UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MARKEY CANCER FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MARKEY CANCER FOUNDATION INC

EIN 31-0944925 · Health Care (E)

What they do

As The Engine of The Markey Cancer Center, We Lead The Fight Against Cancer In The State of Kentucky. We Connect Supporters to A Cause Greater Than Themselves By Matching Their Passion With The Doctors, Nurses and Researchers Who Are Working to Cure Cancer and Thus Change The Course of Humanity. Kentucky Has The Worst Cancer Rates In The Union. and When Cancer Singles Out Our Citizens for Its Worst, That is When Markey Cancer Center Foundation Funds Our Most Powerful Weapons. Those Weapons Are Groundbreaking Research and Clinical Trials, Prevention Programs And, of Course, Cutting-edge Patient Care Delivered With Compassion, In A Place That Offers Hope. Our Generous Donors Support The Dedicated Staff of The Markey Cancer Center Who Come to This Extraordinary Place, On A Daily Basis - All With One Goal - to Lead Kentuckys Fight Against Cancer.

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Of every $100 spent, about $39.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

21.62%of revenue went to mission work39.0% of expenses · Program services

20.22%of revenue went to fundraising36.5% of expenses

$55.40spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

13.56%of revenue went to management and office costs24.5% of expenses

$7.55in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

45.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$5,526,266

Mission workProgram services$1,195,03821.62% of revenue39.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$749,41013.56% of revenue24.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,117,22720.22% of revenue36.5% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$2,464,59144.60% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$3,061,67555.40% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 39.0% mission · 24.5% management · 36.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.40% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 45.7% mission · 20.6% management · 33.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.70% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 51.5% mission · 16.8% management · 31.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.01% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 5.2% management · 10.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 112.61% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 53.8% mission · 14.4% management · 31.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 273.40% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 33.4% mission · 24.2% management · 42.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.13% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 50.9% mission · 15.5% management · 33.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.06% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 56.3% mission · 15.7% management · 28.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.48% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,526,266

Expenses$3,061,675

Annual surplus $2,464,591 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,195,038 · 39.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$749,410 · 24.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,117,227 · 36.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$5,526,266

Expenses$3,061,675

Assets$23,116,118

Income$5,668,681

Contributions$2,508,918

Mission work (program services)$1,195,038

Fundraising$1,117,227

Grants given$11,178,759

Average grant$1,397,345

Management and general$749,410

Stocks and bonds$14,630,185

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (14)

ALEX BOONECHAIR

BRET JONESTRUSTEE

CATHY JACOBSTRUSTEE

CHARLES WETHINGTON JR PHDTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER YOUNGTREASURER

DAISY PHIPPS PULITOTRUSTEE

FARRA ALFORD SRTRUSTEE

JOHN BOARDMANTRUSTEE

KEVIN PFIESTER DVMTRUSTEE

MIKE HARDERSPRESIDENT AND CEO

NICK NICHOLSONTRUSTEE

SALLY HUMPHREYTRUSTEE

WILLIAM SHIVELYSECRETARY

WM S FARISH JRTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1978
Location: 800 ROSE ST, LEXINGTON, KY 40536-7001
County: Fayette
In care of: Craig Collins
Primary officer: Craig Collins, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(859) 323-6690 Officer phone(859) 323-0301

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PATRICK AND ASSOCIATES LLC
NTEE classification: Health Care (E)
IRS tax category: Health Care
Grant-giving organization: Yes