The Sunshine Kids Foundation

What it reported doing in 2025

National events"mardi gras fun time fantasy" is a one-week trip held in new orleans, Louisiana. The children spend the week with activities, riding on their own float, attending their very own mardi gras ball, taking swamp tours, and touring the beautiful city of new orleans. Twenty-four young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event."winter games" is a one-week trip held in beaver creek, Colorado. The children receive one-on-one skiing instruction, snowmobile rides, snow tubing, and participate in (continued on schedule o)a downhill winter games event. Twenty-five young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event."Washington d.c. Adventure" is a one-week trip held in Washington, d.c. The children spend the week touring museums, the capitol building, and monuments. Twenty-five young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event. "Texas hill country adventure" is a one-week trip held in june in san marcos, tx for cancer patients from different hospitals across the country. The children experience the natural beauty of the hill country through activities such as horseback riding and river tubing. Twenty-one young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event."New York broadway break" is a one-week trip held in New York, ny. The children spend the week touring the bright city lights in the big apple. Twenty-six young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event. "California fun-time fantasy" is a one-week event held in los angeles, ca. The children experience activities such as visiting disney world, universal studios, meeting celebrities, and visiting various studios. Twenty-six young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event."Florida fun n- sun celebration" is a one-week event held in orlando, Florida. The children experience activities which include visiting theme parks such as disney world, universal studios, and discovery cove. Twenty-eight young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event. "chicago teen getaway" is a one-week event held in chicago, il. The children spend the week seeing the sights and sounds of chicago. Twenty young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event. "Hawaii hang loose holiday" is a one-week event held in honolulu, hi. The children experience activities such as swimming, snorkeling, surfing, and other beach activities. Twenty-five young cancer patients from hospitals across the united states attended this event. Regional events"sunshine kids hollywood beach bash" is a three-day trip held in fort lauderdale, fl. The children experience beach activities. Nineteen young cancer patients from hospitals across Florida attended this event. "sunshine kids boston harbor hangout" is a three-day trip held in boston, ma. The children experience activities throughout the historical city of boston. Twenty young cancer patients from hospitals across Florida attended this event. "sunshine kids teen houston getaway" is a three-day trip held in houston, tx. This trip is designed for group sharing and supporting teenagers. Thirty cancer patients from hospitals across Texas attended this event. "sunshine kids activity programs" provides hundreds of activities across the united states for hundreds of kids and their families. These include teen weekends, sporting events, trips to water and amusement parks, concerts, beach outings, and in-hospital events.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 80.4%; rating input score 80
• Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 98.6%; rating input score 99; 41st 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: 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: 6.7%; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.12; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 3.6%; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings