National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc

“Form 990, part vi, section a, line 2: the president/coo is the son of the ceo.”

“Form 990, part vi, section b, line 11b: a draft of the tax return is provided to the organization by the cpa firm. A detailed review is completed by the sr director of finance & accounting, the sr director of risk management and the cfo. Any additional updates or changes are made and sent back to the cpa firm. Once satisfied with the second draft, the cpo, coo and ceo review in detail. Once the cpo, coo, ceo and cfo have approved it, the return is forwarded to all of the board members electronically. Comments are submitted and if any changes are made the review process is repeated until there are no changes. A board conference call is often convened to finalize and accept all changes and to move forward with filing.”

“FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: NBCF ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY HAVING EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD READ THE DOCUMENT ANNUALLY AND RESPOND IN WRITING AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE CONFLICTS. EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS THE DOCUMENT STATING THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY the policy. IN ADDITION, THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS OPENLY DISCUSSED IN THE BOARD MEETINGS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE ANY ACTIVITIES FOR WHICH THEY NEED TO CONFIRM WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS FOUND TO EXIST, APPROPRIATE ACTION IS TAKEN SUCH AS THE CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBER NOT PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS OR VOTING ON RELATED ISSUES. DEPENDENT ON THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT, THE NON-CONFLICTED BOARD MEMBERS MAY PROPOSE AND VOTE ON A MOTION CONCERNING THE RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT.”

“form 990, part vi, line 15A&15B: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AFTER COMPARING THE SALARIES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS COMPARISON WITH COMPENSATION SURVEYs AND STUDIES. THE ACTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THEN DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.”

“form 990, part vi, line 19: NBCF MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, FORM 990, FORM 1023 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THEY OFFER TO FAX, send by U.S. FIRST CLASS MAIL, OR EMAIL THE DOCUMENTS TO INTERESTED PARTIES. NBCF'S ANNUAL REPORT, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON NBCF'S WEBSITE, WWW.NBCF.ORG.NBCF'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT NBCF IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE WWW.CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG.”

“Form 990, part iii, line 4a: Patient navigators guide patients through and around the barriers of cost, fear, and misinformation in the complex cancer care system, delivering timely diagnosis, treatment, and support. NBCF's medical facility network includes 101 partners, this year, NBCF provided 68,892 services through 56 of those partners.”

“Form 990, part iii, line 4b: NBCF facilitated 4 metastatic breast cancer retreats serving 25 metastatic patients (stage 4 breast cancer) and 26 caregivers. Patients and caregivers attending the metastatic breast cancer retreats receive renewed hope, increased knowledge, and the reminder that they are not alone. As a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NBCF started the Patient Relief Program to help offset the burden of cost and loss of income and insurance. NBCF grants hospital partners across the country with funding to be distributed to patients to help with items like treatment costs, prescriptions, transportation to treatment, groceries, and childcare. NBCF partner hospitals assess the need of patients based on patient surveying. The hospital partners distribute, track, and report the impact of these funds to NBCF. Though the pandemic ended, the problem of economic devastation on recently diagnosed patients persisted. As a result, NBCF continues to support and build the Patient Relief Fund.”

“Form 990, part iii, line 4c: educating employees about breast health and early detection and equipping employers how to support patients and survivors in the workplace. This year, NBCF presented 62 Breast Cancer in the Workplace presentations and provided 1,882 breast health education services. NBCF's Community Ambassador program trains and equips community leaders to share breast health information and promote NBCF's screening and navigation programs to those in need. This year 61 Community Ambassadors were fully trained, serving 6,185 women through 30 events.”