Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1972.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
25 people listed on the 990; $172K paid to officers and key staff.
Pamela Strauss Peligri’s $100K as Executive Di is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 733 $1–10M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Pamela Strauss Peligri | $100,000 | $12,500 |
| Nancy Joselson | $45,500 | — |
| Dina Cohen | $26,000 | — |
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.
See Pediatric Cancer Foundation executive salaries →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
Funds research and patient care to find a cure for childhood cancer.
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The new york medical college received a grant in connection with their program for reducing the burden of oncologic chemotherapy and radiation exposure utilizing targeted immunotherapy in children adolescents and young adults with lymphoma.
Children's hospital at montefiore received a grant for expansion of the pediatric early phase clinical trials program at montefiore.
Columbia university irving medical center received a grant for research on PCF developmental therapeutics to combat recurring cancers or cancers that do not respond to traditional treatment methods.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $2.4M | $1.0M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $3.2M | $4.9M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.6M | $6.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $5.6M | $6.0M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $899K | $899K | ||
| Management feesLn 11a | $146K | $50K | $96K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $13K | $13K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $2K | $2K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $38K | $26K | $12K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $30K | $30K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $9K | $1K | $8K | |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $10K | $10K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $175 | $175 | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $899K | $137K | $116K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 29, 2026 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $84K | $6.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2025 | $813K | $1.6M | −$764K | $5.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2024 | $3.4M | $2.4M | $1.0M | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 | $625K | $1.0M | −$416K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 1, 2022 | $621K | $1.2M | −$600K | $3.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2021 | $3.8M | $716K | $3.1M | $4.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,235,367 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,235,367 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,151,652 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,955,625 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,955,625 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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