Rally Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization, empowers volunteers across the country to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research to find better treatments with fewer long term side effects and, ultimately, cures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$473K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$473K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $132K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$500K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$6.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$9.5M
FY2025$10.8M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$7.8M
FY2025$9.4M
Net assets
$6.1M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$9.4M
FY2023$11.6M
FY2024$13.5M
FY2025$15.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $4.6M Management & general 2% · $89K Fundraising 8% · $426K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

30 people listed on the 990; $473K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder & CEO
$183,000Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & CEO
$183,000Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & COO
$53,606Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & C00
$53,606Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dean Crowe’s $312K as Co-Founder & CEO is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dean Crowe$312,500$260,000$213,000$219,750$183,000
Reid Crowe$190,000$132,083$109,537$140,437$53,606
Emily Kallos$162,139————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers volunteers nationwide to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research and cures.

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4 programs · $9.2M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Rally Foundation Research Grants Program

Rally foundation, through its competitive peer review process, supports all types of childhood cancer research including but not limited to science at the bench (very early research), innovative studies, clinical trials, targeted therapies, dna studies and survivorship studies.

$4.6Mprogram expense
02

Rally Foundation Research Grants Program

Rally foundation, through its competitive peer review process, supports all types of childhood cancer research including but not limited to science at the bench (very early research), innovative studies, clinical trials, targeted therapies, dna studies and survivorship studies.

$4.6Mprogram expense
03

Rally Foundation Public Education and Awareness

Rally foundation has educated more than 500,000 people on the need for childhood cancer research. Rally has engaged approximately 1,450 volunteers in the current year. Most of rally's public education and awareness programs are grassroots efforts to inform the public about the need for childhood cancer research.

Pt IX · col B
04

Rally Foundation Public Education and Awareness

Rally foundation has educated more than 500,000 people on the need for childhood cancer research. Rally has engaged approximately 1,450 volunteers in the current year. Most of rally's public education and awareness programs are grassroots efforts to inform the public about the need for childhood cancer research.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$132K
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Grants paid · 261 grants · $23.3M · 2020–2024
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2024$382,709
Unitemized GrantFY2024$335,287
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2024$250,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital INCTN · FY2024$225,000
Emory UniversityGA · FY2024$200,000
Children's Hospital Medical CenterFY2024$200,000
Stanford UniversityFY2024$150,000
Seattle Children's HospitalWA · FY2024$150,000
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFY2024$125,000
Children's Research InstituteDC · FY2024$125,000
Rockefeller UniversityNY · FY2024$100,000
Icahn School of Medicine Mount SinaiFY2024$100,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$165K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.6M
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$426K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$500K
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$165K
Other incomeLn 4–11$25K
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$500K
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 61,450
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.8M$9.4M$1.4M$15.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.5M$7.8M$1.7M$13.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.2M$5.9M$2.3M$11.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.3M$4.2M$3.1M$9.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $4.8M$5.1M−$360K$6.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 13 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

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