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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2024 Expires: May 2026

Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

Accreditation seal
2440 Grinstead Dr
Louisville, KY, 40204-2304

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

Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana and its Cancer Support Community partners uplift and strengthen people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care. It is dedicated to creating a support system unlike any other.

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, KY

Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana provides psychosocial support to anyone with any kind of cancer connection, at any stage of life. Programs include support and networking groups for those living with cancer, in survivorship and bereaved, along with special groups for family, friends, and caregivers; social events; educational programs; health and wellness programs; and resource/referral assistance. Some programs are offered in Spanish as well. All programs are free to participants. It also offers free, short-term cancer-specific counseling support for individuals, couples, and family groups. Gilda’s Club has two service sites: one at 2440 Grinstead Drive and the other inside the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA at 17th and Broadway. Two new Southern Indiana service sites will open in summer 2024: Gilda’s Floyd in New Albany and Gilda’s Clark in Jeffersonville. Its programs are offered in multiple formats: in person, virtual only, and hybrid.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana's program expenses were:

Program services $2,184,660
Total Program Expenses $2,184,660

Chair of the Board
Ms. Annette Grisanti

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Philanthropist

Board Size
28

Paid Staff Size
20

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 9.11%

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 Gilda’s Club Kentuckiana's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Contributions $1,311,707
Special events $853,027
Grant income $562,108
In-kind contributions $66,192
Employee retention credit income $30,936
Rental income $17,834
Interest income $2,835
Gain from insurance and settlement proceeds $2,594
Net investment (loss) return $-654,639
Total Income $2,192,594

Programs: 74% Fundraising: 9% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $2,192,594
Total expenses: $2,958,468
  Program expenses $2,184,660
  Fundraising expenses $258,869
  Administrative expenses $322,296
  Other expenses $192,643
Income in Excess of Expenses $-765,874
Beginning Net Assets $17,570,458
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $16,804,584
Total Liabilities $225,572
Total Assets $17,030,156
Ending net assets as reported above include $15,824,655 without donor restrictions and $979,929 with donor restrictions.

Total assets as reported above include $9,811,067 in property and equipment, net.

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