Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208065108
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Chattanooga, TN, USA
Phone
4232433471
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Foundations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,613,690
Expenses
$2,762,699
Assets
$6,966,924
Liabilities
$2,250,599

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMY JO OSBORN (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • AMY JO OSBORN (PRESIDENT & CEO): $198,781 total reported compensation
  • ASHLEY DAVIS GUTHRIE (DIRECTOR): $31,983 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The austin hatcher foundation's mission is to provide a lifetime of free, comprehensive support to childhood cancer patients and their families through mental, behavioral, educational, and social services, so they can cope in the present and thrive in the future.

What it reported doing in 2025

Psychosocial support - the austin hatcher foundation for pediatric cancer provides comprehensive, family-centered psychosocial care designed to address the emotional, cognitive, social, and practical impacts of a childhood cancer diagnosis. The foundation's services are delivered under the broad umbrella of psychosocial support, recognizing that the effects of pediatric cancer extend far beyond medical treatment and impact the entire family system.through an integrated and multidisciplinary approach, the foundation provides neurocognitive and cognitive testing to identify learning and developmental needs that may arise during or after treatment. These assessments inform individualized support plans that include educational advocacy, academic coaching, and assistance with school-based accommodations such as 504 plans and individualized education programs (ieps), helping children successfully reintegrate into and thrive within academic environments.therapeutic and developmental programming includes recreational therapy, occupational therapy, nutrition education, stem-based learning opportunities, and workforce readiness initiatives designed to build life skills, confidence, and long-term independence. These services aim to promote cognitive development, physical engagement, and future preparedness for pediatric cancer patients and survivors.family-centered care is a core component of the foundation's model. Programs are designed to support the entire family through social and behavioral coaching, individual counseling, family counseling, grief counseling, and cognitive behavioral therapy. These services provide tools for emotional resilience, coping, communication, and healthy family functioning throughout and beyond the cancer journey.additional programming, including industrial arts and hands-on skill development, further supports cognitive engagement, creativity, and personal growth for children and adolescents.through this comprehensive continuum of care, the austin hatcher foundation seeks to reduce the psychosocial burden of pediatric cancer and empower children and their families with the skills, support, and resources needed to navigate treatment, survivorship, and long-term wellbeing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 73% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 76
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 83
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 85.2%; rating input score 85
  • Program expense ratio: 80.3%; rating input score 80
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.55 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 88.2%; rating input score 88; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -5.7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.52; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.4%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.7% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.7% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 85.2% of revenue deployed · 80.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 17 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $199K · 17 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 21/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 39/100.