Massachusetts · Nonprofit
North of Boston Cancer Resource
North of Boston Cancer Resource (Massachusetts) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,500 to it, the largest being INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS IN NEWBURYPORT & ITS VICINITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($10,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $51k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $24k
- Net assets
- $25k
What North of Boston Cancer Resource does
Mission
Enrich the well-being of people living with cancer and their loved ones by enhancing access to resources, education and services that empower and support the whole person.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Gift certificates provided to people affected by cancer for supportive care and services provided by qualified practitioners listed on thewebsite.
$32,403 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $32,403.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 2 funders, grant income rose $5k → $8k.
From the IRS filings of North of Boston Cancer Resource’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
North of Boston Cancer Resource leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 56% · 2022 100% · 2023 63% — growing more concentrated.
“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.
Where its funders are
66% of North of Boston Cancer Resource's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
North of Boston Cancer Resource's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,360 health nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
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
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for North of Boston Cancer Resource: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds North of Boston Cancer Resource?
- North of Boston Cancer Resource (Massachusetts) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $23,500 to it, the largest being INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS IN NEWBURYPORT & ITS VICINITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($10,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does North of Boston Cancer Resource have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $23,500 in grants to North of Boston Cancer Resource, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of North of Boston Cancer Resource?
- INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS IN NEWBURYPORT & ITS VICINITY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $10,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like North of Boston Cancer Resource find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 3 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