To raise awareness and funding for innovative childhood cancer treatments that are less toxic and more targeted , such as immunothearapy, and to support the families facing childhood cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$138K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $116K a year · 20% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$138K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $148K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$955K
+159% vs prior year
Spent
$773K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$703K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$955K
FY2024▲ +159%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$549K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$955K
Expenses
$773K
FY2024▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$223K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$773K
Net assets
$703K
FY2024▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$628K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$703K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $497K Management & general 19% · $147K Fundraising 17% · $129K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $138K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$99,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$15,083Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

George Eastwood’s $99K as Chairman is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M medical research 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
George Eastwood$99,000——
Jodie Potter$15,083$11,775$3,998
Thomas Whitehead$12,000$12,000$7,744
Kari Whitehead$12,000$12,000$7,744

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

Programs and updates

Funds and raises awareness for less toxic childhood cancer treatments and supports affected families.

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2 programs · $497K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Program Hightlights

Advocacy & access - the foundation advances awareness, advocacy, and equitable access to cell, gene and advanced therapies for individuals with cancer and rare diseases. Its programs promote education, patient and family support, and collaboration among researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to accelerate the development and delivery…

$350Kprogram expense
02

Research Grants to Orgs

The emily whitehad foundation funds innovative research projects that advance the development and accessibility of cell, gene, and immunotherapies for patients affected by cancer and rare diseases. Projects are selected through a competitive review by leading scientists and clinicians in the field of advanced therapies.

$147Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$955K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Other incomeLn 4–11$399K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Money outPt IX
$773K
Ln 25
Programscol B$497K
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$703K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$707K
Total assetsLn 16$733K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$521K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$399K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$955K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$331K
SavingsLn 2$376K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$707K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$25K
Total assetsLn 16$733K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$703K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$526K$707K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Total assetsLn 16$550K$733K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$522K$703K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$24K$9K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$876$703
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$5K$58
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$9K$3K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$47K$34K$1K$12K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$361$361
InsuranceLn 23$2K$238$2K$72
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$550K$369K$108K$74K
All other expensesLn 24e$109K$64K$13K$32K
Total functional expensesLn 25$773K$497K$147K$129K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $955K$773K$182K$703K 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$470K−$100K$522K 990 PDF
FY2022 $549K$377K$173K$628K 990 PDF
FY2021 $433K$223K$210K$455K 990 PDF
FY2020 $192K$223K 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
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Part I · Summary $954,665 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $371,549$520,981
I-9 Program service revenue$15,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,492$19,681
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,952$399,003
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $369,089$954,665
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $76,994$44,198
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $392,576$728,911
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $469,570$773,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,481$181,556
Part VI · Governance 13 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $954,665 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$520,981
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$520,981
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,000$15,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $19,681$19,681
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$399,003
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,681$954,665
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $773,109 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,016 · Management $9,016 · Fundraising $7,233$40,265
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,354 · Management $876 · Fundraising $703$3,933
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,340$4,340
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,330 · Management $5,356 · Fundraising $58$6,744
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,725 · Management $3,633 · Fundraising $2,725$9,083
IX-17 TravelPrograms $33,928 · Management $1,178 · Fundraising $11,716$46,822
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $361$361
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $238 · Management $1,899 · Fundraising $72$2,209
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $368,625 · Management $107,581 · Fundraising $74,281$550,487
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $64,045 · Management $12,686 · Fundraising $32,134$108,865
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $497,261 · Management $146,926 · Fundraising $128,922$773,109
Part X · Balance sheet $733,054 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $526,062$330,813
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$375,797
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,000$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$1,444
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,000$25,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $550,062$733,054
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $28,272$29,708
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,272$29,708
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $521,790$703,346
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $521,790$703,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $550,062$733,054
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $703,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$954,665
XI-2 Total expenses$773,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$181,556
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$521,790
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$703,346

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