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← GRIFFINS GUARDIANS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GRIFFINS GUARDIANS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$404,424
Total expenses
$366,796
Contributions and grants received
$135,697
Grants paid
$231,961
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,150
Other revenue
$265,577
Total assets, end of year
$536,835
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$536,835
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$334,545
Management and general expenses
$16,977
Fundraising expenses
$15,274
Program service expenses (Part III)
$334,545

Program services were 91.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $33,931

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $101,766

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $42,506

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,150

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,150

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,150 · excluded $3,150

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $371,619

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $33,931

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $116,847

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $254,772 · excluded $254,772

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $14,356

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $3,551

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $10,805 · related or exempt $10,805

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $22,026 · program services $22,026

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $209,935 · program services $209,935

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $91,827 · program services $73,068 · management and general $9,625 · fundraising $9,134

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $4,714 · program services $3,772 · management and general $471 · fundraising $471

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,350 · program services $5,080 · management and general $635 · fundraising $635

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $827 · management and general $827

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,771 · fundraising $3,771

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,210 · program services $5,768 · management and general $721 · fundraising $721

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $576 · program services $460 · management and general $58 · fundraising $58

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,200 · program services $10,560 · management and general $2,640

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $397 · management and general $397

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,119 · management and general $1,119

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $4,334 · program services $3,468 · management and general $433 · fundraising $433

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $500 · program services $400 · management and general $50 · fundraising $50

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $10 · program services $8 · management and general $1 · fundraising $1

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $184,357 · end of year $221,387

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $4,000

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,786

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,799

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,384 · end of year $987

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $272,243 · end of year $310,461

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $457,984 · end of year $536,835

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

GRIFFIN'S GUARDIANS IS A RECOGNIZED NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN BATTLING CANCER IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITH UPSTATE GOLISANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO STAY UP TO DATE ON WHAT THE PATIENTS AND FAMILIES' CURRENT NEEDS ARE. IN ADDITION, WE STRIVE TO BRING AWARENESS TO PEDIATRIC CANCER AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AID FOR FUNDING PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER, FUND PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES BATTLING CANCER IN CENTRAL NEW YORK.

  • PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH. PARTNERED WITH ST. BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION AND PARTIALLY FUNDED A GRANT FOR CANCER RESEARCH.

    Expenses $20,000 · Grants $20,000

  • PROJECT 20 HELPS LOCAL FAMILIES THAT HAVE A CHILD WITH PEDIATRIC CANCER WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT. SUPPORT INCLUDES PAYMENTS FOR MEDICAL BILLS, COPAYS, HOUSE BILLS, ETC.

    Expenses $141,184 · Grants $141,184

  • GRACE'S SIBLING SUNSHINE ACKNOWLEDGES THE STRENGTH AND BRAVERY OF THE SIBLINGS OF A CHILD WITH CANCER. A CARE PACKAGE WITH GIFTS ARE MAILED TO THE SIBLINGS.

    Expenses $15,023 · Grants $15,023

  • THE ADOPT A FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDES GIFTS TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF CHILDREN WITH CANCER. THE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SPONSORED TWO LOCAL FAMILIES TO GO TO CAMP SUNSHINE AND PROVIDED A ROOM MAKEOVER. ADDITIONALLY, FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED WITH LAUNDRY SUPPLIES FOR INPATIENT CHILDREN, A PIZZA PARTY AND MOVIE MATINEE TICKETS.

    Expenses $158,338 · Grants $55,754

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Erin Engle

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $61,462
    From this org
    $25,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,579
    Hours/week
    35

  • Adam Engle

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Daniel Howard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Jennifer Darminio

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Christine Dallmann

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $30,365
    From this org
    $30,365
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Cherie Bourcy

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513219349314856

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