Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

Financial assistance program: during 2025, the organization's primary program provided emergency financial assistance to 396 children and family members impacted by childhood cancer. Since its inception, the program has served 7,653 individuals, providing critical support during one of the most challenging times in a family's life. Reflecting its unwavering commitment to its mission, 98% of the organization's total expenses in 2025 were dedicated to program services. The organization is committed to providing emergency financial relief that helps families battling pediatric cancer meet essential everyday needs, including rent, utilities, food, transportation, and other medical-related costs. Families consistently describe this assistance as a lifeline-helping them avoid financial collapse while allowing parents to focus on their child's treatment rather than overwhelming economic hardship. By addressing urgent needs quickly and compassionately, jjccf helps prevent families from spiraling into crisis and provides support that is often vital to the well-being and survival of children undergoing cancer treatment. Jjccf is dedicated to delivering timely, meaningful assistance when families need it most. To qualify, the child must be fighting cancer and come from a low-income family experiencing financial hardship. The child's diagnosis must have negatively impacted the family's income and financial stability, leaving them temporarily unable to meet basic living needs. Most cases involve a single parent household and family qualifies for government assistance programs such as medicaid and supplemental security income. To apply for the program, the child must be under 18 years of age and reside in the state of Florida. Families must be referred by their hospital social worker, who will assist in completing the three-page application and submit it to the foundation by email. After jjccf staff reviews the submitted application, the child's caregiver will be contacted to confirm eligibility and explain the assistance process. Copies of outstanding bills representing basic human needs (i.e. Rent, utilities, insurance, car note, medical) should be provided. Grocery and gas gift cards may be requested. Jjccf staff will request a headshot of the child for its annual collage of the faces behind its mission and mail a financial assistance package to the child's home address.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 91.6%; rating input score 92
• Program expense ratio: 98%; rating input score 98
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 40%; rating input score 40; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • 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: 7.4%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.62; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 15.2%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 19.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings