Coalition Against Childhood Cancer
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
COLLABORATIVE NETWORK TO SUPPORT & SERVE THE CHILDHOOD CANCER COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $257,550
- Spending
- $261,859
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 0.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 200
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 22% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 73% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 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.
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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- $261,859 spent. SEE SCHEDULE 0.
- COALITION AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER (CAC2) IS A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SUPPORT AND SERVE THE CHILDHOOD CANCER COMMUNITY. THE MISSION OF CAC2 IS TO FOSTER AND SUSTAIN GREATER LEVELS OF COORDINATED ACTION, INFORMATION EXCHANGE, LEARNING, AND BROAD-BASED COLLABORATION THROUGH AGREED -UPON INITIATIVES IN FOUR AREAS: RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT AND SURVIVORSHIP, AWARENESS BUILDING, AND ADVOCACY. CAC2 WORKS TO BENEFIT THE CHILDHOOD CANCER COMMUNITY- INCLUDING BOTH ITS MEMBERSHIP AND CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH GREATER LEVELS OF COORDINATED ACTIONS THAT LEVERAGE THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND EXPERTISE OF ITS MEMBERS, MINIMIZING WASTE OF PRECIOUS RESOURCES IN ORDER TO DRIVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS ADVOCACY CAC2 FOCUSED ITS ADVOCACY WORK ON LEVERAGING COLLECTIVE ACTION TO INFLUENCE FEDERAL LEGISLATION, IMPROVING STATE-LEVEL ADVOCACY COORDINATION, AND ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS IN RESEARCH AND ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING THERAPIES. CAC2 ACTIVELY MOBILIZED ITS MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SUPPORT THE PASSING OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION, INCLUDING THE GABRIELLA MILLER KIDS FIRST RESEARCH ACT 2.0 (WHICH IS NOW PUBLIC LAW 118228). SEVERAL CAC2 MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN THE CHILDHOOD CANCER ACTION DAYS IN FEBRUARY 2025, WHICH CONNECTED PARTICIPANTS WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR THE NEWLY CREATED CHILDHOOD CANCER PACKAGE (BUNDLE OF BILLS OF RELATED TO CHILDHOOD CANCER) AND ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED FUNDING OF - THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI).ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2024, CAC2 WORKED WITH THE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY (OSTP) TO SUPPORT A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON STATE ADVOCACY FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER, MARKING THE THIRD COLLABORATION WITHIN PRESIDENT BIDENS CANCER MOONSHOT INITIATIVE. FURTHER WORK ON ADVOCACY AT THE STATE LEVEL BY CAC2 MEMBERS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN AI-POWERED ADVOCACY PLATFORM, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED TO THE CHILDHOOD CANCER COMMUNITY IN JUNE 2025. AWARENESS CAC2 CONTINUES TO BE AN INDUSTRY LEADER IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE COMPLEX CARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH CANCER, THE MYRIAD OF ISSUES FACED BY SURVIVORS, AND THE CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY THEIR FAMILY AND CAREGIVERS. MEMBERS OF CAC2 COLLABORATE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CANCER IN CHILDREN, WHICH IS CRUCIAL TO INCREASING PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING, ENHANCING EFFORTS TO PASS CHILDHOOD CANCER LEGISLATION, AND CREATING PROGRAMS SUPPORTING PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS FROM TIME OF DIAGNOSIS THROUGH SURVIVORSHIP. THE PAST YEARS ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: (1) PARTICIPATING AS A SUPPORTING SPONSOR IN CUREFEST FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER IN SEPTEMBER 2024, A NATIONAL, HIGH-VISIBILITY EVENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C; (2) HOSTING A SUNRISE SESSION AT THE 2024 BRAINSTORM SUMMIT TO SHARE THE WORK- OF THE ORGANIZATION WITH THE BROADER PEDIATRIC CANCER COMMUNITY; (3) MAINTAINING THE PUBLICLY-AVAILABLE, DIGITALLY-ACCESSIBLE CAC2 CHILDHOOD CANCER FACT LIBRARY; (4) ELECTRONICALLY PUBLISHING THE CAC2 CHILDHOOD CANCER COMMUNITY NEWS DIGEST WEEKLY; AND (5) ACTIVELY PROMOTING THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY GLOBAL CAMPAIGN IN FEBRUARY.RESEARCH & TREATMENT IN THE AREA OF CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS, CAC2 OPERATED AS A CATALYST FOR COLLABORATION AMONG ITS MEMBERS TO ACCELERATE CURES. OVER THE PAST YEAR, MEMBERS REINVIGORATED AN ESSENTIAL PROGRAM THE FOUNDATION MATCH FOR JOINT RESEARCH FUNDING TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN FUNDING NEEDS AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THIS SEARCHABLE WEB PLATFORM ENABLES CAC2 MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH LIKE-MINDED MISSIONS TO - CONNECT, COLLABORATE, AND FUND RESEARCH AND OTHER PROJECTS WITH A GOAL OF PREVENTING DUPLICATION OF EFFORT AND CREATING A MORE COORDINATED FUNDING STREAM TO SUPPORT RESEARCH. ADDITIONALLY, CAC2 PROVIDED MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM TOP RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND INDUSTRY THOUGHT-LEADERS THROUGH A BIMONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES.FAMILY SUPPORT - CAC2 ASSISTS THOSE EXPERIENCING CANCER THROUGHOUT THE TREATMENT CONTINUUM, FROM DIAGNOSIS TO SURVIVORSHIP, LARGELY BY LEVERAGING THE COMBINED EXPERTISE OF ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING SOME FORM OF DIRECT SUPPORT TO FAMILIES. DURING 2024-2025, CAC2 REDESIGNED THEIR CHILDHOOD CANCER HUB, WHICH INCLUDED TWO PROJECTS: (1) THE UPDATED HOPE PORTAL, A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DATABASE OF TRUSTED RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN TREATMENT, AND (2) THE NEWLY LAUNCHED BETTER TOGETHER, A RESOURCE FOR SUPPORT DURING SURVIVORSHIP. THE DEDICATED FAMILY SUPPORT INTEREST GROUP CONTINUED TO MEET TO ADDRESS QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, AND TOPICS RELATED TO FAMILY WELL-BEING.SURVIVORSHIP - CAC2 FOCUSED ITS SURVIVORSHIP EFFORTS ON EXPANDING ACCESS TO RESOURCES, FOSTERING PEER SUPPORT, AND PROMOTING LEGISLATIVE ACTION FOR THE OVER 500,000 CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED THE CONTENT OF ITS SURVIVORSHIP TOOLKIT AND IMPROVED THE USER INTERFACE EXPERIENCE FOR THE SUITE OF ONLINE RESOURCES. WITH OVER 1,000 RESOURCES ADDRESSING THE LATE PHYSICAL/PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS FROM CANCER TREATMENT, ASSISTING WITH NAVIGATING INSURANCE COVERAGE OF SURVIVORS, AND HELPING PATIENTS WITH TRANSITIONING TO - ADULT CARE, THE SURVIVORSHIP TOOLKIT IS ONE OF THE MOST FORMIDABLE PLATFORMS OF ITS KIND.STRENGTHENING CAC2 OPERATIONS CAC2 CONTINUED TO BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICES OF AN ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT COMPANY, ALLOWING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FOCUS ON THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY. IMPROVEMENTS REALIZED THIS YEAR INCLUDE ENHANCED PROCESSES FOR MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT, EXPANDED SOCIAL MEDIA AND MARKETING EFFORTS, AND STREAMLINED DELIVERY OF WEBINARS. COALITION AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER (CAC2) ANNUAL SUMMIT THIS YEARS SUMMIT, THEMED COLLABORATION AS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN CHILDHOOD CANCER, WAS HELD JUNE 15-17, 2025, IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE SUMMIT EMPHASIZED COLLABORATION BEING ESSENTIAL TO TRANSFORMING CANCER CARE FOR CHILDREN, BRINGING TOGETHER VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 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 August 2014.
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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