2017Annual Report

CanCare is a mighty community of

survivors who lift up and inspire cancer

patients and caregivers through one-on-one emotional support,

empathy and hope to ensure no one endures

cancer alone.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CLIENT STORY04

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

07DONORS

08HISTORY

11

CEO LETTER

06FINANCIAL

STATEMENTS

05

HOPE AND A HELPING HAND

CLARA LAMBERT5-YEAR LUNG CANCER SURVIVORCANCARE VOLUNTEER

“I don’t think there’s anything better than giving back; letting people know that just because they have cancer, it doesn’t mean it’s the end. They can survive, just like I did,” says Clara, a five-year lung cancer survivor.

As a CanCare support volunteer, Clara has devoted her time to ensuring that cancer patients don’t battle cancer alone. “I’m a lung cancer survivor, and I was lucky enough to have a team of supporters behind me. Yet, others don’t. They don’t have someone that has felt what they feel, someone who can provide comfort and hope. That’s what I’m here for,” says Clara.

Through CanCare’s Hospital Visitation Program, Clara is able to volunteer at Memorial Hermann Hospital and visit with cancer patients that are going through treatment. Each time that Clara volunteers at Memorial Hermann Hospital, she wears a t-shirt that says “survivor,” to remind cancer patients that they too, can overcome cancer, just like her. “If you’re going through cancer and you meet someone who survived the cancer you’re battling – it’s life-changing,” says Clara.

“I will always hold all of my support matches close to my heart. I have a special bond with each and every one of them,” Clara states. Clara shared her experience with Kay, who lives in New Jersey, and was going through lung cancer like she once did. “She was scared to death, but she never had to face any of it alone because I was with her every step of the way,” says Clara. “She and I would talk on the phone four to five times a week, and I felt what she felt. We would talk for hours about her treatments, her good days and her bad days.” Kay finished treatment in August, and recently sent Clara a photo of her country dancing. “She’s thrilled to be alive,” says Clara with a smile on her face. “I’m happy I was able to bring her hope to beat cancer. Hope to live.”

“Cancer patients want to connect with someone who has answers and who has gone through what they’re going through, and who is alive. I’m happy that CanCare provides that. I’m happy that I can provide that.”

Interest/Investment: $160Congregations: $47,999Corporations: $40,994Foundations: $191,644Individual: $333,386Events: $435,824

Program Services: $729,407Fundraising: $255,698General Management (Administration): $101,487

Revenues

Expen ses

2017 FINANCIALS

$1,050,007

$1,126,592

CEO Letter

A MESSAGE OF HOPE FROM CEO CRISTINA VETRANOThe year 2017 is a year that our community will never forget. Although we experienced a great deal of loss due to Hurricane Harvey, we were reminded of the immense generosity, support and guidance our community gives to one another.

During the Memorial Day floods two years ago, like many of our Houstonians this year, I too, personally experienced the loss and uncertainty that a disaster like Harvey brings. I have faced the devastation of waking up at 2 a.m. with close to four feet of water in my home, rounding up my family to safely evacuate to a neighbor’s home, and leaving all our personal belongings and decades of memories behind.

One thing that I learned throughout that experience was that I was not alone. I did not have to face the fear of losing every belonging or not knowing what to do next by myself. I had my neighbor, Linda. Linda flooded once before. She knew what my family was going through. She knew how to answer all of my questions, and she knew exactly what I needed to hear. She gave me hope that I could get through my loss and recover.

For the past 27 years, replacing fear with hope has been a part of CanCare’s mission. Every day, CanCare support volunteers respond to individuals who are dealing with their own personal disasters – CANCER. These volunteers have heard those three words, “you have cancer” and survived. They’ve felt what our cancer patients feel. They know what they’re going through, and they spread hope to help them to fight and beat cancer, the same way they did.

This year, over 750 cancer patients and caregivers have been matched with a CanCare support volunteer, and by the close of the year, we expect a 20% increase from last year. Through our Hospital Visitation Program, our hospital volunteers have contributed 5,000 hours at 14 local hospitals and treatment centers this year.

The power of our support volunteers is a power like no other. Each volunteer serves as an icon of hope to our cancer patients and caregivers, giving them the timely and quality support they need to overcome cancer. Currently 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will experience cancer in their lifetime. We know that we have a lot of work to do, but we stand ready for the challenge, and are working hard to ensuring that no one battles cancer alone.

5,000hospital

volunteerhours in 2017

Cristina Vetrano, CanCare President & CEO

750 people touched by cancer have a dedicated support volunteer

Shelaghmichael C. Brown

Jennifer Doherty

Bernard M. Fields

Cullen Kappler

Dwight Keys

Taylor Landry

Roderick Larson

Dr. Rick Q. Ngo

John C. Pavlas

Joseph G. Soliz

Laurence E. Stuart

Megan Vondra

Jeffrey A. Zinn

2017 CANCARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tim D. Conklin, CHAIR

Dawn Yeung, TREASURER

John D. Miner, SECRETARY

Patricia Hogan-Korge, M.A.,

LIFETIME DIRECTOR

Rick Ngo MD, FACS, Chair

Candy Arentz, MD, MBA, FACS

Marni E. Axelrad, PHD, ADPP

Luis H. Camacho, MD, MPH

Mauro Ferrari, PHD

Henry F. Gomez, MD

Alex Nguyen, MD

Frank X. Placencia, MD

Stephen M. Szabo, MD

Theodore F. Tenczynski, MD

2017 CANCARE MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD

CanCare Donors

$35,000+

$20,000 - $34,999

$10,000 - $19,999

$5,000 - $9,999

Shelaghmichael Brown Huffington Foundation The Looper Foundation M.D. Anderson Foundation

CanCare Foundation Maxann & T. Jay Collins Yvonne & Tim Conklin Greater Houston Community Foundation

Debbie & Jack Moore Sterling-Turner Foundation Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

Marc Adee AIG Albert & Ethel Herzstein Foundation AMC/Fairmont Insurance Services, Inc. B-Mac Holdings, LLC John Binder Childress Family Foundation Joe Cleary Carolyn Conklin The Ellwood Foundation Emory Hospital Midtown Susan & John Ferrari Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund First Presbyterian Church of Houston Fred and Mabel R. Parks Foundation

George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation The H.G. Ash Foundation Sylvia & Titus Harris Pat Hogan-Korge & Fred KorgeHouston Methodist Hospital — Medical Center Karen & Wade Jones Elizabeth & Cullen Kappler Lynne & Roderick Larson The Lyons Foundation Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church Brian Payne Christine & Laurence Stuart The Six Four Foundation Vivian L. Smith Foundation

Bank of Oklahoma/Bank of Texas Bracewell & Guiliani LLP Calpine Foundation Jana Canfield Cy-Woods Athletic Booster Club Margaret Goldberg & Bernie FieldsHEB Grocery Company LP Highland Threads, Inc. Brandie & Mark Holmes Houston Marathon Committee, Inc. Junior League Of Houston, Inc. Donna & Norman Lewis Billie Carole & Joe McMillan

Oceaneering International, Inc. Todd Overbergen Jonathan and Megan Parker Jill & John Pavlas Ray and June Smith Charitable Foundation Shannon Robinson Schwab Charitable Gift Fund Jordan Seff Josh Sherman Strake Foundation William E. and Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust Dawn Yeung Kathleen & Jeffrey Zinn

CanCare Donors

$1,000 - $4,999Abercrombie Custom Homes LP Jeanie & Trey Able Allegiance Bank of Texas Eddie Allen Frances Andrews Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP Bert Baker David Bale Kelly & Bryan Basham Charles Douglas Bauer Bellaire United Methodist Church The Benevity Community Impact Fund Eddy Blanton Mike Booker Johnny Braniff Brentwood Baptist Church Leslie & Valerian Brock Douglas Brooks Rob Bryant Bryant Bridge of Hope Jeffrey Butler Greg Butler Ryan Carl Rosie & John Carrabba CenterPoint Energy Central Bank Chapelwood United Methodist Church Diane & Lee Chenoweth Communities Foundation of Texas Crestware, Inc Robert Croyle Beverly & Leonard Donaldson Anonymous Donor Charles W Duncan III Mary Eads Donald Earthman Creighton Edwards Elva J. Johnston Foundation John Epley Baris Ertan First Junior Woman’s Club of Houston Andrea Flanagan Barbara & Peter Forbes Clay Fostel Nan Franklin Sydney Frederick R. Troy Gately Mark Gibson Jeffrey Gilbert Ron Goodwine Grace Presbyterian Church Melanie Gray Tommy Green Michael Grossman Lisa Hammel Jamie Harris Sue Harris The Harry S. & Isabel C. Cameron Foundation Philip Hawk

Cory Hawryluk Matt Hershberger Cindy & Bob Holloway Jay Horning William Hurt IBC Cindy & George Jochetz Kim & Richard Jochetz John Hancock Life Insurance Company John Johnson Johnson Deluca Kurisky & Gould, PC Blake Jones K & E Fund, Inc. Jay Kelley David Kerr Spencer Kerr David King Elizabeth Kohlhausen The Kroger Co. Foundation Lance Rental Co. LLC Taylor Landry Geoff Leach Russell Lewis Liskow & Lewis Bryan Loocke Mark Lumpkin M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Kaiser Malik Kari Malloy Mark’s Clothier’s Keith Maxwell Dennis McAndrews Luke McConn Michael McMahon Hannah & Cal McNair Memorial Drive United Methodist Church Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Patrick Mendenhall Braden Merrill Lin Mills Mischer Investments, L.P. Jacob Monteith Gary Moss Robert Mueller Lance Murakami National Christian Foundation Houston John Nau Scott Neal James Nelson Charles Nettles Roxann Neumann Nicole & Rick Ngo North Cypress Medical Center Northwoods Presbyterian Church Frederick Perkins The Perkins Family Charitable Foundation Pines Presbyterian Church Marshall Porterfield Mark Provenzano Stuart Rexrode

CanCare Donors

$500 - $999Christine AndersonChristine AndrewsDick BaileBernstein RealtyBethany Christian ChurchDavid BinghamSteve BlumeHeather BulkMaria CamachoChantal Corp.Warren ColeCongregation Beth IsraelRod CrosbyJennifer DohertyEQT FoundationJeff ErlerMark EvansFair Haven United Methodist ChurchJohn FlournoyChad FondrenKen FreadKathleen GabrieleElliot GershensonDana GramsGregory GravesAlison GremillionWilliam Hall

Dan HardinHarris County Federal Credit UnionAlice HeckerothJoseph HodgesChris HolmesGary HortonJeffrey HowardIn-Step Dance CompanyRobert JordonThe Kayser FoundationColeman La MasterTherese LandaLocal Independent Charities of AmericaLocke Lord LLPAdrienne LyonsCharles MauldinJohn McCrearyMemorial Drive Lutheran ChurchJohn MinerNatalie MohtashamiGeorge A. KuriskyHannah NguyenGary OlanderNatasha ParvizianRobin PearlsteinMike Polarek

Sonia PujolLeigh Anne RaymondVelma RiceRegina RogersMegan RosenbaumIvonne SavoyRussell SchulzeKathleen SerafinShannon, Martin, Finkelstein, Alvarado & DunneHal SharpShell Oil Company Foundation Matching GiftsAnn ShevlinStephen SimpsonSt. Philip Presbyterian ChurchJohn StormsGaylene TaylorJames TennantThe Woodlands Community Presbyterian ChurchShiji VarkeyAndy VillamagnaWestwood TrustCharles WilliamsRobert WilliamsScott Ziegler

Matthew Rotan Carl Rush Bret Sanders Scurlock Foundation John Seaberg Marc Shapiro Robert Shimp Silver Eagle Distributors Silver Eagle Distributors Charitable Fund Eileen and Ryan Sims Susan Sinclair Tanner Spears St. Luke’s United Methodist Church Susan & Winton Starling Todd Strickler Tom Sumner Stephen Sweet William Swenson

The Buckingham Brent Tredway Nancy & Tommy Tucker Anne Turnage Troy Utz John Vanderhider Darren Vanek Cristina & Steve Vetrano Megan & Jimmy Vondra Amanda & Josh Weber Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Rod Wiggins Randy Wilhelm Aron Will Russell Ybarra John Young Lisa and Andrew Zeve

$1,000 - $4,999, Cont.

CanCare History

A cancer diagnosis brings normal life to a screeching halt,

followed by an uncontrollable wave of emotions and anxiety about the unknown.

Replacing fear with hope has been important to CanCare since it was formed as a 501(c)(3) in 1990.

CanCare has an ever-deepening legacy of being there for individuals, caregivers, employers and faith communities that want to provide customized,

confidential support to anyone impacted directly or indirectly by cancer.

In 1990, with an anonymous gift and the support of Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church in Houston,

Anne Shaw Turnage, a colon cancer survivor, founded CanCare. Faith continues to be an avenue of great hope as more than 300,000 “Annes” have

received one-on-one support while they faced cancer since that time—and more

than 30 congregations provide a growing faith network

of donations and volunteers.