P U N T Pediatric Cancer Collaborative Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
P.U.N.T. Pediatric Cancer Collaborative provides families in Western New York facing pediatric cancer with critical programs that provide financial, practical and emotional support from diagnosis to recovery and bereavement. P.U.N.T. serves in collaboration with medical social workers and psychologists to ensure every dollar raised gets channeled directly where it is needed.
- Income
- $2.2 million
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 58%
- Reserves
- 28 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $132,324, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 28.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 9% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 54% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 59% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1558% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (7)
- $242,479 spent. Helping Hands is a critical safety net to help families make ends meet for basic living expenses by paying bills directly to alleviate the most pressing financial hardships.
- $136,293 spent. The mission of WNY Compassion Connection is to help grieving children and families navigate their journey to healing and resilience through the power of peer support and grief literacy within a safe, caring environment and through building up a grief sensitive community.
- $104,281 spent. Ultimate Compassion bereavement efforts center around an annual Remembrance Weekend retreat and funeral assistance for every child in our community who is lost to cancer.
- $46,084 spent. Game Day offers a child fighting cancer and their family a memorable opportunity to cheer on our Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in the comfort and security of a private suite.
- $23,726 spent. Fields of Dreams gives patients referred by hospital psychologists, for being most in need of a morale boost, a special gift, experience, or opportunity.
- $21,957 spent. Dawsons Locker aids with the day-to-day costs of pediatric cancer by providing gas and grocery cards and hospital parking. These items are distributed by our psychosocial teammates at both Oishei Childrens Hospitals inpatient unit and Roswell Parks pediatric clinic. This program is named in honor of Buffalo Bills Tight Ends and P.U.N.T. champion Dawson Knox.
- $18,551 spent. Adopt-a-Family brightens the holiday season for patients and their families by fulfilling wish lists.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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