To provide peer-to-peer support to children whose parents or caregivers are battling cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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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FY2021 · 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 $186K a year · 28% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 75% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 75% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
38 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 38.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$570K
Spent
$137K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$433K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$570K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$570K
FY2022$639K
FY2023$550K
FY2024$911K
Expenses
$137K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$137K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$611K
FY2024$802K
Net assets
$433K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$433K
FY2022$696K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$744K

From the FY2021 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 Apr 2021.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $106K Management & general 9% · $13K Fundraising 13% · $18K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$79,494Pt VII · Sec A
Employee
$22,928Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary - Deceased Sep 2021
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Horton’s $181K as Executive Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1993 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cassandra Horton$180,868$189,233$160,000$79,494
Kelsey Mora———$22,928

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

Programs and updates

Connects children with peers facing similar family cancer challenges for support.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Pickles group facilitates peer-to-peer youth groups focused on supporting the social-emotional wellbeing of kids whose parents or guardians have cancer.

$123Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$570K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Money outPt IX
$137K
Ln 25
Programscol B$106K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$433K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$435K
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$570K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$570K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$435K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$435K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$433K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 660
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$435K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$0$435K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$1K
Net assetsLn 32$0$433K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$87K$8K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$459$459
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$372$372
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$42
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$120
TravelLn 17$701$701
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$628$676$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$339$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$137K$106K$13K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $911K$802K$109K$744K 990 PDF
FY2023 $550K$611K−$61K$635K 990 PDF
FY2022 $639K$377K$263K$696K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $570K$137K$433K$433K 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 $570,278 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$570,278
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$570,278
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$112,394
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$24,500
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$136,894
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$433,384
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $570,278 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$570,278
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$570,278
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$570,278
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $136,894 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $87,413 · Management $8,112 · Fundraising $8,112$103,637
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,839 · Management $459 · Fundraising $459$8,757
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,278 · Management $1,057$3,335
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $372$372
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,617 · Fundraising $42$2,659
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,649 · Management $120$1,769
IX-17 TravelPrograms $701$701
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,261 · Management $1,267$3,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $628 · Management $676 · Fundraising $7,914$9,218
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $339 · Management $1,070 · Fundraising $1,509$2,918
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,097 · Management $12,761 · Fundraising $18,036$136,894
Part X · Balance sheet $434,519 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$434,519
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$434,519
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$1,135
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,135
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0$433,384
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$433,384
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$434,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $433,384 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$570,278
XI-2 Total expenses$136,894
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$433,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$433,384

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