Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc

Organization Overview

Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc is located in Minneapolis, MN. The organization was established in 2000. According to its NTEE Classification (H30) the organization is classified as: Cancer Research, under the broad grouping of Medical Research and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc employed 7 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc generated $1.5m in total revenue. The organization has seen a slow decline revenue. Over the past 7 years, revenues have fallen by an average of (1.1%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $1.4m during the year ending 12/2021. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2015, Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc has awarded 26 individual grants totaling $5,552,320. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE MINNESOTA OVARIAN CANCER ALLIANCE IS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS AND PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OVARIAN CANCER AND ADVANCING THE RESEARCH NEEDED TO DETECT THE DISEASE EARLY AND TREAT IT EFFECTIVELY.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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RESEARCHRESEARCH - MOCA IS A LEADER IN PRIVATE NONPROFIT FUNDING FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH. WE PROVIDE RESEARCH GRANTS THROUGH THREE SEPARATE GRANTMAKING MECHANISMS. THE FIRST IS FOR INVESTIGATORS IN MINNESOTA WORKING ON OVARIAN, PRIMARY PERITONEAL OR FALLOPIAN TUBE CANCER RESEARCH. WE CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE GRANT MAKING PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES A STRINGENT REVIEW BY BOTH NATIONAL EXPERT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS AND CONSUMERS TO SELECT THE MOST IMPACTFUL PROJECTS. IN 2021, MOCA PROVIDED 5 GRANTS TO MINNESOTA-BASED RESEARCHERS FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS TOTALING $500,000, WE ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING TO NATIONAL RESEARCHERS WORKING ON DEVELOPING AN EARLY DETECTION TEST FOR OVARIAN CANCER. IN 2021, MOCA AWARDED 2 GRANTS OF $50,000 EACH TO NATIONAL RESEARCHERS FOR EARLY DETECTION RESEARCH. TIM STARR, PH.D. & BEAU WEBBER, PH.D. / UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "GENE-EDITED TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES FOR OVARIAN CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY" $100,000AMY SKUBITZ, PH.D. / UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "THE FIRST STEP TOWARD A SELF-SAMPLING AT-HOME TEST FOR OVARIAN CANCER: DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER BIOMARKER PROTEINS IN CERVICAL SWABS" $100,000EMIL LOU, M.D., PH.D. / UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA "TARGETING CHANNELS OF OVARIAN TUMOR CELL COMMUNICATION" $100,000ZHENKUN LOU, PH.D. / MAYO CLINIC "SENSITIZING OVARIAN CANCER CELLS TO PARP INHIBITOR BYLRRK2 INHIBITION" $100,000JOHN HAWSE, PH.D. / MAYO CLINIC "INTERROGATING JAK/STAT SIGNALING AS AN ONCOGENIC DRIVER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN OVARIAN CANCER" $100,000 T. RINDA SOONG, M.D. / UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH "LOCAL AND PERIPHERAL IMMUNE LANDSCAPES AS BIOMARKER SIGNATURES ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY PRECURSORS OF HIGH-GRADE SEROUS CARCINOMA" $50,000 KEVIN ELIAS, M.D. / HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL "CELLULAR COMMUNICATION AT THE OVARIAN-FALLOPIAN TUBE INTERFACE" $50,000


PATIENT AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT: MOCA ORGANIZES A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT MEETINGS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OVARIAN CANCER INCLUDING: ONE MEMBERSHIP MEETING, THREE PUBLIC EDUCATION MEETINGS, TWO ONGOING MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS, THREE YOUNG SURVIVORS SUPPORT MEETINGS, AND TWO MEN OF MOCA EVENTS. MOCA PROVIDES MENTORING THROUGH OUR MOCA MENTOR PROGRAM AND MEN OF MOCA MENTOR PROGRAM. MOCA ALSO PROVIDED WEBSITE RESOURCES, CRITICAL ONE ON ONE SUPPORT TO OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS VIA PHONE, EMAIL AND IN PERSON AT OUR OFFICE 40 HOURS PER WEEK. IN ADDITION, MOCA PROVIDED CARES KITS FULL OF COMFORT ITEMS FOR WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER AND MOCA DREAM AWARDS FOR WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER TO REALIZE DREAMS. IN 2021, MOCA INAUGURATED A NEW DREAM AWARD, THE JENNA SIMON MEMORIAL DREAM AWARD DESIGNATED FOR A YOUNG WOMAN WITH OVARIAN CANCER. MOCA ALSO AWARDED A CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TO AN ONCOLOGY NURSE AND GREW THE COLLEEN ANDERSON EXCELLENCE IN CANCER CARE AWARD PROGRAM FROM 1 RECIPIENT TO 3 RECIPIENTS IN 2021. MOCA LAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM IN 2021 CALLED "MOCA LUNCH AND LEARN." THESE LUNCH AND LEARNS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP OUR MEMBERS TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH. MOCA HELD THREE LUNCH AND LEARN MEETINGS IN 2021.


AWARENESS, OUTREACH AND INFORMATION: MOCA INCREASED AWARENESS ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS THROUGH VARIOUS PUBLIC EVENTS IN 2021 SUCH AS HOM TEAL STRIDES FOR OVARIAN CANCER, TIE IT TEAL WITH THE TWINS OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS NIGHT, OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS EVENT AT A MINNESOTA WILD GAME, UNLEASH THE SHE 5K 10K RACE, MOCA LIGHTS THE NIGHT INITIATIVE (22 LANDMARKS LIT THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA AND BEYOND), FIVE HEALTH FAIRS AND SIX EDUCATIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING 3 LIVING WELL MEETINGS AND 3 LUNCH AND LEARN MEETINGS. MOCA HAS A STRONG MEDIA PRESENCE AND PLACED 47 UNIQUE STORIES ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER ON ALL LOCAL TV STATIONS, A NATIONAL NEWS NETWORK AND IN SEVERAL PRINT OUTLETS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. MOCA EVENTS AND MEDIA STORIES INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER, ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN, FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITYAND WAYS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL. MOCA ALSO PRODUCES A MONTHLY MOCA MESSENGER NEWSLETTER VIA EMAIL. ADDITIONALLY, MOCA RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, LINKEDIN AND YOUTUBE.


MEDICAL EDUCATION: MOCA RECOGNIZES THE CRITICAL ROLE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PLAY IN RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER AND DIAGNOSING THE DISEASE TO IMPROVE PATIENT SURVIVAL. A FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON IS DESIGNATED TO DESIGN AND EXECUTE OVARIAN CANCER OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE SURVIVORS TEACHING STUDENTS PROGRAM WHICH EDUCATED NEARLY 350 HEALTH CARE STUDENTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. MOCA ORGANIZES A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL AND SUPPORT MEETINGS FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY OVARIAN CANCER INCLUDING: ONE MEMBERSHIP MEETING, FOUR PUBLIC EDUCATION MEETINGS, TWO ONGOING MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND THREE YOUNG SURVIVORS SUPPORT MEETINGS. MOCA PROVIDES MENTORING THROUGH OUR MOCA MENTOR PROGRAM AND MEN OF MOCA MENTOR PROGRAM. MOCA ALSO PROVIDED WEBSITE RESOURCES, CRITICAL ONE ON ONE SUPPORT TO OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS, FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS VIA PHONE, EMAIL AND IN PERSON 40 HOURS PER WEEK. IN ADDITION, MOCA PROVIDED CARES KITS FULL OF COMFORT ITEMS FOR WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER AND MOCA DREAM AWARDS FOR WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER TO REALIZE DREAMS.MOCA ALSO AWARDED A CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TO AN ONCOLOGY NURSE AND PROVIDED AN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO ANOTHER GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY NURSE.ANY MOUNTAIN: THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE EXPANDED OUR RESEARCH FUNDING THROUGH A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ANY MOUNTAIN PROJECT AND WERE ABLE TO AWARD 3 GRANTS TOTALING $125,000 TO NATIONAL RESEARCHERS MAKING UP THE ANY MOUNTAIN EXPEDITION TEAM (AMET). THE AMET IS A GROUP OF RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO ADDRESS EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF OVARIAN CANCER.KAREN LU, M.D. / MD ANDERSON TUBA-WISP II STUDY $65,000KARA LONG ROCHE, MD / MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING "UNDERSTANDING DECISION MAKING FOR RISK REDUCING SURGERY" $30,000BARBARA NORQUIST, MD /UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE "PREDICTOR OF COMPLETION OF GENETIC TESTING: AN ANCILLARY ANALYSIS OF THE MAGENTA STUDY" $30,000


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Kathleen Gavin
Executive Director
$127,385
Nancy Libbey
Vice President
$0
Kris Greer
President
$0
Samia Miller
Treasurer
$0
Carol Pederson
Secretary
$0
Corrine Florin
Director
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$2,844
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$304,405
Related organizations$0
Government grants $82,432
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$1,010,267
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $33,745
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$1,399,948
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $6,995
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $62,276
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $1,504,957

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc has awarded $725,000 in support to 7 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$300,000

Rochester, MN

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$200,000

Houston, TX

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$65,000

HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL

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Cambridge, MA

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$50,000

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

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Pittsburgh, PA

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$50,000

MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING

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New York, NY

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$30,000
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 23 grants that Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance Inc has recieved totaling $152,895.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Mightycause Charitable Foundation

Marianna, FL

PURPOSE: UNRESTRICTED

$38,261
American Online Giving Foundation Inc

Newark, DE

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$22,943
Sit Investment Associates Foundation

Minneapolis, MN

PURPOSE: OPERATING

$20,000
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

Saint Paul, MN

PURPOSE: MULTIPLE GRANTS FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES

$15,250
Impactassets Inc

Bethesda, MD

PURPOSE: FUNDED RESEARCH

$10,000
Donors Trust Inc

Alexandria, VA

PURPOSE: for general operations

$9,415
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