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Stringsforacure Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 27-3013390

Jul 01, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017 • Filed on Dec 20, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.STRINGSFORACURE.ORG
PO Box 9823Erie, PA 16505

(814) 520-1563

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

67th percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 67% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$11,618

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 14.3% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

74th percentile

23%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2017

Revenue Growth

50th percentile

1.1%

Faster revenue growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$83,613

Up $9,831 (+13%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$83,429

Up $9,749 (+13%) from 2016

Liabilities

Up

$184

Up $82 (+80%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin67th percentile

Revenue

Down

$81,179

Down $10,827 (-12%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$71,430

Down $2,242 (-3.0%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

$9,749

Down $8,585 (-47%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth74th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $15,853Net Assets 2013: $15,8532013Assets 2014: $28,701Net Assets 2014: $28,7012014Assets 2015: $55,371Liabilities 2015: $25Net Assets 2015: $55,3462015Assets 2016: $73,782Liabilities 2016: $102Net Assets 2016: $73,6802016Assets 2017: $83,613Liabilities 2017: $184Net Assets 2017: $83,4292017Assets 2018: $98,271Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $98,2712018Assets 2019: $100,795Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $100,7942019Assets 2020: $37,876Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $37,8762020

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$83,613
Liabilities$184
Net Assets$83,429
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth50th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2013: $44,511Expenses 2013: $38,829Net Income 2013: $5,6822013Revenue 2014: $64,081Expenses 2014: $51,233Net Income 2014: $12,8482014Revenue 2015: $79,425Expenses 2015: $52,727Net Income 2015: $26,6982015Revenue 2016: $92,006Expenses 2016: $73,672Net Income 2016: $18,3342016Revenue 2017: $81,179Expenses 2017: $71,430Net Income 2017: $9,7492017Revenue 2018: $79,709Expenses 2018: $64,867Net Income 2018: $14,8422018Revenue 2019: $93,601Expenses 2019: $91,078Net Income 2019: $2,5232019Revenue 2020: $58,500Expenses 2020: $121,419Net Income 2020: -$62,9192020

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2017

Revenue$81,179
Expenses$71,430
Net Income$9,749
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017
Signed
Dec 20, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$87,831
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of stringsforacure is to educate, comfort, support, and provide financial assistance directly to cancer patients, primarily breast cancer patients.

To educate, comfort, support and provide financial assistance directly to cancer patients, primarily breast cancer patients.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATE, COMFORT, SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO PRIMARILY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS.$56,294$62,588
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ELISA M GUIDAExecutive Di-$11,618-$11,618
NICOLE BRUGGERBoard Chairp-$0--
PATTI LARSONTreasurer-$0--
PATTI LARSONDevelopment-$0--
DONNA SHERRANGESecretary-$0--
BRENDA BERCHTOLDBoard Member-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Pickin on Cance$26,905---
Total Events$26,905---
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Stringsforacure Foundation
EIN
27-3013390
Phone
8145201563
Address
PO BOX 9823, ERIE, PA 16505

Signing Officer

Name
Elisa M Guida
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8144562220
Signed
2017-12-20
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Trish Shoulders CPA
Address
12050 EDINBORO RD, EDINBORO, PA 16412
Preparer
Trish Shoulders CPA
Phone
8147342716
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“40,799 0 0 9,627 0 0”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising and promotion 238 office supplies 370 web services 868 68 insurance 465 supplies 316 telephone expense 465 state fees 125 dues 150 total 3,065”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 102 184”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To educate, comfort, support and provide financial assistance directly to cancer patients, primarily breast cancer patients.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$83,613
Liabilities
$184
Net assets
$83,429
Revenue
$81,179
Expenses
$71,430
Net income
$9,749
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.38$0.00$0.38$0.59$1.21$0.63
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.01$0.00$1.01$0.94$0.91$0.03
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.98$0.00$0.98$0.80$0.65$0.15
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.00$0.83$0.81$0.71$0.10
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.00$0.74$0.92$0.74$0.18
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.55$0.79$0.53$0.27
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.29$0.64$0.51$0.13
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.16$0.16$0.45$0.39$0.06