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The Andrew McDonough B Foundation

Wilmington, DE · EIN 42-1741037 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2025 (tax year 2025) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Andrew McDonough B Foundation reported $10.8 million in revenue and $10.8 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.49 went to program services, $1.75 to management and general costs and $1.76 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 98.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $225,570 (PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 102% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M

Other revenue was negative: −$51,877. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
1.7%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
1.8%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.02$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
98.0%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$225,570$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.08%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
227
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.96.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
6 of 888.9%

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

2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$7.3M expenses · 70.2% of program spending · grants $6.3M

Family assistance - provides financial assistance and emotional support to families with children battling cancer. The b+ foundation is one of the largest providers of financial assistance to families of kids with cancer, having helped 4,000 families from over 250 hospitals nationwide

$3.0M expenses · 28.4% of program spending · grants $3.0M

Research - provides funding for cutting-edge pediatric cancer research striving for cures and/or enhanced treatment protocols

$147K expenses · 1.4% of program spending

Awareness & advocacy - to increase support and awareness of childhood cancer; to spread the "b+" message and inspire others

Highest reported compensation

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$219,000$0$6,570$225,570
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$155,625$0$11,169$166,794
DIRECTOR
Director/trustee, 30.00 hrs/week
$55,829$0$10,560$66,389

2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Andrew McDonough B Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $226K (Part IX, line 5).

7 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20M2019202020212022202320242025$11M$11M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2025 ⓘ$11M$11M96.5%$8.1M$225,570
2024 ⓘ$11M$9.4M96.1%$7.4M$191,408
2023 ⓘ$9.3M$9.4M96.8%$5.7M$185,400
2022 (amended) ⓘ$8.4M$8.0M97.6%$5.4M$165,525
2021 ⓘ$5.6M$5.1M97.4%$5.3M$163,146
2020 ⓘ$4.2M$4.4M97.0%$5.0M$150,525
2019 ⓘ$5.3M$5.5M97.8%$5.1M$146,350

Governance answers, as filed

2025 · 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–1b8 · 6 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 2Yes
  • 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 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 510
  • Volunteers Part I, line 65,000

Largest outside contractors

2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
FREEWILL
Charitable giving platform hosting
$109,000

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

34 private foundations reported grants to The Andrew McDonough B Foundation totaling $400K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from The Andrew McDonough B Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Andrew McDonough B Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The Andrew McDonough B Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2025, The Andrew McDonough B Foundation reported that 96.5% of its $10.8 million in expenses went to program services, 1.7% to management and general and 1.8% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Andrew McDonough B Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Andrew McDonough B Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $225,570, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Andrew McDonough B Foundation get its money?

Of $10.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 98.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Andrew McDonough B Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 42-1741037 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202630829349300713 · read the filing · XML
  • 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202540909349300679 · read the filing
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431289349301793 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202332709349300238 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202211809349300806 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202101249349300235 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011329349300141 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 42-1741037: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.