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← CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,610,723
Total expenses
$12,455,682
Contributions and grants received
$13,568,592
Grants paid
$5,514,903
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$232,924
Other revenue
-$1,190,793
Total assets, end of year
$7,466,698
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,653,437
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,813,261
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,040,992
Management and general expenses
$834,633
Fundraising expenses
$580,057
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,040,992

Program services were 88.6% 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

    $6,779,804

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,788,788

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $500,866

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $230,245 · excluded $230,245

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $11,020,939

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

    securities $11,018,260

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,679

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,679 · excluded $2,679

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $627,370

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

    $6,779,804

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,840,822

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,213,452 · excluded -$1,213,452

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $22,659

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $22,659 · related or exempt $22,659

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,514,903 · program services $5,514,903

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $406,909 · program services $362,149 · management and general $24,415 · fundraising $20,345

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,706,987 · program services $2,108,418 · management and general $248,249 · fundraising $350,320

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $451,933 · program services $357,670 · management and general $32,170 · fundraising $62,093

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $231,486 · program services $179,156 · management and general $24,656 · fundraising $27,674

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,469 · management and general $65,469

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $28,236 · management and general $28,236

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,540 · program services $750 · management and general $39,790

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $571,357 · program services $534,954 · management and general $36,403

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $77,801 · program services $43,947 · management and general $26,529 · fundraising $7,325

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $164,862 · program services $67,838 · management and general $85,718 · fundraising $11,306

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $321,310 · program services $250,622 · management and general $28,918 · fundraising $41,770

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $17,602 · program services $13,730 · management and general $1,584 · fundraising $2,288

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,389 · program services $16,683 · management and general $1,925 · fundraising $2,781

  • 24a · Other expenses: Patient and Family Supp

    total $1,175,125 · program services $1,175,125

  • 24b · Other expenses: Community Education

    total $447,662 · program services $378,935 · management and general $14,572 · fundraising $54,155

  • 24c · Other expenses: Financial Service Charg

    total $159,143 · management and general $159,143

  • 24d · Other expenses: Research Expenses

    total $26,375 · program services $26,375

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $26,593 · program services $9,737 · management and general $16,856

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,319,062 · end of year $2,438,283

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $284,833 · end of year $38,193

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,072 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $12,247 · end of year $13,369

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $273,987 · end of year $282,904

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

    $145,637

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

    $73,117

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $90,123 · end of year $72,520

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,872,620 · end of year $3,219,227

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,646,210 · end of year $1,402,202

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $209,948 · end of year $148,060

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,705,000 · end of year $1,815,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $306,999 · end of year $176,755

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,946,562 · end of year $1,513,622

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,294,331 · end of year $3,757,298

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,314 · end of year $55,963

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To advance treatments and ultimately find cures for cancers which affect children, working to ensure children have the best chance to survive their cancer without sacrificing their future health and quality of life, to support the hands-on education and training of the best and brightest minds dedicated to extinguishing childhood cancer through the Pediatric Oncology Fellows Program, and to provide for the emotional, physical, financial and educational needs of children with cancer and their families.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Conquering childhood cancer by funding targeted research while supporting patients and their families.

  • To fund research into targeted treatments and cures for cancers affecting children while providing tangible support to childhood cancer patients and their families aimed at addressing their critical and urgent needs.

    Expenses $5,573,152 · Grants $5,514,903

  • Education - CURE provides critical education to families of children diagnosed with cancer, on treatment, and in survivorship. CURE targets electronic newsletters with relevant material to each group, ensuring families have the information they need to navigate complex treatment protocols and know how to monitor for late effects of cancer treatments, maintains social media platforms on which to share information with families and others, and provides robust education to the community at large about the problem of childhood cancer, the need for research funding, critical ways to help families fighting childhood cancer, and important scientific advancements in the field.

    Expenses $2,816,343

  • Patient and Family Service Supporting patients and their families through (1) early outreach assisting families with a new diagnosis by providing practical information, encouragement and items that will be useful as their child begins treatment, (2) Critical needs care addresses the critical and urgent needs of patients and families by providing emergency financial assistance, including transportation and lodging assistance, professional counseling to patients, parents and siblings, meals to hospitalized children and caregivers and critical bereavement support for families who have lost a child to cancer

    Expenses $2,651,497

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Nick Kray

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Liz Stanton

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Susan Kaufman

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sara FitzGerald

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lisa McCain

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Meredith Colbert

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Baker

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Buckel

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kos Doukov

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andy Dufresne

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chris Eachus

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Gephardt

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matt Gilley

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristin Hazen

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Heidi Nelson

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ellianne Rivers

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Casey Sentell

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Meredith Sidewater

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tim Soriano

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kathy Sponsler

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristin Connor

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $406,909
    From this org
    $360,242
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,667
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,418
    Bonus
    $83,200
    Other
    $21,624
    Deferred
    $46,667
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $406,909

  • Amanda Fingerhut

    Senior Development Director, Events and Initiative

    Total calculated
    $166,963
    From this org
    $166,963
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,968
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $15,995
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $166,963

  • Elizabeth Bunder

    Development Director, Individual Giving

    Total calculated
    $150,387
    From this org
    $150,387
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $122,400
    Bonus
    $12,500
    Other
    $15,487
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $150,387

  • Kevin Kennedy

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $195,372
    From this org
    $195,372
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $127,632
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $17,740
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $195,372

  • Dawn Bradshaw

    Chief Marketing Officer

    Total calculated
    $186,631
    From this org
    $186,631
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,846
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $13,785
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $186,631

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 4
Discretionary bonus: Kristin Connor: $83,200

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611189349301681

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