2024-04-30T08:15:32-05:00 2023-12-31 593040705 RIVERO GORDIMER & COMPANY PA P O BOX 172359 TAMPA FL 33672 990 2023-01-01 650927702 FORCE-FACING OUR RISK OF CANCER EMPOWERED INC FORC 8662887475 16057 TAMPA PALMS BLVD WEST 373 TAMPA FL 33647 BARBARA PFEIFFER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 8662887475 2024-04-25 1 BARBARA PFEIFFER 999009999 1 SAM A LAZZARA P01342929 8138757774 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z BARBARA PFEIFFER 16057 TAMPA PALMS BLVD WEST 373 TAMPA FL 33647 2810136 0 X FACINGOURRISK.ORG X 1999 FL TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HEREDITARY CANCER. 11 10 20 452 0 0 1575179 2503159 599857 166626 26436 101156 4105 39195 2205577 2810136 0 0 0 0 1335856 1716061 0 0 404944 933626 1009615 2269482 2725676 -63905 84460 2468011 2504029 71707 23265 2396304 2480764 X FORCE IMPROVES THE LIVES OF THE MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HEREDITARY BREAST, OVARIAN, PANCREATIC, PROSTATE, COLORECTAL AND ENDOMETRIAL CANCERS. OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDES PEOPLE WITH A BRCA, ATM, PALB2, CHEK2, PTEN OR OTHER INHERITED GENE MUTATION AND THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH LYNCH SYNDROME. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH OUR EDUCATION, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH EFFORTS.WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROVIDING UP-TO-DATE, EXPERT-REVIEWED INFORMATION AND RESOURCES THAT HELP PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED MEDICAL DECISIONS. OUR STRONG, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY OF PEERS AND PROFESSIONALS ENSURES NO ONE MUST FACE HEREDITARY CANCER ALONE. FORCE SERVES AS A CHAMPION, UNIFYING THE COMMUNITY AND ADVOCATING FOR AWARENESS, ACCESS TO CARE, AND BETTER TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OPTIONS. 0 0 444957 PROJECT EXTRA: PROJECT EXTRA (EXPANDING XRAY THROUGH ALLIANCES) IS A PROJECT SUPPORTED BY A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT THROUGH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION. THE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS' ACCESS TO INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING CULTURALLY-TAILORED XRAY ARTICLES, PROVIDING XRAY ARTICLES AND RESOURCES INTO SPANISH, DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE PATIENT-DOCTOR COMMUNICATION, TRAINING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HEALTH LITERACY. THIS GRANT CONTINUES UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2024. 338200 FORCE'S AWARENESS EFFORTS TOUCH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HEREDITARY BREAST, COLORECTAL, ENDOMETRIAL, OVARIAN, PANCREATIC AND PROSTATE CANCER. IN 2023, THROUGH VARIOUS EFFORTS SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA (BOTH ORGANIC AND PAID), GOOGLE ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PARTNER PROGRAMS, WORKING WITH HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS TO SHARE THEIR PERSONAL STORIES, WE DROVE MORE THAN 494,552 VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE. THESE PEOPLE VIEWED MORE THAN 1,448,112 WEBSITE PAGES TO LEARN ABOUT SPECIFIC GENE MUTATIONS THAT INCREASE CANCER RISK AND TO UNDERSTAND EXPERT GUIDELINES ON SCREENING, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. WE INCREASED OUR MONTHLY MAILING LIST TO 34,283 SO THAT WE CAN KEEP CONSTITUENTS INFORMED ABOUT THE LATEST IN HEREDITARY CANCER NEWS, SUPPORT, RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES. 232818 C. SUPPORT: FORCE VOLUNTEERS UNDERGO IN-DEPTH TRAINING TO LEARN ABOUT HEREDITARY CANCER AND HOW TO EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE SUPPORT WITHOUT JUDGMENT OR ADVICE AND ADVOCATE FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. IN 2023, THE FOLLOWING SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS WERE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 452 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND TO ENSURE NO ONE MUST FACE HEREDITARY CANCER ALONE. 672 CONSTITUENTS WERE MATCHED TO A TRAINED VOLUNTEER WHO SHARES A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE FOR CONFIDENTIAL 1:1 PERSONALIZED SUPPORT AND A FREE EXPERT-REVIEWED RESOURCE GUIDE VIA OUR PEER NAVIGATION PROGRAM. 123 VIRTUAL SUPPORT MEETINGS WERE HELD NATIONALLY ON ZOOM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS SPECIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITIES (FORCE COMMUNITY, ATM, CHEK2, PALB2 & OTHER MUTATIONS, CAREGIVERS/PARENTS, SPANISH, LGBTQIA+, LYNCH SYNDROME, MEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PREVIVORS, SURVIVORS, YOUNG PREVIVORS, YOUNG SURVIVORS) WITH OVER 1,200 ATTENDEES. OVER 13,750 POSTS WERE SHARED ON OUR PRIVATE FORCE HEREDITARY CANCER COMMUNITY FACEBOOK GROUP AND ONLINE MESSAGE BOARDS WITH PEERS. 137 HELPLINE CALLS CONNECTED INDIVIDUALS TO RESOURCES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. 102 MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT POLICIES THAT IMPROVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACING HEREDITARY CANCERS. 77 ADVOCATE PLACEMENTS WERE MADE TO HELP SHAPE RESEARCH AND IMPROVE STUDIES BY SHARING PATIENT PERSPECTIVESPROFESSIONALS. 1068588 166626 GENERAL PROGRAM- $183,402PUBLIC POLICY- $236,505EDUCATION- $515,237RESEARCH- $133,444GENERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDES EXPENSES THAT SPAN ALL PROGRAMS INCLUDINGSOFTWARE AND OTHER ITEMS THAT RUN OUR OVERALL PROGRAM DEPARTMENTS.PUBLIC POLICY: FORCE IS THE ONLY NATIONAL NONPROFIT ADVOCATING FOR THEUNIQUE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH OR AT INCREASED RISK OF HEREDITARY CANCERS.WE WORK WITH MEDICAL SOCIETIES AND GUIDELINE COMMITTEES TO ASSURE THATSCREENING AND PREVENTION GUIDELINES ARE CREATED OR UPDATED TO REFLECTTHE NEEDS OF THOSE AFFECTED BY HEREDITARY CANCER. FORCE HASUNPARALLELED KNOWLEDGE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE AND ACCESS TO CARE ANDSTRIVED TO IMPROVE COVERAGE FOR THE HEREDITARY CANCER COMMUNITY.EDUCATION: FORCE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM INCLUDES THE XRAY REVIEW OF CANCERRESEARCH THAT PROVIDES RELIABLE INFORMATION ON CANCER RESEARCH ANDRELATED TOPICS. WE LOOK BEHIND THE HEADLINES AND TRANSLATE THE SCIENCEINTO PLAIN LANGUAGE TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS. WE ALSOHAVE AN EXPERT-REVIEWED DATABASE OF OVER 200 PAGES OF INFORMATION ONHEREDITARY CANCER. FORCE DISTRIBUTES THOUSANDS OF EDUCATIONAL BROCHURESTO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, HOSPITALS AND INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR IN ENGLISHAND SPANISH.RESEARCH: OUR RESEARCH SEARCH AND ENROLL TOOL MATCHES PEOPLE WITH THERESEARCH STUDIES FOR WHICE THEY QUALIFY. OUR TARGETED RESEARCHRECRUITMENT EFFORTS LINK PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF CLINICALRESEARCH TO STUDIES ENROLLING PATIENTS. THESE EFFORTS ACCELERATE CRITICAL HEREDITARY CANCER RESEARCH TO IMPROVE OPTIONS AND HEALTHOUTCOMES FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE FORCE RESEARCH ADVOCATE TRAININGPROGRAM IS AN ONLINE COURSE THAT PREPARES CONSUMERS TO ASSISTRESEARCHERS IN DESIGNING RELEVANT AND PATIENT-CENTERED RESEARCH STUDIESON BEHALF OF THE HEREDITARY CANCER COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OFAN EXPERT-LED WEBINAR SERIES, SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING, RESOURCES ANDMORE. 1068588 166626 2084563 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 1 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY X X X JACKIE MEDINA VICE PRESIDENT OF FI 8662887475 16057 TAMPA PALMS BLVD WEST SUITE TAMPA FL 33647 SUE FRIEDMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 138000 0 5867 WENORA JOHNSON PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE SPIEGEL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CARMEN PACE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORA DENARDI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRI SILVER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE BULPITT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LIZA TALUSAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANA GOLDMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET SNOW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MATT YURGELUN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA PFEIFFER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 138000 0 4661 JACKIE MEDINA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 97000 0 31 373000 0 10559 2 0 0 0 0 460000 2043159 2503159 PROGRAM SPONSORSHIPS A 541720 101626 101626 CONFERENCE INCOME 611710 65000 65000 166626 101156 101156 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 39195 39195 39195 2810136 0 0 306977 X 373000 278930 24394 69676 1162607 869397 76035 217175 26150 19571 1694 4885 154304 115389 10091 28824 18668 15494 2987 187 40813 33875 6530 408 15200 12617 2432 151 313856 260500 50217 3139 39648 31718 7930 199462 179200 6959 13303 77611 45790 31821 93784 93784 14950 445 14505 SOFTWARE 114887 82719 8042 24126 MISCELLANEOUS 67414 45134 18961 3319 BANK FEES 13322 0 13322 0 2725676 2084563 236169 404944 237603 502320 214191 0 10000 17075 23975 20681 1982242 1807861 0 156092 2468011 2504029 71707 23265 71707 23265 X 2283804 2216062 112500 264702 2396304 2480764 2468011 2504029 84460 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1841254 2633739 1411254 1412668 2568159 9867074 145310 47688 922112 599857 101626 1816593 1986564 2681427 2333366 2012525 2669785 11683667 0 542635 519189 1039773 402076 601474 3105147 542635 519189 1039773 402076 601474 3105147 8578520 9665 8836 1772 1065 100176 121514 9665 8836 1772 1065 100176 121514 1047 3440 5382 34628 14194 58691 1997276 2693703 2340520 2048218 2784155 11863872 0.72310 0.74200 0.01020 0.00240 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,047. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,440. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 5,382. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 34,628. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 14,194. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15200 15200 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBYING EXPENSES RELATE TO EFFORTS FOR ADVOCACY DAY TO BRING MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER AND EDUCATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES FACED BY PEOPLE WITH OR AT INCREASED RISK OF HEREDITY CANCERS. 0 0 0 0 144153 11939 0 156092 1.00000 0 0 0 MUTUAL FUNDS 627167 F TREASURY BONDS 1180694 F 1807861 ENDOWMENT FUNDS 156092 156092 X 2810136 0 2810136 0 2810136 2725676 0 2725676 0 2725676 PART X, LINE 2: FORCE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHAPTER 220.13 OF THE FLORIDA STATUTES, RESPECTIVLEY. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN PRESENTED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORCE HAS NOT REPORTED ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME; HOWEVER, SUCH STATUS IS SUBJECT TO FINAL DETERMINATION UPON EXAMINATION, IF ANY, OF THE RELATED INCOME TAX RETURNS BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. FORCE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TAX POSITIONS IT HAS TAKEN THAT ARE SUBJECT TO ANY SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY. TAX YEARS AFTER 2019 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE REVIEW THE RETURN PRIOR TO SIGNING. THE BOARD IS PROVIDED WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND PROPOSE CHANGES TO THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PROVIDE YEARLY REQUESTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION. REVIEWED BY SECRETARY AND ISSUES REPORTED TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 CEO AND ED UNDERGO ANNUAL 360 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS GUIDESTAR SALARY AND COMPENSATION BENCHMARKS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITE. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AS WELL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G MISCELLANEOUS PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 260,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 50,217. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 3,139. TOTAL EXPENSES 313,856. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS REVIEW PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.