Mama Bears Fighting Childhood Cancer
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of Mama Bears Fighting Childhood Cancer (MBFCC) is to empower parents and caregivers of pediatric cancer patients through immediate support and ongoing community. We help parents navigate the pediatric oncology universe and provide them with the support and tools needed to advocate for their child.
- Income
- $175,444
- Spending
- $152,944
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
- $137,947 spent. Mama Bears Fighting Childhood Cancer (MBFCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting Northern California families with children up to 21 years old who are currently undergoing treatment for childhood cancer. We provide families whose child has an active cancer diagnosis with an MBFCC Hospital Survival Wagon or Clinic Cart based on the family's needs filled with essential items to live more comfortably in the hospital or during long outpatient clinic visits. MBFCC delivered 282 wagons and 12 clinic carts in 2024 to Northern California Children's Hospitals to support pediatric cancer families.We offer a uniquely supportive community for parents and caregivers with a child diagnosed with cancer. MBFCC provides a safe and private chat community in English and Spanish for parents and caregivers to support each other day and night through the ups and downs of treatment. MBFCC has an "Angel" support group for parents in our community whose child becomes an angel too soon. The private chat communities are confidential spaces where parents can share and support each other through the good, the bad, the ugly, and so much more. We also host in-person events for parents and their children.Our goal is to ensure that no parent walks this journey alone, and our motto is, "Carry your family, Well carry you!"
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 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 August 2022.
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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