Pablove Foundation Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THE PABLOVE FOUNDATION IS TO INVEST IN UNDERFUNDED, CUTTING-EDGE PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH, AND TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH CANCER THROUGH THE ARTS.
- Income
- $576,566
- Spending
- $800,433
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 9.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 55
- Highest pay
- $165,000, executive director
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
Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 39% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 7% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 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: 91 out of 100. Higher than 76% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 11 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
7 of 7Has a 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 (2)
- $433,380 spent. PABLOVE SHUTTERBUGS IS A PARTICIPATORY HEALING ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT TEACHES CHILDREN LIVING WITH CANCER TO DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVE VOICE THROUGH THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY. PABLOVE OFFERS A PHOTOGRAPHY CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS LIVING WITH CANCER THAT INCLUDES AN ALL-COSTS-PAID INTRODUCTORY CLASS AND AN ADVANCED CLASS, WHERE STUDENTS LEARN TO USE PHOTOGRAPHY AS A MEANS TO ADVOCATE FOR CANCER RESEARCH AND EXPLORE THEIR IDENTITIES WHILE LIVING WITH PEDIATRIC CANCER.OUR STUDENTS FIND RESPITE FROM THE DIFFICULT ROUTINE OF TREATMENT AS THEY FOCUS ON A FUN NEW ACTIVITY: LEARNING ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY. EVERY PABLOVE SHUTTERBUGS COURSE CULMINATES IN A GRADUATION AND YEARLY STUDENT GALLERY SHOW TO CELEBRATE OUR YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS-WITH BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL COURSES AVAILABLE IN 2024. PRINT SALES AT PABLOVE'S GALLERY SHOWS DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE POWERED BY PABLOVE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM.BEYOND OUR IN-PERSON PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES, PABLOVE IS ALSO SERVING KIDS IN 27 STATES NATIONWIDE THROUGH VIRTUAL CLASSES-INCLUDING A STEADILY GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY FROM THEIR HOSPITAL ROOMS. IN TOTAL, PABLOVE ENROLLED 185 KIDS IN EIGHT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EIGHT-WEEK-LONG COURSES IN 2024. IN ADDITION TO PHOTOGRAPHY CLASSES, PABLOVE PARTNERED WITH ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS SUCH AS THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES TO HOST ONE-DAY FIELD TRIPS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
- $156,593 spent. PABLOVE'S POWERED BY PABLOVE CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO AWARDING $50,000 SEED GRANTS TO PROMISING, EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS. THESE GRANTS ENABLE RESEARCHERS TO DISCOVER AND APPLY NOVEL APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING CHILDHOOD CANCER, SHARE THEIR FINDINGS WIDELY, AND SECURE GREATER FUNDING FOR LARGER, MORE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.THIS STRATEGY HAS BEEN REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR EXCEPTIONAL BREAKTHROUGHS IN BOTH SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE. PABLOVE'S DREAM IS TO ENSURE THAT NO BRILLIANT, PROMISING SCIENTIST GOES UNFUNDED DURING THE CRUCIAL EARLY PHASE OF RESEARCH NEEDED TO ADVANCE DISCOVERIES FROM THE LAB BENCH TO THE PATIENT BEDSIDE. CHILDREN EVERYWHERE ARE WAITING FOR THE INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS AND CURES THAT THIS RESEARCH CAN PROVIDE.IN 2024, WE AWARDED TWO POWERED BY PABLOVE SEED GRANTS, EACH PROVIDING $50,000 FOR ONE YEAR OF FUNDING. WE ALSO CONTINUED FUNDING FOR ONE POWERED BY PABLOVE GRANT FOCUSED ON OPSOCLONUS MYOCLONUS SYNDROME (OMS), WHICH PROVIDED $100,000 OVER TWO YEARS.PABLOVE-FUNDED RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED AT PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, THE HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN IN TORONTO, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES, AMONG OTHERS. EACH PROJECT FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT RARE PEDIATRIC CANCER, INCLUDING OPSOCLONUS MYOCLONUS SYNDROME, PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS, OSTEOSARCOMA, AND MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMORS.PABLOVE STRONGLY BELIEVES IN SUPPORTING THESE CUTTING-EDGE INITIATIVES TO UNCOVER NEW PATHWAYS TOWARD BETTER TREATMENTS-AND ULTIMATELY CURES-FOR THESE CHALLENGING AND OFTEN DEVASTATING PEDIATRIC CANCERS. PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH REMAINS AN UNDERSERVED FIELD, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO DOING OUR PART TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. CONTINUED INVESTMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO DISCOVER MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS AND REDUCE SIDE EFFECTS, PROTECTING THE FUTURES OF THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
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 November 6, 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 2024.
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 January 2009.
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 November 4, 2026.
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