Nonprofit · EIN 20-3378035
THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · ATHENS, GA 30604
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,565,032 | $1,564,107 | $925 | $2,620,277 | $76,335 | $2,543,942 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,391,502 | $1,265,944 | $125,558 | $2,495,409 | $136,711 | $2,358,698 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,164,045 | $1,078,250 | $85,795 | $2,199,993 | $51,202 | $2,148,791 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,281,550
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $50,943
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $76
- Net income from fundraising events
- $232,539
- Other revenue
- $232,539
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $717,300
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $105,995
- Other salaries and wages
- $306,414
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $475,426
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $403
- Accounting fees
- $36,594
- Occupancy
- $30,136
- Travel
- $372
- Program services (functional)
- $1,114,545
- Management and general (functional)
- $211,980
- Fundraising (functional)
- $237,582
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,495,409
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,620,277
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $76,335
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,543,942
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,240,076
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,541,442
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,500
- Gross receipts
- $1,685,055
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 117
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- GA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEY TRIPP | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $105,995 | $1,305 |
| FREDERICK BROOKS ARNOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE EVERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY FRANTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY GARRARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA LANE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS MCCUMBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MERCER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN MULLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA RAWLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCER TREADWELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEY TRIPP | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $107,811 | $2,821 |
| FREDERICK BROOKS ARNOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE EVERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY FRANTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY GARRARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL GREGORY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY LESTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS MCCUMBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MERCER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN MULLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA RAWLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCER TREADWELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOEY TRIPP | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $60,577 | $107 |
| LAURA LOWERY | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $8,688 | $0 |
| JOEL GREGORY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MERCER TREADWELL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA RAWLS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY MERCER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH AUSTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE EVERETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORETTA JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIS MCCUMBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIBBY MCKINNEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY LESTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA SHEPARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE HUNT BURRISS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK BROOKS ARNOLD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN MULLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNNY FRANTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 49309, ATHENS, GA 30604-9309
- In care of
- % JOSEPH TRIPP
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 3320 OLD JEFFERSON ROAD BLDG 700, ATHENS GA 30607
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOEY TRIPP, PO BOX 49309, ATHENS, GA 30604
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- GEORGE DOUGHERTY, 3320 OLD JEFFERSON ROAD, ATHENS GA 30607
- Signed the 990
- JOEY TRIPP, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (706) 353-4354
- Return prepared by
- RUSHTON LLC
Mission
THE CANCER FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ALLEVIATE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF CANCER.
Program accomplishments
- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - THE CANCER FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT FINANCIAL GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE CANCER PATIENTS ACTIVELY UNDERGOING TREATMENT THROUGHOUT OUR 25-COUNTY NORTHEAST GEORGIA SERVICE AREA. IN 2025, INDIVIDUAL GRANTS OF UP TO 1,000 WERE AWARDED TO HELP COVER ESSENTIAL NON-MEDICAL LIVING EXPENSES INCLUDING HOUSING, UTILITIES, AND TRANSPORTATION WHICH CAN CREATE BARRIERS TO CONTINUED TREATMENT. THE PROGRAM DOES NOT COVER MEDICAL COSTS, INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, CO-PAYMENTS, OR TREATMENT BILLS. IN 2025, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 718,300 IN FINANCIAL RELIEF TO 783 PATIENTS, HELPING REDUCE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON THEIR TREATMENT.Expenses $1,110,045 · grants $717,300
- NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - THE CANCER FOUNDATION'S NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HELPS REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST GEORGIA. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GROCERIES THROUGH AN ON-SITE PANTRY AND MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 2,480 INDIVIDUALS AND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 88,500 POUNDS OF FOOD, PROVIDING APPROXIMATELY 68,600 MEALS.Expenses $4,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-3378035
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G123)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,620,277
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,685,055
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,565,032 | $1,564,107 | $2,620,277 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,391,502 | $1,265,944 | $2,495,409 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,164,045 | $1,078,250 | $2,199,993 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $890,050 | $887,675 | $2,015,819 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: GEORGE DOUGHERTY | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3378035).
Questions about THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC is 20-3378035.
- Is THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOEY TRIPP.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,995 (JOEY TRIPP, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does THE CANCER FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,565,032, expenses of $1,564,107 and total assets of $2,620,277 at year end.
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