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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
19
(866) 288-7475
16057 Tampa Palms Boulevard West, PMB #373
Tampa, FL, 33647
https://facingourrisk.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

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 19 (Cause Related Marketing)
Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).

FORCE does not meet this Standard because, in the past year, the organization participated in a promotion which indicated that the organization would benefit from purchases. The promotion, however, did not specify:

  • The actual or anticipated amount of the purchase price that would benefit the organization.

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to improve the lives of individuals and families facing hereditary cancer."

Year, State Incorporated:
1999, FL

FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) aims to improve the lives of those facing hereditary breast, ovarian, pancreatic, prostate, colorectal, and endometrial cancers. The organization's community includes people with a BRCA, ATM, PALB2, CHEK2, PTEN or other inherited gene mutation and those diagnosed with Lynch syndrome. FORCE achieves its objectives through education, support, advocacy, and research efforts. The organization is dedicated to providing current, expert-reviewed information and resources that help people make informed medical decisions.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered's program expenses were:

Program services $2,084,563
Total Program Expenses $2,084,563

Chief Executive
Barbara Pfeiffer, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$142,661

Chair of the Board
Wenora Johnson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Administrative Support, Argonne National Laboratories

Board Size
6

Paid Staff Size
20

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note: The highest compensated employee in 2023 was Sue Friedman, Executive Director, who received $143,867.

Method(s) Used:
Grant proposals, Internet, Radio, Print advertisements

Fundraising costs were 16% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,503,159, 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 FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Other revenue $39,195
Conference income $65,000
Investment income $101,156
Program sponsorships and research recruitment $101,626
Government grant $460,000
Contributions and private grants $2,043,159
Total Income $2,810,136

Programs: 76% Fundraising: 15% Administrative: 9%

Total Income $2,810,136
Total expenses: $2,725,676
  Program expenses $2,084,563
  Fundraising expenses $404,944
  Administrative expenses $236,139
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $84,460
Beginning Net Assets $2,396,304
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $2,480,764
Total Liabilities $23,265
Total Assets $2,504,029

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance