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Nonprofit · EIN 20-8345719

HEAD FOR THE CURE

Tax-exempt · KANSAS CITY, MO 64108

Financials

$2.3M$2.4M2023$2.5M$2.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HEAD FOR THE CURE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,493,421$2,547,708-$54,287$712,938$71,919$641,019
December 31, 2023990$2,250,928$2,361,811-$110,883$698,603$3,297$695,306
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,708,021
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,472
Net income from fundraising events
-$231,214
Net income from sales of inventory
-$308
Other revenue
-$224,072

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$814,670
Other salaries and wages
$593,491
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$800,491
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,945
Accounting fees
$48,529
Occupancy
$48,851
Travel
$133,149
Depreciation
$12,942
Program services (functional)
$1,784,783
Management and general (functional)
$232,838
Fundraising (functional)
$530,087

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$698,603
Total assets, end of year
$712,938
Total liabilities, end of year
$71,919
Net assets, end of year
$641,019
Land, buildings and equipment
$97,572
Net assets without donor restrictions
$641,019
Gross receipts
$3,024,259
Employees
14
Volunteers
980
Year formed
2007
State of legal domicile
MO

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DANAY FASTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KRISTA ALLENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MATT ANTHONYPRESIDENT/FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
DR NINA PALEOLOGOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
COLE ANTHONYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TOM SADOWSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
NATALIE BURTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DR ELIZABETH MAHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
SHARI NEDERHOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JON COOKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN HOLTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KELLY FISHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HARRY CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DR TOBIAS WALBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MATT ANTHONYPRESIDENT/FOUNDER
Trustee or director, Officer
25$7,200
DANAY FASTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KRISTA ALLENSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DR NINA PALEOLOGOSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
COLE ANTHONYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
TOM SADOWSKIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
MARIO LICHTENSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
ERIC LICHTENSTEINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
SHARI NEDERHOFFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JON COOKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN HOLTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
KELLY FISHERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
HARRY CAMPBELLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0
DR TOBIAS WALBERTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1607 OAK ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108-1426
In care of
% LELAND SHURIN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MATT ANTHONY, 1607 OAK STREET, KANSAS CITY, MO 64108
Signed the 990
MATT ANTHONY, PRESIDENT
Phone
(816) 200-1732
Return prepared by
KELLER & OWENS LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE HEAD FOR THE CURE FOUNDATION (HFTC) IS THREEFOLD: TO BUILD AWARENESS, RAISE FUNDING, AND INSPIRE HOPE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF BRAIN CANCER PATIENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHER SUPPORTERS, WHILE CELEBRATING THEIR COURAGE, SPIRIT AND ENERGY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • HEAD FOR THE CURE (HFTC) IS MORE THAN JUST A FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATION; WE ARE A COMMUNITY DEDICATED TO OFFERING CONNECTION, HOPE, AND SUPPORT TO THOSE AFFECTED BY BRAIN CANCER. OUR MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS THAT HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE LIVES OF PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND THEIR LOVED ONES. IN 2024, HFTC CELEBRATED ITS MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR TO DATE, DRIVEN BY THE GUIDING THREADS OF "HONORING THE JOURNEY, ACCELERATING THE MISSION." THIS COMMITMENT RESULTED IN RAISING OVER $3 MILLION, WHICH WILL EXPAND OUR IMPACT ON THE MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES FIGHTING FOR OUR BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND THEIR LOVED ONES. THESE FUNDS ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE LIVES AND LEGACIES OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS DISEASE, ENSURING THEIR STORIES INSPIRE BOTH HOPE AND PROGRESS. WE AMPLIFIED OUR IMPACT BY FUNDING INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, EXPANDING SUPPORT PROGRAMS, AND FOSTERING KEY COLLABORATIONS WITH MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE.OUR CORE BELIEF THAT NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE IS BROUGHT TO LIFE BY OUR SIGNATURE HEAD FOR THE CURE 5K RUN/WALK EVENTS. THESE EVENTS ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. IN 2024, MORE THAN 20,000 PARTICIPANTS CAME TOGETHER IN 21 CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. EVERY 5K SERVES AS A BEACON OF HOPE AND A PLATFORM FOR SHARED EXPERIENCES, OFFERING UNITY, REMEMBRANCE, AND SUPPORT TO THE BRAIN CANCER COMMUNITY. WHILE A CORE PURPOSE REMAINS RAISING FUNDS FOR VITAL RESEARCH, THESE EVENTS EQUALLY SERVE TO FOSTER DEEP COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.BEYOND THE 5K FINISH LINE, HFTC PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY. THIS YEAR SAW THE SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF PATH TO HOPE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BRAINS FOR THE CURE) AND THE BRAIN CANCER SUPPORT & SOLUTIONS ALLIANCE (BCSSA). AS ITS FIRST MAJOR INITIATIVE, THE BCSSA APPOINTED A NEURO-ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR WHO OFFERS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ASSISTANCE ADDRESSING BOTH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. FURTHERMORE, WE ADVANCED OUR TECHNOLOGICAL REACH WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE "JOIN YOUR PATH TO HOPE" (JPH) ONLINE RESOURCE, HOSTED ON PATH TO HOPE. THIS ACCESSIBLE PLATFORM FEATURES A QUICK, INTUITIVE QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH IMMEDIATE, PERSONALIZED RESOURCES. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO CULTIVATE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH OUR MONTHLY LEGACY OF HOPE ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP, FACILITATED BY HFTC STAFF, WHICH INCLUDES GUEST SPEAKERS AND DISCUSSIONS ON GRIEF-RELATED TOPICS, HELPING PARTICIPANTS FIND COMFORT AND HONOR THE LEGACIES OF THEIR LOVED ONES.WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE BRAIN CANCER DIAGNOSIS JOURNEY IS LONG. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DEDICATED COMMUNITY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO WALKING IT TOGETHER, STEP BY STEP. LOOKING AHEAD, WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR GEOGRAPHICAL REACH BY LAUNCHING IN FIVE NEW CITIES, ENHANCING OUR EXISTING PATIENT AND CAREGIVER RESOURCES, AND CREATING NEW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH COMPELLING CONTENT AND CONTINUOUS SUPPORT INITIATIVES.
    Expenses $1,784,783 · grants $814,670 · revenue $21,316

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-8345719
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2007
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$712,938
Income (IRS master file)
$3,024,259

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,493,421$2,547,708$712,938XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$2,250,928$2,361,811$698,603XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$2,165,073$2,126,835$806,189IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-8345719).

Questions about HEAD FOR THE CURE

What is the EIN of HEAD FOR THE CURE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HEAD FOR THE CURE is 20-8345719.
Is HEAD FOR THE CURE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
Are donations to HEAD FOR THE CURE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HEAD FOR THE CURE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of HEAD FOR THE CURE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HEAD FOR THE CURE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of HEAD FOR THE CURE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MATT ANTHONY.
Who are the officers and directors of HEAD FOR THE CURE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does HEAD FOR THE CURE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,493,421, expenses of $2,547,708 and total assets of $712,938 at year end.

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