Champions for Cures: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 45-2877260)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$34K
FY2021	$109K
FY2022	$152K
FY2023	$176K
FY2024	$213K
FY2025	$234K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2023	$122K
FY2024	$102K
FY2025	$136K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$24K
FY2021	$10K
FY2022	$85K
FY2023	$140K
FY2024	$360K
FY2025	$490K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2012.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

17%

Program services 83% · $85K Management & general 17% · $17K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kort McCulley

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Kingdon

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Nash

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Sloan

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andy Wolf

Trustee

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps families facing cancer with financial aid and funds vital research.

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1 program · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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To support research for cancer cures and financial support for affected family which are designated through an annually elected "Champion".

$85Kprogram 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

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$17K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17K

Grants paid · 5 grants · $158K · 2023–2025

Northwestern Memorial HealthcareIL · FY2025$45,000

Unitemized GrantFY2025$21,808

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago FoundationIL · FY2024$45,000

Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,253

Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterWA · FY2023$45,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$213K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K

Money outPt IX

$102K

Ln 25

Programscol B$85K

Managementcol C$17K

Owns and owesPt X

$360K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K

Total assetsLn 16$360K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b5

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$226K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$33K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$219K

Total revenueLn 12$213K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$152K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$208K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$360K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$360K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 612

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$140K	$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$208K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$140K	$360K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$140K	$360K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$45K	$45K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$1K	$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$1K		$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K		$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$1K		$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$47K	$37K	$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$102K	$85K	$17K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$234K	$136K	$98K	$490K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$213K	$102K	$111K	$360K	990 PDF
FY2023	$176K	$122K	$55K	$140K	990 PDF
FY2022	$152K			$85K	990 PDF
FY2021	$109K			$10K	990 PDF
FY2020	$34K			$24K	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 M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $213,213 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $173,289$225,831

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,048−$12,618

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $176,337$213,213

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $47,591$46,253

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,181$55,954

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $121,772$102,207

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,565$111,006

Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members5

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $213,213 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$219,070

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,761

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$33,120

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$225,831

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$12,618−$12,618

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$12,618$213,213

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,207 across 7 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $45,000$45,000

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,253$1,253

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,100$1,100

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,857$1,857

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,322$4,322

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,280$1,280

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,825 · Management $10,570$47,395

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,935 · Management $17,272 · Fundraising $0$102,207

Part X · Balance sheet $359,966 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,764$151,770

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securities$208,196

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $139,764$359,966

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $139,764$359,966

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $139,764$359,966

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $139,764$359,966

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $359,966 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$213,213

XI-2 Total expenses$102,207

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$111,006

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$139,764

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$6,611

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$102,585

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$359,966

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Champions for Cures FY2024 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Champions for Cures

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV