Wipe Out Kids Cancer Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WIPE OUT KIDS CANCER OFFERS COMFORT AND HOPE TO KIDS WITH CANCER THROUGH SUPPORT PROGRAMS SERVING THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND FUNDS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH LEADING TO NEW DISCOVERIES AND TREATMENTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST PEDIATRIC CANCER. "SUPPORT AND PROGRAMS: SUPPORT & PROGRAMS...WOKC REFERS TO PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS AS WARRIORS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND COURAGE. WE KNOW, HOWEVER, CANCER IMPACTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, AND FINANCIALLY. THATS WHY OUR WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAMS ARE THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT NOT JUST THE PATIENT, BUT EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. THE WARRIOR PARENT SOCIALS PROGRAM PROVIDES DATE NIGHT EXPERIENCES (I.E., COOKING CLASSES, KARAOKE, GAME SHOW COMPETITIONS, ETC.) FOR GROUPS OF PARENTS WHO ARE NAVIGATING A PEDIATRIC CANCER JOURNEY. THIS PROGRAM NOT ONLY HELPS COUPLES RECONNECT (THUS COMBATING THE ELEVATED DIVORCE RATE FOR PARENTS OF CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN) BUT ALSO HELPS ORGANICALLY FOSTER PEER SUPPORT SYSTEMS. WOKC'S SUPPORT TO F
- Income
- $1.7 million
- Spending
- $1.7 million
- Spent on programs
- 89%
- Reserves
- 7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 87%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 550
- Highest pay
- $216,304, ceo
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: 90 out of 100.
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 53% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1589% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 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
Good: 80 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
0 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 (3)
- $1.1 million spent. RESEARCH: THE WOKC SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE CAREFULLY SELECTS RESEARCH STUDIES. OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES, WOKC'S WIDE RANGE OF NATIONAL NOVEL PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED MEDULLOBRASTOMA (BRAIN TUMORS), LEUKEMIA, BONED TUMORS, SARCOMAS, WILMS TUMOR (KIDNEY CANCER), NEUROBLASTOMA, GENOMICS, CRISPR GENE-EDITING, STEM CELLS, THERAPEUTIC TARGETING, PEDIATRIC RADIATION ONCOLOGY SEDATION, IMMUNOTHERAPY, THE LONG-TERM MEDICAL PROBLEMS FROM CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS, AND THE APPLICATION OF AI AND MACHINE LEARNING TO ADVANCE PROGRESS. THESE CRITICAL PROJECTS REPRESENT ADVANCEMENTS IN TREATMENT OUTCOMES, WHICH INCLUDE EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION OF HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS, AND LESS INVASIVE TREATMENTS. SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1980, WOKC HAS FUNDED A WIDE RANGE OF NATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS IN ALMOST EVERY PEDIATRIC CANCER CATEGORY, AND THE RESULTS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENTS AND OUTCOMES THROUGH THIS CUTTING EDGE NOVEL CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS. WIPE OUT KIDS CANCER IS DIFFERENTIATED FROM OTHER CANCER FUNDERS IN THAT WOKC FOCUSES ON CUTTING-EDGE NOVEL PEDIATRIC CANCER INNOVATIONS THAT MIGHT NOT INITIALLY RECEIVE TRADITIONAL FUNDING. THESE INNOVATIONS ARE CRITICAL AND ARE KEEPING SCIENTISTS WORKING TOWARD ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND TREATMENTS ESSENTIAL TO THE MISSION WOKC SERVES. WOKC HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THE PEDIATRIC CANCER SPACE BY FUNDING 12 MILLION IN EARLY RESEARCH PHASES. THIS SEED MONEY HAS YIELDED MORE THAN 32 MILLION IN GRANT MONEY FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND DISCOVERIES. RESEARCH: THE WOKC SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL RESEARCH COMMITTEE CAREFULLY SELECTS RESEARCH STUDIES. OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES, WOKC'S WIDE RANGE OF NATIONAL NOVEL PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED MEDULLOBRASTOMA (BRAIN TUMORS), LEUKEMIA, BONED TUMORS, SARCOMAS, WILMS TUMOR (KIDNEY CANCER), NEUROBLASTOMA, GENOMICS, CRISPR GENE-EDITING, STEM CELLS, THERAPEUTIC TARGETING, PEDIATRIC RADIATION ONCOLOGY SEDATION, IMMUNOTHERAPY, THE LONG-TERM MEDICAL PROBLEMS FROM CHILDHOOD CANCER SURVIVORS, AND THE APPLICATION OF AI AND MACHINE LEARNING TO ADVANCE PROGRESS. THESE CRITICAL PROJECTS REPRESENT ADVANCEMENTS IN TREATMENT OUTCOMES, WHICH INCLUDE EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION OF HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS, AND LESS INVASIVE TREATMENTS. SINCE IT BEGAN IN 1980, WOKC HAS FUNDED A WIDE RANGE OF NATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS IN ALMOST EVERY PEDIATRIC CANCER CATEGORY, AND THE RESULTS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN TREATMENTS AND OUTCOMES THROUGH THIS CUTTING EDGE NOVEL CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS. WIPE OUT KIDS CANCER IS DIFFERENTIATED FROM OTHER CANCER FUNDERS IN THAT WOKC FOCUSES ON CUTTING-EDGE NOVEL PEDIATRIC CANCER INNOVATIONS THAT MIGHT NOT INITIALLY RECEIVE TRADITIONAL FUNDING. THESE INNOVATIONS ARE CRITICAL AND ARE KEEPING SCIENTISTS WORKING TOWARD ADVANCEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND TREATMENTS ESSENTIAL TO THE MISSION WOKC SERVES. WOKC HAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED THE PEDIATRIC CANCER SPACE BY FUNDING 12 MILLION IN EARLY RESEARCH PHASES. THIS SEED MONEY HAS YIELDED MORE THAN 32 MILLION IN GRANT MONEY FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND DISCOVERIES.
- $135,010 spent. BUDDY BAG PROGRAM: A POTENTIAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS IS ALMOST ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY AN IMMEDIATE AND UNEXPECTED ADMISSION TO A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, LEAVING FAMILIES UNPREPARED AND WITHOUT THE ITEMS NEEDED FOR A LENGTHY HOSPITAL STAY. BUDDY BAGS EASE THE SUDDEN AND UNCOMFORTABLE TRANSITION FROM HOME OR PEDIATRICIANS OFFICE TO HOSPITAL FOR BOTH THE CHILD AND PARENTS AND ARE FILLED WITH ESSENTIALS INCLUDING TOILETRIES, COZY BLANKET AND PILLOW, DINING CARDS TO EASE THE COST OF HOSPITAL FOOD, AGE- APPROPRIATE ENTERTAINMENT AND ELECTRONICS, GAMES, TOYS, AND AN IPAD TO REMAIN CONNECTED TO SCHOOL WORK AND FRIENDS. THE BUDDY BAG IS ABOUT MORE THAN PRACTICAL ITEMS - IT PROVIDES A SENSE OF GROUNDING IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS. IT REMINDS FAMILIES THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE, BUT THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED (WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST), AND THAT WOKC HAS ANTICIPATED THEIR NEEDS BEFORE THEY EVEN KNOW TO ASK FOR HELP. A PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS CHANGES EVERYTHING - IT TURNS LIFE UPSIDE DOWN IN AN INSTANT. ONE MOMENT, LIFE IS NORMAL. THE NEXT, YOUR CHILD IS BEING ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED CANCER DIAGNOSIS. THERE IS LITTLE TIME TO PROCESS WHAT IS HAPPENING AND NO TIME TO GO HOME AND PACK A BAG. SUDDENLY, YOU ARE IN A HOSPITAL ROOM, FACING THE OVERWHELMING WEIGHT OF A PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS... EMPTY-HANDED, UNPREPARED, AND EMOTIONALLY SHATTERED. THATS WHEN WOKCS SIGNATURE BUDDY BAG IS INTRODUCED. ?MORE THAN JUST A BAG DELIVERED TO THE ROOM BY A CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST, WOKCS BUDDY BAG IS MORE THAN JUST A ROLLING CANVAS SUITCASE FILLED WITH NECESSARY ITEMSIT TRULY IS A MUCH-NEEDED LIFELINE. THOUGHTFULLY FILLED WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT BRING A MEASURE OF COMFORT, HOPE, AND NORMALCY TO BOTH THE CHILD AND THEIR PARENT(S) AT A TIME WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. ONE MOTHER SAID, "WE HAD BEEN INPATIENT FOR ABOUT THREE NIGHTS WITH NO SLEEP, WITH A LIFE-THREATENING DIAGNOSIS. MY DAUGHTER FINALLY GOT SOME REST AND I COULDN'T SLEEP. I REALIZED THERE WAS A REAL PILLOW IN THE BUDDY BAG AND I CRIED MYSELF INTO THE BEST SLEEP I HAD IN THREE NIGHTS." BUDDY BAG PROGRAM: A POTENTIAL CANCER DIAGNOSIS IS ALMOST ALWAYS ACCOMPANIED BY AN IMMEDIATE AND UNEXPECTED ADMISSION TO A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL, LEAVING FAMILIES UNPREPARED AND WITHOUT THE ITEMS NEEDED FOR A LENGTHY HOSPITAL STAY. BUDDY BAGS EASE THE SUDDEN AND UNCOMFORTABLE TRANSITION FROM HOME OR PEDIATRICIANS OFFICE TO HOSPITAL FOR BOTH THE CHILD AND PARENTS AND ARE FILLED WITH ESSENTIALS INCLUDING TOILETRIES, COZY BLANKET AND PILLOW, DINING CARDS TO EASE THE COST OF HOSPITAL FOOD, AGE- APPROPRIATE ENTERTAINMENT AND ELECTRONICS, GAMES, TOYS, AND AN IPAD TO REMAIN CONNECTED TO SCHOOL WORK AND FRIENDS. THE BUDDY BAG IS ABOUT MORE THAN PRACTICAL ITEMS - IT PROVIDES A SENSE OF GROUNDING IN THE MIDST OF CHAOS. IT REMINDS FAMILIES THAT THEY ARE NOT ALONE, BUT THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED (WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST), AND THAT WOKC HAS ANTICIPATED THEIR NEEDS BEFORE THEY EVEN KNOW TO ASK FOR HELP. A PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS CHANGES EVERYTHING - IT TURNS LIFE UPSIDE DOWN IN AN INSTANT. ONE MOMENT, LIFE IS NORMAL. THE NEXT, YOUR CHILD IS BEING ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED CANCER DIAGNOSIS. THERE IS LITTLE TIME TO PROCESS WHAT IS HAPPENING AND NO TIME TO GO HOME AND PACK A BAG. SUDDENLY, YOU ARE IN A HOSPITAL ROOM, FACING THE OVERWHELMING WEIGHT OF A PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS... EMPTY-HANDED, UNPREPARED, AND EMOTIONALLY SHATTERED. THATS WHEN WOKCS SIGNATURE BUDDY BAG IS INTRODUCED. ?MORE THAN JUST A BAG DELIVERED TO THE ROOM BY A CHILD LIFE SPECIALIST, WOKCS BUDDY BAG IS MORE THAN JUST A ROLLING CANVAS SUITCASE FILLED WITH NECESSARY ITEMSIT TRULY IS A MUCH-NEEDED LIFELINE. THOUGHTFULLY FILLED WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS THAT BRING A MEASURE OF COMFORT, HOPE, AND NORMALCY TO BOTH THE CHILD AND THEIR PARENT(S) AT A TIME WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST. ONE MOTHER SAID, "WE HAD BEEN INPATIENT FOR ABOUT THREE NIGHTS WITH NO SLEEP, WITH A LIFE-THREATENING DIAGNOSIS. MY DAUGHTER FINALLY GOT SOME REST AND I COULDN'T SLEEP. I REALIZED THERE WAS A REAL PILLOW IN THE BUDDY BAG AND I CRIED MYSELF INTO THE BEST SLEEP I HAD IN THREE NIGHTS."
- $13,476 spent. WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM: WOKC STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD WORK DILIGENTLY YEAR ROUND TO DELIVER A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY AS THEY BATTLE A PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS. THE WOKC WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM INCLUDES CHILDREN FROM THE DFW HOSPITALS WITH PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY UNITS: CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS, MEDICAL CITY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, AND COOK CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER. FUN FAMILY SOCIAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR INCLUDING HOLIDAY PARTIES, COOKING CLASSES, PICNICS, FISHING, PRO AND SEMI-PRO SPORTING EVENTS, AND MORE EACH DECEMBER AUTONATION HOSTS A SPECTACULAR HOLIDAY PARTY FOR CURRENT AND PAST WARRIOR FAMILIES. NOT ONLY DOES WOKCS TEAM ENSURE THAT EACH ACTIVITY IS FUN, BUT THAT IT WILL ACCOMMODATE ANY SPECIAL NEEDS A FAMILY MAY HAVE, INCLUDING THROUGH DONATED GIFT CARDS FOR GROCERIES AND GAS CARDS TO GET TO/FROM TREATMENTS. WOKC REALIZES THAT CANCER AFFECCTS MORE THAN JUST THE CHILD WHO RECEIVED THE CANCER DIAGNOSIS - IT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY - EMOTIONALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND SOCIALLY. WARRIORS ISN'T JUST A WORD - IT IS A TRIBUTE TO PEDIATRIC CANCER TO THEIR STRENGTH, RESILIENCE AND COURAGE. WOKC'S WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM INCLUDES THOUGHTULLY DESIGNED SERVICES TO HELP RESTORE SOME NORMALCY, HAPPINESS AND HOPE TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. THE WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDES FUN SOCIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME AND BOND WITH OTHER FAMILIES WHO ARE FACING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND CHALLENGES. PARENTS HAVE COMMENTED THAT THESE WOKC SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ARE "MEDICINE FOR THEIR SOUL". GIVEN MANY FAMILIES ARE UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL, BY EASING THESE BASIC EMOTIONAL AND FINCACIAL CHALLENGES, WOKC ALLOWS FAMILIES TO FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS MOST: THEIR CHILD'S HEALING. WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM: WOKC STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD WORK DILIGENTLY YEAR ROUND TO DELIVER A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY AS THEY BATTLE A PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS. THE WOKC WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM INCLUDES CHILDREN FROM THE DFW HOSPITALS WITH PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY UNITS: CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER DALLAS, MEDICAL CITY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, AND COOK CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENTER. FUN FAMILY SOCIAL EVENTS ARE PLANNED THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR INCLUDING HOLIDAY PARTIES, COOKING CLASSES, PICNICS, FISHING, PRO AND SEMI-PRO SPORTING EVENTS, AND MORE EACH DECEMBER AUTONATION HOSTS A SPECTACULAR HOLIDAY PARTY FOR CURRENT AND PAST WARRIOR FAMILIES. NOT ONLY DOES WOKCS TEAM ENSURE THAT EACH ACTIVITY IS FUN, BUT THAT IT WILL ACCOMMODATE ANY SPECIAL NEEDS A FAMILY MAY HAVE, INCLUDING THROUGH DONATED GIFT CARDS FOR GROCERIES AND GAS CARDS TO GET TO/FROM TREATMENTS. WOKC REALIZES THAT CANCER AFFECCTS MORE THAN JUST THE CHILD WHO RECEIVED THE CANCER DIAGNOSIS - IT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY - EMOTIONALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND SOCIALLY. WARRIORS ISN'T JUST A WORD - IT IS A TRIBUTE TO PEDIATRIC CANCER TO THEIR STRENGTH, RESILIENCE AND COURAGE. WOKC'S WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM INCLUDES THOUGHTULLY DESIGNED SERVICES TO HELP RESTORE SOME NORMALCY, HAPPINESS AND HOPE TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. THE WARRIOR FAMILY PROGRAM PROVIDES FUN SOCIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME AND BOND WITH OTHER FAMILIES WHO ARE FACING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND CHALLENGES. PARENTS HAVE COMMENTED THAT THESE WOKC SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT EVENTS ARE "MEDICINE FOR THEIR SOUL". GIVEN MANY FAMILIES ARE UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL, BY EASING THESE BASIC EMOTIONAL AND FINCACIAL CHALLENGES, WOKC ALLOWS FAMILIES TO FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS MOST: THEIR CHILD'S HEALING.
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 September 1983.
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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