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HEAD FOR THE CURE

EIN 20-8345719 KANSAS CITY, MO

Revenue 2024
$2,493,421
Expenses 2024
$2,547,708

Program services were 70.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
H123
Classification
1000
Street
1607 OAK ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE HEAD FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION (HFTC) IS THREEFOLD: TO BUILD AWARENESS, RAISE FUNDING, AND INSPIRE HOPE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF BRAIN CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS, WHILE CELEBRATING THEIR COURAGE, SPIRIT AND ENERGY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE HEAD FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION IS WHOLLY DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING BRAIN TUMOR AND BRAIN CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGH INVESTIGATIVE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH FUNDING, AND EDUCATIONAL AND ADVOCACY PROGRAMS.

  • HEAD FOR THE CURE (HFTC) IS MORE THAN JUST A FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION; WE ARE A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO OFFERING CONNECTION, HOPE, AND SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY BRAIN CANCER. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS THAT HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND THEIR LOVED ONES. IN 2024, HFTC CELEBRATED ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR TO DATE, DRIVEN BY THE GUIDING THREADS OF "HONORING THE JOURNEY, ACCELERATING THE MISSION." THIS COMMITMENT RESULTED IN RAISING OVER $3 MILLION, WHICH WILL EXPAND OUR IMPACT ON THE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES FIGHTING FOR OUR BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND THEIR LOVED ONES. THESE FUNDS ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE LIVES AND LEGACIES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE, ENSURING THEIR STORIES INSPIRE BOTH HOPE AND PROGRESS. WE AMPLIFIED OUR IMPACT BY FUNDING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, EXPANDING SUPPORT PROGRAMS, AND FOSTERING KEY COLLABORATIONS WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE.OUR CORE BELIEF THAT NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE IS BROUGHT TO LIFE BY OUR SIGNATURE HEAD FOR THE CURE 5K RUN/WALK EVENTS. THESE EVENTS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. IN 2024, MORE THAN 20,000 PARTICIPANTS CAME TOGETHER IN 21 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EVERY 5K SERVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE AND A PLATFORM FOR SHARED EXPERIENCES, OFFERING UNITY, REMEMBRANCE, AND SUPPORT TO THE BRAIN CANCER COMMUNITY. WHILE A CORE PURPOSE REMAINS RAISING FUNDS FOR VITAL RESEARCH, THESE EVENTS EQUALLY SERVE TO FOSTER DEEP COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.BEYOND THE 5K FINISH LINE, HFTC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY. THIS YEAR SAW THE SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF PATH TO HOPE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BRAINS FOR THE CURE) AND THE BRAIN CANCER SUPPORT & SOLUTIONS ALLIANCE (BCSSA). AS ITS FIRST MAJOR INITIATIVE, THE BCSSA APPOINTED A NEURO-ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR WHO OFFERS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE ADDRESSING BOTH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. FURTHERMORE, WE ADVANCED OUR TECHNOLOGICAL REACH WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE "JOIN YOUR PATH TO HOPE" (JPH) ONLINE RESOURCE, HOSTED ON PATH TO HOPE. THIS ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM FEATURES A QUICK, INTUITIVE QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH IMMEDIATE, PERSONALIZED RESOURCES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO CULTIVATE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH OUR MONTHLY LEGACY OF HOPE ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP, FACILITATED BY HFTC STAFF, WHICH INCLUDES GUEST SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSIONS ON GRIEF-RELATED TOPICS, HELPING PARTICIPANTS FIND COMFORT AND HONOR THE LEGACIES OF THEIR LOVED ONES.WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE BRAIN CANCER DIAGNOSIS JOURNEY IS LONG. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DEDICATED COMMUNITY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO WALKING IT TOGETHER, STEP BY STEP. LOOKING AHEAD, WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR GEOGRAPHICAL REACH BY LAUNCHING IN FIVE NEW CITIES, ENHANCING OUR EXISTING PATIENT AND CAREGIVER RESOURCES, AND CREATING NEW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH COMPELLING CONTENT AND CONTINUOUS SUPPORT INITIATIVES.

    Expenses $1,784,783 · Grants $814,670 · Revenue $21,316

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • DANAY FAST

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KRISTA ALLEN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MATT ANTHONY

    PRESIDENT/FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    25

  • DR NINA PALEOLOGOS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • COLE ANTHONY

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TOM SADOWSKI

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NATALIE BURTON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR ELIZABETH MAHER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SHARI NEDERHOFF

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JON COOK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOHN HOLT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KELLY FISHER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • HARRY CAMPBELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR TOBIAS WALBERT

    BOARD MEMBER

    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,493,421
    Expenses
    $2,547,708
    Contributions
    $2,708,021
    Grants paid
    $814,670
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,250,928
    Expenses
    $2,361,811
    Contributions
    $2,426,518
    Grants paid
    $789,900
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $2,165,073
    Expenses
    $2,126,835
    Contributions
    $2,352,419
    Grants paid
    $850,950

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,918,933
    Expenses
    $1,870,162
    Assets (EOY)
    $767,951

  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,965,362
    Expenses
    $1,824,887
    Assets (EOY)
    $719,180

  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,327,981
    Expenses
    $2,288,049
    Assets (EOY)
    $578,705

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,813,887
    Expenses
    $1,426,511
    Assets (EOY)
    $538,773

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,469,839
    Expenses
    $1,709,346
    Assets (EOY)
    $151,397

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 23 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.