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American Cancer Society, Inc.
SUMMARY
Mission
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to
eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from
cancer, through research, education, advocacy and service.
Contact Information
Primary Address
2970 University Parkway
Suite 104
Sarasota, FL 34243-
Alternate Address
250 Williams St.
Atlanta GA 30303
Phone
800 227-2345
Alternate Phone
941 365-2858
Email
Website
www.cancer.org
Facebook
americancancersocietymidcoastalflorida
Twitter
ACSMidCoastalFL
General Information
Nonprofit
American Cancer Society, Inc.
Tax Exempt Status
Public Supported Charity
Incorporation Year
1913
State Charitable Solicitations Permit
Yes June 2017
State Registration
Exempt Nov 2017
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BACKGROUND & NEEDS
Impact Statement
Helping People Stay Well
• We provide life-saving cancer information through partnerships with most major hospital systems and
healthcare organizations in our area, as well as other major businesses and organizations through our systems
approach.
• We are addressing cancer disparities in our community through partnerships with diverse organizations,
community education grants and other awareness campaigns.
• More than 1 million Floridians accessed valuable cancer information through www.cancer.org.
Helping People Get Well in the Mid-Coastal Florida Area
Serving residents of DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee and Sarasota counties
• Local residents benefit from our support programs, from the nationwide Cancer Survivors Network to our
community-based programs.
Finding Cures
• Prevention and treatment is better for nearly every cancer patient in our community because of American
Cancer Society-funded research. Our research has led to a wide range of new detection methods, cutting-edge
therapies and cancer drugs and improved treatment options.
• We have invested more than $4.3 billion on research since 1946, and we are the largest private source for
cancer research funding in the nation.
• We have funded 47 scientists who went on to win the Nobel Prize.
Fighting Back
• Residents of Florida are protected from the dangers of secondhand smoke in virtually all workplaces because
of our efforts to pass a constitutional amendment.
• Florida’s youth learn about tobacco prevention and adults receive significant smoking cessation assistance
because of our success in securing permanent funding for the state’s youth tobacco prevention program.
• Tens of thousands of Floridians will quit smoking thanks to our success in leading the legislative campaign to
increase the state’s tobacco tax by $1 per pack.
80% by 2018 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (RBCCSA)
Needs Statement
As the American Cancer Society, our goal is simple: continue to save lives and create more birthdays in your
community by helping people stay well, get well, by finding cures and fighting back against cancer.
Needs Statement
A priority need is for volunteers for our Road To Recovery program, which utilizes volunteer drivers in order to
transport cancer patients to and from their treatments (A little less than $1,000 provides approximately 723 rides
to and from treatment).
A priority need in volunteerism for Mid-Coastal Florida (DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, and Sarasota
Counties) is to find individuals who are passionate about our mission and willing to help us coordinate and raise
funds through our special events, Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and Big Top Gala. It is
imperative that we are able to raise funds to fulfill our mission.
2016 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Goal is $280,000
2017 Relay For Life Goal is $1,000,000
2017 Big Top Gala Goal is $200,000
The following patient service programs have been identified as Priority Funding Initiatives for the Mid-Coastal
Area
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Funding Opportunity - funding to provide Mid-Coastal Florida Residents with usage of the Hope Lodge Facilities
which offer cancer patients and their caregiver a free, temporary place to stay when their best hope for effective
treatment may be in another city ($1,000 keeps the Hope Lodge open for one full day).
Background Statement
Founded in 1913, the American Cancer Society(ACS) consists of more than three million volunteers and staff
collaborating with nearly 18 million cancer survivors, their families and supporting donors united nationwide to
conquer cancer. To accomplish its mission, the ACS collaborates with other voluntary health agencies,
community-based organizations, business leaders, legislators, and educators at the national and grassroots
levels to identify and address nationwide and local cancer issues through education, patient service, research
and advocacy programs.
Statement from the Board Chair
Mid-Coastal Volunteer Leadership Board
Greetings!
Your 2016 Mid-Coastal Volunteer Leadership Board has been installed and is beginning its work across the five
counties of DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee and Sarasota. As chairwoman, I’ve been blessed to serve
with the very energetic, hardworking men and women from all walks of life who share the same objective: To be
the "Official Sponsor of Birthdays" across our territory, the American Cancer Society Mid-Coastal Area.
Kobee Masiello
Statement from the CEO/Executive Director
Dear Prospective Donor,
The American Cancer Society Florida Division is saving lives and creating more birthdays everyday through the
work we do locally in your community and throughout the nation. We help people stay well by preventing cancer
or detecting it early. We help people get well by being there for them during and after a cancer diagnosis. We
find cures through investment in groundbreaking research. And, we fight back by educating lawmakers to pass
laws to defeat cancer and by rallying communities to join the fight.
As the country’s largest voluntary public health organization, our impact is far-reaching. In fact, a dollar invested
in our organization makes more of an impact in the fight against cancer than a dollar invested anywhere else. It
is hard to find people that have not been touched by the work of the American Cancer Society. From our patient
services programs that offer free rides and lodging while patients undergo treatment, to our 1-800 cancer
information hotline and website that provides information and resources 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, we
help cancer patients and their families with their cancer journey.
We are the largest private nonprofit source of cancer research funding in the nation and have contributed more
than $4.3 billion toward innovative, lifesaving research since 1946. As a result, research funded by the
American Cancer Society can be attributed to most cancer research breakthroughs and discoveries in this
century. We also fund the best and brightest researchers early in their careers, 47 of whom have gone on to win
the Nobel Prize.
With a grassroots force of more than three million volunteers nationwide and more than 300,000 in Florida, we
fight for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. We have worked together to advocate
for major changes in Florida’s law, including making workplaces smoke free, increasing cancer research funding
by the state, increasing the tobacco tax by $1 per pack and securing permanent funding for the state’s
comprehensive tobacco prevention program.
As a result of the American Cancer Society’s efforts and progress, more than 11 million people in America who
have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will be celebrating birthdays this year. Your support
makes a lifesaving difference for cancer patients in every community. It also touches millions of others who,
thanks to continued education, prevention and research, will never hear the devastating words, “You have
cancer.”
Thank you for partnering with us to create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
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Sincerely,
Ralph DeVitto, Executive VP and Florida Division Operating Officer
Areas Served
Throughout the United States
The American Cancer Society, Inc. serves all communities throughout the United States. In the state of
Florida, there are over 20 local community based offices to serve residents. International grant making is
conducted as well.
Service Categories
Primary Organization Type
Medical Research
Secondary Organization Type
Human Services
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PROGRAMS
Research
Description
Research - Support provided to academic institutions and scientists to
seek new knowledge about the causes, prevention, and cure of cancer,
and to conduct epidemiological and behavioral studies.
Budget
$148,468,000.00
Category
Medical Research, General/Other Cancer Research
Program Linked to Organizational Yes
Strategy
Population Served
General/Unspecified
Short Term Success
Researchers funded by the American Cancer Society are able to complete
their work in the field of cancer research, by utilizing the funding for the
needed resources.
Long Term Success
Cancer research is a pillar of the American Cancer Society’s
mission. Research, education, advocacy and service are our core
priorities. It is the American Cancer Society’s research program that
determines, not only for the American Cancer Society, but for the nation,
the direction we must choose in combating this disease. The public and
the government rely on the American Cancer Society epidemiology
research program to direct the efforts to control cancer. The American
Cancer Society has funded 46 scientists who have gone on to earn Nobel
Prizes.
Program Success Monitoring
Today over 10 million cancer survivors and 47 Society funded Nobel
Laureates are a testament to the strength of this pioneering research
program. We are able to monitor our success through cancer discoveries
and breakthroughs, as well as the rising number of cancer survivors.
Program Success Examples
The American Cancer Society is justly proud of the 46 investigators who
were supported before they went on to win the Nobel Prize, considered
the highest accolade any scientist can receive. This is a tribute to the
Society’s Research program and the strength of its peer-review process.
The Society garnered two more Nobel Laureates in 2009: Former grantee
Thomas A. Steitz, PhD, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, PhD, and Ada E.Yonath, PhD, for their
groundbreaking studies of the structure and function of the ribosome. The
ribosome is the factory in cells that is responsible for making all proteins,
and proteins are critical for life. Ribosomes are targeted by some drugs
used to treat cancer, and ribosomes are also critical for all proteins made
for therapeutic use, including proteins made to help patients with cancer.
Former grantee Jack W. Szostak, PhD, shared the Nobel Prize in
Physiology or Medicine with Elizabeth H. Blackburn, PhD, and Carol W.
Greider, PhD, for discovering the enzyme telomerase and what it does to
chromosomes. Most cells have a finite life span because chromosomes
shorten each time a cell divides, whereas a subset of cells can replicate
indefinitely due to the action of telomerase. The discovery of telomerase
and its function shed insight into how cancer cells could grow indefinitely
by “turning on” telomerase, thereby immortalizing the cells.
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Prevention & Detection
Description
Prevention –Programs that provide the public and health professionals
with information and education to prevent cancer occurrence or to reduce
risk of developing cancer. Through Advocacy we encourage lawmakers to
make cancer a top legislative priority. We educate them about how their
decisions effect cancer patients, survivors and their families, as well as
those who might have a cancer diagnosis in the future. We influence laws
and policies that can fund cancer research; ensure access to care; offer
prevention, early detection and quality cancer care to the medically
underserved; and reduce suffering from tobacco related illnesses. We led
the fight to make Florida’s workplaces smoke-free, secured permanent
funding for youth tobacco education and helped raise the state’s tobacco
tax by $1 per pack.
Detection –Programs directed at finding cancer early. We educate men
and women about the importance of getting tested. The Florida Division is
committed to raising public awareness, dramatically decreasing the
number of Floridians who are diagnosed each year and greatly improving
the quality of life for those touched by the disease.
Budget
$0.00
Category
Human Services, General/Other
Program Linked to Organizational Yes
Strategy
Population Served
General/Unspecified
Short Term Success
Youth tobacco programs aid in ensuring that today's youth do not start
smoking.
Education Campaigns increase awareness of recommended guidelines
for cancer screenings.
Long Term Success
Today, over 70% of all Americans live in a smoke-free community.
- But millions are still forced to work in smoke-filled workplaces.
Today, advances in cancer prevention, early detection, treatment, and
care mean that we are winning the war on cancer.
- But Congress has frozen or cut funding for cancer research and
programs for the past five years.
Today, women have better access to mammograms.
- But millions of women, men and children are uninsured and millions
more are underinsured, with little or no access to life-saving screenings
and treatments.
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Program Success Monitoring
Increased cancer screenings, reduced mortality rates nationwide.
ACS CAN can measure success by our ability to defeat cancer through:
• Funding aggressive grassroots, lobbying and media campaigns to make
every state smoke-free and to increase tobacco taxes and funding for
cancer research. We advocate for early detection programs such as
mammograms and colon cancer screenings
• Educating the public and media directly by supporting sophisticated
training programs for volunteers to strengthen our movement and
ensure that our voices are truly heard in the halls of government;
• Hosting debates and producing voter guides, candidate forums, and
advertising to get every lawmaker and candidate on the record in
support of laws and policies that help people fight cancer and save
lives.
These efforts produce policies, laws, and regulations that further the
overall mission of both the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN.
Program Success Examples
ACS CAN campaigns led by volunteers and staff across the nation have:
• Led to 35 states as well as Washington, DC and Puerto Rico to go
smoke-free
• Supported a 62-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax, preventing 1.9
million children from becoming lifelong tobacco users
• Helped secure U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco
products
• Increased federal cancer research funding for the National Institutes of
Health
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Patient Support
Description
Patient Services –Programs and services that assist cancer patients and
their families after diagnosis and during treatment. We have multiple
programs and services to assist individuals through their cancer
experience. Our assistance is free and can help patients through every
aspect of their fight against cancer. We offer information, day-to-day help
and services that provide emotional support. Assistance is available 24
hours a day, seven days a week by phone.
Budget
$0.00
Category
Human Services, General/Other
Program Linked to Organizational Yes
Strategy
Population Served
General/Unspecified
Short Term Success
Patients will be provided with information, lodging, transportation,
emotional support, free wigs, prostheses, patient navigation and childhood
cancer programs.
Long Term Success
The American Cancer Society offers programs and services to help the
more than 1.4 million cancer patients diagnosed each year in this country,
and the 11 million cancer survivors – as well as their family and friends.
We provide information, day-to-day help, and emotional support. And best
of all, our help is free.
Whether it is providing information to help make decisions or free services
like transportation to and from cancer treatment or a free place to stay
while receiving treatment far from home, the American Cancer Society is
available around the clock to help people focus on getting well.
Program Success Monitoring
The American Cancer Society monitors success by collecting data on the
number of newly diagnosed patients served. We also track how many
cancer patients utilize our patient services center, our programs, Hope
Lodges, transportation services and support groups.
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Program Success Examples
Our successs is tracked by our ability to help cancer patients in the
following ways:
Information
The American Cancer Society is available 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, by phone at 1-800-227-2345 or online at cancer.org. When you call
us, you will talk with a trained Cancer Information Specialist.
Day-to-day Help
Rides to treatment:Sometimes getting to cancer treatment is a challenge.
If you need a ride to treatment, we may be able to help.
Lodging:If your cancer treatment is far from home and you need a place to
stay, the American Cancer Society may be able to help.
Hair loss and mastectomy products:Some women use wigs, hats, breast
forms, and bras to help cope with the effects of treatment. Our “tlc” Tender
®
Loving Care catalog offers these products, as well as helpful articles.
Personal cancer guide:You may want someone to help guide you through
your cancer care. An American Cancer Society patient navigator can
help.
Emotional Support
Breast cancer support:Women with breast cancer can talk with a trained
®
Reach To Recovery volunteer who is a breast cancer survivor.
Prostate cancer support:Men with prostate cancer talk and offer support to
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each other in Man To Man meetings.
Cancer education classes:If you and your family have questions about
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cancer, our I Can Cope classes can help. These classes are in many
communities as well as online.
Help with appearance-related side effects of treatment):Some cancer
treatments can affect your appearance. At a Look Good…Feel
®
Better session, you can learn ways to help with side effects like hair loss
and skin changes.
Online community:You can get share experiences, practical tips, and hope
®
through the American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network . This is
a free online community created by and for people with cancer and their
families.
Comments
Program Comments by Organization
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MANAGEMENT
CEO/Executive Director
CEO/Executive Director
Gary Reedy
CEO Term Start
May 2015
CEO Email
[email protected]
Experience
Gary Reedy has been CEO of the American Cancer Society since May 2015.
Senior Staff
Otis Brawley MD
Chief Medical Officer
Staff & Volunteer Statistics
Full Time Staff
6425
Part Time Staff
730
Staff Retention Rate %
93
Professional Development
Yes
Contractors
0
Volunteers
30000
Management Reports to Board
No
CEO/Executive Director Formal Evaluation
Yes
Senior Management Formal Evaluation
Yes
NonManagement Formal Evaluation
Yes
Collaborations
The American Cancer Society collaborates with thousands of organizations nationwide including the
Commission on Cancer and the National Cancer Institute. The American Cancer Society collaborates with
organizations to fight cancer in every community. We work to:
• Increase cancer awareness and educate people about steps they can take to stay well.
• Provide resources to guide people through every step of the cancer experience so they can focus on getting
well.
• Fund and conduct research on cancer disparities and how we can overcome them.
• Engage communities worldwide to join the fight against cancer by participating in our events and working with
legislators to pass laws to defeat cancer.
Together, we save lives and help people in every community celebrate more of life’s milestones – like birthdays.
To accomplish this important work, we connect with various organizations to help us deliver our lifesaving
messages. The American Cancer Society is engaged on local levels in communities across the country.
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GOVERNANCE
Board Chair
Board Chair
Scarlott Mueller RN, MPH
Company Affiliation
No Affiliation
Board Term
Jan 2016 to Dec 2016
Board Chair Email
Board Co-Chair
Board Co-Chair
Arnold Baskies MD, FACS
Board Term
Jan 2016 to Dec 2016
Board Members
Name
Affiliation
Status
John Alfonso CPA
No Affiliation
Voting
F Daniel Armstrong PhD
University of Miami
Voting
Arnold M Baskies MD, FACS
No Affiliation
Voting
Patricia J Crome RN, MN, NE-BC, Rona Consulting Group
FACMPE
Voting
Kevin J Cullen MD
No Affiliation
Voting
Leeann Chau Dang
Accenture Technology Labs
Voting
Lewis E Foxhall MD
MD Anderson Cancer Institute
Voting
Carmen E Guerra MD, MSCE,
FACP
University of Pennsylvania
Voting
John W Hamilton DDS
No Affiliation
Voting
Daniel P Heist CPA
No Affiliation
Voting
Susan D Henry LCSW
No Affiliation
Voting
Carol Jackson
No Affiliation
Voting
Gareth T Joyce
Delta Airlines
Voting
Jeffrey L Kean
No Affiliation
Voting
Jorge Luis Lopez Esq.
Jorge Luis Lopez Law Firm
Voting
Brian A Marlow CFA
KeyBank South Puget Sound
Voting
Scarlott K Mueller RN, MPH
No Affiliation
Voting
Gregory L Pemberton Esq.
Ice Miller, LLP
Voting
Carolyn F Rhee FACHE
UCLA - Oliveview
Voting
Gil West
Delta Air Lines
Voting
Robert Youle
Community Volunteer
Voting
Board Demographics - Ethnicity
African American/Black
1
Asian American/Pacific Islander
2
Caucasian
15
11
Hispanic/Latino
3
Native American/American Indian
0
Other
00
Board Demographics - Gender
Male
14
Female
7
Not Specified
0
Governance
Board Term Lengths
1
Board Term Limits
99
Board Orientation
Yes
Number of Full Board Meetings Annually
7
Board Meeting Attendance %
93
Board Self-Evaluation
Yes
Written Board Selection Criteria
Yes
Percentage of Board Making Monetary
Contributions
100
Percentage of Board Making In-Kind Contributions 0
Constituency Includes Client Representation
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FINANCIALS
Current Financial Info
Fiscal Year Begins
2016
Fiscal Year Ends
2016
Projected Revenue
$842,000,000.00
Projected Expenses
$920,000,000.00
Total Projected Revenue includes "in-kind"
contributions/ donations
Endowment Value
$0.00
Spending Policy Percentage
0
Capital Campaign
In a Capital Campaign
Yes
Campaign Goal
0
IRS Form 990s
990 2014
Form 990
IRS Form 990
IRS Form 990
IRS Form 990
IRS Form 990
IRS Form 990
Audit/Financial Documents
Financial Statements
Audit
Audit
Audit
IRS Audited Financial Statements
IRS Audited Financial Statements
IRS Audited Financial Statements
Solvency
Short Term Solvency
Fiscal Year
Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current
Liabilities
2015
0.86
2014
0.31
Long Term Solvency
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2013
0.45
Fiscal Year
Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets
2015
22%
2014
6%
2013
6%
2015
$902,515,000
$940,543,000
2014
$847,861,530
$843,293,322
2013
$919,529,774
$923,988,329
2015
$0
2014
$35,066
2013
$368,149,870
$5,874,000
$0
$0
$0
$5,874,000
$168,103,000
$0
$136,455,000
($5,991,000)
$0
$422,235,000
$77,941,000
$97,898,000
$4,682,245
$0
$0
$0
$4,682,245
$356,909,567
$8,180,904
($9,784,551)
$40,315,612
$0
$439,819,937
$74,576,917
$7,702,750
$6,425,748
---$6,425,748
-$10,131,204
$24,767
$22,716,135
$0
$487,001,193
$50,364,701
$29,992,225
2015
$708,516,000
$51,561,000
$180,466,000
$0
0.96
75%
30%
2014
$621,740,548
$51,257,169
$170,295,605
$0
1.01
74%
21%
2013
$672,422,111
$50,263,109
$201,303,109
-1.00
73%
23%
2015
$1,773,407,000
$176,529,000
$392,702,000
$205,321,000
$1,175,384,000
2014
$1,855,404,308
$183,522,932
$108,526,128
$582,679,407
$1,164,198,773
2013
$1,878,381,083
$213,281,802
$117,936,657
$469,176,071
$1,291,268,355
Historical Financial Review
Revenue and Expenses
Fiscal Year
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
Revenue Sources
Fiscal Year
Foundation and Corporation
Contributions
Government Contributions
Federal
State
Local
Unspecified
Individual Contributions
Indirect Public Support
Earned Revenue
Investment Income, Net of Losses
Membership Dues
Special Events
Revenue In-Kind
Other
Expense Allocation
Fiscal Year
Program Expense
Administration Expense
Fundraising Expense
Payments to Affiliates
Total Revenue/Total Expenses
Program Expense/Total Expenses
Fundraising Expense/Contributed
Revenue
Assets and Liabilities
Fiscal Year
Total Assets
Current Assets
Long-Term Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Total Net Assets
Top Funding Sources
Fiscal Year
Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount
2015
Fundraising
$422,235,000
Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Contributions, gifts,
Amount
grants $168,103,000
Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar
Bequests
Amount
$130,405,000
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2014
2013
Fundraising
-$439,819,937
Contributions, gifts,
-grants $356,909,567
Investment Income
-$40,315,612
Comments
Financial Comments by Foundation
Organization's 2015 990 will not be available until Fall 2015. Financial information taken from IRS Form 990.
Individual contributions include foundation and corporate support. Local financial statements not available.
Unable to reconcile Federal returns with audited financial statements. Financial information taken solely from
audited financial statements as the Federal tax return was not available at time of review. Revenue per the
financial statements includes the valuation of contributed services, merchandise and other in-kind contributions.
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PLANS, POLICIES & LICENSES
Plans
Fundraising Plan
No
Communication Plan
No
Strategic Plan
No
Management Succession Plan
No
Continuity of Operations Plan
Yes
Policies
Organizational Policies and Procedures
Yes
Written Conflict of Interest Policy
Yes
Nondiscrimination Policy
Yes
Directors and Officers Insurance Policy
No
Whistle Blower Policy
Yes
Document Destruction Policy
No
Government Licenses
Is your organization licensed by the Government?
Planning & Policies Comments
Planning & Policies Comments by Organization
Planning & Policies Comments by Foundation
Created 05.03.2017.
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