2024-02-28T15:43:57-06:00 2023-12-31 823543701 WATSON COON RYAN LLC 6025 SOUTH QUEBEC STREET SUITE 260 CENTENNIAL CO 80111 990 2023-01-01 300002011 CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM INC CARI 5036329032 PO BOX 1748 OREGON CITY OR 97045 LORREN SANDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5036329030 2024-02-28 1 LORREN SANDT 999009999 0 KELLY D WATSON P01301106 3037923020 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z LORREN SANDT PO BOX 1748 OREGON CITY OR 97045 128601 0 X WWW.CARINGAMBASSADORS.ORG X 2001 OR THE CARING AMBASSADORS SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS IN GAINING CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH CARE, REGARDLESS OF THE ILLNESS THEY FACE. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO HELP THOSE WITH ANY CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION NOT ONLY MANAGE THEIR HEALTH CARE AFTER A DIAGNOSIS BUT IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND CAPACITY FOR HEALING. 3 2 2 5 0 0 91356 106546 0 22000 29 55 0 0 91385 128601 0 0 0 0 201903 115599 0 0 2965 66600 31534 268503 147133 -177118 -18532 86924 68443 1319 1370 85605 67073 X THE CARING AMBASSADORS MISSION IS TO IMPROVE LIVES OF PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING AND EDUCATING THEM TO BE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH. WE SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS IN GAINING CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH CARE, REGARDLESS OF THE ILLNESS THEY FACE. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES TO HELP THOSE WITH ANY CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION NOT ONLY MANAGE THEIR HEALTH CARE AFTER A DIAGNOSIS BUT IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AND CAPACITY FOR HEALING. 0 0 26344 22000 CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - NEW CONTENT AND TOOLS WERE DEVELOPED FOR NAVIGATING A DIAGNOSIS OF A CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION. WEBSITE CONTENT WAS UPDATED FOR BETTER MOBILE ACCESS. DEVELOPED A NEW COALITION OF ADVOCATES AND PATIENTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AREA TO LEARN AND COLLABORATE TOGETHER. 21597 CARING AMBASSADORS HEPATITIS C PROGRAMACCOMPLISHMENTS - CARING AMBASSADORS HEPATITIS C PROGRAM HOSTED HEPELIMNATIONROOM.ORG. DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS' ABILITY TO SCREEN, TREAT, CURE AND SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF HCV SERVICES, ESPECIALLY AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS IN OREGON. HOSTED THE OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE MONTHLY MEETINGS AND HOSTED THE OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE ANNUAL MEETING. CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF THE STATE VIRAL HEPATITIS ELIMINATION PLAN. 61087 CARING AMBASSADORS LUNG CANCER PROGRAMACCOMPLISHMENTS - THE LUNG CANCER PROGRAM RELEASED THE 6TH EDITION OF LUNG CANCER CHOICES, A DECISION-AID AND RESOURCE BOOK THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT LUNG CANCER TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS TO PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. A NEW VIDEO SERIES, LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS WAS LAUNCHED WITH 11 VDEOS PRODUCED IN 2023. 109028 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 DC OR CA PA MA NC CO CT IL KS NJ TN UT FL MD X X CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM 5036329032 PO BOX 1748 OREGON CITY OR 97045 LORREN D SANDT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 60896 0 14027 CYNTHIA LANGHORNE-HATFIELD PREVIOUS TREASURER/SECRETARY 20.00 X X 32561 0 0 CHUCK SINGLETON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RANDY DIETRICH BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MOLLY STAIR TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BROOKE WILLMAN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 93457 0 14027 0 0 0 0 0 106546 106546 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 561000 22000 22000 22000 55 55 128601 22000 0 55 107543 81710 23079 2754 521 391 130 7535 5369 1955 211 1250 1250 8729 8122 607 568 568 4346 2917 1429 9028 7079 1949 704 704 4599 4599 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 2310 2168 142 147133 109028 35140 2965 30725 53690 6610 2634 11000 7453 7453 0 0 49589 1119 86924 68443 1319 1370 1319 1370 X 75605 47073 10000 20000 85605 67073 86924 68443 -18532 0 X 0 0 0 X 416239 282259 298914 91356 106546 1195314 416239 282259 298914 91356 106546 1195314 933637 261677 155 29 12 29 55 280 1195594 22000 0.21890 0.24210 X WE BELIEVE OUR ORGANIZATION MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST UNDER IRC SECTIONS 509(A)(1) AND 170(B)(1)(A)(VI). TO SATISFY THE INITIAL THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS:1. 10% PUBLIC SUPPORT: AS CALCULATED ON SCHEDULE A, WE RECEIVED PUBLIC SUPPORT OF 21.89% IN 2023.2. CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE FUNDRAISING PROGRAM: OUR ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE PROGRAM FOR SOLICITING FUNDS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MEMBERS, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC CHARITIES. WE SPEND SIGNIFICANT TIME AND RESOURCES ENSURING WE ARE APPROPRIATELY REGISTERED TO SOLICIT FUNDS IN EACH STATE.WE ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN FUNDRAISING, CONSISTENTLY SECURING SMALLER DONATIONS AND GRANTS, DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO ONGOING SUPPORT. CARING AMBASSADORS SOLICITS DONATIONS THROUGH THE WEBSITE, EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS, GRANT WRITING, AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH LARGE INDIVIDUAL DONORS. INDIVIDUALS CAN EASILY DONATE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE USING PAYPAL. OUR GRANT WRITING HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS WITH REPEATED LARGE AND SMALL GRANTS FROM VARIOUS COMPANIES. LARGE INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS ARE SOLICITED THROUGH OUR BOARD. IN-PERSON FUNDRAISING EVENTS HAVE NOT BEEN ORGANIZED SINCE 2019 DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD COVID AMONG PEOPLE WITH COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEMS. WE PLAN TO CONDUCT AN IN-PERSON FUNDRAISER LATER IN 2024. ADDITIONALLY, OUR ORGANIZATION EXCELS IN FACTORS CRUCIAL TO THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST:BENEFICIAL SERVICES: CARING AMBASSADORS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EMPOWERING PATIENTS TO BE ADVOCATES FOR THEIR HEALTH SINCE 1997. WE PROVIDE SERVICES DIRECTLY BENEFITING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A CONTINUAL BASIS. PATIENT EDUCATION BENEFITS EVERYONE. ALL OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ARE FREE OF CHARGE TO REACH AS MANY AT-RISK POPULATIONS AS POSSIBLE.MY CHOICES: A PLANNER FOR HEALING WAS DOWNLOADED FOR FREE BY 137 INDIVIDUALS AND VIEWED 13,284 TIMES IN 2023. THE PLANNER INTRODUCES USERS TO AND ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION OF HEALTH CARE OPTIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WELLNESS.IN 2023 WE PROVIDED 165 CHOICES BUNDLES FREE OF CHARGE TO LUNG CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. THE CHOICES BUNDLE (RETAIL VALUE $69.00) INCLUDED HARD COPIES OF LUNG CANCER CHOICES, 5TH EDITION, CAREGIVER CHOICES, AND MY CHOICES: A PLANNER FOR HEALING.LUNG CANCER CHOICES, 6TH EDITION - UPDATED IN 2023. A DECISION-AID AND RESOURCE BOOK PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSTICS, TREATMENT, AND MANAGEMENT OPTIONS: THIS PATIENT-FOCUSED BOOK IS WRITTEN BY MEDICAL EXPERTS ON THE MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE FIELD OF LUNG CANCER, ESPECIALLY AS THEY RELATE TO TREATMENT AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING COPING STRATEGIES ON THE DISEASE'S MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND LIFESTYLE ASPECTS.LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS - A SERIES OF COMMUNITY VIDEOCASTS BASED ON OUR BOOK, LUNG CANCER CHOICES. THE FIRST SERIES, NUTRITION IN THE PATIENT WITH LUNG CANCER, WAS LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 2023 ON OUR INTERNET SITE AND YOUTUBE. ELEVEN VIDEOS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO DATE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT PREFERRED METHODS OF LEARNING. OUR GOAL IS THAT THE SERIES WILL ENGAGE A NEW AUDIENCE OF VISUAL AND AUDITORY LEARNERS.SEWALL WELLNESS PROGRAM - IN 2023, WE PROVIDED MARKET RESEARCH, GRANT DEVELOPMENT AND WRITING SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND WEEKLY NEWS UPDATES TO HELP SEWALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN DENVER ESTABLISH A WELLNESS PROGRAM FOR THEIR STAFF.2023 OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE - OREGON HAS THE 3RD HIGHEST MORTALITY RATE IN THE COUNTRY FROM HEPATITIS C. TO ADDRESS THIS, CARING AMBASSADORS COLLABORATES WITH THE STATE OF OREGON TO HOST AND ORGANIZE THE OREGON VIRAL HEPATITIS COLLECTIVE. THE COLLECTIVE IS A COMMUNITY-LED GROUP OF OVER 100 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, HARM REDUCTION SPECIALISTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HEPATITIS WORKING TOGETHER TO ELIMINATE HEPATITIS C IN OREGON. CARING AMBASSADORS ORGANIZES AND HOSTS MONTHLY AND ANNUAL VIRTUAL MEETINGS.WEEKLY E-NEWS - EACH WEEK, CARING AMBASSADORS COLLATES ALL THE TOP NEWS STORIES ON HEPATITIS C, LUNG CANCER, AND CHRONIC DISEASE. THESE DISEASE SPECIFIC EMAIL NEWSLETTERS WERE DISTRIBUTED WEEKLY TO MORE THAN 1000 INDIVIDUALS. CARING AMBASSADORS BOARD OF DIRECTORSTHE CARING AMBASSADORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS CHANGED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. JESSICA STEINBERG, A LONG-TERM BOARD MEMBER, PASSED AWAY AFTER LIVING WITH STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER FOR TEN YEARS. DR. ROBERT GLESER RETIRED AFTER SERVING ON THE BOARD FOR OVER A DECADE. OUR RECRUITMENT FOR NEW BOARD MEMBERS, BROOKE AND MOLLY, FOCUSED ON BRINGING IN A NEW GENERATION TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP FOR FUTURE NON-PROFIT BOARDS AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE OTHER GENERATIONS PARTICIPATE IN PHILANTHROPY. WE SPECIFICALLY CHOOSE TO RECRUIT WOMEN FIRST TO HELP US BETTER ENGAGE THE DEMOGRAPHIC SEEING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LUNG CANCER AND HEPATITIS C. RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT LUNG CANCER DIAGNOSES HAVE RISEN 84% IN WOMEN OVER THE PAST 43 YEARS WHILE DROPPING 36% IN MEN, EVEN THOUGH MANY OF THOSE WOMEN NEVER SMOKED. IN FACT, WOMEN WHO HAVE NEVER SMOKED ARE MORE THAN TWICE AS LIKELY AS MALE NEVER-SMOKERS TO GET LUNG CANCER. RECRUITMENT IS ONGOING FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.RANDY DIETRICH, CO-FOUNDER, BOARD CHAIRRANDY DIETRICH IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF REPUBLIC FINANCIAL CORPORATION IN DENVER, COLORADO. DURING HIS MORE THAN 40-YEAR TENURE WITH REPUBLIC FINANCIAL, MR. DIETRICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING AND BUILDING THE COMPANY'S SPECIAL ASSETS AND AVIATION DIVISIONS AS WELL AS WORKING WITH SEVERAL OF REPUBLIC'S PORTFOLIO COMPANIES. MR. DIETRICH SPECIALIZES IN STRATEGIC PLANNING AND RAISING CAPITAL. HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. HE STARTED HIS CAREER AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT FOR COOPERS AND LYBRAND. A FOUNDING AMBASSADOR OF THE CARING AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, MR. DIETRICH IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF HEALTH ISSUES. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEPATITIS C IN 1999 AND CURED IN 2009. IN ADDITION TO HIS BUSINESS ACUMEN, HE PROVIDES THE PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE ON LIVING WITH A POTENTIALLY FATAL LIVER DISEASE. MR. DIETRICH IS THE BROTHER OF LORREN SANDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. CHUCK SINGLETON, BOARD MEMBERCHUCK SINGLETON IS THE PRESIDENT OF SPECIAL SITUATIONS AT REPUBLIC FINANCIAL, IN DENVER CO. MR. SINGLETON HAS SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES. MR. SINGLETON HAS BEEN AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY FOR THE PAST 35 YEARS, PROVIDING US WITH INSIGHTS AS TO HOW TO REACH PEOPLE AT RISK FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES DUE TO ADDICTION. CHUCK IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN LOCAL EDUCATIONAL CAUSES AND CONTINUES A HIGH LEVEL OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS A BOARD DIRECTOR FOR THE SHELL KNOB, MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, MR. SINGLETON HAS DONATED THE LAND FOR A NEW LIBRARY TO THE BARRY LAWERENCE COUNTY REGIONAL LIBRARY WHICH IS IN THE DESIGN PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION. HIS LONG LIST OF PHILANTHROPY COVERS MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND CAUSES. BROOKE WILLMAN, BOARD MEMBER, SECRETARYMS. WILLMAN IS CURRENTLY IN THE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FIELD, WHERE SHE IS THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE PSYCHIATRY AND FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCIES AT EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE SHE FOCUSES ON ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING OF THE DOCTORS. PREVIOUSLY, SHE WAS A TEACHER WITH AN INNOVATIVE AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOM WHERE THE GOAL WAS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO EMBRACE THEMSELVES AND THEIR EDUCATION. HER PASSION FOR EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY STARTED WHEN BROOKE HAD A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE VOLUNTEERING AT A PRIMARY SCHOOL IN SOUTH AFRICA. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, SHE CO-FOUNDED A NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDED FREE EDUCATION, SUPPLIES, AND MEALS TO UNDER-SERVED CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA. BROOKE CONTINUED HER WORK IN NON-PROFITS AS AN AMERICORPS VISTA WORKING TO CONNECT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. BROOKE WORKED FOR THE CARING AMBASSADORS ON THE SEWALL WELLNESS PROJECT, WHERE SHE WAS INSPIRED BY THE WORK AND IMPACT THAT CARING AMBASSADORS GENERATES.MOLLY DIETRICH STAIR, NON-VOTING BOARD MEMBER, TREASURERMOLLY IS CURRENTLY SERVING A ROLE IN SALES AT ITERABLE, WHERE SHE FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES. MOLLY GRADUATED FROM ST. OLAF COLLEGE, EARNING HER DEGREE IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. BEFORE THAT, HER PASSION FOR MAKING A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD MANIFESTED WHEN SHE CO-FOUNDED WITH BROOKE WILLMAN, A NON-PROFIT FOCUSED ON PROVIDING FREE EDUCATION TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA. MRS. STAIR IS A NON-VOTING MEMBER DUE TO HER FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH RANDY DIETRICH (FATHER) AND LORREN SANDT (AUNT), EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.BY MEETING AND EXCEEDING THESE REQUIREMENTS, WE BELIEVE WE MEET THE 10% FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST, EMPHASIZING OUR COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SUPPORT AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 582 582 146551 147133 29427 7357 0 0 69690 29427 99117 148676 78 582 660 17423 7357 24780 37170 7453 7453 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS THE SISTER OF ONE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE FORM 990 IS APPROVED, IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CAP TREASURER RECEIVES AND RECORDS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 WHEN SALARY DECISIONS ARE MADE, A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF SALARY LINES FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS/ PROGRAM DIRECTORS IS PERFORMED IN THE PORTLAND, OR AREA OR THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR WILL LIVE ARE CALCULATED USING THE GUIDESTAR NONPROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT. IN 2015 THE BOARD INSTITUTED A SALARY AND BONUS STRUCTURE BASED OFF PERFORMANCE AND SET CRITERIA FOR INCREASES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC RANDY DIETRICH - 8110 E UNION AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER, CO 80237. CHUCK SINGLETON - 8110 E UNION AVENUE, SUITE 700, DENVER, CO 80237. BROOKE WILLMAN - 2780 E LINCOLN RD, IDAHO FALLS, ID 83401. MOLLY STAIR - 5020 MAIN GORE PLACE, VAIL, CO 81657.