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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SOLVING KIDS CANCER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$615,134
Total expenses
$651,279
Contributions and grants received
$600,911
Grants paid
$331,876
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$39,278
Other revenue
-$25,055
Total assets, end of year
$1,686,816
Total liabilities, end of year
$109,127
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,577,689
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$453,128
Management and general expenses
$78,041
Fundraising expenses
$120,110
Program service expenses (Part III)
$453,128

Program services were 69.6% 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

    $55,104

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $105,764

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $440,043

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $39,278 · excluded $39,278

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,225

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

    $55,104

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $34,280

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$25,055

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $287,476 · program services $287,476

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $44,400 · program services $44,400

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $91,000 · program services $45,500 · fundraising $45,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $72,683 · program services $59,584 · management and general $13,095 · fundraising $4

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,468 · program services $4,795 · management and general $597 · fundraising $2,076

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,463 · program services $8,001 · management and general $997 · fundraising $3,465

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $27,920 · management and general $27,920

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $43,507 · fundraising $43,507

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,775 · management and general $3,775 · fundraising $4,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $953 · fundraising $953

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $813 · management and general $453 · fundraising $360

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,049 · management and general $2,746 · fundraising $5,303

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,429 · management and general $19,429

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,979 · program services $3,072 · management and general $431 · fundraising $476

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,979 · management and general $1,979

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,405 · management and general $6,405

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $6,495 · program services $300 · fundraising $6,195

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK AND SERVICE CHARGES

    total $5,514 · management and general $214 · fundraising $5,300

  • 24c · Other expenses: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXP

    total $2,971 · fundraising $2,971

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $613,695 · end of year $496,909

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,002,545 · end of year $1,069,673

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,642 · end of year $5,665

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,818 · end of year $5,692

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

    $5,938

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

    $1,979

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,938 · end of year $3,959

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $119,869 · end of year $104,918

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,272 · end of year $5,677

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $118,401 · end of year $103,450

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $250,033 · end of year $527,793

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,363,801 · end of year $1,049,896

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

SKC IMPACTS CHILDREN THROUGH THE INITIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS OF INVESTIGATIVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES. OUR VISION IS TO CONTINUE EXPANDING THE ARMAMENTARIUM OF EFFECTIVE AND LESS TOXIC TREARTMENT STRATEGIES FOR PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGISTCS TO UTILIZE, UNTIL LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IS A REALITY FORVALL CHILDREN WITH HIGH-RISK SOLID TUMORS AND BRAIN TUMORS. TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION, SKC FUNDS AND ADVOCATES FOR BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT OPTIONS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH THE MOST FATAL PEDIATRIC CANCERS THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND RELATED NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SOLVING KIDS' CANCER FINDS, FUNDS, AND ADVOCATES FOR BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT OPTIONS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN WITH THE MOST FATAL PEDIATRIC CANCERS.

  • SKC LEADERSHIP AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS SURVEY, DISCUSS, AND PRIORITIZE THE AREAS OF GREATEST UNMET NEEDS WITHIN THE PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH LANDSCAPE AND DEVELOP SPECIFIC PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THEM. (1) SKC CONCEIVED AND ORGANIZED THE 2025 CARE FOR RARE GLOBAL STRATEGY FORUM, INVITING THE WORLD'S TOP EXPERTS IN EMBRYONAL TUMOR WITH MULTILAYERED ROSETTES (ETMR) AND ATYPICAL TERATOID RHABDOID TUMOR (ATRT), TWO RARE AND AGGRESSIVE BRAIN TUMORS THAT AFFECT VERY YOUNG CHILDREN. THE OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING WERE TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AROUND EXISTING RESEARCH PROJECTS AND BUILD COLLABORATIONS ACROSS CONTINENTS. (2) SKC ISSUED A CALL FOR PROPOSALS AS A RESULT OF THE CARE FOR RARE STRATEGY FORUM AND AWARDED 600,000 IN COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER CHARITIES TO FUND THREE PROMISING PRE-CLINICAL PROJECTS TO ADVANCE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR ETMR AND ATRT TUMOR TYPES. (3) SKC HAS ADVISORY ROLES ON NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIA, REGULATORY BODIES, MULTI STAKEHOLDER PLATFORM FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER DRUG DEVELOPMENT, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES, AND BUILDS COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER NONPROFITS TO ADVOCATE FOR AND FUND RESEARCH. SKC REVIEWS PROPOSALS FOR THE NCI FUNDED CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RARE CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMMATIC PANEL. SKC WAS INVITED TO SERVE ON PANELS AND PRESENT AT SEVEN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS IN FIVE COUNTRIES. SKC CO-AUTHORED SEVERAL PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS. THESE ROLES GIVE SKC OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE RESEARCH AGENDAS AND PRIORITIES.

    Expenses $453,128 · Grants $331,876

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • KRISTI MCKAY

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $94,004
    From this org
    $90,612
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,392
    Hours/week
    40

  • MARK SAVOYE

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CHANNING STAVE

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHELE ALEXANDER

    CO-SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CATHERINE MURCHIE

    CO-SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • EYAL SOFFER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HEARN JAY CHO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LINDY GAD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN LONDON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MICHAEL NIEDZIELSKI

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CATHERINE LONDON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DEBORAH HUGHES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CINDY CAMPBELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAN PLANIT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202632679349300833

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