Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 180,308 | 255,682 | 199,988 | 267,428 | 236,810 | 1,140,216 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 180,308 | 255,682 | 199,988 | 267,428 | 236,810 | 1,140,216 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,140,216 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 180,308 | 255,682 | 199,988 | 267,428 | 236,810 | 1,140,216 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 495 | 412 | 258 | 172 | 136 | 1,473 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 10,103 | 18,705 | 201,864 | 147,186 | 215,853 | 593,711 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,748,953 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | OTHER INCOME 593,711 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | OUR MISSION: "BEYOND BOOBS IS DEDICATED TO SAVING AND HEALING LIVES BY SUPPORTING YOUNG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER WHILE PROVIDING BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION FOR ALL." BEYOND BOOBS (BB) WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 BY TWO YOUNG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS TO FILL THE LACK OF SUPPORT SERVICES IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUNG WOMEN WITH THIS DISEASE. THIS GAP IN SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR YOUNG SURVIVORS IS NOW RECOGNIZED AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE NATIONWIDE BY THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL (CDC). BB HAS CHANGED THE PARADIGM FOR SUPPORT GROUPS AND ALTERED THE DIALOGUE AROUND BREAST CANCER. RECOGNIZING THAT LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE, WE USE AN ENCOURAGING, LIGHT APPROACH TO HELP OUR YOUNG WOMEN HEAL AND TO ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ABOUT BREAST HEALTH ACTION BY MAKING IT LESS FRIGHTENING TO TALK ABOUT AND DO. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | BEYOND BOOBS IS BLESSED TO HAVE A WEALTH OF VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR SERVICES. WAYS VOLUNTEERS HELP: VOLUNTEER, PEER FACILITATORS (ALL YOUNG SURVIVORS THEMSELVES) LEAD OUR "NOT YOUR TYPICAL" (NYT) SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR YOUNG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES (IN 2014 WE RAN TWELVE SUPPORT SYSTEMS: NINE IN VIRGINIA, ONE IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND ONE IN FLORIDA). THESE DEDICATED, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR GRASSROOTS SUPPORT FUNCTION THAT EFFECTIVELY BRINGS YOUNG SURVIVORS TOGETHER AND ADDRESSES THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS THAT ARE SO DIFFERENT FROM OLDER SURVIVORS. THESE SUPPORT SYSTEM FACILITATORS HOST MONTHLY "NOT YOUR TYPICAL" SUPPORT GROUP GATHERINGS; CONNECT WITH THESE YOUNG WOMEN BY PHONE, EMAIL, PERSONAL VISITS, AND PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUPS IN BETWEEN; PLAN FUN ACTIVITIES FOR THE WOMEN TO ENJOY EACH OTHER'S COMPANY AND SUPPORT; AND COORDINATE THE PROVISION OF MEALS, TRANSPORTATION, AND OTHER SERVICES AS NEEDED, SUCH AS ACCOMPANIMENT TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND TREATMENTS. WITH THEIR PASSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, THESE VOLUNTEERS ARE HELPING BEYOND BOOBS PROVIDE OUR TRANSFORMATIONAL NYT SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT HELP OUR YOUNG SURVIVORS THROUGH THEIR DIAGNOSES, TREATMENT AND BEYOND AND RETURN THEM TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES STRONGER THAN BEFORE. VOLUNTEERS ALSO ASSIST IN PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS (SUCH AS SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, HEALTH FAIRS, AND EXHIBIT BOOTHS), FUND RAISING, ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS, BOOKKEEPING, DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, COORDINATING OUR RETAIL INVENTORY, GATHERING CONTENT FOR OUR HOPE TOTES, ORGANIZING RETREATS, STAFFING EVENTS SUCH AS OUR ANNUAL GALA AND RUN, SERVING ON OUR SPEAKER'S BUREAU, AND REPRESENTING BEYOND BOOBS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS TO HELP SPREAD OUR EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES OF EARLY DETECTION AND TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR BREAST HEALTH. VOLUNTEER HOURS CONTRIBUTED: IN 2014, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 13,914 HOURS TO THE WORK OF BEYOND BOOBS THE STAFF CONTRIBUTED 2,087 VOLUNTEER HOURS OVER AND ABOVE THEIR PAID TIME, AND ONE OF THE CO-FOUNDERS CONTRIBUTED 1,113 VOLUNTEER HOURS. OUR "FULL SUPPORT" VOLUNTEERS (COMMITTED TO WORKING IN THE OFFICE AT LEAST ONE DAY PER WEEK) CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 3,200 HOURS, AND EVENT RELATED VOLUNTEERS ADDED ANOTHER 3,896 HOURS. SKILLED VOLUNTEER SERVICES: A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED SKILLS SO CRITICAL TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS THAT WERE THEY NOT DONATED, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A SALARIED PERSON OR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT FOR THESE SERVICES. TO RECOGNIZE AND QUANTIFY THESE CONTRIBUTIONS, WE MEASURED AND VALUED THE DONATED TIME OF THESE "SKILLED VOLUNTEERS" BASED ON SKILL LEVEL. THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES OF THESE VOLUNTEERS (3,618 HOURS WORTH) WAS 293,058 IN 2014. THIS TOTAL, IF ALLOWED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE TAX RETURN AS INCOME, WOULD BE APPORTIONED 228,585 TO PROGRAM SERVICES, 26,375 TO FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES, AND 38,097 TO ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. IF ALLOWED TO INCLUDE THE VALUE OF THESE SPECIALIZED VOLUNTEER SERVICES OUR PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION OF CASH EXPENDITURES WOULD BE MORE HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARD THE PROGRAM SERVICES CATEGORY AND MUCH REDUCED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CATEGORY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | DURATION BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUNG AGE. THEY RARELY KNOW ANYONE ELSE THEIR AGE GOING THROUGH IT, ARE HAVING TO FACE MORTALITY WHEN THEY SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON BUILDING THEIR FUTURES, MAY HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND CAREERS TO MANAGE WHILE IN TREATMENT, AND ARE LEFT WITH LIFE ALTERING PSYCHOSOCIAL AND HEALTH RELATED ISSUES, IF THEY SURVIVE. THEIR BREAST CANCERS TEND TO BE MORE ADVANCED AT DIAGNOSIS, THEY OFTEN HAVE A MORE AGGRESSIVE FORM OF THE DISEASE, AND THEIR DEATH RATE IS HIGHER THAN FOR OLDER SURVIVORS. ALL THESE FACTORS ADD TO THE COMPELLING NEED FOR SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE YOUNG WOMEN, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS YOUNG BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS (YBCS). THE ACCOMPLISHMENT: BEYOND BOOBS (BB) IS MEETING THIS NEED THROUGH REPRODUCIBLE, COMMUNITY-BASED "NOT YOUR TYPICAL" SUPPORT SYSTEMS (NYT SUPPORT SYSTEMS) OFFERED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THREE STATES AND SPREADING. OUR BRAND OF SUPPORT APPEALS TO YOUNG WOMEN BECAUSE WE HAVE REJECTED THE STERILE, TRADITIONAL MEDICAL-BASED SUPPORT GROUP EXPERIENCE FOR AN UPBEAT, POSITIVE, ENVIRONMENT WITH MORE LAUGHTER THAN TEARS, AND MORE EMPOWERMENT THAN VICTIMIZATION. NOTHING LIKE THE BEYOND BOOBS CONCEPT OF SUPPORT HAS BEEN OFFERED BEFORE. THE NYT SUPPORT SYSTEMS MODEL CONNECTS YBCS IN THEIR OWN LOCALITIES TO SHARE INFORMATION, RESOURCES, IN-PERSON SUPPORT, FRIENDSHIP, AND HOPE. AS CO-FOUNDER MARY BETH SAID, "I HAD GREAT FAMILY SUPPORT, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE WOMEN WHO UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GOING THROUGH BECAUSE THEY'D BEEN THERE." WITH THE HELP OF TRAINED, PEER FACILITATORS, BB CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUNG SURVIVORS CAN GET VITAL HEALTH AND COPING INFORMATION WRAPPED UP IN A POSITIVE OUTLOOK IN THE MIDST OF THIS UNEXPECTED TRAUMA. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR YBCS SHARE HOW TO TELL YOUR CHILDREN, SUGGEST QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR, EXPLAIN TREATMENT OPTIONS AND WHAT THE SURGERIES INVOLVE, AND EVEN DO "SHOW AND TELL" (OF MASTECTOMY SCARS OR RECONSTRUCTION RESULTS) TO REDUCE FEAR OF WHAT LIES AHEAD - VITAL INFORMATION FOR THE NEWLY DIAGNOSED. FOR THOSE IN TREATMENT, THEY PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AS WELL AS PHYSICAL (GOING TO DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS, TREATMENTS, BABYSITTING, MEALS, ETC.) SUPPORT. FOR THOSE PAST TREATMENT, THEY TALK ABOUT SEX AFTER CANCER, FINDING YOUR "NEW FABULOUS" AND HOW TO DEAL WITH FEAR OF THE "THE STALKER" (RECURRENCE). WE MODEL AND TALK ABOUT HEALTHY LIVING AND EXERCISE TO REDUCE RISK OF RECURRENCE AND INCREASE WELLBEING AND WE FOCUS ON HAVING FUN. THE TRANSFORMATIONAL IMPACT OF THIS INNOVATIVE SUPPORT MODEL HAS BEEN DESCRIBED THIS WAY: "I AM STILL IN AWE OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGES I WITNESSED IN KRISTI'S A SUPPORT SYSTEM FACILITATOR LIVING ROOM. A NEWLY DIAGNOSED YOUNG WOMAN WOULD ARRIVE FOR HER FIRST SUPPORT MEETING WITH EYES FILLED WITH TEARS AND HER FACE FRAUGHT WITH FEAR. TWO HOURS LATER, SHE WAS LEAVING WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE A SWAGGER THAT SAYS, 'I CAN DO THIS' HER QUALITY OF LIFE HAS SEEN AN UPTICK. AND I'M SAYING TO MYSELF, 'WHAT JUST HAPPENED?' SHARING WITH OTHER YOUNG WOMEN WITH SIMILAR DIAGNOSES WHO HAVE MONTHS AND EVEN YEARS OUT FROM TREATMENT GAVE HER HOPE THAT SHE, TOO, COULD LIVE THROUGH THIS DISEASE. SHE WAS INSPIRED WHEN SHE SAW OTHERS WHOSE HAIR REALLY HAD GROWN BACK AFTER CHEMO AND WHEN HER PEERS SHARED SIMPLE TRICKS THAT HAD BEEN HELPFUL DURING TREATMENT. SHE WAS RELIEVED TO SEE HOW REALLY PRETTY A FELLOW MEMBER ACTUALLY LOOKED WITHOUT HAIR, AND YES, IT WOULD BE JUST FINE TO LEAVE THAT WIG OR SCARF ON THE SHELF DURING THOSE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. SHE SHARED A FEW TEARS AND LOTS OF HUGS AND LAUGHTER AND LEFT KNOWING SHE WAS NOT ALONE IN THIS BATTLE AND THAT SHE HAD THE POWER TO DEAL WITH HAVING BEEN KNOCKED ON HER BUTT BY BREAST CANCER." GAYLE B., A SUPPORT SYSTEM FACILITATOR AND THIS: "ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AGO, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AND/OR WHAT TO EXPECT; NEITHER DID MY FRIENDS NOR FAMILY. I WAS A 29-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MOTHER IN THE MILITARY, SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED BREAST CANCER. I HAD DOCTORS THROWING INFORMATION AT ME FROM EVERY ANGLE AND WAS GIVEN DAYS TO MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS ABOUT MY LIFE AND MY BODY. AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF LADIES THAT I COULD RELATE TO CAME TO ME WITH OPEN ARMS AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO HEAR AT THAT TIME. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, I KNEW WHAT TO ASK MY DOCTORS AND I HAD AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT FROM CHEMOTHERAPY, SURGERY, RADIATION, ETC. THE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN CAN BE ONE OF THE SCARIEST THINGS EVER BECOMING A BOOBERA MEMBER OF A BEYOND BOOBS NYT SUPPORT SYSTEM HAS MADE ME FEEL NORMAL AGAIN. THIS IS DEFINITELY "NOT YOUR TYPICAL" SUPPORT SYSTEM . . . THANK GOD" RASHIDA S., DIAGNOSED AT 29 SURVEYS SHOW THAT BEING PART OF A BB NYT SUPPORT SYSTEM POSITIVELY AFFECTS QUALITY OF LIFE, AS WELL AS TREATMENT AND RECOVERY, BY CONTRIBUTING SUBSTANTIALLY TO SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING. THE "I CAN DO THIS" SUPPORT WE PROVIDE IS EMPOWERING THESE WOMEN TO TURN THEIR DIAGNOSES INTO A CATALYST FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AND RETURN TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES STRONGER THAN BEFORE, THUS BENEFITING THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AS WELL: "I HAVE PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE EXCEPTIONAL BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM IN THE YOUNG WOMEN IN MY PRACTICE. IN THE PAST, THE YOUNG BREAST CANCER PATIENT OFTEN FELT ISOLATED AS MANY WOMEN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH THE DISEASE IN THEIR LATER YEARS. THE YOUNG WOMAN FACES A HOST OF CHALLENGES THAT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF THE OLDER BREAST CANCER PATIENT. HOW DOES ONE CARE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND RECEIVE INTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY? WHAT ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING CHILDREN AFTER TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER? HOW WILL THIS DIAGNOSIS CHANGE THE WAY I AM VIEWED IN THE WORKPLACE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY SPOUSE? THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF BEYOND BOOBS, AN INCREDIBLE NETWORK HAS BEEN CREATED FOR PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY." CHRISTY PRILLAMAN, M.D., VIRGINIA ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES OUR "NOT YOUR TYPICAL" SUPPORT SYSTEM IS A PROVEN, SCALABLE MODEL POISED TO BE BROADLY DISSEMINATED TO YBCS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS IS ALREADY BEING DONE REGIONALLY. AS WE SECURE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE NET RESULT OF THIS EXPANSION WILL BE THAT MORE YOUNG WOMEN CAN BENEFIT FROM OUR UNIQUE BRAND OF ENCOURAGEMENT DURING TREATMENT AND BEYOND, WHEN IT IS OFTEN NEEDED EVEN MORE. AS AN ORGANIZATION STARTED BY TWO SURVIVORS AS A RESULT OF THEIR OWN EXPERIENCES WITH BREAST CANCER AT A YOUNG AGE AND LACK OF SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED FOR THEIR SPECIFIC CHALLENGES, OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY YOUNG WOMAN DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER HAS ACCESS TO ALL THE LOVE, SUPPORT, AND FRIENDSHIP SHE NEEDS FROM HER PEERS WHO HAVE TRAVELED THE SAME SCARY, LIFE-ALTERING JOURNEY BEFORE HER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | GONE A LONG WAY IN BREAKING DOWN THE STIGMA OF TALKING ABOUT BREAST CANCER. WE EVEN USE HUMOR TO ENCOURAGE THE MEN IN THEIR LIVES TO HELP (ASSIGNING THEM THE TASK OF BEING "EARLY DETECTOR INSPECTORS"). TO SPREAD BB'S BREAST HEALTH MESSAGE, BB HAS A ROBUST AND DIVERSE COMMUNICATION PLAN LEVERAGING PRINT, MULTIMEDIA, OUR EDUCATION-ENRICHED WEBSITE (WWW.BEYONDBOOBS.ORG), SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SPEAKERS BUREAU, ALL OF WHICH WE USE TO STAY CONNECTED WITH AND DELIVER HEALTH MESSAGING TO OUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS. FOLLOWING IS MORE DETAIL ABOUT SPECIFIC WAYS WE SHARE OUR HEALTH MESSAGE: "A CALENDAR TO LIVE BY" -- THIS AWARD-WINNING, INSPIRING WALL CALENDAR OF YOUNG SURVIVORS CONTAINS A "HEALTH GUIDE"(IN REMOVABLE FORM) AND IS FILLED WITH INFORMATION TO HELP ALL WOMEN MAKE THEIR HEALTH A TOP PRIORITY. OUR MAIN EDUCATIONAL TOOL, IT INCLUDES WHAT EVERY WOMAN NEEDS TO KNOW TO TAKE CHARGE OF HER BREAST AND OVERALL HEALTH, WHAT TO DO IF YOU'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED, AND HOW TO HELP SOMEONE GOING THROUGH IT. OF THE 10,000 PRINTED FOR 2014, WE DONATED OR DISTRIBUTED 87% TO HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, FREE CLINICS, AND NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THE CALENDAR MARKETING ASSOCIATION AWARDED A CALENDAR TO LIVE BY 2014 TWO GOLD AWARDS FOR MOST INFORMATIVE AND MOST ORIGINAL, AND A SILVER AWARD FOR BEST NON-PROFIT. THE CALENDAR ALSO REACHED THE TOP 5 IN THE NATIONAL OVERALL CATEGORY FOR 2014. EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS BUREAU/HEALTH EVENTS OUTREACH -- WE OFFER LIVELY, ENTERTAINING PRESENTATIONS ON TOPICS SUCH AS "HOW TO BE A CHICK IN CHARGE (OF YOUR BREAST HEALTH)" AND "LIVING LIFE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT INSTEAD OF A PERIOD." DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIVING AND SHARE THE THINGS WE LEARNED FROM HAVING BREAST CANCER, OUR PRESENTATIONS DISPEL FEAR AND LEAVE LISTENERS (EVEN MEN) SMILING AND INSPIRED. THROUGH AN ACTIVE SPEAKERS BUREAU, BEYOND BOOBS DID 23 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS IN 2014 REACHING APPROXIMATELY 2,388 ATTENDEES. LIGHTS, CAMERA, (BREAST HEALTH) ACTION -- BEYOND BOOBS OFFERS FUN, FEISTY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT VIDEOS (ON YOUTUBE) PROMOTING EARLY DETECTION AND LIVING LIFE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT () INSTEAD OF A PERIOD. THE PINK RIBBON HAS MADE US ALL AWARE, BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. WE TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL BY CALLING ALL WOMEN TO ACTION AND USING OUR VIDEOS TO SHOW THEM HOW TO BEGIN. SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH - BEYOND BOOBS EFFECTIVELY USES SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK AND TWITTER) TO REACH MANY MORE PEOPLE THAN WE COULD OTHERWISE WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES, REMINDERS TO DO THE ACTIONS REQUIRED FOR EARLY DETECTION, AND INSPIRATION TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. WE CONSISTENTLY POSTED (GENERALLY ON A DAILY BASIS) TO OUR BB FACEBOOK FANS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (11,000+ FANS AT YEAR END); AND USED EMAIL NEWSLETTERS TO REACH THE WOMEN WE SERVE, SUPPORTERS, AND VOLUNTEERS WITH OUR HEALTHY LIVING MESSAGES. BY YEAR-END WE INCREASED OUR TWITTER FOLLOWERS FROM 139 TO 340 AND VISITORS TO OUR WEBSITE BY 56%. COMMUNITY OUTREACH -- THROUGH A NUMBER OF BEYOND BOOBS SIGNATURE EVENTS (SEE BELOW) AND OTHER EVENTS HOSTED BY VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES TO BENEFIT BEYOND BOOBS (63 IN 2014), WE SPREAD OUR EDUCATIONAL MESSAGES THROUGHOUT THE AREAS WE SERVE, TO MOTIVATE MORE WOMEN TO TAKE THE STEPS TO ENSURE EARLY DETECTION. SIGNATURE EVENTS LOCATION ATTENDANCE (2014) "BREAST FEST" VIRGINIA BEACH 200 "BREAST BALL GOLF TOURNAMENT" WILLIAMSBURG 400 "DANCING WITH THE SURVIVORS" VIRGINIA BEACH 100 "PETALS FOR THE CURE BIKE RIDE" NEWPORT NEWS 300 "RUN FOR THE HILLS" 10K WILLIAMSBURG 510 "PINK CARPET GALA" NEWPORT NEWS 430 WE KNOW TALKING ABOUT BREAST HEALTH AND THE HEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS TO MAINTAIN IT WILL SAVE LIVES BY MOTIVATING THE ACTION NECESSARY TO ENSURE EARLY DETECTION. THUS, OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE OUR UNIQUE BRAND OF LIVELY, ENCOURAGING BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION NATIONWIDE WITH MORE NATIONAL SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES AND AN EXPANDED MARKET FOR OUR BREAST HEALTH GUIDE CALENDARS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | SEE ITEMS 1 AND 2, ABOVE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI | LINE 14 - THE ORGANIZATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING A DOCUMENT RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE 2014 FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY BB'S FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND THEN EMAILED TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR COMMENTS BEFORE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. |
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