Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation EIN 56-2174163 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Funds programs improving quality of life, treatment, and research for children with cancer. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $3.0M in revenue, $2.4M in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Charlotte, NC
Website
www.jeffgordonchildrensfoundation.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$3.0MFY2024
Expenses
$2.4M
Net assets
$1.9M
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  56-2174163 Public foundation / grantmaker Charlotte, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Funds programs improving quality of life, treatment, and research for children with cancer.
Leadership
Susan Robinson · Executive Dir. · $175K
Money in and out
$3.0M revenue, $2.4M expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $532K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.20
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs-0.2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +113% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +147%
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -14%
Total assets
$3.0M
FY2024▼ -27%
Total liabilities
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -61%
Total revenue
$3.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$532K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJeff Gordon Childrens Foundation
EINHdr · item D56-2174163
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$175,209Pt VII · Sec A
$26,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Robinson’s $175K as Executive Dir. is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Robinson$175,209$167,776
Susan Johnston$163,100$162,652$166,463
Ryan Hutcheson$26,667$26,581$31,553$11,875$11,102

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Various cancer research and support program direct expenses.

$518Kprogram expense
02

V Foundation

The All-Star Grant is an ongoing support of previous V Scholar or Translational grant recipients. The V Foundation looks for the most innovative ideas to improve the cancer landscape for patients.

$300Kprogram expense
03

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

This grant is to fund their research project entitled Novel Treatment for Relapsed/Recurrent High-Risk B-ALL.

$300Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$2.1M · 72%
Contributions & grants$700K · 24%
Investment income$140K · 5%
Other revenue72%$2.1M
Contributions & grants24%$700K
Investment income5%$140K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.20
Program services74%$1.8M
Management & general6%$152K
Fundraising20%$474K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed9.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.7M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $2.4M · Less non-cash grants $208K · Cash operating expenses/yr $2.2M
14.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.8M · Total expenses $2.4M
74%
Management & General
Management & general $152K · Total expenses $2.4M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $474K · Total expenses $2.4M
20%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $520K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $771K
$0.68 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $700K · Total revenue $3.0M
24%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $3.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $3.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $140K · Total revenue $3.0M
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $3.0M · Prior year $1.2M
+147%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $3.3M · FY2024 $3.0M
-3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $3.0M · Expenses $2.4M
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $3.0M
64%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $808K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.0M
27%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Susan Robinson · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $175K · Total expenses $2.4M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $420K · Total expenses $2.4M
17%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 68%
Revenue growth 147%
Investment management fee ratio 0.3%
Legal fee ratio 0.07%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$11K
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Grants paid · 25 grants · $6.2M · 2020–2024
The V FoundationNC · FY2024$300,000
Cincinnati Childrens HospOH · FY2024$300,000
Nmdp FoundationMN · FY2024$250,000
PtctcFL · FY2024$225,000
University of Texas Health ScFY2024$200,000
The V FoundationNC · FY2023$307,900
PtctcFL · FY2023$10,000
Atrium Health FoundationNC · FY2022$1,000,000
Childrens Natl Health SystemDC · FY2022$250,005
Nmdp FoundationMN · FY2022$220,000
PtctcFL · FY2022$100,000
University of PittsburghPA · FY2021$747,273
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$3.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$3.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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