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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: August 2026 Expires: August 2028

DetecTogether

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(508) 869-5200
53 Otis Street
Westborough, MA, 01581
https://detectogether.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

DetecTogether meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to teach people how to detect cancer early and be active partners in their healthcare."

Year, State Incorporated:
2008, MA

Formerly Known As:
15-40 Connection

DetecTogether works to save lives by teaching people how to identify early warning signs of cancer. The organization’s 3 Steps Detect platform aims to empower individuals to recognize early health changes, document symptoms, and effectively communicate with healthcare providers to ensure timely diagnosis and care. DetecTogether delivers culturally responsive education, with specific programs for firefighters, adolescents and young adults, and workplace wellbeing.

For the year ended December 31, 2025, DetecTogether's program expenses were:

Program services $1,391,817
Total Program Expenses $1,391,817

Chief Executive
Patricia "Tricia" Scannell Laursen, President and Executive Director

Compensation*
$257,751

Chair of the Board
Patrick McCarty

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President, McCarty Companies

Board Size
9

Paid Staff Size
10

*2025 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Grant proposals, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Workplace Giving

Fundraising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,781,750, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on DetecTogether's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Source of Funds
Contributions and grants $957,654
Investment return, net $571,020
Special fundraising events, net $451,351
In-kind contributions $350,245
Program service fees $43,205
Fundraising events held by others $22,500
Interest income $22,225
Total Income $2,535,333

Programs: 66% Fundraising: 16% Administrative: 18%

Total Income $2,535,333
Total expenses: $2,095,051
  Program expenses $1,391,817
  Fundraising expenses $329,550
  Administrative expenses $373,684
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $440,282
Beginning Net Assets $5,265,780
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $5,706,062
Total Liabilities $147,386
Total Assets $5,853,448

Note: According to the organization's 2025 audited financial statements, DetecTogether received in-kind contributions totaling $350,245 in the form of donated items for a fundraising event ($315,245) and rent ($35,000).

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Report completed by:
Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern MA, ME, RI & VT