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St Baldrick's Foundation
St Baldrick's Foundation reported $23.9 million in revenue and $24.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $70.38 went to program services, $7.35 to management and general costs and $22.27 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $291,528 (CEO). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 9% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $25MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $24MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 70.4% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.4% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 22.3% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.24 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.5% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $291,528 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.19% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.5 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 16 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe st. Baldrick's foundation is the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants in the U.S. These grants support every stage of research, from new discoveries to clinical trials, as well as the training of the next generation of pediatric oncology researchers. The foundation also advocates for more effective policies and increased federal funding for childhood cancer research. (continued on schedule o.)the foundation makes disease-specific grants as well as grants aimed at multiple childhood cancers. In FY 2025, grants included the following categories: research grants…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $263,207 | $0 | $28,321 | $291,528 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $209,739 | $0 | $29,403 | $239,142 |
| CMO/SEC Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,805 | $0 | $40,636 | $234,441 |
| DIR OF TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $165,235 | $0 | $36,784 | $202,019 |
| NAT'L DIRECTOR OF P2P Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $117,093 | $0 | $13,627 | $130,720 |
| HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $101,215 | $0 | $25,920 | $127,135 |
| SR. DIR. OF DISTINGUISHED GIVING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $108,235 | $0 | $10,314 | $118,549 |
| DIR. OF GOV REL & ADVOCACY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $111,575 | $0 | $6,451 | $118,026 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from St Baldrick's Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $895K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b16 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 549
- Volunteers Part I, line 623,507
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| FIRESPRING Custom operating system, fulfillment | $2,116,933 |
| MODUS CRM INC Custom operating system & crm | $170,000 |
| NUMSP LLC DBA NETFUSION It services | $117,409 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
120 private foundations reported grants to St Baldrick's Foundation totaling $727K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 St Baldrick's Foundation spent in FY2025, $70.38 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of St Baldrick's Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, St Baldrick's Foundation reported that 70.4% of its $24.5 million in expenses went to program services, 7.4% to management and general and 22.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does St Baldrick's Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation St Baldrick's Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $291,528, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does St Baldrick's Foundation get its money?
Of $23.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.5% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is St Baldrick's Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-1173824 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202610579349301781 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540569349301814 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202400179349301330 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310419349300401 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210149349301241 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140489349300549 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-1173824: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.