The foundation's purpose is to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 63,456 volunteers and 76 employees.
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
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.1M a year · 11% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $60K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.6M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$32.7M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$29.3M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$36.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$32.7M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$18.6M
FY2021$24.9M
FY2022$26.8M
FY2023$31.7M
FY2024$30.2M
FY2025$32.7M
Expenses
$29.3M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.2M
FY2021$21.8M
FY2022$23.5M
FY2023$27.1M
FY2024$29.6M
FY2025$29.3M
Net assets
$36.0M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19.0M
FY2021$22.5M
FY2022$24.0M
FY2023$29.9M
FY2024$31.3M
FY2025$36.0M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $25.6M Management & general 6% · $1.9M Fundraising 6% · $1.8M

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; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$181,873Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$178,913Pt VII · Sec A
Data Scientist
$164,567Pt VII · Sec A
Engineer
$139,766Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Accounting Officer
$123,029Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Programs Officer
$116,213Pt VII · Sec A
Data Scientist
$112,887Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elizabeth Scott$181,873$173,356$159,237$159,237$158,899$155,465
Jason Scott$178,913$170,836$155,462$156,522$153,571$149,455
Jaclyn Taroni$164,567$164,567$158,359$151,797$141,039$130,564
David Mejia$139,766$136,447$127,998$123,831——
Yonay Taylor$123,029$123,029$118,088$114,229$106,025$101,593
Arkadii Yakovets——$122,599———
Lisa Towry$116,213$116,213$108,965$105,789——
Joshua Shapiro$112,887$109,939————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Raises funds for pediatric cancer research while providing emotional and financial support, including upfront travel assistance, to families of children undergoing treatment.

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3 programs · $23.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Pediatric Cancer Research Fund Program Highlights

- alsf funds cutting edge research projects at top institutions globally that seek to cure the incurable and to provide less toxic treatments for all children with cancer. Projects are selected through a competitive grant review, with each application receiving multiple reviews by scientists.

$20.6Mprogram expense
02

Alsf works to bring awareness and understanding of childhood cancer to the general public and to childhood cancer families. Highlights include:- the alsf website provides information, facts, and educational resources for families of children with cancer.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

Alsf provides a range of meaningful financial and emotional support programs to families whose children have cancer, including travel for care, sibling support, flashes of hope, and a resource NAVIGATOR.HIGHLIGHTS of the services include:- the travel for care program provides travel assistance for families who are financially burdened by…

$1.3Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 334 grants · $98.6M · 2020–2025
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute INCMA · FY2025$2,247,336
Baylor College of MedicineTX · FY2025$1,415,468
The Regent of the University of MichiganFY2025$660,462
Unitemized GrantFY2025$545,655
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (ut Southwestern)FY2025$376,000
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2025$357,095
City of HopeCA · FY2025$325,000
Duke UniversityNC · FY2025$283,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$32.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Money outPt IX
$29.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.6M
Managementcol C$1.9M
Fundraisingcol D$1.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$36.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22.1M
Total assetsLn 16$40.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$358K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$32.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$22.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$511K
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$40.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$36.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 576
VolunteersI 663,456
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.5M$22.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.0M$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$735K$511K
Total assetsLn 16$39.4M$40.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.1M$4.6M
Net assetsLn 32$31.3M$36.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19.4M$19.4M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$653K$653K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$429K$429K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$231K$126K$63K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.6M$2.7M$974K$861K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$162K$96K$35K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$565K$317K$150K$98K
Payroll taxesLn 10$364K$215K$81K$68K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$326K$234K$92K
Office expensesLn 13$33K$7K$23K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$281K$198K$34K$48K
OccupancyLn 16$355K$167K$105K$83K
TravelLn 17$134K$52K$28K$54K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$404K$404K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$110K$47K$49K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$35K$21K$8K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$798K$327K$60K$411K
All other expensesLn 24e$252K$84K$79K$89K
Total functional expensesLn 25$29.3M$25.6M$1.9M$1.8M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $32.7M$29.3M$3.4M$36.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $30.2M$29.6M$619K$31.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.7M$27.1M$4.7M$29.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $26.8M$23.5M$3.3M$24.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.9M$21.8M$3.1M$22.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $18.6M$15.2M$3.4M$19.0M 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 F · Foreign M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $32,698,858 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,021,239$30,434,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $929,730$1,107,277
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,292,187$1,157,399
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $30,243,156$32,698,858
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,660,916$20,453,326
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,607,497$6,074,382
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,355,751$2,763,443
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,624,164$29,291,151
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $618,992$3,407,707
Part VI · Governance 18 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $32,698,858 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $38,275 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$63,976
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,281,913
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,088,293
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$358,091
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,434,182
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,108,996$1,108,996
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,098,374$1,098,374
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,719−$1,719
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,750$20,750
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $38,275 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,226,401$32,698,858
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $29,291,151 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $19,371,504$19,371,504
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $653,050$653,050
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $428,772$428,772
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $230,921 · Management $126,133 · Fundraising $63,390$420,444
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,729,156 · Management $973,597 · Fundraising $860,603$4,563,356
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $96,054 · Management $34,892 · Fundraising $30,786$161,732
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $316,679 · Management $150,109 · Fundraising $98,394$565,182
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $214,639 · Management $81,047 · Fundraising $67,982$363,668
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,195$4,195
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,417$31,417
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $234,309 · Management $91,748$326,057
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,951 · Management $22,772 · Fundraising $3,293$33,016
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $198,428 · Management $34,225 · Fundraising $48,462$281,115
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $166,906 · Management $105,331 · Fundraising $83,070$355,307
IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,166 · Management $27,733 · Fundraising $53,815$133,714
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $403,831$403,831
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,608 · Management $48,567 · Fundraising $15,219$110,394
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,704 · Management $7,816 · Fundraising $6,562$35,082
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $326,785 · Management $60,333 · Fundraising $410,505$797,623
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,861 · Management $78,905 · Fundraising $88,926$251,692
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,581,324 · Management $1,878,820 · Fundraising $1,831,007$29,291,151
Part X · Balance sheet $40,613,912 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $186,100$35,780
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $21,358,649$22,067,244
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,629,596$3,510,527
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $104,229$93,968
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $244,632$414,319
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $734,858$510,740
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,963,498$13,852,468
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $119,173$96,673
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $29,193$32,193
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,369,928$40,613,912
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,755,345$368,633
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,314,080$3,468,060
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $531,640$599,241
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $488,476$147,181
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,089,541$4,583,115
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,228,754$22,892,359
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,051,633$13,138,438
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,280,387$36,030,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,369,928$40,613,912
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,030,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$32,698,858
XI-2 Total expenses$29,291,151
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,407,707
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,280,387
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$998,662
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$344,041
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,030,797

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