Pediatric Cancer Foundation

Analysis

Pediatric Cancer Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Purchase, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Pediatric Cancer Foundation reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $3.4m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 448%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Pediatric Cancer Foundation sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doug Flutie Jr Foundation for Autism Inc ($3.4m), Shelter Care Inc ($3.4m) and West Grove Fire Company ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. It paid $59k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $4.5m.