Children's Cancer and Blood Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
136019222
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
New York, NY, USA
Phone
2122974336
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Blood Supply Related

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$179,078
Expenses
$236,800
Assets
$2,223,765
Liabilities
$24,384

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LES LIEBERMAN (CO-CHAIRMAN & CO-PRESIDENT)
  • RONALD J IERVOLINO (CO-CHAIRMAN & CO-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LES LIEBERMAN (CO-CHAIRMAN & CO-PRESIDENT)
  • RONALD J IERVOLINO (CO-CHAIRMAN & CO-PRESIDENT)
  • STUART ORAN (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide the funds that support the medical treatment and research for childhood blood disorders and cancers through the division of pediatric hematology and oncology at New York presbyterian hospital.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, ccbf reaffirmed its commitment to transforming outcomes for children with blood disorders and cancer by advancing three pillars: research, care and cure. Through its enduring partnership with the division of pediatric hematology and oncology at newyork presbyterian hospital/weill cornell medicine, ccbf funded cutting-edge clinical grants that accelerated new therapies and expanded survivorship and fertility-preservation programs for young patients. At the same time, the foundation supported state-of-the-art comprehensive care ensuring children and their families received compassionate, multidisciplinary treatment and invested in the training of future leaders in pediatric hematology/oncology, helping build the next generation of specialists who will make cures possible. These strategic efforts reinforced ccbf's long-standing mission to not only help children survive, but to return them to full and productive lives.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 94% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 48.8%; rating input score 49
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.04 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -32.2%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 9.39; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -4.8% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.3% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.6% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.3% of revenue deployed · 48.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $116K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 49/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 18/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.