Organization's mission is to improve the quality of life of children with cancer and their families in georgia by extending Hope through social, emotional, spiritual, educational and financial support.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$54K 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $120K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $36K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$64K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$517K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$446K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$969K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$517K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$516K
FY2022$774K
FY2023$670K
FY2024$567K
FY2025$517K
Expenses
$446K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$476K
FY2023$528K
FY2024$458K
FY2025$446K
Net assets
$969K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$282K
FY2021$356K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$799K
FY2024$908K
FY2025$969K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2007.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $393K Management & general 5% · $23K Fundraising 7% · $31K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$54,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Gaskins’s $54K as Executive Di is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 901 $100K–1M diseases & disorders 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cindy Gaskins$54,000$52,083$52,083$53,400$48,500$48,958

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides hope and support for children with cancer and their families in Georgia.

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1 program · $378K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To improve the quality of life and care for children and their families in georgia by providing temporary housing, financial support for travel, medications, therapy, funeral assistance, spiritual, emotional, and educational support

$378Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$36K
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Grants paid · 27 grants · $495K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$32,460
Unitemized GrantFY2025$14,190
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,842
Unitemized GrantFY2025$8,706
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,965
Unitemized GrantFY2025$3,731
Unitemized GrantFY2025$345
Unitemized GrantFY2024$40,406
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,578
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,122
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,073
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,341
Unitemized GrantFY2024$927
Unitemized GrantFY2024$245
Unitemized GrantFY2024$74
Unitemized GrantFY2024$35
Unitemized GrantFY2023$40,932
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,214
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$517K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Money outPt IX
$446K
Ln 25
Programscol B$393K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$969K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$926K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$321K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Other incomeLn 4–11$159K
Total revenueLn 12$517K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$579K
SavingsLn 2$346K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$926K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$78K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
Net assetsLn 32$969K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$839K$926K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$946K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$64K
Net assetsLn 32$908K$969K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$75K$75K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$83K$62K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$9K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$34K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$900
OccupancyLn 16$16K$10K$2K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$100K$2K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$26K$3K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$446K$393K$23K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $517K$446K$71K$969K 990 PDF
FY2024 $567K$458K$109K$908K 990 PDF
FY2023 $670K$528K$142K$799K 990 PDF
FY2022 $774K$476K$298K$657K 990 PDF
FY2021 $516K$439K$77K$356K 990 PDF
FY2020 $441K$418K$23K$282K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $516,689 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $405,628$321,300
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $30,254$36,737
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $131,088$158,652
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $566,970$516,689
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $111,706$75,239
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,528$147,392
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $239,836$223,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $458,070$445,936
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,900$70,753
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $516,689 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$321,300
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$14,190
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$321,300
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $36,737$36,737
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$152,972
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,680$5,680
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $42,417$516,689
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $445,936 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $75,239$75,239
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,000$54,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,250 · Fundraising $20,667$82,917
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,894 · Fundraising $1,581$10,475
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,750$5,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,380$1,380
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $34,086$34,086
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,438 · Management $900$7,338
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,140 · Management $1,560 · Fundraising $3,900$15,600
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,252$14,252
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,883$9,883
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $99,593 · Management $1,622 · Fundraising $3,244$104,459
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,298 · Management $3,099 · Fundraising $1,160$30,557
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $392,570 · Management $22,814 · Fundraising $30,552$445,936
Part X · Balance sheet $1,032,546 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $628,921$579,276
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,584$346,321
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,568$6,417
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,649$22,396
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $64,723$78,136
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $946,445$1,032,546
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$176−$176
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,974$64,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,798$63,824
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $907,647$968,722
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $907,647$968,722
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $946,445$1,032,546
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $968,722 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$516,689
XI-2 Total expenses$445,936
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,753
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$907,647
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4,189
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,489
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$968,722

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