNDTABLE, A JOINT EFFORT LED BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, THROUGH PARTICIPATION LEAD OR MEMBERS IN MANY COMMITTEES E.G., POLICIES, MEMBERSHIP, CONFERENCE PLANNING, EARLY ONSET COLORECTAL CANCER.
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 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 2024.
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 October 1977.
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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