Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER.

Totals

Total revenue: $1,787,399
Total expenses: $1,579,128
Contributions and grants received: $1,767,202
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $20,197
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $2,434,777
Total liabilities, end of year: $238,021
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $2,196,756
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,333,064
Management and general expenses: $94,649
Fundraising expenses: $151,415
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,333,064

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

1c · Fundraising events

$474,763
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,292,439
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$12,260
3 · Investment income

total $20,197 · related or exempt $20,197
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$98,304
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$474,763
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$98,304

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $119,465 · program services $103,935 · management and general $9,557 · fundraising $5,973
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $401,939 · program services $349,686 · management and general $32,155 · fundraising $20,098
11g · Fees: other

total $107,083 · program services $85,666 · management and general $16,062 · fundraising $5,355
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $58,520 · program services $23,408 · management and general $8,778 · fundraising $26,334
13 · Office expenses

total $24,484 · program services $17,203 · management and general $2,334 · fundraising $4,947
16 · Occupancy

total $106,420 · program services $90,457 · management and general $10,642 · fundraising $5,321
17 · Travel

total $3,649 · program services $3,175 · management and general $292 · fundraising $182
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $9,748 · program services $8,287 · management and general $975 · fundraising $486
23 · Insurance

total $27,134 · program services $23,064 · management and general $2,713 · fundraising $1,357
24a · Other expenses: DIRECT COSTS OF PROGRAMS

total $564,493 · program services $564,493
24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

total $75,145 · fundraising $75,145
24c · Other expenses: LICENSES, DUES & SUBSCRIP

total $23,832 · program services $17,874 · management and general $3,575 · fundraising $2,383
24d · Other expenses: BANK AND CREDIT CARD FEES

total $20,357 · program services $16,286 · management and general $2,036 · fundraising $2,035
24e · All other expenses

total $36,859 · program services $29,530 · management and general $5,530 · fundraising $1,799

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,007,439 · end of year $1,813,615
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,113,498 · end of year $382,397
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

end of year $3,125
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $111,920 · end of year $21,076
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$36,679
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$26,662
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $3,155 · end of year $10,017
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $4,220 · end of year $204,547
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $36,539 · end of year $39,032
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $20,000
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $641 · end of year $198,989
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,924,073 · end of year $1,862,542
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $258,979 · end of year $334,214

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCER.

CANDLELIGHTERS IS THE FIRST AND OLDEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN NEVADA SERVING FAMILIES COPING WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER. TWO FAMILIES, EACH WITH A CHILD IN CANCER TREATMENT, FOUNDED CANDLELIGHTERS IN 1978, BELIEVING THAT FAMILIES COULD FIND STRENGTH, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMFORT BY BANDING TOGETHER. FOR FORTY YEARS, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCER. OUR SERVICES ARE A CRITICAL LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. ON A DAILY BASIS, WE HELP FAMILIES COPE WITH THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP EVOKED BY A CHILDHOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS. ALL TOO OFTEN, FAMILIES FALL APART FROM THE STRESS OF THE CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, POTENTIAL RELAPSE, AND, SOMETIMES, DEATH, LEAVING PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FEELING ISOLATED, DEPRESSED, AND VULNERABLE. OUR PURPOSE IS TO ALLEVIATE THE ISOLATION MANY FAMILIES FEEL AT THE TIME THEIR CHILD IS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RESOURCES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND FAMILY SUPPORT TO ENSURE THEIR ABILITY TO FOCUS ON THE MOST CRITICAL ELEMENT OF CANCER TREATMENT-THEIR CHILD'S SURVIVAL. OUR PROGRAMS FALL INTO FOUR KEY AREAS: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANY PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL STRESS AND HARDSHIP A CHILDHOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS CREATES FOR A FAMILY. WHILE DEALING WITH THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THE IMMEDIATE NEED TO BEGIN TREATMENT, PARENTS ALSO FACE THE UNEXPECTED AND UNPLANNED INCREASE IN FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES DUE TO MEDICAL CO-PAYMENTS, PRESCRIPTION COSTS, AND OTHER ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER TREATMENT COUPLED WITH UNPAID TIME OFF TO CARE FOR THE DIAGNOSED CHILD CREATES FINANCIAL INSTABILITY WITHIN THE HOME. CANDLELIGHTERS ALLOCATES UP TO 3,000 PER CALENDAR YEAR PER FAMILY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. QUALIFYING EXPENSES INCLUDE RENT OR MORTGAGE, UTILITIES, GAS, AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. CANDLELIGHTERS ALSO PROVIDES A MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION CO-PAYMENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. THE REIMBURSEMENT IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE THAT FACTORS IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD. TRAVEL FOR TREATMENT WHILE CHILDREN TYPICALLY RECEIVE TREATMENT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO OTHER STATES FOR SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS, SUCH AS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS AND BRAIN TUMOR TREATMENT. SHOULD A FAMILY FACE THE NEED TO TRAVEL FOR CARE, CANDLELIGHTERS ASSISTS WITH AIRFARE, LODGING, CAR RENTAL, FOOD REIMBURSEMENT, AND GAS CARDS TO HELP OFFSET THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF TRAVEL. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT CANDLELIGHTERS PROVIDES FUNERAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN LOST THEIR BATTLE WITH CANCER. CANDLELIGHTERS ASSISTS THE FAMILY WITH A 5,000 PAYMENT TOWARDS THE FUNERAL COSTS. FUNERALS THAT FALL BELOW THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT ARE PAID IN FULL BY CANDLELIGHTERS. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FAMILY COUNSELING A CHILDHOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND ITS AFTERMATH CAN HAVE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS ON THE ENTIRE FAMILY. TO HELP FAMILIES COPE, CANDLELIGHTERS MAKES AVAILABLE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SERVICES WITH LICENSED THERAPISTS. THESE PRIVATE SESSIONS ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE FAMILIES. SUPPORT GROUPS CANDLELIGHTERS ALSO PROVIDES REGULARLY OCCURRING SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PARENTS, DIAGNOSED CHILDREN/TEENS AND THEIR SIBLINGS. QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE ISOLATION MANY FAMILIES FEEL, CANDLELIGHTERS PROVIDES FAMILY-FOCUSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS, THE DIAGNOSED CHILD, AND SIBLINGS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR JOURNEY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN A FUN, COMMUNITY SETTING GIVING THE FAMILIES A SENSE OF NORMALCY DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT WHILE CREATING MEANINGFUL AND LASTING MEMORIES. A FEW OF THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MOVIE NIGHTS, HALLOWEEN BASH, HOLIDAY PARTIES AND A HOLIDAY ADOPT-A-FAMILY. CAMP INDEPENDENT FIREFLY CANDLELIGHTERS OFFERS A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED CAMP EACH SUMMER. A FIVE DAY FOUR NIGHT CAMP IS OPEN TO ANY CANDLELIGHTERS CHILD DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND THEIR SIBLINGS, AGES 7-17. STAFF LEAD A ROBUST COMMITTEE OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO PLAN AND COORDINATE CAMP ACTIVITIES AND LOGISTICS. EACH YEAR, CANDLELIGHTERS PROVIDES 150 CAMP OPENINGS FREE OF CHARGE TO FAMILIES. ARTS/EDUCATION PROGRAM CANDLELIGHTERS RECOGNIZES THE SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN IMPACT OF THE ARTS ON REDUCING STRESS LEVELS OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY AND PROMOTING THEIR HEALING PROCESS DURING TREATMENT. CANDLELIGHTERS OFFERS ART EDUCATION THROUGH A CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS ART PROGRAM PROVEN POSITIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDE: (A) LOWERED STRESS AND ANXIETY LEVELS; (B) PROCEDURES AND TREATMENT CONDUCTED WITH MORE EASE SHORTENING TREATMENT TIME; (C) SHORTENS HOSPITAL STAYS; (D) IMPROVES HEALING PROCESS. SURVIVOR SCHOLARSHIPS ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS CANDLELIGHTERS' PARENTS CAN EXPERIENCE IS SEEING THEIR CHILD SURVIVE CANCER AND GO ON TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. CANDLELIGHTERS IS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SURVIVING CHILDREN FOR COLLEGE, TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS.

Expenses $1,333,064

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

ELIZABETH LAMONICA

CHAIRPERSON

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
ANNELISA POLK

VICE CHAIRPE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
ANGELA FRY

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
ELIZABETH SOROKAC

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
LISA SANTWER

IMMEDIATE PA

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
AVI DAN-GOOR

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BOB PARISI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CARRIE BRADLEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CINDY ELLIS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
CRAIG FJELSTED

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DR ATI HAKIMI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DUSTIN ENGEL

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JUSTIN BROWN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MATTHEW COOK

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
MICHELLE ORLANDO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
REECE OSWALT

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
STACEY NOBLE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
KIMBERLY KINDIG

CEO

Total calculated

$119,465

From this org

$119,465

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 18 September 2023
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202322619349301902

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