Sofia's Hope was inspired by the life and death of Sofia Blanco at the age of thirteen. And it is because of her and the over 17,000 children in the U.S. diagnosed every year with cancer that we will fight cancer by: increasing awareness of childhood cancer, and specifically that while more children are surviving their diagnosis, 95% of them are facing a significant side effect by the time they are 45 years old; providing programs for patients and families currently in the journey; and funding research in the area of pediatric cardio-oncology which studies the effects of treatments on these children's hearts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 $70K a year · 20% 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
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $559K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $95K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$87K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$504K
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$428K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$779K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$504K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$504K
Expenses
$428K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$151K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$371K
FY2025$428K
Net assets
$779K
FY2025▲ +18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$542K
FY2024$662K
FY2025$779K

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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $356K Management & general 17% · $73K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $2K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$2,380Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sofia Settineri’s $2K as Board Member is at the 1st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marta Blanco—$300$3,600$2,100$2,100
Sofia Settineri$2,380————

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

Programs and updates

Supports mothers of children with cancer by providing resources, community, and funding for quality-of-life programs and research.

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3 programs · $274K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Research Grant

Fund pediatric cancer research and advances in treatment, especially as it relates to their long-term effects (including prevention, detection, and treatment). $105,000 in grants given to State University of New York to help fund their research work in the area of Pediatric Cardio Oncology.

$106Kprogram expense
02

Treasured Moments

This program is made up of the simple things which may be overlooked by many, but which mean so much to those on the receiving end. It is providing clinics with lollipops, tissue boxes and fun band-aids.

$102Kprogram expense
03

Art Program

The focus of our art programs is to provide distraction therapy so that time moves a little faster for these amazing warriors. As such, we provide project kits which patients can do wherever they are as all materials and instructions are included.

$66Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $320K · 2020–2025

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$504K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Other incomeLn 4–11$198K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$428K
Ln 25
Programscol B$356K
Managementcol C$73K
Owns and owesPt X
$779K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$296K
Total assetsLn 16$867K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$198K
Total revenueLn 12$504K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$281K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$296K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$559K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$867K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K
Net assetsLn 32$779K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$296K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$465K$559K
Total assetsLn 16$677K$867K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$87K
Net assetsLn 32$662K$779K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$105K$105K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$67K$31K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$912$595$317
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$230K$219K$11K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$428K$356K$73K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $504K$428K$76K$779K 990 PDF
FY2024 $429K$371K$59K$662K 990 PDF
FY2023 $354K$326K$28K$542K 990 PDF
FY2022 $318K$234K$84K$490K 990 PDF
FY2021 $255K$151K$104K$407K 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$121K$68K$303K 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 $504,293 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $230,591$277,568
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,529$28,332
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $176,940$198,393
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $429,060$504,293
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $80,000$105,000
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 $290,517$323,242
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $370,517$428,242
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,543$76,051
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $504,293 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$41,125
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$236,443
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$26,903
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,568
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $28,332 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,332
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $198,393$198,393
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,332 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $198,393$504,293
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $428,242 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $105,000$105,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,673$6,673
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $30,628 · Management $36,000$66,628
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,005$6,005
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $595 · Management $317$912
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,163$10,163
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,812$2,812
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,487 · Management $10,562 · Fundraising $0$230,049
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $355,710 · Management $72,532 · Fundraising $0$428,242
Part X · Balance sheet $866,604 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $22,916$14,639
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $176,632$281,048
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,843$10,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $464,776$558,907
X-15 Other assets$2,010
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $677,167$866,604
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,646$2,731
X-19 Deferred revenue$84,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,827$87,231
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $662,340$779,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $677,167$866,604
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $779,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$504,293
XI-2 Total expenses$428,242
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,051
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$662,340
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$40,982
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$779,373

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