Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,435,747 | 1,506,256 | 1,651,865 | 1,767,202 | 2,213,004 | 8,574,074 |
| 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 | 1,435,747 | 1,506,256 | 1,651,865 | 1,767,202 | 2,213,004 | 8,574,074 |
| 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) .. | 1,617,200 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 6,956,874 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,435,747 | 1,506,256 | 1,651,865 | 1,767,202 | 2,213,004 | 8,574,074 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 34,036 | 39,248 | 28,818 | 20,197 | 88,538 | 210,837 |
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 8,784,911 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 on 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): |
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| 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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | CANDLELIGHTERS IS THE FIRST AND OLDEST NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN NEVADA SERVING FAMILIES COPING WITH CHILDHOOD CANCER. TWO FAMILIES, EACH WITH A CHILD IN CANCER TREATMENT, FOUNDED CANDLELIGHTERS IN 1978, BELIEVING THAT FAMILIES COULD FIND STRENGTH, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMFORT BY BANDING TOGETHER. FOR FORTY-FIVE YEARS, OUR MISSION HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CHILDHOOD CANCER. OUR SERVICES ARE A CRITICAL LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES FACING A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. ON A DAILY BASIS, WE HELP FAMILIES COPE WITH THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP EVOKED BY A CHILDHOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS. ALL TOO OFTEN, FAMILIES FALL APART FROM THE STRESS OF THE CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, POTENTIAL RELAPSE, AND, SOMETIMES, DEATH, LEAVING PARENTS AND SIBLINGS FEELING ISOLATED, DEPRESSED, AND VULNERABLE. OUR PURPOSE IS TO ALLEVIATE THE ISOLATION MANY FAMILIES FEEL AT THE TIME THEIR CHILD IS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL RESOURCES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND FAMILY SUPPORT TO ENSURE THEIR ABILITY TO FOCUS ON THE MOST CRITICAL ELEMENT OF CANCER TREATMENT-THEIR CHILD'S SURVIVAL. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY, AT NO COST. OUR PROGRAMS FALL INTO THREE KEY AREAS: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANY PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL STRESS AND HARDSHIP A CHILDHOOD CANCER DIAGNOSIS CREATES FOR A FAMILY. WHILE DEALING WITH THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THE IMMEDIATE NEED TO BEGIN TREATMENT, PARENTS ALSO FACE THE UNEXPECTED AND UNPLANNED INCREASE IN FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES DUE TO MEDICAL CO-PAYMENTS, PRESCRIPTION COSTS, AND OTHER ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER TREATMENT COUPLED WITH UNPAID TIME OFF TO CARE FOR THE DIAGNOSED CHILD CREATES FINANCIAL INSTABILITY WITHIN THE HOME. CANDLELIGHTERS ALLOCATES UP TO 4,000 PER CALENDAR YEAR PER FAMILY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. QUALIFYING EXPENSES INCLUDE RENT OR MORTGAGE, UTILITIES, GAS, AND LOCAL TRANSPORTATION NEEDS. CANDLELIGHTERS ALSO PROVIDES A MEDICAL AND PRESCRIPTION CO-PAYMENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. THE REIMBURSEMENT IS BASED ON A SLIDING SCALE THAT FACTORS IN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE HOUSEHOLD. IN ADDITION TO THE ASSISTANCE ABOVE, OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDE: TRAVEL FOR TREATMENT WHILE CHILDREN TYPICALLY RECEIVE TREATMENT IN SOUTHERN NEVADA, IT IS COMMON FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN TO TRAVEL TO OTHER STATES FOR SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS, SUCH AS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTS AND BRAIN TUMOR TREATMENT. SHOULD A FAMILY FACE THE NEED TO TRAVEL FOR CARE, CANDLELIGHTERS ASSISTS WITH AIRFARE, LODGING, CAR RENTAL, FOOD REIMBURSEMENT, AND GAS CARDS TO HELP OFFSET THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF TRAVEL. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT CANDLELIGHTERS PROVIDES FUNERAL ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN LOST THEIR BATTLE WITH CANCER. CANDLELIGHTERS ASSISTS THE FAMILY WITH A 5,000 PAYMENT TOWARDS THE FUNERAL COSTS. FUNERALS THAT FALL BELOW THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT ARE PAID IN FULL BY CANDLELIGHTERS. SURVIVOR SCHOLARSHIPS ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS CANDLELIGHTERS PARENTS CAN EXPERIENCE IS SEEING THEIR CHILD SURVIVE CANCER AND GO ON TO PURSUE OPPORTUNITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. CANDLELIGHTERS IS PROUD TO BE ABLE TO FUND SCHOLARSHIPS TO SURVIVING CHILDREN FOR COLLEGE, TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TOLL OF CHILDHOOD CANCER IS CRUCIAL FOR THE CHILD, THE FAMILY AND THE SIBLINGS. WE ENSURE THE ENTIRE FAMILY IS SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE CHILDHOOD CANCER JOURNEY AND BOTH SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM IMPACT ARE ADDRESSED. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED CONSIST OF COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, ART AND PLAY THERAPY. FAMILIES MAY ACCESS OUR COUNSELING SERVICES AT ANY TIME DURING THEIR CANCER JOURNEY: AT DIAGNOSIS, DURING TREATMENT, SURVIVORSHIP, AND BEREAVEMENT. QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS TO HELP ALLEVIATE THE ISOLATION MANY FAMILIES FEEL, CANDLELIGHTERS PROVIDES FAMILY-FOCUSED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS, THE DIAGNOSED CHILD, AND SIBLINGS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES WHO UNDERSTAND THEIR JOURNEY. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN A FUN, COMMUNITY SETTING GIVING THE FAMILIES A SENSE OF NORMALCY DURING AND AFTER TREATMENT WHILE CREATING MEANINGFUL AND LASTING MEMORIES. A FEW OF THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MOVIE NIGHTS, HALLOWEEN BASH, HOLIDAY PARTIES AND A HOLIDAY ADOPT-A-FAMILY. CAMP FIREFLY CANDLELIGHTERS OFFERS A MEDICALLY SUPERVISED CAMP EACH SUMMER. A FIVE-DAY FOUR NIGHT CAMP IS OPEN TO ANY CANDLELIGHTERS CHILD DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND THEIR SIBLINGS, AGES 7-17. STAFF LEAD A ROBUST COMMITTEE OF DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS TO PLAN AND COORDINATE CAMP ACTIVITIES AND LOGISTICS. EACH YEAR, CANDLELIGHTERS PROVIDES 150 CAMP OPENINGS FREE OF CHARGE TO FAMILIES. ARTS/EDUCATION PROGRAM CANDLELIGHTERS RECOGNIZES THE SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN IMPACT OF THE ARTS ON REDUCING STRESS LEVELS OF THE CHILD AND FAMILY AND PROMOTING THEIR HEALING PROCESS DURING TREATMENT. CANDLELIGHTERS OFFERS ART EDUCATION THROUGH A CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS ART PROGRAM PROVEN POSITIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDE: (A) LOWERED STRESS AND ANXIETY LEVELS; (B) PROCEDURES AND TREATMENT CONDUCTED WITH MORE EASE SHORTENING TREATMENT TIME; (C) SHORTENS HOSPITAL STAYS; (D) IMPROVES HEALING PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SIGNED AND FILED WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | DISCUSSIONS ARE HELD AT BOARD MEETINGS TO REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY AND ANY CONFLICTS IN QUESTION. ACTION IS TAKEN AS NECESSARY BASED ON THE POLICY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | DISCUSSIONS ARE HELD AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAY STRUCTURE OF OTHER NOT-FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | DISCUSSIONS ARE HELD AT THE EXECUTIVE LEVEL WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PAY STRUCTURE OF OTHER NOT-FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE WEBSITE DIRECTS INDIVIDUALS TO CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW OF PUBLIC FILE DOCUMENTS. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL FEES 179,831 21,157 10,578 |
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