BEAR NECESSITIES PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
BEAR NECESSITIES PEDIATRIC CANCER FOUNDATION (EIN 36-3874655)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-17
IRS object ID
202620489349301432
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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MissionOur mission is to eliminate pediatric cancer while providing hope and support to those who are touched by it. Our vision is a world without pediatric cancer.Forty-three children are diagnosed with cancer daily, and pediatric cancer remains the leading cause of death from disease among children. Even so, less than 4% of the total federal funding spent on cancer research is directed toward the treatment of children. These statistics are staggering. At Bear Necessities, we are dedicated to supporting pediatric cancer research to ultimately discover a cure, while continuing to help patients and their families today, bringing hope and joy to those in need. We couldn't continue this critical work without the unwavering support of our donors. Thank you for all you do.MissionDesc
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DescBear Hugs:Bear Hugs are customized experiences or gifts to brighten the life of a child living with cancer. Bear Hugs are special moments in families' lives that offer a respite from the stressful and often frightening experiences that occur throughout a pediatric cancer journey. To make each Bear Hug special, we partner closely with families to design a Bear Hug that meets their unique needs and interests. In addition to bringing children joy, Bear Hugs often encourage play and physical activity, which can improve health outcomes according to many studies.Desc

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DescCounseling:Through its partnership with SamarCare Counseling and Bridgepoint Psychology Center, Bear Necessities provides up to 12 free counseling sessions with a licensed clinical therapist for pediatric cancer patients and any member of their immediate family. There is no limit on how many members of a family we serve. Bear Necessities offsets the full cost of these sessions or whatever a family's health insurance does not cover. Individuals are eligible for this program for up to eight years after receiving a pediatric cancer diagnosis.Desc

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DescScholarships:Thanks to a transformational investment from a board member, Bear Necessities launched a scholarship program in 2022 for pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and the siblings of someone who experienced pediatric cancer. The program is designed to ease the financial and emotional hardships associated with fighting pediatric cancer and to provide the opportunity for young people affected by pediatric cancer to pursue higher education from an accredited institution.Desc

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DescBear DiscoveriesEach year, Bear Necessities commits to funding pediatric cancer research through our partnership with Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF). By combining resources and partnering with transformative organizations like ALSF, Bear Necessities directly invests in the development of improved therapies, better outcomes, and ultimately, the realization of our vision to discover a cure for pediatric cancer.Desc
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Current Tax Year$1,297,152CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,012,489TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,285,207CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,626,027CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,734,923CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,069,180CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,297,152CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,012,489TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$513,528SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,498,961PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,215CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,235CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$90CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,447CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$82,017TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,675CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$51,675TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$509CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,085CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$15,594TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,161,775TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,057,625GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90750PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90450PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,326,101OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$544,237DepreciationAmt
Book Value$781,864BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$174,119OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$104,472DepreciationAmt
Book Value$69,647BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,752OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,752DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$626DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$851,511TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,495,642TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$17,158NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$17,158RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,478,484RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$6,495InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$6,495RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,484,979TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,505,911TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,505,911ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$6,495InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$6,495ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,512,406TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFIN 48 Note from Audited Financial Statement: The Foundation was granted an exemption from federal income taxes by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). The Foundation qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and has been classified as a Foundation that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). The tax-exempt purpose of the Foundation and the nature in which it operates is described above. Management believes the Foundation continues to operate in compliance with its tax-exempt purpose. The Foundation's annual information and income tax returns filed with the federal and state governments are subject to examination by the IRS, generally for three years after they were filed. The Foundation has adopted the requirements for accounting for uncertain tax positions and management has determined that it was not required to record a liability related to uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2025.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Bear Tie BallEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$401,819GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$247,500CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$154,319GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$10,662RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$92,812FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,575EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$91,576OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Golf for the BearEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$126,491GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$70,429CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$56,062GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$3,016NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$19,266RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$20,000FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$4,498OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$288,102GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$53,907CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$234,195GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$15,048FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$45,763OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$816,412GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$371,836CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$444,576GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$3,016NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$29,928RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$127,860FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,575EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$141,837OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$309,216DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$135,360NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeHOPE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMGrantTypeTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$15,000CashGrantAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)Miscellaneous items under 20K730$128,684FMV
Yes (X)Langham Chicago Hotel Stays25$41,600FMV
Yes (X)Circus Vazquez553$38,590FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2KATHLEEN CASEY AND COURTNEY KRUPA HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe finance committee reviews the 990 which is prepared by an outside accounting firm. The final version of the 990 is sent to all board members prior to the filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members are required to disclose any potential conflicts on an annual basis, no conflicts have arisen to date.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The finance committee and the governance committee of the board of directors, of Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, jointly determine the compensation of the CEO/President of the organization. All members of these two committees are free of conflicts of interest and the group consists of a number of accomplished business leaders who are quite capable of independently determining compensation, for the organization's senior official(s). They use a number of factors in order to determine compensation: (1) their understanding of relevant compensation programs in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors, (2) compensation surveys for nonprofit executives managing similar sized organizations provided by the industry employment and benefits consultants and (3) evaluation and performance metrics to judge the performance of the foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18Forms are available upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part XII, line 2c:The process has not changed from the prior year.

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