CANCER LEGAL CARE

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

E86

Classification

1200

Street

3503 HIGH POINT DR N SUITE 270

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Mission and programs · 2025

• IN 2025, CLC'S LEGAL CARE PROGRAM (LCP), OUR LARGEST COMBINED PROGRAM, PROVIDED FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 647 MINNESOTANS WHO HAD A COMBINED 858 DIFFERENT LEGAL MATTERS; MAINTAINING THE 20+% GROWTH IN CLIENTS SINCE 2023. THE BIGGEST AREAS OF NEEDED LEGAL CARE WERE SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE, ESTATE PLANNING, AND INSURANCE COVERAGE ISSUES. AS HAS BEEN THE TREND FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS, A GROWING NUMBER OF CLIENTS HAVE STAGE IV CANCER. IN 2015, 26% OF OUR CLIENTS WERE STAGE IV. IN 2025, 52% OF OUR CLIENTS WERE LIVING WITH STAGE IV CANCER. THE LCP IS DESIGNED TO HELP OUR CLIENTS MAINTAIN FINANCIAL SECURITY AND FAMILY STABILITY EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. THE FOLLOWING IS A BREAKDOWN OF CLIENT'S LEGAL NEEDS AND AREAS OF LEGAL CARE PROVIDED: 18% - INSURANCE COVERAGE (HEALTH INSURANCE, SHORT/LONG TERM DISABILITY)8% - HOUSING AND FINANCIAL (EVICTION, FORECLOSURE, CREDITOR ISSUES, BANKRUPTCY) 8% - EMPLOYMENT (ADA/MHRA DISCRIMINATION/REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, FMLA) 23% - LEGAL PLANNING (HEALTH CARE DIRECTIVES, GUARDIANSHIP, WILLS, POWERS OF ATTORNEY) 34% - PUBLIC BENEFITS (SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, MEDICAID) 9% - OTHER (IMMIGRATION, TAX, FAMILY).80% OF OUR CLIENTS NEEDED ADVICE OR INFORMATION ON A PARTICULAR LEGAL ISSUE OR POINT OF CONFUSION (WHY AM I NOT GETTING PAID FOR MY FMLA TIME OFF? CAN I BE FIRED BECAUSE OF MY CANCER? AM I ELIGIBLE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS?) OR A REFERRAL TO A MORE APPROPRIATE AGENCY FOR THEIR NEEDS.20% OF OUR CLIENTS NEEDED EXTENDED LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN LARGER, ONGOING MATTERS (A COMPLEX INSURANCE APPEAL DENYING THEIR TREATMENT BASED ON MEDICAL NECESSITY, CREATION OF AN ESTATE PLAN INCLUDING GUARDIANSHIP FOR THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS). FOR THESE LONGER PERIODS OF ENGAGEMENT, A CLC STAFF ATTORNEY OR ONE OF OUR 70+ VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS WILL TAKE THE MATTER ON.OUR CLIENTS IN 2025:- WOMEN 58%, MEN 42%- 50% HAVE A HOUSEHOLD INCOME UNDER 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES- AFRICAN AMERICAN 11%, AI/AN 1% ASIAN 4%, HISPANIC 4%, UNKNOWN/PREFER NOT TO STATE 2%, WHITE 78%- 76% RESIDE IN THE TWIN CITIES METRO; 24% IN GREATER MINNESOTA- 36% LIVE ALONE- 22% HAVE MINOR CHILDREN IN THEIR HOME AND CARE- 74% ARE STILL OF WORKING AGE- 52% ARE LIVING WITH A STAGE IV CANCER - 34% SOUGHT HELP WITH A SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFIT ISSUE OR OTHER GOVERNMENT BENEFITS ISSUE (UP FROM 17% IN 2022).WORDS OF IMPACT FROM OUR CLIENTS:"EVERYONE HAS A PLAN UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE. I KNEW I NEEDED TO GET LEGAL REPRESENTATION FOR THE INSURANCE SIDE OF THINGS. I HAD TO COME TO CANCER LEGAL CARE TO GET THE FOLLOW THROUGH.""CANCER LEGAL CARE WAS AS MANDATORY TO ME AND MY CANCER AS MY CT SCANS, BLOODWORK, EVERYTHING.""THE SOONER YOU CAN GET THE HELP YOU NEED, THE BETTER. THE STRESS, THE WORRY CANCER LOVES THAT AND IT WILL MAKE YOU SICKER. CANCER LEGAL CARE IS THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE LAW, AND PEOPLE CAN MAKE ALL THE LAWYER JOKES THEY WANT, BUT YOU CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. CANCER LEGAL CARE WILL GIVE YOU THE ABILITY TO CALL IT LIKE IT IS WITH YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY."

  Expenses $451,209 · Revenue $15,776

• ICARE - A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF OUR WORK TOOK PLACE IN 2020 WITH THE CREATION OF OUR ICARE PROGRAM UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF OUR LEGAL CARE PROGRAM OFFERINGS. ICARE (INSURANCE CLAIM ADVOCACY AND RESOLUTION) ADDRESSES THE GROWING NUMBER OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE DENIALS DUE TO MANY FACTORS INCLUDING SHRINKING NETWORKS AND EVER-CHANGING PRE-AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS. OUR GOAL WITH ICARE IS TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND FINANCIAL WELL-BEING OF OUR CLIENTS BY WAY OF ENSURING THAT THEIR INSURANCE COVERS WHAT IT SHOULD, AND THAT HOSPITAL BILLING AND CODING ERRORS ARE CORRECTED SO THAT OUR CLIENTS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BILLS THAT ARE NOT THEIRS TO PAY. SINCE PILOTING THIS WORK IN 2019, WE HAVE CLOSED 176 COMPLICATED INSURANCE MATTERS WITH A 94% SUCCESS RATE FOR OUR CLIENTS. OF THESE CLOSED MATTERS, SUCCESS INCLUDED PROTECTING OR RECOVERING $4,471,875.94 IN HEALTH, DISABILITY, OR LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS THAT HAD INITIALLY BEEN DENIED TO 85 OF OUR CLIENTS BY THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENT DOLLAR AMOUNT RANGES FROM $150 TO $565,000, WITH AN AVERAGE RECOVERY/PROTECTION OF $52,610.31 PER CLIENT. "YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME, AND I TRULY COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU.""THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. IT TRULY FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS FINALLY ON OUR SIDE, AND MY FAMILY AND I DEEPLY APPRECIATE IT.""THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING FOR ME. IT ALLOWS ME TO FOCUS MY ENERGY ON GETTING MY HEALTH BACK ON TRACK. DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD HANDLE ALL THIS WITHOUT YOUR HELP."OUR ICARE PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO CLIENTS ON THE FULL SPECTRUM OF ASSISTANCE LEVELS, FROM EDUCATING CLIENTS ON PROTECTIONS OF THE LAW (SUCH AS THE NO SURPRISES ACT AND THE MINNESOTA DEBT FAIRNESS ACT), EXPLAINING BENEFITS AND CLAIM DETERMINATIONS, "COACHING" CLIENTS THROUGH THEIR OWN CLAIM DENIAL APPEALS, AND PROVIDING FULL REPRESENTATION AND CLAIM DENIAL APPEAL AND/OR MEDICAL BILLING DISPUTE HANDLING. WE TACKLE A WIDE VARIETY OF CLAIM DENIAL AND BILLING ISSUES SUCH AS MEDICAL NECESSITY, PRIOR AUTHORIZATION, OUT-OF-NETWORK, EXPERIMENTAL AND INVESTIGATIONAL PROCEDURES AND MEDICATIONS, OFF-LABEL MEDICATION USE, BILLING CODING ERRORS, PROVIDER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND GENERAL NAVIGATION OF THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THE INSURANCE CLAIM PROCESS. OUR MODEL OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE PROTECTS OUR CLIENTS' FINANCIAL STABILITY BY ENSURING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PAY MONEY TO RECOVER BENEFITS OR KEEP FUNDS THAT ARE RIGHTFULLY THEIRS TO BEGIN WITH. IN ADDITION TO DEALING WITH CANCER AND THE STRESSORS OF INSURANCE DENIALS, OUR ICARE CLIENTS ARE FACING INCREDIBLE FINANCIAL STRAIN. FULLY 29% OF OUR ICARE CLIENTS ARE UNDER 200% FPG (UP FROM 24% IN 2021), WITH ANOTHER 18% IN BETWEEN 200%-300% FPG. ALL OF THE ICARE WORK IS DONE AT NO CHARGE AND WITHOUT ANY INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMITATIONS. WHY?1. VERY FEW FAMILIES COULD AFFORD AN ATTORNEY'S HELP IN LIGHT OF CANCER'S GROWING FINANCIAL TOXICITY.2. ANY BARRIER TO REACHING OUT OR GETTING HELP MORE OFTEN THAN NOT BECOMES A NON-STARTER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND FINANCIAL BREAKING POINT. WE KNOW THAT INSURANCE ISSUES ARE AT THE TOP OF THE MOST STRESSFUL THINGS OUR CLIENTS FACE.

  Expenses $129,925

• SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SSAAP) - IN 2025, OUR SSAAP PROGRAM ENTERED ITS 3RD YEAR, AND WE SURPASSED $1 MILLION IN BENEFITS RECOVERED ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS. WHEN THIS PROGRAM STARTED IN JANUARY 2023, OUR WORK FOCUSED ON COMPLETING SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFIT (EITHER SSDI OR SSI) APPLICATIONS ON BEHALF OF CANCER PATIENTS. THIS WORK CONTINUES, REDUCING BARRIERS AND ASSISTING CANCER PATIENTS WHOSE HIGH COST OF TREATMENT AND INABILITY TO WORK ARE IMPACTING THEIR ECONOMIC SECURITY AND INCREASING THEIR RISK FOR FINANCIAL TOXICITY.AFTER THREE YEARS WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM OUR CLIENTS AND HOW TO BEST SUPPORT THEM IN ACCESSING THESE ESSENTIAL FINANCIAL SUPPORTS. ONE THING WE HAVE LEARNED IS THAT SOME OF OUR CLIENTS WANT TO APPLY FOR BENEFITS ON THEIR OWN BUT WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT FROM A TRUSTED GUIDE TO GET THEM FROM START TO FINISH. THIS IS WHERE CANCER LEGAL CARE CAN HELP. IN THE LAST YEAR CLC ATTORNEYS HAVE GUIDED 33 CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGH THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR SSDI OR SSI ON THEIR OWN.WHAT DOES THIS LOOK LIKE? OUR ATTORNEYS HELP TO ANSWER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THE APPLICATION, REVIEW LETTERS FROM SOCIAL SECURITY, PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO COMPLETE SPECIFIC FORMS, AND REMAIN A REASSURING PRESENCE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. WHILE WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE HERE TO COMPLETE APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE CLIENTS WHO NEED FULL ASSISTANCE, THIS WORK IS A WAY TO SUPPORTS CANCER PATIENTS WHO WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES IN COMPETING THE APPLICATION ON THEIR OWN DURING A TIME OF MUCH UNCERTAINTY. AS ONE CAREGIVER RECENTLY SHARED AFTER LEARNING THEY HAD SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED FOR BENEFITS FOR A LOVED ONE ON THEIR OWN WITH THE SUPPORT FROM CLC:YOU'VE BEEN SO HELPFUL IN EXPLAINING EVERYTHING TO US IN DETAIL. WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU AS A RESOURCE, AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU, YOUR EXPERTISE, AND YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP US DURING THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME OF OUR FAMILY'S LIVES.NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FILED: 104SUCCESS RATE (START OF THE PROGRAM): 80%DOLLARS RECOVERED FOR OUR CLIENTS SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAM: $1,398,864HOUSEHOLD INCOME BELOW 200% (SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAM): 66%NO INCOME (SINCE THE START OF THE PROGRAM): 35%GOV'T BENEFIT BASED ON NEED (SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED): 68%

  Expenses $155,053

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $1,105,723

  Expenses

  $1,058,628

  Contributions

  $1,060,170

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $626,197

  Expenses

  $691,073

  Contributions

  $617,944

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $506,282

  Expenses

  $619,642

  Contributions

  $505,767

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $620,588

  Expenses

  $522,896

  Assets (EOY)

  $453,219

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $552,027

  Expenses

  $480,227

  Assets (EOY)

  $351,173

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $496,553

  Expenses

  $413,245

  Assets (EOY)

  $277,137

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $384,780

  Expenses

  $349,312

  Assets (EOY)

  $189,495

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $283,036

  Expenses

  $298,840

  Assets (EOY)

  $134,105

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $298,508

  Expenses

  $268,870

  Assets (EOY)

  $148,804

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $306,072

  Expenses

  $277,748

  Assets (EOY)

  $120,161

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $307,171

  Expenses

  $278,847

  Assets (EOY)

  $120,161

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2010

Tax period

1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010

Principal officer

Lindy Yokanovich

Mailing address

PO Box 93Bayport MN 55003

Website

www.cancerlegalline.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PALM BEACH & MARTIN COUNTIES INC

  $24,000

  2023 · CRIME & LEGAL-RELATED

• MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $22,507

  2022 · UNRESTRICTED

• Our American Future Action

  $22,500

  2023 · general support

• MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $20,102

  2023 · UNRESTRICTED

• IMPACT100 TWIN CITIES

  $20,000

  2023 · GENERAL PURPOSE

• MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $19,255

  2024 · UNRESTRICTED

• AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

  $15,027

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND

  $8,490

  2025 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR PALM BEACH & MARTIN COUNTIES INC

  $8,000

  2022 · CRIME & LEGAL-RELATED

• MINNESOTA STATE BAR FOUNDATION

  $7,500

  2023 · PROGRAM SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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