Childrens Cancer Association

Analysis

Childrens Cancer Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending April 2024, Childrens Cancer Association reported income of $4.2m and spending of $6.2m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income fell from $5.6m to $4.2m (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Childrens Cancer Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Merry-Go-Round Playhouse Inc ($4.2m), Kansas City Museum Foundation Inc ($4.2m) and Womans Exchange Inc of Sarasota ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $512k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 63 employees.