Clic Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The CLIC Foundation was formed to advance childhood cancer research, namely through providing resources to the Childhood Cancer and Leukemia International Consortium (CLIC). CLIC is a group of international researchers who study the role of environmental, genetic, and other risk factors in causing childhood cancers. Specifically, the CLIC Foundation will support CLIC by: 1)facilitating inter-disciplinary, collaborative scientific meetings; 2)developing the infrastructure needed for data pooling and analysis operations; and 3) promoting and enabling dissemination of results.
- Income
- $0
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (1)
- Our activities in 2023 were directed toward the CLIC Genomics Project, the CLIC Scientific Annual Meeting, and a Fundraising campaign CLICsgiving. Our accomplishments were as follows:1.We continued to passively obtain donations from individuals via the CLIC/CLIC Foundation website.2.We have an ongoing grant from the National Cancer Institute and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for pooling and analyzing existing genomic and non-genomic data for childhood leukemias from CLIC studies and publicly available data sources This is called the CLIC Genomics Project. https://www.clic.ngo/introducing-the-clic-genomics-project/ 3.We held the CLIC Scientific Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA from October 9-11, 2023. The meeting included working sessions on current CLIC research projects, as well as future scientific directions and priorities for the consortium. The meeting was hosted by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and the CLIC Foundation provided support for travel grants and for operational costs of holding the meeting.4. In November and December 2023, we ran a fundraising campaign online called CLICsgiving. We were able to raise $1125 from our followers and improved our social media presence on LinkedIn. We plan to run this campaign annually. Note: These accomplishments meet the first, second, and third purposes of the CLIC Foundation as described in the Articles of Incorporation.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 2020.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Chg Foundation (Chula Vista, CA), EIN 33-0586911. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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