Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 68 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
The organization's primary mission is to support children battling cancer by funding programs that improve patients' quality of life, treatment programs that increase survivorship, and pediatric medical research dedicated to finding a cure.
- Income
- $3.0 million
- Spending
- $2.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 74%
- Reserves
- 9.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 72%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $197,169, 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
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 36% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 147% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1574% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 68 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: 92 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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
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 (6)
- $518,295 spent. Various cancer research and support program direct expenses.
- $300,000 spent. V Foundation - The All-Star Grant is an ongoing support of previous V Scholar or Translational grant recipients. The V Foundation looks for the most innovative ideas to improve the cancer landscape for patients.
- $300,000 spent. Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center: This grant is to fund their research project entitled Novel Treatment for Relapsed/Recurrent High-Risk B-ALL.
- $250,000 spent. NMDP Foundation: This grant is to fund a portion of the research project entitled CD33CART: A Clinical Trial Providing Hope for Children and Young Adults with Relapsed/Refractory AML.
- $225,000 spent. PTCTC This grant will continue support of The PTCTC Jeff Gordon Childrens Foundation New Investigator Award for encouraging clinical and/or laboratory research by young investigators in the field of pediatric transplantation and cellular therapies.
- $200,000 spent. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: This grant is to support UTHSAs research project entitled Dual Targeting of Ewing Sarcoma.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2000.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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