2025-08-04T13:28:17-04:00 2024-12-31 460529732 SENTRY ACCOUNTING 8835 SW CANYON LANE SUITE 403 PORTLAND OR 97225 990 2024-01-01 930682416 CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER CAND 5037194244 10700 SW BVRTN HLLSDL HWY STE 360 BEAVERTON OR 97005 DANIELA MELTZER DIRECTOR 5037194244 2025-07-28 true true CHRISTOPHER SELID P01221859 5032927190 2025-07-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DANIELA MELTZER 10700 SW BVRTN HLLSDL HWY STE 360 BEAVERTON OR 97005 766205 false X WWW.CANDLELIGHTERSOREGON.ORG X 1977 OR TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF HEALING, HOPE, AND LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE-LONG JOURNEY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER. 13 13 9 124 0 494989 518923 0 2753 6014 141157 181545 638899 706482 121726 81649 0 387775 257342 0 31552 201023 205790 710524 544781 -71625 161701 441795 666868 2232 13738 439563 653130 X TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY OF HEALING, HOPE, AND LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE LIFE-LONG JOURNEY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER. false false 311161 CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER STANDS ALONGSIDE FAMILIES IN OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CHILDHOOD CANCER JOURNEY. FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT AND BEYOND, WE PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING A RANGE OF ENGAGING FAMILY ACTIVITIES. GOING THROUGH PEDIATRIC CANCER CAN BE AN ISOLATING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. IN RESPONSE, CANDLELIGHTERS OFFERS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FAMILY UNIT AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FAMILY. VOLUNTEER CHAPTERS ACROSS OREGON PUT TOGETHER EVENTS SUCH AS WINTER SNOWMOBILING, PICNICS, MINI-GOLF, FISHING AND MUCH MORE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. EVERY QUARTER, FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN TOGETHER FOR A STATEWIDE EVENT WHICH MARKS THE CHANGE OF SEASONS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR OUR TEEN GROUPS, MOM'S, SIBLINGS AND OUR LATINO FAMILIES. ALL OF THE EVENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER AND BUILD BONDS WITH OTHERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. 129558 77149 CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER'S EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ALLEVIATES THE FINANCIAL STRAINS FACED BY OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON FAMILIES UNDERGOING CHILDHOOD CANCER TREATMENT. FAMILIES APPLY THROUGH THEIR HOSPITAL SOCIAL WORKERS WHO THEN REFER THE FAMILIES TO CANDLELIGHTERS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, FAMILIES WITH A CHILD AGED 21 OR YOUNGER IN CANCER TREATMENT CAN RECEIVE UP TO 599 ANNUALLY TO COVER ESSENTIAL NEEDS INCLUDING HOUSING, UTILITIES, CAR PAYMENTS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES. THIS PROGRAM DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS COMPOUNDED BY HIGH MEDICAL EXPENSES, LOST INCOME AND TRAVEL COSTS THAT FAMILIES BATTLING PEDIATRIC CANCER GO THROUGH. IN 2024, 122 FAMILIES WERE SERVED, SPANNING 21 COUNTIES. 14372 4500 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PART OF THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER PROVIDES TO FAMILIES BATTLING PEDIATRIC CANCER. APPLICANTS FOR OUR HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS MUST RESIDE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, ARE PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVORS, AND ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2024, 4,500 WAS AWARDED TO FOUR STUDENTS. 455091 true true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 9 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false true true true false false false true true false OR X X DANIELA MELTZER 5037194244 10700 SW BVRTN HLLSDL HWY STE 360 BEAVERTON OR 97005 MELISSA ROSE PRESIDENT 8.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE COSTELLO TREASURER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH KRAUS SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLIE WORCESTER PAST PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELSIE STORM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JD GODFREY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY YANDLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNE BEACHAM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE DREW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA GARCIA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON FRANKEL DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN HUNGATE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HOLT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELA MELTZER DIRECTOR 40.00 X 42162 0 0 42162 false false false 2602 516321 50538 518923 3521 3521 30731 28238 2493 2493 2493 212355 2602 31485 180870 CASH BACK REWARDS 675 675 675 706482 6689 81649 81649 214025 188467 18698 6860 4027 4027 7021 6344 677 32269 28415 2819 1035 23514 17287 5507 720 19838 16155 3052 631 5681 4423 1074 184 13638 4228 3896 5514 10969 8585 2027 357 43246 33845 7991 1410 765 621 112 32 9277 7260 1714 303 ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS 71284 59717 575 10992 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 4439 4439 BANK CHARGES 2746 302 2444 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 393 393 544781 455091 58138 31552 258770 367931 155848 176717 27000 27177 95220 441795 666868 2232 13738 2232 13738 X 190864 389098 248699 264032 439563 653130 441795 666868 X 161701 2944 48922 X false false false X 738351 707101 651694 494989 518923 3111058 738351 707101 651694 494989 518923 3111058 647004 2464054 1583 669 694 2752 6014 11712 8375 2250 2300 675 13600 3136370 628473 0.78560 0.83440 X PART II, LINE 10 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 7,100 RETURN OF DEPOSIT 6,500 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 27177 65000 3346 303 95220 24777 2638 238 27177 25000 -223 24777 1.00000 true false ENDOWMENT 95220 95220 RIDE FOR A CHIL 184468 2602 181866 992 2768 23007 QUARTERLY EVENT 30489 30489 2100 2618 214957 2602 212355 992 4868 25625 31485 180870 true EMERGENCY AND OTHER 122 77149 HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARS 4 4500 X 2 28238 FAIR MARKET VALUE X FOOD & SUPPLIES 1 22300 COST false false false FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CANDLELIGHTERS FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER STANDS ALONGSIDE FAMILIES IN OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON THROUGH EVERY STAGE OF THEIR CHILDHOOD CANCER JOURNEY. FROM DIAGNOSIS TO TREATMENT AND BEYOND, WE PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING A RANGE OF ENGAGING FAMILY ACTIVITIES. GOING THROUGH PEDIATRIC CANCER CAN BE AN ISOLATING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. IN RESPONSE, CANDLELIGHTERS OFFERS NUMEROUS PROGRAMS FOR THE FAMILY UNIT AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE FAMILY. VOLUNTEER CHAPTERS ACROSS OREGON PUT TOGETHER EVENTS SUCH AS WINTER SNOWMOBILING, PICNICS, MINI-GOLF, FISHING AND MUCH MORE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. EVERY QUARTER, FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO JOIN TOGETHER FOR A STATEWIDE EVENT WHICH MARKS THE CHANGE OF SEASONS. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR OUR TEEN GROUPS, MOM'S, SIBLINGS AND OUR LATINO FAMILIES. ALL OF THE EVENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO COME TOGETHER AND BUILD BONDS WITH OTHERS THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 FOR REVIEW AND EACH MEMBER INDIVIDUALLY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND SUGGEST CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION RATES FOR EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO HAVE NO PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE DECISION. REVIEW IS BASED ON THEIR PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH THESE MATTERS AND ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACTORS/EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SAME AS RESPONSE TO LINE 15A ABOVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S NEWSLETTER AND/OR AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SECTION 481(A) ADJUSTMENT 48,922