South Carolina · Nonprofit
CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON
CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON (South Carolina) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,018,277 to it, the largest being CHALLENGE TO CONQUER CANCER ($152,000). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $914k
- Funders on record
- 20
- Grants received
- $1.0M
- Net assets
- $2.6M
What Cancer Association of Anderson does
Mission
The Cancer Association of Anderson (caa) is the only local cancer charity in anderson county. Our mission is to help reduce the burden on anderson county residents who are battling cancer by providing treatment-related financial assistance, information and referral as well as emotional and physical support. Caa provides such services to cancer patients throughout anderson county at no cost, regardless of socioeconomic circumstances or where they receive medical treatment. Caa's various programs and services seek to complement our patients' cancer journeys through holistic and integrative/complementary approaches to cancer prevetion, survivorship, education and individual support.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Financial assistance: in 2021, caa provided direct financial assistance to more than 5,200 cancer patients out of our 6,006 total cancer patient contacts who had such needs as prescription medicine, speciallized home- health medical equipment, travel to and from treatment - mileage reimbursement as well as transportation via caa's new vehicle (named hope) with a dedicated driver to assist patients and transport to treatment, and supplement due to increased volume by uber/lyft services when needed (both local and long distance), supplemental nutritional drinks such as boost/ensure, and enrollment in caa's new "well-fit" program, which educates patients in areas of nutrition, exercise & strength training, financial concerns during/after treatment, fmla-employee rights & smoking cessation, etc. (this program expanded upon the previous oncology rehab program). Additionally, caa paid insurance premiums for patients in danger of losing coverage due to being out of work during active cancer treatment and provided items such as free wigs, scarves and hats due to treatemnt related hair loss, medical equipment and supplies to patients. Also added in 2021 is caa's new neuromuscular therapy…
$438,472 spentof which $163,898 as grants85% of program spendingInformation and referral: caa continues to handle daily requests for information about cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment as well as requests for additional local, state and national cancer resources. Caa maintains a small library of books, videos and pamphlets for public consumption. Caa provides speakers to churches, civic groups and other organizations regarding cancer treatment and services and is frequently contacted by local media for commentary on cancer issues. Informational booths/tables are regularly set up at community events such as the anderson county fair and various local health fairs.
$51,585 spent10% of program spendingEmotional support: emotional support begins as patients enter our comforting, uplifting "home- and beautifully landscaped grounds where patients, caregivers and their families can come for hope and encouragment both individually and in a group. Caa utilizes and incorporates supportive "integrative" programs/complementary therapies that uplift and enhance the patient's ability to fight cancer and which may help conventional cancer treatments work more effectively. Aromatherapy, mindfullness, yoga and other strength/stretching exercises, music therapy, juicing and healthy nutrition classes, grief support, art and pet therapies are just a few of the current caa offerings to patients. Additionally, our caa staff and board have hosted and/or facilitated onsite support-groups for survivors of breast cancer, uro-genital and gastrointestinal cancers, as well as head and neck cancers.
$25,792 spent5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $515,849.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.1M to $2.3M (+116%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 4% · 2023 84% · 2024 94% · 2025 94%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
94% of CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $53k → $177k.
6 of 20 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 37% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 15% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
77% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 39% · 2018 26% · 2019 25% · 2020 21% · 2021 17% · 2022 25% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
57% of CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 85% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
89% of CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON's grant income comes from South Carolina funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $373k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 7,883 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,883 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In South Carolina
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON?
- CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON (South Carolina) receives grants from 20 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,018,277 to it, the largest being CHALLENGE TO CONQUER CANCER ($152,000). 17 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON have?
- IRS filings report 20 organizations giving $1,018,277 in grants to CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON?
- CHALLENGE TO CONQUER CANCER is the largest funder on record, with $152,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CANCER ASSOCIATION OF ANDERSON find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in South Carolina. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 20 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing