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SOFIAS HOPE

EIN 46-1900752 MIAMI, FL

Revenue 2025
$504,293
Expenses 2025
$428,242

Program services were 83.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
G30
Classification
1000
Street
10106 SW 126TH 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 · 2025

Mission

Sofia's Hope was inspired by the life and death of Sofia Blanco at the age of thirteen. And it is because of her and the over 17,000 children in the U.S. diagnosed every year with cancer that we will fight cancer by: increasing awareness of childhood cancer, and specifically that while more children are surviving their diagnosis, 95% of them are facing a significant side effect by the time they are 45 years old; providing programs for patients and families currently in the journey; and funding research in the area of pediatric cardio-oncology which studies the effects of treatments on these children's hearts.

  • Treasured Moments: This program is made up of the simple things which may be overlooked by many, but which mean so much to those on the receiving end. It is providing clinics with lollipops, tissue boxes and fun band-aids. Small things that help patients and their parents deal with the anxiety and fear of getting pricked once more, wondering whether their child's counts are good enough for treatment, etc. It's the toys for the Treasure Chest where patients can choose a toy of their liking after having their port accessed or any other in-office procedure. It is End of Treatment and birthday celebrations, hotel stays and mini wishes like family trips to sports games, dance classes for teen patient who loves ballet, etc. Program also includes annual Holiday distribution of Target gift cards as well as the provision of grocery, gas, transportation, Amazon, etc. gift cards for families facing financial hardship as well as the distribution of bald American Girl dolls and Build-A-Bear emotional support teddy bears.

    Expenses $102,378

  • Research Grant: Fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, especially as it relates to their long-term effects (including prevention, detection, and treatment). $105,000 in grants given to State University of New York to help fund their research work in the area of Pediatric Cardio Oncology.

    Expenses $105,550 · Grants $105,000

  • Art Program: The focus of our art programs is to provide distraction therapy so that time moves a little faster for these amazing warriors. As such, we provide project kits which patients can do wherever they are as all materials and instructions are included. We have partnered with Nailed It DIY who provides these kits on a monthly basis so we can distribute to Child Life Specialists at Nicklaus, Holtz, Joe DiMaggio, Palm Beach, The Salah Foundation Children's Hospitals as well as to the Miami Cancer Institute (MCI) at Baptist Health and UM/alex's place. Program also includes in-person visits by our partners ClayWorld Studio and Nailed It DIY on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. We also provide virtual and in-person art therapy sessions by a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Certified Child Life Specialist. We believe the time these children spend with each artist and/or project eases their suffering if even for a little while. For one to two hours, they can almost forget where they are and why they are there.

    Expenses $65,618

  • Scholarship Program: In recognition of Sofia and her sister, Gabriela's love of learning as well as their achievements in academic excellence in school, Sofia's Hope is proud to offer annual scholarship opportunities for both childhood cancer survivors and their siblings. Sofia did not have the chance to graduate high school or attend college so through these scholarships Sofia's Hope aspires to help make that dream a reality for other childhood cancer survivors and their siblings.

    Expenses $18,182

  • Healing Arts Program: A licensed Art Therapist conducts group and individual sessions at Baptist/MCI, UM/alex's place, Holtz and Nicklaus Children's Hospitals. Art therapy helps patients of all ages, their parents and siblings explore and express their feelings of sadness, isolation, loneliness, frustration, and anger. All normal sentiments, considering they are now living in the world of childhood cancer. However, when these are not expressed it can lead to further depression and negative outcomes. Through what are considered non-threatening activities like drawing, painting, pastels, print making, collage, sculpture and art journals that include writing, patients can share their state of mind in a relaxed setting and gain support and insight from the art therapist. Sofia's Hope has teamed up with Eliane Cristian, a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Certified Child Life Specialist with twenty-three years of experience at the Cohen Children's Medical Center in NYC to offer this program.

    Expenses $17,970

  • Family Kits: The organization provides newly diagnosed kits to patients. The kits includes items that will aid the patient and their family as they proceed on the journey of hospital visits and treatments. Items such as pill cutter, blankets and wipes are a great help to the patients and their families. The kits are distributed to all 3 hospitals the foundation works with.

    Expenses $15,170

  • Awareness Program: The childhood cancer awareness program includes community outreach opportunities and dissemination of stories and information to spotlight the plight of childhood cancer.

    Expenses $13,920

  • Horse Camp: Kids attended a horse camp and got to ride horses, brush them, make art work and have lunch. The families of the kids were also invited so the everyone could have a stress free fun day.

    Expenses $9,015

  • Field Trips to Zoo: Twice a year we do in-person visits to Zoo Miami with patients and their entire families. Visit includes admission to the zoo, special activities, lunch and free time. All children that attend also get an Adopt as a souvenir of the day. Four times a year we do virtual visits to the Zoo via Zoom with zoo educators presenting followed by coordinated art project lead by either Nailed It DIY or ClayWorld.

    Expenses $4,925

  • Adopt a Zoo Animal: The patients are given a family zoo pass for the year along with a plush animal toy. The patients and their families can enjoy the zoo together all year.

    Expenses $2,400

As filed on the 2025 return. The first 10 program lines listed; the rest are in the source return and the API.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Sofia Settineri

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $2,380
    From this org
    $2,380
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marta Blanco

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Linda Villena

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Silvia Stazio

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jamie Doherty

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandra Bruno

    Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Sandra Berenguer

    Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cindy Lopez

    Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Andres Hidalgo

    Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mariana De Michelle

    Officer

    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

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $504,293
    Expenses
    $428,242
    Contributions
    $277,568
    Grants paid
    $105,000
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $434,060
    Expenses
    $370,517
    Contributions
    $225,591
    Grants paid
    $80,000
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $429,060
    Expenses
    $370,517
    Contributions
    $230,591
    Grants paid
    $80,000
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $353,972
    Expenses
    $326,051
    Contributions
    $193,107
    Grants paid
    $55,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $318,003
    Expenses
    $234,100
    Contributions
    $153,937
    Grants paid
    $42,880

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

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $255,179
    Expenses
    $151,338
    Assets (EOY)
    $456,540

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $188,980
    Expenses
    $121,281
    Assets (EOY)
    $327,155

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $218,914
    Expenses
    $121,902
    Assets (EOY)
    $240,400

  • 2018 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $173,012
    Expenses
    $103,832
    Assets (EOY)
    $138,959

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $93,455
    Expenses
    $71,058
    Assets (EOY)
    $71,166

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $77,901
    Expenses
    $67,148
    Assets (EOY)
    $44,581

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $56,845
    Expenses
    $49,103
    Assets (EOY)
    $33,073

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $34,432
    Expenses
    $16,962
    Assets (EOY)
    $25,331

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2013

Tax period
1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013
Principal officer
Marta Blanco
Mailing address
10106 SW 126 StreetMiami FL 33176
Website
www.sofiashope.org

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

  • The Research Foundation for the State of New York

    $105,000

    2025 The purpose of this grant is to help fund research in pediatric cardio-oncology, specifically to provide funding support for a clinical research coordinator/medical editor who will assist with manuscript editing and development as well as formatting for the specific target journals and to help fund the bi-annual International Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Conferences and Virtual Summits.

  • The Research Foundation for The State of New York

    $80,000

    2024 The purpose of this grant is to help fund research in pediatric cardio-oncology, specifically to provide funding support for a clinical research coordinator position and a medical editor who will assist with manuscript editing and development as well as formatting for the specific target journals and to help fund the Annual International Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Conference and the quarterly webinars leading up to it.

  • The Research Foundation for The State of New York

    $55,000

    2023 The purpose of this grant is to help fund research in pediatric cardio-oncology, specifically to provide funding support for a clinical research coordinator position and a medical editor who will assist with manuscript editing and development as well as formatting for the specific target journals and to help fund the Annual International Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Conference and the quarterly webinars leading up to it.

  • The Research Foundation for The State of New York

    $39,296

    2022 The purpose of this grant is to help fund research in pediatric cardio-oncology, specifically to provide funding support for a clinical research coordinator position and a medical editor who will assist with manuscript editing and development as well as formatting for the specific target journals and to help fund the Annual International Pediatric Cardio-Oncology Conference and the quarterly webinars leading up to it.

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 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.