BLADDER CANCER ADVOCACY NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BLADDER CANCER ADVOCACY NETWORK INC (EIN 20-2897110)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-07-22
IRS object ID
202042049349301164
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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DescRESEARCH - BCAN WORKS TO ADVANCE BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH. RECOGNIZING THE OVERWHELMING NEED FOR RESEARCH FUNDING, BCAN HAS ENGAGED A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS WITH THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH AWARDS, AND IN 2019 GRANTED THREE AWARDS. IN ADDITION, BCAN SUPPORTS EXCEPTIONALLY NOVEL AND CREATIVE PROJECTS WITH GREAT POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BLADDER CANCER THROUGH ITS BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD, A 300,000 GRANT AWARDED OVER TWO-YEARS. ONE RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD WAS GRANTED IN 2019. TO ENCOURAGE GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG BLADDER CANCER RESEARCHERS, BCAN LAUNCHED THE BLADDER CANCER GENOMICS CONSORTIUM (BCGC), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN BCAN AND MAJOR MEDICAL CENTERS, WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING AN ENRICHED UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENOMIC PROFILE OF BLADDER CANCER TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS. THE FIRST RESEARCH PROJECT IS UNDERWAY WHICH FOCUSES ON PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC DISEASE, AN AREA IN GREAT NEED OF IMPROVED TREATMENTS. BCAN HAS INVESTED 2.3 MILLION FROM PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT THE STUDY MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND GENOMIC SEQUENCING REPORTING - COSTS WHICH ARE OFTEN A BARRIER TO PERSONALIZED CARE FOR PATIENTS. WITH THE LAUNCH OF BCGC, BCAN HAS NOW INVESTED MORE THAN 3 MILLION IN BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH.Desc

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DescEDUCATION AND INFORMATION - BCAN HOSTS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PUBLISHES PRINTED MATERIALS TO EDUCATE THOSE COPING WITH A BLADDER CANCER DIAGNOSIS. BCAN'S COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT HANDBOOK, "BLADDER CANCER BASICS FOR THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED," HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THOUSANDS OF SURVIVORS, CAREGIVERS, UROLOGY PRACTICES, AND CANCER CENTERS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE PATIENT INSIGHT WEBINAR SERIES IS AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM THAT ADDRESSES A VARIETY OF ISSUES. THE WEBINARS FEATURE TOP EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELD AND ADDRESS PATIENT CONCERNS IN AN EASY FORMAT. THE SURVIVOR 2 SURVIVOR PROGRAM CONNECTS NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH SURVIVORS WITH A SIMILAR DIAGNOSIS.Desc

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DescTHINK TANK - THE BLADDER CANCER THINK TANK (THINK TANK) IS THE MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM DEDICATED SOLELY TO BLADDER CANCER. THROUGH COLLABORATION UROLOGISTS, ONCOLOGISTS, SCIENTISTS, AND RESEARCHERS ARE PIONEERING NEW TREATMENT PROTOCOLS, INVESTIGATING GENETIC EXPRESSIONS, AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE FOR THOSE LIVING WITH THE DISEASE. THE JOHN QUALE TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP SELECT RESEARCHERS PAY TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATED TO THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL BLADDER CANCER THINK TANK WHERE THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH, NETWORK WITH LEADING BLADDER CANCER RESEARCHERS AND GAIN INSIGHTS FROM THE THINK TANK. 1,700 TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS ARE AWARDED TO EARLY CAREER PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS.Desc

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DescWALK FOR BLADDER CANCER - THE WALK TO END BLADDER CANCER IS PART OF AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WHICH PRIMARILY TAKES PLACE IN MAY. THESE EVENTS UNITE BLADDER CANCER SURVIVORS, LOVED ONES, AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE RECOGNITION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE. IN 2019, WALK EVENTS WERE HELD IN OVER 25 COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. THE OVERALL AWARENESS INITIATIVE REACHED MORE THAN 4.3 MILLION THROUGH THE WEBSITE, MAILINGS, DIGITAL ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND OUTREACH. THE EVENT INCLUDES A HEALTH WALK, SURVIVOR RECOGNITION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BLADDER CANCER. MANY WALK PARTICIPANTS ALSO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT BCAN'S MISSION PROGRAMS. THE WALK FOR BLADDER CANCER IS HELD IN MAY AS PART OF BLADDER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. ADVOCACY - AS THE VOICE FOR THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, BCAN PARTICIPATES IN COALITIONS AND WORKS WITH OTHER MEMBERSHIP GROUPS TO WEIGH IN ON POLICY ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THOSE LIVING WITH BLADDER CANCER. THROUGH ITS ANNUAL BLADDER CANCER, BCAN PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CONNECTIONS, IDENTIFY BLADDER CANCER STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE, AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF BLADDER CANCER WITHIN COMMUNITIES. THE ADVOCATES SUCCESSFULLY URGED LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BLADDER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. EXPANDING CANCER RESEARCH IS A PRIORITY FOR BCAN. BCAN IS A MEMBER OF ONE VOICE AGAINST CANCER, A COALITION OF PATIENT ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT FUNDED CANCER RESEARCH. DRUG SHORTAGES, ACCESS TO SCREENING, AND INSURANCE COVERAGE ISSUES ARE BCAN'S OTHER LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.Desc
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ROBERT LEVIN
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JARED SHER
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MARY GUSHEE
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JAMIE GILLESPIE
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BEVERLY JAMES
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CHERYL TAYLORE LEE
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SETH LERNER
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DAVID PULVER
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NEAL SHORE
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DAVID SHULMAN
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ANDREA MADDOX-SMITH
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EOY$43,655EOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$43,276EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,920,806BOYAmt
EOY$5,730,465EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,886BOYAmt
EOY$37,051EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,557BOYAmt
EOY$150,000EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$120,000BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,411BOYAmt
EOY$2,582EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,854BOYAmt
EOY$189,633EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,591,134BOYAmt
EOY$4,878,548EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$957,818BOYAmt
EOY$662,284EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,548,952BOYAmt
EOY$5,540,832EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,920,806BOYAmt
EOY$5,730,465EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$913,945ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$77,935NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,407,347CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,459,875CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,727,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,294,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,374,295CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,262,767TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,407,347CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,459,875CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,727,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,294,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,374,295CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,262,767TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$493,529SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$14,769,238PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$403CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,094CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,483CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,806CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,786TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,323,553TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$666,190GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.96380PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94340PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$41,500DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$41,500TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE LOBBYIST COORDINATED THE MEETINGS AND MESSAGING FOR OUR ANNUAL HILL DAY TO SUPPORT BLADDER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. HE LED A TRAINING FOR OUR PATIENT ADVOCATES WHO JOINED US FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR THIS DAY ON THE HILL.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$73,743OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$30,467DepreciationAmt
Book Value$43,276BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$43,276TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED LEASE BENEFITDesc
Amt$2,582Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,582TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,698,003TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$77,935NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$77,935RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,620,068RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,620,068TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,706,123TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,706,123ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,706,123TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN GENERAL, WHEN TAX RETURNS ARE FILED, IT IS HIGHLY CERTAIN THAT SOME POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHILE OTHERS ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE MERITS OF THE POSITION TAKEN OR THE AMOUNT OF THE POSITION THAT WOULD BE ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED. THE BENEFIT OF A TAX POSITION IS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THE PERIOD DURING WHICH, BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE EVIDENCE, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION, INCLUDING THE RESOLUTION OF APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, IF ANY. TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE NOT OFFSET OR AGGREGATED WITH OTHER POSITIONS. TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY- THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD ARE MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT WITH THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. THE PORTION OF THE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS TAKEN THAT EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT MEASURED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IS REFLECTED AS A LIABILITY FOR UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEETS, ALONG WITH ANY ASSOCIATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES THAT WOULD BE PAYABLE TO THE TAXING AUTHORITIES UPON EXAMINATION. BCAN HAS DETERMINED THAT NO SUCH LIABILITIES WERE REQUIRED AT DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018. AT DECEMBER 31, 2019, TAX YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2018 REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS. BCAN HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY TAX AUTHORITY REGARDING ANY TAX ISSUE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCHGrantTypeTxt
Recipient7RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$510,577CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFOR A 24 MONTH GRANT PERIOD: THE RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL WRITTEN SUMMARIES TO BCAN DOCUMENTING THE PROGRESS MADE IN CONNECTION WITH THE GRANT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREA MADDOX-SMITHPersonNm
TitleCEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$237,794BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$7,154DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$244,948TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ARESEARCH - BCAN WORKS TO ADVANCE BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH. RECOGNIZING THE OVERWHELMING NEED FOR RESEARCH FUNDING, BCAN HAS ENGAGED A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS WITH THE YOUNG INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH AWARDS, AND IN 2019 GRANTED THREE AWARDS. IN ADDITION, BCAN SUPPORTS EXCEPTIONALLY NOVEL AND CREATIVE PROJECTS WITH GREAT POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BLADDER CANCER THROUGH ITS BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD, A 300,000 GRANT AWARDED OVER TWO-YEARS. ONE RESEARCH INNOVATION AWARD WAS GRANTED IN 2019. TO ENCOURAGE GREATER COLLABORATION AMONG BLADDER CANCER RESEARCHERS, BCAN LAUNCHED THE BLADDER CANCER GENOMICS CONSORTIUM (BCGC), A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN BCAN AND MAJOR MEDICAL CENTERS, WITH THE GOAL OF DEVELOPING AN ENRICHED UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENOMIC PROFILE OF BLADDER CANCER TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTICS. THE FIRST RESEARCH PROJECT IS UNDERWAY WHICH FOCUSES ON PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC DISEASE, AN AREA IN GREAT NEED OF IMPROVED TREATMENTS. BCAN HAS INVESTED 2.3 MILLION FROM PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY TO SUPPORT THE STUDY MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT SERVICES, AND GENOMIC SEQUENCING REPORTING - COSTS WHICH ARE OFTEN A BARRIER TO PERSONALIZED CARE FOR PATIENTS. WITH THE LAUNCH OF BCGC, BCAN HAS NOW INVESTED MORE THAN 3 MILLION IN BLADDER CANCER RESEARCH.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DWALK FOR BLADDER CANCER - THE WALK TO END BLADDER CANCER IS PART OF AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WHICH PRIMARILY TAKES PLACE IN MAY. THESE EVENTS UNITE BLADDER CANCER SURVIVORS, LOVED ONES, AND THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE RECOGNITION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISEASE. IN 2019, WALK EVENTS WERE HELD IN OVER 25 COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. THE OVERALL AWARENESS INITIATIVE REACHED MORE THAN 4.3 MILLION THROUGH THE WEBSITE, MAILINGS, DIGITAL ADVERTISING, PROMOTION AND OUTREACH. THE EVENT INCLUDES A HEALTH WALK, SURVIVOR RECOGNITION AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BLADDER CANCER. MANY WALK PARTICIPANTS ALSO RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT BCAN'S MISSION PROGRAMS. THE WALK FOR BLADDER CANCER IS HELD IN MAY AS PART OF BLADDER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. ADVOCACY - AS THE VOICE FOR THE PATIENT COMMUNITY, BCAN PARTICIPATES IN COALITIONS AND WORKS WITH OTHER MEMBERSHIP GROUPS TO WEIGH IN ON POLICY ISSUES THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THOSE LIVING WITH BLADDER CANCER. THROUGH ITS ANNUAL BLADDER CANCER, BCAN PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD CONNECTIONS, IDENTIFY BLADDER CANCER STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE, AND LEARN BEST PRACTICES FOR RAISING AWARENESS OF BLADDER CANCER WITHIN COMMUNITIES. THE ADVOCATES SUCCESSFULLY URGED LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL BLADDER CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. EXPANDING CANCER RESEARCH IS A PRIORITY FOR BCAN. BCAN IS A MEMBER OF ONE VOICE AGAINST CANCER, A COALITION OF PATIENT ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO SUPPORT GOVERNMENT FUNDED CANCER RESEARCH. DRUG SHORTAGES, ACCESS TO SCREENING, AND INSURANCE COVERAGE ISSUES ARE BCAN'S OTHER LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BPRIOR TO FILING, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUALLY, EACH BOARD MEMBER, OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SIGNS A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THEY HAVE READ AND ARE COMPLYING WITH BCAN'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR BCAN'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE OFFICERS ANNUALLY REVIEW THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEYS FOR THE DC METROPOLITAN AREA BEFORE DESIGNATING A SALARY RANGE BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BBCAN'S OFFICERS DO NOT DRAW ANY SALARY, NOR DO THEY GET REIMBURSED FOR TRAVEL TO BOARD MEETINGS. THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR BCAN'S OTHER STAFF IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY BCAN'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SHE REVIEWS THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE NONPROFIT SALARY SURVEYS FOR THE DC METROPOLITAN AREA TO DESIGNATE A SALARY RANGE BASED ON STAFF'S SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. THE PROPOSED COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EACH YEAR WHEN THEY APPROVE THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, GEORGIA
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19BLADDER CANCER'S 990 AND DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST. THEY ALSO HAVE THE 990 AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG

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