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Bismarck Cancer Center

Bismarck, ND · EIN 45-0454363 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Bismarck Cancer Center reported $17.2 million in revenue and $16.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $80.12 went to program services, $19.88 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 90.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,342,469 (RADIATION ONCOLOGIST). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 8% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

For context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 314 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
80.1%86.7%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
19.9%10.6%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.4%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.03
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
6.3%24.7%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.6%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
90.3%59.5%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,342,469$391,657
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
8.13%1.45%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
710
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
30.87.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 6100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$13M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $16M

Provide radiation therapy treatments for patients within a 250 mile radius of bismarck. Provide financial assistance to the uninsured or underinsured patients so all can receive proper treatment. Provide outreach clinics in minot and dickinson, north dakota so patients can have appointments closer to home

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
RADIATION ONCOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,315,650$0$26,819$1,342,469
RADIATION ONCOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,212,804$0$20,317$1,233,121
RADIATION ONCOLOGIST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$1,078,009$0$40,669$1,118,678
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$218,968$0$41,613$260,581
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$131,538$0$33,884$165,422
RADIATION THERAPY MANAGER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$129,930$0$29,077$159,007
FINANCIAL AND SUPPORT SERV
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$102,334$0$22,113$124,447

7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bismarck Cancer Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $385K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M201920202021202220232024$17M$17M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$17M$17M80.1%$42M$1,342,469
2023 ⓘ$17M$15M78.2%$42M$1,241,058
2022 ⓘ$16M$14M75.3%$40M$1,087,144
2021 ⓘ$17M$13M77.5%$38M$1,209,600
2020 ⓘ$19M$14M76.4%$34M$1,335,570
2019 ⓘ$16M$12M74.8%$29M$1,594,984

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b6 · 6 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 559
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6150

Largest outside contractors

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
RADIATION PHYSICS SERVICES LLC
Physicist and dosemetric services
$747,383
APEX PHYSICS PARTNERS LLC
Physicist and dosemetric services
$358,578
ONE PHYSICS LLC
Physicist and dosemetric services
$238,100

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

2 private foundations reported grants to Bismarck Cancer Center totaling $1,241 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Bismarck Cancer Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Bismarck Cancer Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Bismarck Cancer Center's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Bismarck Cancer Center reported that 80.1% of its $16.5 million in expenses went to program services, 19.9% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Bismarck Cancer Center pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Bismarck Cancer Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $1,342,469, for the role of RADIATION ONCOLOGIST (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Bismarck Cancer Center get its money?

Of $17.2 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 6.3% came from contributions and grants and 90.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Bismarck Cancer Center a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 45-0454363 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542739349300019 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422189349300527 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202332919349301213 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202849349301035 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112429349300316 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043079349300324 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 45-0454363: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.