SOLVING KIDS CANCER INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SOLVING KIDS CANCER INC (EIN 20-8735688)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-29
IRS object ID
201812419349301156
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-08-29T15:32:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221430039PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOBEL & CO LLC CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1293 EISENHOWER PARKWAYAddressLine1Txt
CityLIVINGSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP070391711ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208735688EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOLVING KIDS CANCER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOLVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2125886624PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 EAST 53RD STREET 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSCOTT KENNEDYPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2125886624PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRIDGET HARTNETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01429163PTIN
Phone9739949494PhoneNum
Preparation2018-08-23PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSCOTT KENNEDYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 EAST 53RD STREET 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,165,092GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SOLVINGKIDSCANCER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSOLVING KIDS' CANCER FINDS, FUNDS AND ADVOCATES FOR BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT OPTIONS TO CURE CHILDREN WITH THE MOST FATAL PEDIATRIC CANCERS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers17TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$4,821PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,719CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$259,838PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$272,647CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,168,485PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,992,864CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$456,965PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,032,334CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$457,770PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Expenses$1,213,346PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,764,300CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$44,861PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$228,564CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$2,712,789TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,695TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$17,181TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$2,467,044NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$2,695,608NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSKC IMPACTS CHILDREN IN THE SHORT-TERM THROUGH THE INITIATION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH TRIALS OF INVESTIGATIONAL TREATMENT STRATEGIES. OUR VISION IS TO CONTINUE EXPANDING THE ARMAMENTARIUM OF EFFECTIVE AND LESS TOXIC TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGISTS TO UTILIZE UNTIL LONG-TERM SURVIVAL IS A REALITY FOR ALL CHILDREN WITH HIGH-RISK SOLID TUMORS AND BRAIN TUMORS. SOLVING KIDS' CANCER FINDS, FUNDS AND ADVOCATES FOR BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT OPTIONS TO CURE CHILDREN WITH THE MOST FATAL PEDIATRIC CANCERS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,392,025ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,032,334GrantAmt
DescSKC ACTIVELY PURSUES THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESEARCH LANDSCAPE FOR NEUROBLASTOMA, HIGH-RISK BRAIN TUMORS AND SARCOMAS AND DEVELOPS CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT UNMET NEEDS OF CHILDREN CURRENTLY AFFECTED BY THESE DISEASES AND CHILDREN YET TO BEDIAGNOSED. SURVIVAL RATES REMAIN UNSATISFACTORILY LOW FOR THE DEADLIEST CHILDHOOD CANCERS WHILE DECADES-OLD MODALITIES LIKE CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION REMAIN THE STANDARDS-OF-ART. SKC PRIORITIZES THE DELIVERY OF TRANSFORMATIVE,NEXT-GENERATION CANCER THERAPIES TO THIS POPULATION THAT INCLUDES IMMUNOTHERAPY, VACCINES, CELLULAR THERAPY, NOVEL/SYNERGISTIC COMBINATION TREATMENTS, NEW TARGETED DRUGS, INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY TECHNIQUES AND NOVEL THERAPY DELIVERY MECHANISMS. OUR CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING THESE NOVEL APPROACHES AIMS TO PROVIDE MORE EFFECTIVE AND LESS TOXIC TREATMENT OPTIONS THAN THE CURRENT STANDARD-OF-CARESKC HAS HELPED TO DEVELOP 24 CLINICAL TRIALS FOR CHILDREN RESULTING IN 23 NEW EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH HIGH-RISK CANCERS. IN 2017, SKC HELPED PRIORITIZE, DEVELOP AND GRANT SUPPORT SEVERAL IMPORTANT MISSION PROGRAMS INCLUDING: A PH I CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATION A TRIPLET COMBINATION REGIMEN OF ANTI-GD2 ANTIBODY (LONG-TERM INFUSION) + ANTI-PD1 CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR + MIBG TARGETED RADIOTHERAPY FOR HIGH-RISK NEUROBLASTOMA IN A 3-COUNTRY TRANSATLANTIC TRIAL; A PH I CLINICAL TRIAL INVESTIGATING APX-005M (A CD40 AGONIST) IMMUNOTHERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH HIGH-RISK BRAIN TUMORS; A FIRST EFFORT TO CHARACTERIZE ETMR BRAIN TUMORS THROUGH SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING. THIS MULTIYEAR PROGRAM WILL DEFINE THE CELLULAR ARCHITECTURE OF ETMR TUMORS THROUGH SEVERAL PATIENT SAMPLES IN A MULTI-COUNTRY COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee6EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2125886624PhoneNum

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Address Line11 EAST 53RD STREET 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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JOHN LONDON
CHAIRMAN, CO-FOUNDER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT KENNEDY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CO-FOU40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$148,398$0$15,189
KHALIL BARRAGE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE LONDON
CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHANNING STAVE
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK SAVOYE
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL NIEDZIELSKI
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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All Other Contributions$1,390,443AllOtherContributionsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$272,647ExclusionAmt

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Total$163,587TotalAmt
Program Services$163,587ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$171,884TotalAmt
Program Services$33,835ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,312ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,737FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$9,718ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,394ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,491FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$12,547ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,296ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,916FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$30,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$111,216ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Management And General$5,538ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,777FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Management And General$8,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$48,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$33,324ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$5,133TotalAmt
Management And General$5,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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MISCELLANEOUS$6,961$6,359$602
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$2,909$2,909
PRINTING AND SHIPPING$2,764$2,764

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Management And General$2,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$89FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$1,392,025ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$246,740ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$125,535FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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EOY$405,761EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,181,077BOYAmt
EOY$2,234,550EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$10,720BOYAmt
EOY$36,720EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$24,064BOYAmt
EOY$26,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$33,819BOYAmt
EOY$5,396EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,585BOYAmt
EOY$3,585EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,479,739BOYAmt
EOY$2,712,789EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,695BOYAmt
EOY$17,181EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,695BOYAmt
EOY$17,181EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,680,427BOYAmt
EOY$1,599,877EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$786,617BOYAmt
EOY$1,095,731EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,467,044BOYAmt
EOY$2,695,608EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$2,712,789EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,381,381CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$761,768CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,198,351CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,715,498CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,366,182TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,381,381CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$761,768CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,198,351CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,715,498CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,366,182TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$222,250SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,143,932PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,638CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,202CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,821CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,719CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,407TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,393,589TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.95370PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93190PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation$5,160DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$221,092OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$215,696DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,396BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,396TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,992,864RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,992,864TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,764,300TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,764,300ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,764,300TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING 2017 AND 2016. AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016, THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SPRING CELEBRATIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$769,930GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$325,055CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$444,875GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$92,504RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$16,520EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$63,204OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$769,930GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$325,055CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$444,875GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$92,504RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$16,520EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$63,204OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$172,228DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$272,647NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
300 LONGWOOD AVENUEBOSTONMA02115042774441501(C)(3)$333,334CASHCANCER RESEARCH
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
633 THIRD AVENUE 28TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10017131924236501(C)(3)$120,000CASHCANCER RESEARCH
DUKE UNIVERSITY
BOX 104008DURHAMNC27705560532129501(C)(3)$74,000CASHCANCER RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
3615 CIVIC CENTER BLVD 142-BPHILADELPHIAPA191044318231352166501(C)(3)$210,000CASHCANCER RESEARCH
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF LOS ANGELES
4650 SUNSET BLVDLOS ANGELESCA90027951690977501(C)(3)$250,000CASHCANCER RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANFRANCSICOREGENTS
1111 FRANKLIN STREETOAKLANDCA94607946036493501(C)(3)$45,000CASHCANCER RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION EXPENDS FUNDS IN CONNECTION WITH GRANT COMMITMENTS AS EACH GRANTEE ACCOMPLISHES SPECIFIC MILESTONES SET FORTH IN EACH GRANT AGREEMENT. EACH GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PROGRESS REPORTS ON A PERIODIC BASIS AS MILESTONES ARE ACHIEVED PURSUANT TO THE GRANT AGREEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSCOTT KENNEDYPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CO-FOUTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$148,398BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,189NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$163,587TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFAIR MARKET VALUE COMPARISON OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONSExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JOHN LONDON AND CATHERINE LONDON ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY AT THE BOARD MEETING. ALL STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY CONFLICTS THAT ARISE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR ARE REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED AND RESOLVED BEFORE THE TRANSACTION IS COMPLETED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY CONDUCTING A FAIR MARKET VALUE COMPARISON OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS BY THE BOARD CHAIR. FACTORS INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED AND THE BREADTH OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS CHARGED WITH OVERSIGHT IN REGARDS TO REVIEW OF THE FINANCIALS AND SELECTION OF THE AUDITOR.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE I (CONTINUATION):SKC FULFILLS THIS MISSION BY: 1. MAINTAINING A COMPREHENSIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GLOBAL CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH LANDSCAPE TO EFFECTIVELY/RESPONSIBLY ADVANCE THE HIGHEST-IMPACT CLINICAL RESEARCH. 2. REMAINING INDEPENDENT OF ANY INSTITUTION, CANCER CENTER, OR RESEARCHER TO OBJECTIVELY SUPPORT THE BEST RESEARCH PROJECTS 3. SERVING AS A RESEARCH ADVOCATE TO ENSURE THAT RESEARCH IS CHILD-FOCUSED, ACCESSIBLE AND IS STRUCTURED TO HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON CHILDREN IN TREATMENT TODAY AS WELL AS IN THE FUTURE. 4. PARTNERING WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS TO FUEL THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TREATMENTS WITH A COLLECTIVE VOICE AND POOL OF FUNDING 5. SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE WITH FAMILIES IN TREATMENT AND ACTING AS GLOBAL ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN TO ENSURE THEIR UNMET NEEDS ARE BEING ADDRESSED.

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