Nonprofit · EIN 41-1893645
CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND
Tax-exempt · MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55431
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,470,407 | $7,246,253 | -$2,775,846 | $11,242,965 | $7,718,147 | $3,524,818 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $18,903,896 | $17,912,585 | $991,311 | $17,538,090 | $10,004,026 | $7,534,064 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,385,764 | $18,303,331 | $82,433 | $16,414,111 | $9,968,654 | $6,445,457 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,312,780
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,352,490
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,260,608
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$216,867
- Other revenue
- -$194,863
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,971,846
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $141,976
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,737,754
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,273,265
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $24,546
- Accounting fees
- $46,000
- Occupancy
- $128,816
- Travel
- $28,662
- Depreciation
- $112,259
- Program services (functional)
- $5,510,067
- Management and general (functional)
- $828,199
- Fundraising (functional)
- $907,987
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,538,090
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,242,965
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,718,147
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,524,818
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $330,862
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,343,047
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $462,917
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,061,901
- Gross receipts
- $8,552,334
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH ALLEN | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| ABBIE MILLER MD | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS ZUPFER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEGHAN HARRIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JEN WILSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLIE ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM CHOE | DIRECTOR THROUGH MAY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEIKE DRAKE-CAVALLETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARB FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN GOODRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICIA GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAWN LAMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY THRONSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS TOPPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER VALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN MACHART | COO THROUGH SEPTEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $260,067 | $12,097 |
| ELIZABETH ALLEN | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $244,491 | $9,874 |
| KENNA DOOLEY | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $202,605 | $14,192 |
| ERSKINE BEVEL | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,270 | $13,186 |
| MARY MAIDEN MUELLER | ASSOC DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY/ANALYTICS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $118,458 | $26,538 |
| RYAN DURRY | DIRECTOR, BRAND & COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,289 | $23,015 |
| MICHELLE TUMA | SENIOR ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,881 | $28,789 |
| JOHN GOLDEN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBIE MILLER MD | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DOHERTY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN WILSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN HARRIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ZUPFER | VICE CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM CHOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIKE DRAKE-CAVALLETTI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN GOODRICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY KINSELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN LAMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SOUKUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY THRONSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TOPPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEAN MACHART | COO, INTERIM CEO THROUGH JUNE Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $270,944 | $23,821 |
| KENNA DOOLEY - VICE PRESIDENT | OF DEVELOPMENT & DONOR RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,517 | $13,186 |
| MEGAN MARTINEZ | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $156,862 | $13,081 |
| ERIN COHEN | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS & PARTNERSHIPS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,128 | $16,075 |
| MARY MAIDEN MUELLER | TECHNOLOGY, DATA & ANALYTICS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $119,472 | $24,617 |
| MICHELLE TUMA | ACCOUNTING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $114,761 | $23,916 |
| ELIZABETH ALLEN | CEO BEGINNING JULY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $113,942 | $4,526 |
| JOHN GOLDEN | CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBIE MILLER MD | VICE CHAIRPERSON Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT HEDMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN WILSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DOHERTY | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM CHOE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| INGRID CULP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER DOROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGHAN HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY KINSELLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN LAMM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES MANZONI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH MONSRUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SOUKUP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TOPPIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS ZUPFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1650 W 82ND ST STE 400, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55431-5503
- In care of
- % EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELIZABETH ALLEN, 1650 W 82ND ST 400, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55431
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH ALLEN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (952) 893-9355
- Website
- WWW.CHILDRENSCANCER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- OLSEN THIELEN & CO LTD
Mission
CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND FUELS TRANSFORMATIONAL RESEARCH TO BRING BETTER TREATMENTS AND CURES TO CHILDREN WITH CANCER.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCH AND GRANTING PROGRAMS:IN FY25, CCRF AWARDED NEARLY $2.3 MILLION IN RESEARCH GRANTS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: - HARD-TO-TREAT CANCERS: CCRF PRIORITIZES RESEARCH ON CANCERS WITH PERSISTENTLY LOW SURVIVAL RATES. THESE INCLUDE HIGHLY AGGRESSIVE AND OFTEN FATAL CANCERS SUCH AS BRAIN TUMORS, SARCOMAS, AND CERTAIN TYPES OF LEUKEMIA. IN FY25, WE AWARDED $250,000 TO FUND A PROJECT AT MD ANDERSEN CANCER CENTER TESTING A NOVEL DRUG CANDIDATE THAT TARGETS A KEY DRIVER OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA (AML). WE ALSO AWARDED $187,799 TO A RESEARCHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WHO IS WORKING ON NEW TREATMENTS ENABLING IMMUNE CELLS TO BETTER INFILTRATE HIGH-RISK BRAIN TUMORS, INCLUDING DIFFUSE MIDLINE GLIOMA AND GLIOBLASTOMA. IF SUCCESSFUL, THIS RESEARCH WOULD FURTHER IMPROVE THE EFFICACY OF A NOVEL IMMUNOTHERAPY DEVELOPED BY UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA RESEARCHERS WITH CCRF SUPPORT. FINALLY, WE AWARDED $375,000 TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA IN SEED GRANTS FOR RESEARCH INITIATIVES, ALLOWING FLEXIBLE AND NIMBLE FUNDING FOR EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES. - SURVIVORSHIP: MANY CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS LIVE WITH ENDURING CONSEQUENCES OF CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION, OR SURGICAL INTERVENTIONS, INCLUDING COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, CARDIAC ISSUES AND INFERTILITY. CCRF SUPPORTS RESEARCHERS WORKING ON NEW TREATMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL REDUCE ADVERSE LONG-TERM EFFECTS AND PROMOTE HEALTH AMONG SURVIVORS. IN FY25, CCRF GRANTED $250,000 TO A RESEARCHER AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA TO CONDUCT A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF A GAME-LIKE TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT HELPING BRAIN TUMOR SURVIVORS BETTER UNDERSTAND FACIAL CUES AND BUILD CRITICAL SOCIAL CONNECTIONS. - FELLOWSHIPS: CCRF MADE A COMMITMENT OF $1.2 MILLION IN FY25 TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN'S CANCER RESEARCH FUND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. THIS COMMITMENT BUILDS ON NEARLY 40 YEARS OF SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, A PROGRAM WITH A STRONG LEGACY OF TRAINING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS IN PEDIATRIC CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH.Expenses $3,328,555 · grants $2,971,846
- EDUCATION AND AWARENESS PROGRAM:IN ADDITION TO FUNDING RESEARCH AND OFFERING SUPPORT PROGRAMS, WE GENERATE AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEED FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR RESEARCHERS. WE REACH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, AND IN-KIND TELEVISION AND PRINT ADVERTISING TO SHARE THE STORIES OF KIDS, FAMILIES, AND RESEARCHERS. WE'RE ALSO PROUD TO SUPPORT THE CANCER SURVIVORSHIP CONFERENCE, THE MARK E. NESBIT LECTURESHIP IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY, AND THE NORMA K.C. RAMSAY, MD, DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURESHIP SERIES. THESE BRING NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CHILDHOOD CANCER EXPERTS TO MINNESOTA TO SPEAK ON CURRENT SURVIVORSHIP, CLINICAL AND RESEARCH ISSUES, AS WELL AS BUILD NEW RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS.Expenses $1,816,871
- FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS:OUR DEDICATED FAMILY PROGRAMS IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF KIDS AND FAMILIES AS THEY NAVIGATE THE DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES OF CANCER TREATMENT, SURVIVORSHIP, OR BEREAVEMENT. THESE OFFERINGS INCLUDE: - THE BIG DREAMS TOUR - A CREATIVE OUTLET THAT REDUCES ISOLATION BY LEVERAGING AR, VR, AND XR TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GAME TOGETHER MONTHLY AND CREATE THEIR OWN ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEO, VIDEO GAME, OR VFX VIDEO; INCLUDING COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE THEIR CREATIONS ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE IN TEXAS, VIRGINIA, MAINE AND MINNESOTA. - CAMP NORDEN - IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL FIVE-DAY SUMMER CAMPS ARE DESIGNED ESPECIALLY TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND SUPPORT FRIENDSHIP-BUILDING, SOLIDARITY WITH PEERS, INCREASED SELF-ESTEEM, AND A FEELING OF INDEPENDENCE. THESE CAMPS FOSTER COMMUNITY AND ELIMINATE FINANCIAL OR GEOGRAPHICAL BARRIERS TO ATTEND. -CC BEAR- OUR CURE CANCER "C.C." BEAR IS READY TO COMFORT AND CARE FOR THOSE WHO NEED HIM MOST AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. 358 BEARS WERE SENT TO CHILDREN WITH CANCER, AND THEIR SIBLINGS.Expenses $364,641
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 41-1893645
- 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
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,242,965
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,552,334
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,470,407 | $7,246,253 | $11,242,965 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $18,903,896 | $17,912,585 | $17,538,090 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,385,764 | $18,303,331 | $16,414,111 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $19,368,371 | $18,631,466 | $18,165,627 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 41-1893645).
Questions about CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND
- What is the EIN of CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND is 41-1893645.
- Is CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
- Are donations to CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND 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 CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH ALLEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,470,407, expenses of $7,246,253 and total assets of $11,242,965 at year end.
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