2024-11-15T13:54:36-05:00 2023-12-31 223630716 ML PERRY CPA 1075 EASTON AVE TOWER 2 STE 3 SOMERSET NJ 08873 990 2023-01-01 201717920 SISTER2SISTER SIST 7322468300 1201 HAMILTON STREET SOMERSET NJ 08873 DOROTHY REED PRESIDENT 7322468300 2024-11-15 true false MARK PERRY P00227890 7322209700 2024-11-15 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DOROTHY REED 1201 HAMILTON STREET SOMERSET NJ 08873 291020 false X WWW.S2SCNJ.ORG X 2000 NJ BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AFTER LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN IN THE US OVERALL, BUT ITS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN BLACK AND HISPANIC WOMEN. GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY ARE DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS AND ACCESS TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT. ALL OF THESE ARE INFLUENCED BY A WOMANS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HER DISTANCE TO MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN THE STATE WHERE SHE LIVES. MOST NEW BREAST CANCER CASES ARE DIAGNOSED AT A LOCALIZED STAGE, MEANING THEY HAVE NOT SPREAD OUTSIDE OF THE BREAST. THESE EARLY-STAGE CANCERS ARE MOST OFTEN FOUND DURING BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TYPICALLY HAVE A HIGH RATE OF SURVIVAL BECAUSE TREATMENT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT THIS STAGE. BLACK WOMEN STILL HAVE A 4% LOWER INCIDENCE RATE OF BREAST CANCER THAN WHITE WOMEN BUT A 40% HIGHER BREAST CANCER DEATH RATE. BLACK WOMEN HAVE THE LOWEST SURVIVAL FOR ALL SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER. SISTER2SISTE 4 4 1 1015 0 214099 220675 10900 24502 116 565 -26888 16165 198227 261907 0 0 21934 31447 0 0 156918 166994 178852 198441 19375 63466 638851 678964 292886 268025 345965 410939 X BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AFTER LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN IN THE US OVERALL, BUT ITS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN BLACK AND HISPANIC WOMEN. GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY ARE DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS AND ACCESS TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT. ALL OF THESE ARE INFLUENCED BY A WOMANS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HER DISTANCE TO MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN THE STATE WHERE SHE LIVES. MOST NEW BREAST CANCER CASES ARE DIAGNOSED AT A LOCALIZED STAGE, MEANING THEY HAVE NOT SPREAD OUTSIDE OF THE BREAST. THESE EARLY-STAGE CANCERS ARE MOST OFTEN FOUND DURING BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TYPICALLY HAVE A HIGH RATE OF SURVIVAL BECAUSE TREATMENT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT THIS STAGE. BLACK WOMEN STILL HAVE A 4% LOWER INCIDENCE RATE OF BREAST CANCER THAN WHITE WOMEN BUT A 40% HIGHER BREAST CANCER DEATH RATE. BLACK WOMEN HAVE THE LOWEST SURVIVAL FOR ALL SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER. SISTER2SISTE false false 105216 BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. THOUGH BLACK WOMEN GET BREAST CANCER AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER INCIDENCE RATE (3%) THAN WHITE WOMEN, BLACK WOMEN ARE 39% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF BREAST CANCER THAN THITE WOMEN. ANNUAL WELLNESS WEBINARS - VIRTUAL WEBINARS ARE HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FREE BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION, NUTRITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE. OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED FOR THE THREE WEEK WEBINAR SERIES. MAMMOGRAM CARDS AND FOLLOW UP WERE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS WHO REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SISTER2SISTER CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE RWJ COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FREE SCREENING TO LOCAL PARTICIPANTS. FOLLOW UP IS GIVEN TO ALL PARTICPANTS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION AND/OR SHOW SIGNS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE GIFT FOR LIFE BLOCK WALK AND 5K BREAST CANCER "RUN/WALK 4LIFE WAS COMBINED. THE 5K RACE/WALK IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD EACH YEAR. THE FUNDS RAISED HELP TO BRING OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO OVER 10,000 FAMILIES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MANY COMMUNITY BREAST HEALTH PROGRAMS, FUNDS RAISED FOM THIS EVENT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S BREAST CANCER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BCAP, WHICH PROVIES EMERGENCY BREAST CANCER RELATED SERVICES FOR QUALIFIED WOMEN DURING TREATMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SURVIVORSHIP MEETINGS ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMAN ARE ENCOURAGE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS, ASK QUESTION AND VOICE CONCERNS. UPDATES ARE GIVEN ON TREATMENT OPTIONS, CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS. DURING 2023 3,149 WOMEN WERE EDUCATED THROUGH THE SUPPORT MEETINGS & OUTREACH SERVICES. WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN IS NORMALLY AN ANNUAL EVENT DESIGNED FOR WOMEN LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A ONE DAY PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS WOMEN TO TAKE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THEIR HOMES. 52086 SISTER2SISTER BREAST CANCER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (BCAP) IS A UNIQUE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY FOCUSES OF THE ORGANIZATION. BCAP PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES, REFERRAL SERVICE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN FACING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES DURING CHEMOTHERAY TREATMENT. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO RECEIVING RENT PAYMENTS, UTILITY PAYMENTS, COUNSELING, WIGS, PROSTHETICS, GROCERY CARDS,TRANSPORTATION TO CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT, AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE BREAST CANCER ASSISTANT PROGRAM (BCAP) PROVIDED OVER 34,000 IN BCAP FINANCIAL SERVICES DURING 2023. 157302 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 1 true false false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false true false false false X DOROTHY REED 7322468300 1201 HAMILTON STREET SOMERSET NJ 08873 DOROTHY REED PRESIDENT 40.00 X 28810 0 0 AMRILL ALONZO ATTORNEY CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY FRANCOIS ADVISORY BD 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR KATHLEEN TOOMEY ADVISORY BD. 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA UMUKORO ADVISORY BD. 1.00 X 0 0 0 UZOAMAKA ACHEBE COMMUNICATIO 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA ORTIZ TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHARYCE N TOPPIN VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 28810 false false false 95861 124814 220675 RENT 24502 24502 24502 565 565 45278 95861 29113 16165 16165 261907 41232 28810 21607 7203 260 195 65 2377 1783 594 4035 4035 2407 1093 1314 3383 2537 846 12876 9948 2928 8487 6365 2122 10554 7915 2639 749 295 454 1228 1214 14 12616 9462 3154 26961 26961 6261 4696 1565 ADMIN. SUPPORT SERVICES 34947 21700 13247 DONATIONS / SUPPORT 23375 23375 PROGRAM EXPENSE 15278 15278 SUPPLIES 3837 2878 959 198441 157302 41139 0 91292 137493 892173 370448 529886 521725 17673 19746 638851 678964 2038 34 290848 267991 292886 268025 X 345965 410939 345965 410939 638851 678964 X 63466 1508 X false false X 111154 112444 177333 214099 220675 835705 10400 23084 10900 24502 68886 111154 122844 200417 224999 245177 904591 904591 8 4 2 116 565 695 8 4 2 116 565 695 44519 15165 59684 155681 122848 200419 225115 260907 964970 0.93740 0.92250 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 892173 370448 521725 521725 MORTGAGE PAYABLE-PNC 267991 267991 R COLLINS 5K WA 89043 62043 27000 543 9370 GOLF OUTING 37758 19480 18278 2700 10517 2918 1 14338 14338 3065 141139 95861 45278 2700 10517 543 15353 29113 16165 NJ FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AFTER LUNG CANCER IN WOMEN IN THE US OVERALL, BUT ITS THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN BLACK AND HISPANIC WOMEN. GEOGRAPHICAL DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY ARE DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN THE PREVALENCE OF RISK FACTORS AND ACCESS TO SCREENING AND TREATMENT. ALL OF THESE ARE INFLUENCED BY A WOMANS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND HER DISTANCE TO MEDICAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN THE STATE WHERE SHE LIVES. MOST NEW BREAST CANCER CASES ARE DIAGNOSED AT A LOCALIZED STAGE, MEANING THEY HAVE NOT SPREAD OUTSIDE OF THE BREAST. THESE EARLY-STAGE CANCERS ARE MOST OFTEN FOUND DURING BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TYPICALLY HAVE A HIGH RATE OF SURVIVAL BECAUSE TREATMENT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT THIS STAGE. BLACK WOMEN STILL HAVE A 4% LOWER INCIDENCE RATE OF BREAST CANCER THAN WHITE WOMEN BUT A 40% HIGHER BREAST CANCER DEATH RATE. BLACK WOMEN HAVE THE LOWEST SURVIVAL FOR ALL SUBTYPES OF BREAST CANCER. SISTER2SISTER WAS FORMED IN JANUARY 2000 AND SERVES AS A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR WOMEN BATTLING THE DISEASE OF BREAST CANCER. SISTER2SISTER, INC. PROVIDES SANCTUARY, SUPPORT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND ADMINISTERS BREAST CANCER RELATED PROGRAMS FOR MINORITY AND UNDERSERVED BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICES AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. VOLUNTEERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE TO HELP THE ORGANIZATION FULFILL ITS MISSION AND CONTRIBUTE OVER 200 HOURS OF SERVICE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: 1. PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD 2. PROGRAM ASSISTANCE (WELLNESS WEBINARS, BREAST CANCER ASSISTANT PROGRAM BCAP,ETC.) 3. STAFF ASSISTANCE 4. FUNDRAISING ASSISTANCE (EVENTS, DONOR COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.) 5. OUTREACH ASSISTANCE (MEMBER AND AFFILIATE COMMUNICATIONS, JOINT PROGRAMS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, ETC.) FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A BREAST CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. THOUGH BLACK WOMEN GET BREAST CANCER AT A SLIGHTLY LOWER INCIDENCE RATE (3%) THAN WHITE WOMEN, BLACK WOMEN ARE 39% MORE LIKELY TO DIE OF BREAST CANCER THAN THITE WOMEN. ANNUAL WELLNESS WEBINARS - VIRTUAL WEBINARS ARE HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY. THE PROGRAMS PROVIDED FREE BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION, NUTRITION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE. OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED FOR THE THREE WEEK WEBINAR SERIES. MAMMOGRAM CARDS AND FOLLOW UP WERE PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS WHO REQUESTED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. SISTER2SISTER CONTINUES TO PARTNER WITH THE RWJ COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FREE SCREENING TO LOCAL PARTICIPANTS. FOLLOW UP IS GIVEN TO ALL PARTICPANTS THAT NEED ADDITIONAL BREAST HEALTH INFORMATION AND/OR SHOW SIGNS OF HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE GIFT FOR LIFE BLOCK WALK AND 5K BREAST CANCER "RUN/WALK 4LIFE WAS COMBINED. THE 5K RACE/WALK IS AN ANNUAL EVENT HELD EACH YEAR. THE FUNDS RAISED HELP TO BRING OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS TO OVER 10,000 FAMILIES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING MANY COMMUNITY BREAST HEALTH PROGRAMS, FUNDS RAISED FOM THIS EVENT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S BREAST CANCER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BCAP, WHICH PROVIES EMERGENCY BREAST CANCER RELATED SERVICES FOR QUALIFIED WOMEN DURING TREATMENT. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS SURVIVORSHIP MEETINGS ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH. NEWLY DIAGNOSED WOMAN ARE ENCOURAGE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS, ASK QUESTION AND VOICE CONCERNS. UPDATES ARE GIVEN ON TREATMENT OPTIONS, CLINICAL TRIALS AND NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS. DURING 2023 3,149 WOMEN WERE EDUCATED THROUGH THE SUPPORT MEETINGS & OUTREACH SERVICES. WOMEN EMPOWERING WOMEN IS NORMALLY AN ANNUAL EVENT DESIGNED FOR WOMEN LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY FOR A ONE DAY PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS WOMEN TO TAKE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION TO THEIR HOMES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE TREASURER PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC ON REQUEST. AN INDIVIDUAL CAN SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE ADDRESS DURING BUSINESS HOURS TO REVIEW GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNREALIZED GAIN ON SECURITIES 1,508 UNRECORDED LOAN BALANCE @12/31/19 0 OVERSTATED CASH BALANCE @ 12/31/19 0 TOTAL 1,508