TRACI LYNN CARES INC Charity Report

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TRACI LYNN CARES INC

EIN 47-4735449

What they do

MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS to SUPPORT and DONATE BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS to THE EFFECTS and REPERCUSSIONS CANCER BRINGS ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, and SOCIETY. INSPIRE ALL WHO DEAL WITH THE HARDSHIPS of CANCER to FIGHT and UNITE. CHANGE LIVES for ALL THAT STRUGGLE WITH CANCER BY RAISING THE DOLLARS NECESSARY to SUPPORT RESEARCH. SINCE 2015, TRACI LYNN CARES HAS SUCCESSFULLY RAISED OVER $75,000 for THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, and WE WILL CONTINUE to RAISE FUNDS to SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS ON THE LOCAL, STATE and NATIONAL LEVEL.

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$100.00of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$83.10spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$0.30in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2016

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$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$100.00

ManagementOffice and general costs$0.00

FundraisingAsking for donations$0.00

Money in and money out

Revenue$118,032

Expenses$98,088

Annual surplus $19,944 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)$98,088 · 100.0% of expenses

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Revenue$118,032

Expenses$98,088

Assets$29,394

Contributions$118,032

Mission work (program services)$98,088

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2016

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

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CORCORAN BURTONTREASURER

TIFFANY CHIMEREVICE PRESIDENT

TRACI LYNN BURTONPRESIDENT

About this charity

Location: 4701 NW 33RD AVENUE, OAKLAND PARK, FL 33309
County: Broward
In care of: TRACI LYNN BURTON
Primary officer: TRACI LYNN BURTON, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Phone(954) 566-0553

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2016
Tax period began: January 1, 2016
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: DASZKAL BOLTON LLP
Revocation date: May 15, 2020