Cure Childhood Cancer
Cure Childhood Cancer reported $12.6 million in revenue and $12.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.64 went to program services, $6.70 to management and general costs and $4.66 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 107.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $406,909 (Chief Executive Officer). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 95% 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 $12MFor context, the median across 169 covered medical research charities: $87.02 programs, $12.87 management, $0.11 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 $13MOther revenue was negative: −$1.2M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.6% | 83.9% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.7% | 12.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.7% | 0.1% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.04 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 107.6% | 72.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 5.8% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $406,909 | $628,890 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.27% | 1.94% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 6 | 18 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.7 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 23 of 23 | 93.8% |
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 expenseTo 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
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…
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…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $360,242 | $0 | $46,667 | $406,909 |
| Chief Operating Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $195,372 | $0 | $0 | $195,372 |
| Chief Marketing Officer Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,631 | $0 | $0 | $186,631 |
| Senior Development Director, Events and Initiative Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,963 | $0 | $0 | $166,963 |
| Development Director, Individual Giving Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,387 | $0 | $0 | $150,387 |
6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cure Childhood Cancer (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $407K (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–1b23 · 23 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 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 533
- Volunteers Part I, line 6300
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Connelly Partners LLC Campaign Services | $459,821 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
50 private foundations reported grants to Cure Childhood Cancer totaling $794K 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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Every number above is copied from Cure Childhood Cancer's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Cure Childhood Cancer, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Cure Childhood Cancer spent in FY2025, $88.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cure Childhood Cancer's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Cure Childhood Cancer reported that 88.6% of its $12.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.7% to management and general and 4.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cure Childhood Cancer pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cure Childhood Cancer reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $406,909, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cure Childhood Cancer get its money?
Of $12.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 107.6% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cure Childhood Cancer a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 58-1244138 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 202611189349301681 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520459349300902 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410689349300101 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320799349301302 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211319349303896 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110689349300901 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 58-1244138: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.