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Addison TX | IRS ruling year: 2017 | EIN: 81-1337763
Organization Mission
Luke’s FastBreaks supports children, adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer. We strive to promote normalcy and restore dignity during treatment by replac ... (More)
Luke’s FastBreaks supports children, adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer. We strive to promote normalcy and restore dignity during treatment by replacing the hospital gown with our unique Medical Shirts. (Less)
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This charity's score is 94%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
This overall score is calculated from multiple beacon scores, weighted as follows: 85% Accountability & Finance, 10% Leadership & Adaptability, 5% Culture & Community. Learn more about our criteria and methodology.
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Most Recent Fiscal Year:
FY 2022
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
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No CreditMajority Independent Board Members - 100% independent members10 out of 10 points Majority Independent Board Members - 100% independent members10 out of 10 points
Industry professionals strongly recommend an independent governing body to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. We check to see that a majority of board members are identified as independent on their tax form.
Source: IRS Form 990
Independent Board Size - 7 independent members10 out of 10 points Independent Board Size - 7 independent members10 out of 10 points
Industry professionals strongly recommend an independent governing body to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters. For most organizations, we check to see if the organization has at least three independent board members. For large, donor-funded organizations, we check to see if the organization has at least five independent board members
Source: IRS Form 990
Material Diversion of Assets - None10 out of 10 points Material Diversion of Assets - None10 out of 10 points
A diversion of assets — any unauthorized conversion or use of the organization's assets other than for the organization's authorized purposes, including but not limited to embezzlement or theft — also can seriously call into question a charity's financial integrity. We review the charity's most recent IRS Form 990 to see if the charity has reported any diversion of assets.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditWebsite Listed on Tax Form - Listed3 out of 3 points Website Listed on Tax Form - Listed3 out of 3 points
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed7 out of 7 points Conflict of Interest Policy - Listed7 out of 7 points
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Whistleblower Policy - Listed7 out of 7 points Whistleblower Policy - Listed7 out of 7 points
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Document Retention and Destruction - Listed7 out of 7 points Document Retention and Destruction - Listed7 out of 7 points
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the IRS Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Documents Board Meeting Minutes - Yes3 out of 3 points Documents Board Meeting Minutes - Yes3 out of 3 points
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the IRS Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditTax Form Posted on Nonprofit's Website - Missing0 out of 3 points Tax Form Posted on Nonprofit's Website - Missing0 out of 3 points
For almost all charities, we check the charity's IRS Form 990 to see if it discloses that the Form 990 is available on the charity's website. As with the audited financial statement, donors need easy access to this financial report to help determine if the organization is managing its financial resources well.
Source: IRS Form 990
Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditLiabilities to Assets: Ratio - 55.48%11 out of 15 points Liabilities to Assets: Ratio - 55.48%11 out of 15 points
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent IRS Form 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization's solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Source: IRS Form 990
Program Expense: Ratio - 71.20%25 out of 25 points Program Expense: Ratio - 71.20%25 out of 25 points
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three IRS Forms 990). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
Presented here are up to five of this organization's highest compensated employees. This compensation data includes salary, cash bonuses, and expense accounts and is displayed exactly how it is reported to the IRS. The amounts do not include nontaxable benefits, deferred compensation, or other amounts not reported on Form W-2. In some cases, these amounts may include compensation from related organizations. Read the IRS policies for compensation reporting
Bridget Bahm, Executive Dir.
$48,460
Tracy Lange, Secretary & Ceo
Compensation not entered
Ben Lange, President & Coo
Compensation not entered
Kelly Vallance, Director
Compensation not entered
Thomas Lynn, Director
Compensation not entered
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2022
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Foundation Status:
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Luke's FastBreaks) or EIN (811337763) in the 'Search Term' field.
Not Currently Scored
Luke's FastBreaks cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditConstituent Feedback - Data Available100/100 points Constituent Feedback - Data Available100/100 points
100% of beacon score
This organization reported that it is collecting feedback from the constituents and/or communities it serves. The methodology leveraged for Constituent Feedback is based on The Core Principles of Constituent Feedback, which describes listening and responding well to feedback. Charity Navigator participates in a consortium with other feedback experts and leading nonprofit infrastructure platforms to drive Constituent Feedback's advancement, promotion, and data collection.
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Equity Practices - No Data AvailableUnscored Equity Practices - No Data AvailableUnscored
This organization has not provided information regarding the Equity Practices it is presently implementing. As such, the organization has not earned a score on this metric. This assessment demonstrates the importance of implementing practices that contribute positively to an organization's overall culture, both internally and with respect to community engagement. Furthermore, equity centered frameworks and similar approaches have drawn much attention from donors, experts, and sector leaders who underscore its value to the nonprofit's overall health and capacity for mission success. Currently, the Equity Strategies Checklist assessment consists of practices and policies that promote racial equity in their operations and programs (per the Equity Strategies checklist administered by Candid). As we refine our DEI assessment, Charity Navigator partners with DEI consultants and field experts to broaden and deepen this work.
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This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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Full CreditPartial CreditNo CreditMission 10/10 points Mission 10/10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
Luke’s FastBreaks supports children, adolescents and young adults diagnosed with cancer. We strive to promote normalcy and restore dignity during treatment by replacing the hospital gown with our unique Medical Shirts.
Vision 10/10 points Vision 10/10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
We pray for a world where all children can experience normalcy without pain or sickness.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
Goals 20/20 points Goals 20/20 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Our first goal is to be able to support the growing number of children who need our medical shirts. The medical shirt requests have tripled over the last two years.
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Two: Our second goal is to primarily focus on the medical shirt, keeping all other costs down so we can provide the essential items to the patients.
Goal Type: Focus on core programs to achieve mission and scale back on programs not seen as core.
Goal Three: Our third goal is to increase our donor and volunteer base within our community and abroad. We are also holding more events each year to raise funds.
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Leadership Development 15/15 points Leadership Development 15/15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Describe an investment in leadership
Luke's recently paid for a continuing education course and the exectutive director now has a certifcate in non-profit management. Luke's also invests in the future of our youth by conducting volunteer sessions with middle school youth who will learn from this experiene and take it with them to become future leaders in our society.
Mobilizing for Mission 15/15 points Mobilizing for Mission 15/15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
This organization mobilizes for mission in the following ways:
Strategic Partnerships
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
What are this organization’s external mobilizaton efforts?
Luke's raises awareness of our mission by regularly posting succcess stories about our patients on our web site. We publish a monthly newsletter to our donars and patients to keep them apprised of the activites of Luke's. We engage and partner with hospitals across the country to ensure they are aware of the mission of Luke's. We provide sample shirt packages to the hospitals so they have a tangible example of the shirts we provide and they show the patients what they can expect when they order a care package. We engage with child life specialists at hospitals across the county to educate them on the misson of Luke's. Monthly, we present a child life specialist award to the individual who most exemplifies the mission of Lukes. Further, as mentioned above, Luke's also in the future of our youth by conducting volunteer sessions with middle school youth who will learn from this experiene and take it with them to become future leaders in our society.
Adaptability Story 30/30 points Adaptability Story 30/30 points
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
Adapability was a big part of what Luke's Fastbreaks has had to address over the past year. We had a significant change in our workforce. Layoffs and new hires occurred. A new support person was added as well as shift from the full time bookkeeper to a parttime volunteer bookeeper. We also are still fully ingrating the new Executive Director. We have significantly changed our model away from one that focuses on hospital visits to one that is now more focused on providing care packages directly to patients. Historically hospitals were provided shirts to handout to patients and now they are only provided a few sample shirts. With supply change issues and shortages we were forced to adabt to a more prolonged order strategy. We now forecast out for a full year to determine what the care package needs will be and place orders for shirts / supplies that may be 9 months out. For a period of time we had to adept to not being able to conduct fundraisers. Fortunately in the last 12 months we have been able to rengage with our donors in this manner. We adapted by creating a more steamlined care package. We realized our care packages had become much more than the core shirt and determined there were some items that did not need to be included going forward.
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Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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