Living Beyond Breast Cancer

“The executive committee shall be composed of the chair, the vice chair, the secretary, the treasurer and two additional directors. The executive committee shall be authorized to act for the board between its regular meetings. The executive committee shall not have any power of authority as to the following: a) the creation or filling of vacancies in the board; b) the adoption, amendment or repeal of the governing documents; c) the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board that by its terms is amendable or repealable only by the board; or d) actions committed by the bylaws or a resolution of the board exclusively to another committee of the board.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm, and the board of directors has given authority to the finance committee and the audit committee to review and approve the form 990. The approved form 990 is shared with the full board before it is filed.”

“The conflict of interest policy applies to directors, officers and employees. The existence of any potential conflict should be disclosed to the ceo, or if she is the one with the conflict, to the board president, before any transaction is consummated. The board shall determine whether a conflict exists and if so, whether the transaction may be authorized. Transactions with related parties may be undertaken, only if all of the following are observed: 1. A material transaction is fully disclosed in the audited financial statements of the organization; 2. The related party is excluded from the discussion and approval of such transaction; 3. A competitive bid or comparable valuation exists; and 4. Lbbc's board has acted upon and demonstrated that the transaction is in the best interest of the organization. All members are required to complete a conflict of interest statement annually.”

“For the ceo - the compensation committee of the board conducts an annual review of the ceo and determines her salary and bonus. The committee uses comparability data to determine her compensation. The board chair is a member of this committee. The organization conducted a compensation study in 2018 and updated that in 2024. For key employees - the organization conducted a compensation study in 2018 and updated that in 2024. The bands created through the compensation study are used to determine salaries of key employees. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are maintained at the organization's office and are available to the public upon request.”

“The no one missed campaign is a new initiative for fy 2024. The campaign was launched in the lung cancer community in 2021 and lbbc is leading its expansion to the breast cancer community. The goal of the campaign is to ensure that patients have access to information about biomarker testing in order to improve doctor-patient dialogue and increase testing. Most of the funds raised for the campaign go to direct costs to implement marketing and advertising efforts. In addition to the $750,000 raised for the campaign in fy 2024, $700,000 was raised in fy 2023 and restricted for use in fy 2024.”

“Lbbc no longer managed the knowledge is power in 2024. Revenue was $155k and total expenses were $44,490. It was noted in the 2023 form 990, part iii 4b. It is a program that supports the understanding of the black breast cancer experience, and we have passed it onto an organization run by african american women.”

“Graphic design: program service expenses 145,009. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 145,009. Transcribing: program service expenses 441. Management and general expenses 10. Fundraising expenses 20. Total expenses 471. List purchase: program service expenses 3,696. Management and general expenses 84. Fundraising expenses 180. Total expenses 3,960. Program evaluation services: program service expenses 5,196. Management and general expenses 118. Fundraising expenses 253. Total expenses 5,567. Conference planning consultants: program service expenses 47,969. Management and general expenses 1,347. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 49,316. Public relations: program service expenses 81,914. Management and general expenses 1,860. Fundraising expenses 3,988. Total expenses 87,762. Professional services - admin: program service expenses 96,362. Management and general expenses 2,188. Fundraising expenses 4,692. Total expenses 103,242. It consulting: program service expenses 119,339. Management and general expenses 2,761. Fundraising expenses 3,720. Total expenses 125,820. Writing services: program service expenses 163,474. Management and general expenses 3,712. Fundraising expenses 7,960. Total expenses 175,146. Consulting services: program service expenses 351,602. Management and general expenses 7,984. Fundraising expenses 17,119. Total expenses 376,705.”