2025-03-04T18:46:55-06:00 2024-12-31 823543701 WATSON COON RYAN LLC 6025 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET SUITE 260 CENTENNIAL CO 80111 990EZ 2024-01-01 300002011 CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM INC CARI 5036329032 PO BOX 1748 OREGON CITY OR 97045 LORREN SANDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5036329030 2025-03-04 1 0 KELLY D WATSON P01301106 3037923020 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.CARINGAMBASSADORS.ORG X X 101808 X 101200 33 575 101808 96835 5011 385 29142 131373 -29565 67073 0 37508 X 68443 38492 0 500 68443 38992 1370 1484 67073 37508 X THE CARING AMBASSADORS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES OF PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING AND EDUCATING THEM TO BE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR HEALTH. WE SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS IN GAINING CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH CARE, REGARDLESS OF THE ILLNESS THEY FACE. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO HELP THOSE WITH ANY CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION NOT ONLY MANAGE THEIR HEALTH CARE AFTER A DIAGNOSIS BUT IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND CAPACITY FOR HEALING. CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - NEW CONTENT AND TOOLS WERE DEVELOPED FOR NAVIGATING A DIAGNOSIS OF A CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION. DEVELOPED NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS ACROSS DIESASE STATES. 0 46775 CARING AMBASSADORS HEPATITIS C PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS -CARING AMBASSADORS HEPATITIS C PROGRAM HOSTED HEPELIMNATIONROOM.ORG. DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS' ABILITY TO SCREEN, TREAT, CURE AND SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF HCV SERVICES, ESPECIALLY AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN OREGON. HOSTED THE OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE MONTHLY MEETINGS AND HOSTED THE OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE ANNUAL MEETING. 0 23175 CARING AMBASSADORS LUNG CANCER PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS -THE LUNG CANCER PROGRAM PROVIDES LUNG CANCER CHOICES, A DECISION-AID AND RESOURCE BOOK THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT LUNG CANCER TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS TO PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. OUR VIDEO SERIES, LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS INCREASED OUR TRAFFIC ON YOUTUBE BY 999% IN 2024. ALL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE. 0 48250 118200 LORREN D SANDT PRESIDENT 40.00 75000 15604 0 CHUCK SINGLETON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RANDY DIETRICH CHAIR 1.00 0 0 0 MOLLY STAIR TREASURER 1.00 0 0 0 BROOKE WILLMAN SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DC OR CA PA MA NC CO CT IL KS NJ TN UT FL MD CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM PO BOX 1748 OREGON CITY OR 97045 5036329032 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 282259 298914 91356 106546 101200 880275 282259 298914 91356 106546 101200 880275 667001 213274 29 12 29 55 33 158 880433 22000 0.24220 0.21890 X WE BELIEVE OUR ORGANIZATION MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST UNDER IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). TO SATISFY THE INITIAL THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS:1. 10% PUBLIC SUPPORT: AS CALCULATED ON SCHEDULE A, WE RECEIVED PUBLIC SUPPORT OF 24.50% IN 2024. 2. CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM: OUR ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITING FUNDS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MEMBERS, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES. WE SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ENSURING WE ARE APPROPRIATELY REGISTERED TO SOLICIT FUNDS IN EACH STATE. OUR GRANT WRITING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS WITH REPEATED LARGE AND SMALL GRANTS FROM THE HEWITT FOUNDATION, GENENTECH, GILEAD, PFIZER, FOUNDATION MEDICINE, PHRMA, BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB, MERCK, GLAXO SMITH KLINE, ABBVIE, ELI-LILLY AND EISAI. LARGE INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS ARE SOLICITED THROUGH OUR BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, OUR ORGANIZATION EXCELS IN FACTORS CRUCIAL TO THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST:BENEFICIAL SERVICES: CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EMPOWERING PATIENTS TO BE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR HEALTH SINCE 1997. WE PROVIDE SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFITING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. PATIENT EDUCATION BENEFITS EVERYONE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PATIENT EDUCATION PROMOTES PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, INCREASES ADHERENCE TO MEDICATION AND TREATMENTS, ENSURES CONTINUITY OF CARE, AND REDUCES ILLNESS COMPLICATIONS. BEYOND THE CLEAR VALUE OF EDUCATION FOR PATIENTS, INCREASING ADHERENCE LEADS TO A MORE EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM BENEFITING THE COMMUNITY.ALL OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO REACH AS MANY AT-RISK POPULATIONS AS POSSIBLE. OUR WEBSITE HAD 24,687 UNIQUE USERS IN 2024. MY CHOICES: A PLANNER FOR HEALING WAS DOWNLOADED FOR FREE BY 100 INDIVIDUALS AND VIEWED 17,036 TIMES IN 2024. THE PLANNER INTRODUCES USERS TO AND ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION OF HEALTH CARE OPTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WELLNESS.LUNG CANCER CHOICES, 6TH EDITION - VIEWED OVER 28,000 TIMES IN 2024. A DECISION-AID AND RESOURCE BOOK PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS: THIS PATIENT-FOCUSED BOOK IS WRITTEN BY MEDICAL EXPERTS ON THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF LUNG CANCER, ESPECIALLY AS THEY RELATE TO TREATMENT AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING COPING STRATEGIES ON THE DISEASE'S MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND LIFESTYLE ASPECTS. A CAREGIVER CAN LOSE FOCUS ON THEIR HEALTH WHILE HELPING A LOVED ONE. CAREGIVER CHOICES INCLUDES INFORMATION AND ONGOING SUPPORT, SPECIFICALLY FOR LUNG CANCER PATIENTS' CAREGIVERS. PATIENTS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS MAY DOWNLOAD OR VIEW THE INFORMATION IN PDF AND HTML FORMAT AT NO CHARGE ON OUR INTERNET SITE. CAREGIVER CHOICES WAS VIEWED 2700 TIMES IN 2024. LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS IS A SERIES OF COMMUNITY VIDEOCASTS BASED ON OUR BOOK, LUNG CANCER CHOICES. TOPICS INCLUDE BIOMARKERS, NUTRITION, SEXUALITY, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES, AND CHINESE MEDICINE IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER. THE VIDEOS FEATURE AN EXPERT PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW AND A PATIENT PANEL DISCUSSING FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS. WE ARE ADDING NEW VIDEOS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND YOUTUBE. THE VIDEOS WERE VIEWED 16,600 TIMES IN 2024. 2024 OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE - OREGON HAS THE 5TH HIGHEST MORTALITY RATE IN THE COUNTRY FROM HEPATITIS C. TO ADDRESS THIS, CARING AMBASSADORS COLLABORATES WITH THE STATE OF OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY (OHA) TO HOST AND ORGANIZE THE OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE. THE COLLECTIVE IS A COMMUNITY-LED GROUP OF OVER 100 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, OHA PUBLIC HEALTH EMPLOYEES, HARM REDUCTION SPECIALISTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEPATITIS WORKING TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE HEPATITIS C IN OREGON. CARING AMBASSADORS ORGANIZE AND HOST THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MEETINGS AND MAINTAINS THE WEBSITE HEPELIMINATIONROOM.ORG.WEEKLY E-NEWS - EACH WEEK, CARING AMBASSADORS COLLATES ALL THE TOP NEWS STORIES ON HEPATITIS C, LUNG CANCER, AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THESE DISEASE-SPECIFIC EMAIL NEWSLETTERS WERE DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY TO MORE THAN 1300 INDIVIDUALS. 3. CARING AMBASSADORS BOARD OF DIRECTORSTHE CARING AMBASSADORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. JESSICA STEINBERG, A LONG-TERM BOARD MEMBER, PASSED AWAY AFTER LIVING WITH STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER FOR TEN YEARS. DR. ROBERT GLESER RETIRED AFTER SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR OVER A DECADE. OUR RECRUITMENT FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, BROOKE AND MOLLY, FOCUSED ON BRINGING IN A NEW GENERATION TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP FOR FUTURE NON-PROFIT BOARDS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE OTHER GENERATIONS PARTICIPATE IN PHILANTHROPY. WE SPECIFICALLY CHOOSE TO RECRUIT WOMEN FIRST TO HELP US BETTER ENGAGE THE DEMOGRAPHIC SEEING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LUNG CANCER AND HEPATITIS C. RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSES HAVE RISEN 84% IN WOMEN OVER THE PAST 43 YEARS WHILE DROPPING 36% IN MEN, EVEN THOUGH MANY OF THOSE WOMEN NEVER SMOKED. IN FACT, WOMEN WHO HAVE NEVER SMOKED ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY AS MALE NEVER-SMOKERS TO GET LUNG CANCER. RANDY DIETRICH, CO-FOUNDER, BOARD CHAIRRANDY DIETRICH IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF REPUBLIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION IN DENVER, COLORADO. DURING HIS MORE THAN 40-YEAR TENURE WITH REPUBLIC FINANCIAL, MR. DIETRICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING AND BUILDING THE COMPANY'S SPECIAL ASSETS AND AVIATION DIVISIONS AS WELL AS WORKING WITH SEVERAL OF REPUBLIC'S PORTFOLIO COMPANIES. MR. DIETRICH SPECIALIZES IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND RAISING CAPITAL. HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR COOPERS AND LYBRAND. A FOUNDING AMBASSADOR OF THE CARING AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, MR. DIETRICH IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATITIS C IN 1999 AND CURED IN 2009. IN ADDITION TO HIS BUSINESS ACUMEN, HE PROVIDES THE PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE ON LIVING WITH A POTENTIALLY FATAL LIVER DISEASE.MR. DIETRICH AND HIS WIFE ARE ACTIVE AND SUPPORTIVE MEMBERS OF THE GREENWOOD COMMUNITY CHURCH. THEY SUPPORT NUMEROUS CHARITIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: SUSAN B KOMAN, ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, SALVATION ARMY, AND CHUCK'S KIDS. MR. DIETRICH IS THE BROTHER OF LORREN SANDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. HE RECUSES HIMSELF FROM CONVERSATIONS AND VOTES ON HER PERFORMANCE OR SALARY. CHUCK SINGLETON, BOARD MEMBERCHUCK SINGLETON IS THE PRESIDENT OF SPECIAL SITUATIONS AT REPUBLIC FINANCIAL, IN DENVER CO. MR. SINGLETON HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES. MR. SINGLETON HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS, PROVIDING US WITH INSIGHTS AS TO HOW TO REACH PEOPLE AT RISK FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES DUE TO ADDICTION. CHUCK IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL CAUSES HAVING BEEN CHOSEN TO DELIVER THE 2017 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT THE FRANK BARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY. HE CONTINUES A HIGH LEVEL OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS A BOARD DIRECTOR FOR THE SHELL KNOB, MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTLY. BROOKE WILLMAN, BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARYMS. WILLMAN IS CURRENTLY THE GRANTS AND DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR FOR ALL ALASKA PEDIATRIC PARTNERSHIP. HER BACKGROUND IS IN EDUCATION. PREVIOUSLY SHE WAS IN THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FIELD, AND BEFORE THAT WAS A MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH TEACHER. HER PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY STARTED WHEN BROOKE HAD A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEERING AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SOUTH AFRICA. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, SHE CO-FOUNDED A NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDED FREE EDUCATION, SUPPLIES, AND MEALS TO UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA. BROOKE CONTINUED HER WORK IN NON-PROFITS AS AN AMERICORPS VISTA WORKING TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. BROOKE WORKED FOR THE CARING AMBASSADORS ON THE SEWALL WELLNESS PROJECT, WHERE SHE WAS INSPIRED BY THE WORK AND IMPACT THAT CARING AMBASSADORS GENERATES.MOLLY DIETRICH STAIR, NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBER, TREASURERMOLLY IS CURRENTLY SERVING A ROLE IN SALES AT ITERABLE, WHERE SHE FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES. MOLLY GRADUATED FROM ST. OLAF COLLEGE, EARNING HER DEGREE IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. MRS. STAIR IS A NON-VOTING MEMBER DUE TO HER FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH RANDY DIETRICH (FATHER) AND LORREN SANDT (AUNT), EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.BY MEETING AND EXCEEDING THESE REQUIREMENTS, WE BELIEVE WE MEET THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST, EMPHASIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SUPPORT AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 29427 29427 44141 582 582 7357 7357 11036 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 33. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. AMOUNT: 575. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,059. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 6,025. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,058. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 4,621. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 14,379. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 29,142. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 500. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,370. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,484. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.