2026-06-01T15:21:46-04:00 2025-12-31 043389217 BBSC CPAS 38 PARKWAY S BREWER ME 04412 990 2025-01-01 472350705 CHRISTINE B FOUNDATION INC CHRI 2075739026 304 HANCOCK STREET SUITE 1A BANGOR ME 04401 MATTHEW DEXTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2075739026 2026-06-01 true PATRICIA PEASLEE CPA P01560544 2079418890 2026-06-01 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMANDA COST 1 WOODLAND DRIVE ORONO ME 04473 285968 false X WWW.CHRISBFUND.ORG X 2014 ME THE CHRISTINE B. FOUNDATION (CBF) SUPPORTS THOSE FACING CANCER BY EXTENDING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD, NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THEIR STRENGTH AND COMFORT. 7 7 2 100 0 240127 283718 0 24820 2250 0 264947 285968 0 0 155393 131739 0 40757 225765 240456 381158 372195 -116211 -86227 345175 377260 12194 130506 332981 246754 X THE CHRISTINE B. 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EXPENSES WERE USED TO SOURCE, ASSEMBLE, AND DISTRIBUTE 2,745 GROCERY PACKAGES (EQUIVALENT TO 82,350 MEALS), 1,350 PRODUCE PACKAGES, AND 20 DIETITIAN COUNSELING SESSIONS. MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED SAFE, RELIABLE, AND COMPASSIONATE ASSEMBLY, HOSPITAL-BASED DISTRIBUTION, AND HOME DELIVERY SERVICES ACROSS 11,500 SQUARE MILES. THIS EXPENSE ALSO SUPPORTED THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CBF'S MULTI-YEAR NOURISHING HOPE TRIAL, WHICH EVALUATES HOW ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND DIETETIC COUNSELING IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES AND THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES FACING CANCER. FY25 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION, CONSULTING SERVICES, PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS AT THE YALE UNIVERISTY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN PREPARATION FOR TRIAL ENROLLMENT. THE STUDY IS DESIGNED TO RECRUIT 100 CANCER PATIENTS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THREE INTERVENTION GROUPS INVOLVING MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY DELIVERY, DIETITIAN COUNSELING, OR USUAL CARE WITH DELAYED GROCERY SUPPORT. 10000 THE CHRISTINE B FOUNDATION RECEIVED 10,000 FROM THE MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE CANCER PATIENTS WITH DIRECT FINANCIAL AID. CBF OPENED AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL AID REQUESTS VIA MAIL, PHONE, AND ONLINE (MAX OF 500/INDIVIDUAL), FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER LIVING IN PISCATAQUIS AND PENOBSCOT COUNTY. 98 APPLICANTS WERE RECEIVED (+61% YOY), WITH REQUESTS TOTALING 47,760 (+53%). APPLICANTS WERE ASKED TO SHARE HOW FUNDS WOULD BE USED, HERE IS A BREAKDOWN - FOOD (76%), HOUSING (50%), TRANSPORTATION (50%), MEDICAL BILLS (48%), OTHER (32%). 88% OF APPLICANT AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THEIR CANCER DIAGNOSIS IMPACTED THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY. A STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE REVIEWED APPLICANTS. ALL APPLICANTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID. 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THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES VARIOUS PERSONALIZED SERVICES, INCLUDING HOSPITAL BASED PRODUCE, HOME-DELIEVERED MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY PACKAGES, AND ONCOLOGY DIETITIAN COUNSELING. THIS IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO INDIVIDUALS IN ACTIVE CANCER TREATMENT, RECOVERY, AND MEMBERS OF THEIR HOUSEHOLDS, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-RICH FOOD REGARDLESS OF CANCER TYPE, AGE, INCOME LEVEL, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, OR RACE. DURING THE PROGRAM YEAR, CBF HAD 4,502 ENCOUNTERS WITH 670 PATIENTS, ACROSS 8 MAINE COUNTIES, REACHING 1,588 INDIVIDUALS OVERALL. EXPENSES WERE USED TO SOURCE, ASSEMBLE, AND DISTRIBUTE 2,745 GROCERY PACKAGES (EQUIVALENT TO 82,350 MEALS), 1,350 PRODUCE PACKAGES, AND 20 DIETITIAN COUNSELING SESSIONS. MORE THAN 100 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED SAFE, RELIABLE, AND COMPASSIONATE ASSEMBLY, HOSPITAL-BASED DISTRIBUTION, AND HOME DELIVERY SERVICES ACROSS 11,500 SQUARE MILES. THIS EXPENSE ALSO SUPPORTED THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CBF'S MULTI-YEAR NOURISHING HOPE TRIAL, WHICH EVALUATES HOW ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND DIETETIC COUNSELING IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES AND THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES FACING CANCER. FY25 ACTIVITIES INCLUDED RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION, CONSULTING SERVICES, PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT, AND COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS AT THE YALE UNIVERISTY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN PREPARATION FOR TRIAL ENROLLMENT. THE STUDY IS DESIGNED TO RECRUIT 100 CANCER PATIENTS WHO WILL PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THREE INTERVENTION GROUPS INVOLVING MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY DELIVERY, DIETITIAN COUNSELING, OR USUAL CARE WITH DELAYED GROCERY SUPPORT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE CHRISTINE B FOUNDATION RECEIVED 10,000 FROM THE MAINE CANCER FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE CANCER PATIENTS WITH DIRECT FINANCIAL AID. CBF OPENED AN APPLICATION PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL AID REQUESTS VIA MAIL, PHONE, AND ONLINE (MAX OF 500/INDIVIDUAL), FOR PATIENTS WITH CANCER LIVING IN PISCATAQUIS AND PENOBSCOT COUNTY. 98 APPLICANTS WERE RECEIVED (+61% YOY), WITH REQUESTS TOTALING 47,760 (+53%). APPLICANTS WERE ASKED TO SHARE HOW FUNDS WOULD BE USED, HERE IS A BREAKDOWN - FOOD (76%), HOUSING (50%), TRANSPORTATION (50%), MEDICAL BILLS (48%), OTHER (32%). 88% OF APPLICANT AGREE OR STRONGLY AGREED THAT THEIR CANCER DIAGNOSIS IMPACTED THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY. A STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEE REVIEWED APPLICANTS. ALL APPLICANTS RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID. CBF PRIORITIZED APPLICANTS SEEKING ASSISTANCE WITH FOOD, THOSE IN ACTIVE TREATMENT, AND DEMONSTRATED CANCER HAS A STRONG FINANCIAL IMPACT. 31 INDIVIDUALS WERE AWARDED 322.59. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B SOMEONE AT THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND APPROVES IT PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST