Nonprofit · EIN 26-0505222
MELANOMA KNOW MORE
Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $197,552 | $203,169 | -$5,617 | $196,777 | $11,568 | $185,209 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $151,878 | $178,827 | -$26,949 | $198,457 | $10,586 | $187,871 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $206,508 | $209,176 | -$2,668 | $222,316 | $7,496 | $214,820 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $139,583
- Program service revenue
- $39,343
- Investment income
- $4,347
- Net income from fundraising events
- $14,279
- Other revenue
- $14,279
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $91,975
- Other salaries and wages
- $28,210
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $120,185
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,425
- Accounting fees
- $5,084
- Occupancy
- $9,702
- Travel
- $499
- Depreciation
- $240
- Program services (functional)
- $104,323
- Management and general (functional)
- $49,006
- Fundraising (functional)
- $49,840
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $198,457
- Total assets, end of year
- $196,777
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,568
- Net assets, end of year
- $185,209
- Publicly traded securities
- $117,288
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $185,209
- Gross receipts
- $245,418
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene McPHedran | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $91,975 |
| Alex Burkhart | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Andy Kaminski | Immediate Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Taggart Caress | Vice President & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Roebuck | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Alan Fleischer | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Chelsea Brown York | Board Member - Exit 7/25 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Daniel Flora | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| J Michael Guenther | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joan Burke | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joelle Tunning | Board Member - Exit 4/25 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Katherine Christoff | Board Member - Exit 12/25 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa McClinton | Board Member - Start 12/25 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ralph Winkler | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Thomas Ferring | Board Member - Start 8/25 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Ernst | Board Member - Start 8/25 Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Zach Binzer | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene McPhedran | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $88,557 |
| Zach Binzer | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joan Burke | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Alex Burkhart | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Taggart Caress | Vice President & Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Robbie Caress | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Katherine Christoff | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Fleischer | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Daniel Flora | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| J Michael Guenther | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andy Kaminski | Immediate Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Roebuck | President Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Joelle Tunning | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ralph Winkler | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Woodard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Chelsea Brown York | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene McPhedran | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $88,232 |
| Alex Burkhart | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robbie Caress | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| J Michael Guenther | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andy Kaminski | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Livingston | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard Roebuck | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Candi Taggart Caress | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Ralph Winkler | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pamela Wise | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Woodard | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Zach Binzer | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joan Burke | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Christoff | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kirk Lee | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Chelsea Brown York | Board Member Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 308 READING RD STE 101, CINCINNATI, OH 45202-1345
- In care of
- % RENE MCPHEDRAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Carolyn Taggart Caress, 1916 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214
- Signed the 990
- Carolyn Taggart Caress, Vice President
- Phone
- (513) 946-7130
- Website
- www.melanomaknowmore.com
- Return prepared by
- Barnes Dennig & Co LTD
Mission
Melanoma Know More strives to reduce the impact of melanoma through awareness, education, support of medical research, and assistance to persons affected by melanoma.
Program accomplishments
- Melanoma Know More partnered with Cincinnati Open Tennis Tournament to provide a booth with skin cancer education, awareness and prevention information. Free sunscreen was provided for the 285, 571 people in attendance. Melanoma Know More volunteers staffed a booth, circulated in the crowds distributing sunscreen and provided seven stationary sunscreen dispensers throughout the facility. The tournament ran fourteen days from August 5 to August 18.Expenses $60,589 · revenue $16,243
- Melanoma Know More Education & Prevention: Melanoma Know More continued the partnership with the Girl Scouts, with the sun safety badge programs. An online education guide was provided for Troop Leaders and girls to learn about sun safety. At the completion, girls are able to earn a badge. This program is available at no cost to any Girl Scout. There was also participation in numerous health fairs. For Patient Outreach, Melanoma Know More created a program using AI to increase to help expand cancer screening opportunities for patients. Melanoma Know More also participated in community health fairs to increase awareness and promote sun safety.Expenses $21,814 · revenue $3,500
- Free Monthly Skin Cancer Screening Clinics: On the second Saturday of every month from 10am - noon, a cancer screening clinic is scheduled and supported by dermatologists, nurses, and administrative staff, who volunteer their time to detect skin cancer, specifically melanoma. If one of the volunteer dermatologists notes a suspicious finding that could potentially be a melanoma, the patient is expedited within four weeks from the clinic date to a dermatologist for further evaluation and a possible biopsy. Melanoma Know More is the only organization in the US to provide such consistent screenings. A new clinic was added for Grant County, KY, expanding the service area. And hosting a clinic for First Responders was continued from the previous year. In 2025, Melanoma Know More provided 9 free skin cancer screening clinics, 438 patients were screened during the year.Expenses $14,958 · revenue $10,000
- Melanoma Know More Community Outreach and Prevention: Melanoma Know More partnered with Swim Safe Pool Management to provide free sunscreen at area pools by deploying sponsored sunscreen dispensers. With the collaboration, free sunscreen was provided for fourteen area pools throughout the Greater Cincinnati Community, including two new locations in Indiana. Using SPF 30 sunscreen is a sun-protective practice that can prevent the risk of skin cancer. Impact was estimated at 11,000 individuals supported. Melanoma Know More also created an education and prevention video specifically for Swim Safe Pool's lifeguard training. Impact was around 400 lifeguards.Expenses $6,962 · revenue $9,600
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
- 26-0505222
- 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 (G30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $196,777
- Income (IRS master file)
- $245,418
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $197,552 | $203,169 | $196,777 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $151,878 | $178,827 | $198,457 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $206,508 | $209,176 | $222,316 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $172,527 | $165,338 | $222,909 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 26-0505222).
Questions about MELANOMA KNOW MORE
- What is the EIN of MELANOMA KNOW MORE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MELANOMA KNOW MORE is 26-0505222.
- Is MELANOMA KNOW MORE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to MELANOMA KNOW MORE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MELANOMA KNOW MORE 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 MELANOMA KNOW MORE 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 MELANOMA KNOW MORE 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 MELANOMA KNOW MORE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Carolyn Taggart Caress.
- Who are the officers and directors of MELANOMA KNOW MORE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,975 (Rene McPHedran, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does MELANOMA KNOW MORE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $197,552, expenses of $203,169 and total assets of $196,777 at year end.
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