2024-09-13T14:40:02-07:00 2024-06-30 990EZ 2023-07-01 821158646 BOON PROJECT BOON 8437541879 149 Fall Creek Blvd Summerville SC 29483 Katherine Brown Executive Director 8437541879 2024-09-13 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X www.BoonProject.org X X 105704 X 69600 0 0 1377 0 0 0 0 34727 30789 3938 0 0 0 0 74915 15610 0 15000 0 0 0 18894 49504 25411 95031 2044 122486 X 62007 84682 0 0 33024 37804 95031 122486 0 0 95031 122486 The Boon Project exists to combat the increased rates of isolation and depression in young adult cancer fighters and survivors, as well as to equip them with resources in their fight to help increase survival rates. The mission of the organization is to support young adult cancer fighters and their unique needs, through providing beneficial programs and creating a cooperative cancer fighting culture that works to heal the whole patient. Courage Club: Courage Club is made up of persons who have faced a cancer diagnosis as a young adult (roughly 18-40 years of age). We have a private online group, but also plan free in-person events at least monthly as an opportunity for those we serve to connect and support one another. Courage Club has a subgroup for those battling stage 4 cancer, which we call our "Meta Meet Up" group which gathers at least quarterly. Over the last year we've gone to Top Golf, mastered an escape room, carved pumpkins with goats, enjoyed happy hours together, created our own DIY masterpieces in a DIY class, and more- all at no cost to those we serve. We hosted two family events for our courage club members this year including our Holiday Party at a local ice-skating rink and a family day at the SC Aquarium. Our annual Boon Gala was hosted in March, which is a night centered around celebrating our "Boonies" (those we serve). 0 8904 Fitness Force: Fitness Force is designed to help cancer survivors achieve their wellness goals after a cancer diagnosis. Volunteers act as supporters to encourage and provide accountability to our survivors. We help expose our survivors to diverse methods of workouts including running, walking, swimming, barre, yoga, weight training, and more so that they can find a program that works for them and their post-cancer body. We partner with local gyms to provide complimentary workouts. This year we participated in a cancer awareness walk together, took a yoga lesson in a salt room, tried pure barre classes, and completed a low impact high energy cardio class at Fly High Bungee. We've also challenged our participants to habit stack healthy habits like moving every day and increasing water consumption with the support, encouragement, and accountability of supporters and peers. Fitness Force has served as a great way for new survivors to connect with our organization and other survivors. 60 1539 Patient Support: Our patient support program provides financial, emotional, and mental health support for young adults fighting cancer. We offer financial assistance grants, access to free counseling services with a licensed therapist, support from a young adult cancer guide with a background in oncology nursing, as well as care packages called "Boon Bags" with cancer fighting resources. This year we've increased the presence of our Boon bags and resources to hospitals and patient care facilities by partnering with local providers, navigators, and social workers. We continue to focus on building relationships with people who serve our demographic. We've also increased the number of financial assistance grants we award as well as the amount allocated for them in order to meet the increased financial need of so many, and are proud to say that we were able to fulfill 100% of local eligible grant requests this year. Our cancer guide has worked with patients to help them advocate for themselves and seek the best care plans for their situations. In a collaborative effort, we also hosted a joint info session with Cancer Hope Network which is a national organization who helps match patients and caregivers with survivor mentors. Through that collaboration, some of our patients have been matched and some have applied to be survivor mentors for other patients. We believe community is healing and working to connect those we serve with other organizations who can provide them assistance is an important part of our mission and patient support program. 15550 26788 37231 Katherine Brown Executive Dir./President 17.5 15008 0 0 Joelle Cardwell Director (Marketing) 7.5 0 0 0 Susan Cram-Smith Director (Survivor Rep.) 0.25 0 0 0 Blair Grass Director (YA Cancer Guide) 0.25 0 0 0 Patrice Felder Director (Mental Health Rep.) 0.25 0 0 0 Hannah Neimy Director (Survivor Rep.) 0.25 0 0 0 Dr Joseph Matthews Vice President 0.25 0 0 0 Brenda Bianchi Secretary 0.25 0 0 0 Carson Davis Treasurer 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SC The Organization 149 Fall Creek Blvd Summerville SC 29483 8437541879 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 48732 68179 40150 66886 69600 293547 48732 68179 40150 66886 69600 293547 33963 259584 177 605 807 1377 2966 269 152 410 1181 0 2012 298525 0.86956 0.89430 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Sales of Inventory RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Annual Gala 35353 9777 25576 0 0 850 17415 0 4869 Golf Tournament 16951 7800 9151 0 0 500 0 0 7655 0 52304 17577 34727 0 0 1350 17415 0 12524 31289 3438 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Boon Bags;2178|Courage Club Activities;6354|Fitness Force Activities;539|Fundraising;1726|Annual Gala 2025 Venue;500|Marketing;2047|Memorial Scholarship;1500|Miscellaneous;603|Payroll Taxes and Fees;1647|Donor Management;1800^Total;18894^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Unrealized Gains;2044^Total;2044^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Description;EOY Amount^Memorial Scholarship Fund;37804^Total;37804^