California · Nonprofit
Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc
Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,717 to it, the largest being SNYDER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($6,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2021
- $29k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $7k
- Net assets
- $47k
What Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc does
Mission
To provide support and encouragement to people with cancer and those going through treatment through "thumbs up picturesX and the "Power Up" packs.The "Power Up" packs have a beanie, journal, pen, cell phone charger and blanket that can be utilized during chemotherapy treaments that can often last up to 8 hours. These packs provide a glimpse of hope during these tough times for cancer patients.
As stated on its FY2021 Form 990-EZ.
Program
Our objective at TUCD is to bring encouragement, optimism, and comfort to those affected by this terrible and life-changing disease. We have developed what we call our "Thumbs up, Power Up" Packs. each pack includes a blanket, beanie, hand sanitizer, journal, pen and portable phone charger. Most cancer treatment centers are somewhat chilly, so the blanket will provide warmth. Patients receiving chemotherapy often lose their hair, so a beanie will not only keep their heads warm, but also provide a boost of self-esteem for those struggling with hair loss. Cancer patients typically experience weakened immune systems during treatment, so hand sanitizer will help ward off bacteria and prevent illnesses. We included the pen and journal in the packs so patients can track their personal paths of healing. Finally, we have inlcuded a portable phone charger. It's hard to find an outlet when getting treatment, so this will keep them charged throughout the day. TUCD has delivered thousands of Power Up Packs since starting the program in 2015.
The first program described on its most recent Form 990-EZ.
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 at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $60k to $48k (−19%).
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.
100% of Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $500 → $1k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 3% 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 Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc’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
Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 97% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 95% · 2021 100% · 2022 95% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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
100% of Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $217 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 9,085 health nonprofits under $100k, FY2021
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In California
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 Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc: 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 Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc?
- Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,717 to it, the largest being SNYDER FAMILY FOUNDATION ($6,500). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $6,717 in grants to Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc?
- SNYDER FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $6,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Thumbs Up Cancer Down Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 FY2021 (financials across 2017–2021), and the filings of 2 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