Oregon · Nonprofit
Children's Cancer Association
Children's Cancer Association (Oregon) receives grants from 140 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,560,958 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($2,759,115). 81 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.8M
- Funders on record
- 140
- Grants received
- $9.6M
- Net assets
- $1.0M
What Children's Cancer Association does
Mission
At Children's Cancer Association (CCA), our mission is to deliver Joy-centric programs that create immediate and measurable improvement to the mental and emotional wellness of young patients.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
JoyRx Music - Since 1995, JoyRx Music, our flagship program, has drawn on the universal power of music to help hospitalized children feel better even during life's most challenging moments. Our highly trained JoyRx Music Specialists engage children of all ages and diagnoses, allowing them to choose the musical experience that best suits their current emotional place, desired mood, and engagement level. Whether it be engaging in person (Bedside Live), interacting virtually (Digital Live), or accessing exclusive music performances at any time on CCTV and YouTube (On Demand), our program reaches children where they are - and makes their tough days a little brighter.
$2,171,963 spentof which $21,580 as grants57% of program spendingCommunity Outreach, Education and Resources - In addition to our core program offerings, JoyRx is proud to provide comprehensive resources and information to families facing the profound trauma of a pediatric cancer diagnosis.JoyRx Kids' Cancer Pages is the first-ever national resource directory on childhood cancer and was recognized by the National Cancer Institute as "the most comprehensive guide for families currently available". Now in its fifth edition, this vital support tool is sent free-of-charge charge to every pediatric hospital in the country. A searchable PDF is also available on our website. Continued on schedule O.Volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization: they mentor children, share their musical talents, staff community events, host toy drives, and serve on our leadership boards.JoyRx volunteers make a powerful difference in the lives of children in need. In return, they find their own life changed by the extraordinary spirit of these courageous kids.
$911,810 spent24% of program spendingJoyRx Mentorship - JoyRx Mentorship fosters trusted companionship to inspire friendship and distraction during an isolating time. Our trained, adult volunteer JoyRx Mentors provide emotional support to children in treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses, and they offer critical support to parents who endure the hardships of hospital stays with their child.In the hospital, our mentors arrive with bags full of toys, games, and activities to help their young friends laugh and smile. Their friendship helps kids just be who they are - appealing to their interests and personal preferences. Continued on schedule O.With their mentor, they can play games, watch movies, do arts and crafts, or whatever activity they want to help pass the time in the hospital. For parents, these visits offer a brief respite, allowing a moment for themselves - they can take a walk, grab some coffee, spend time with their other children, or take an opportunity to step away and breathe. Mentorship matches can last multiple years, and often the bonds of friendship are still strong long after the final treatment.Since 1999, the program has matched more than 1,600 kids undergoing lengthy treatment regimens…
$416,372 spentof which $24,497 as grants11% of program spendingJoyRx Nature - JoyRx Nature provides an essential connection to the natural world. Nestled in 24 acres of surrounding woods with plentiful wildlife and a serene lake, JoyRx Nature's Alexandra Ellis Caring Cabin at the Oregon Coast provides children in treatment and their extended families with a place of peace in a calming environment. The Caring Cabin is an extraordinary destination for families to relax, explore, and create once-in-a-lifetime memories. Designed with the needs of seriously ill children in mind, the Caring Cabin lends a much-needed mental break to recharge during or after treatment. This no-cost, five-day retreat restores energy and provides respite for families battling pediatric illness.
$305,817 spentof which $16,880 as grants8% of program spendingScience of Joy - This year, JoyRx worked hard on an initiative to establish strong evidence-based practices to determine the qualitative impact of JoyRx programming. We engaged staff, board, and hospital leaders in this effort, laying the groundwork to determine the impact of our JoyRx programs beyond the anecdotal or self-reported. Our goal is to go deeper, getting to the place where we can not only report the number of kids we're reaching, but also, eventually, quantitatively highlight how and to what extent we are improving the emotional and mental well-being of the kids and families we serve.
$12,320 spent0% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,818,282.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $7.0M to $4.3M (−38%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 12% · 2022 10% · 2023 18%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
93% of Children's Cancer Association’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 33 funders to 51 funders, grant income rose $363k → $1.6M.
21 of 140 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 51% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Children's Cancer Association’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 140 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Children's Cancer Association has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 29% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
64% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Children's Cancer Association.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 14% · 2018 12% · 2019 15% · 2020 36% · 2021 36% · 2022 43% · 2023 38% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
41% of Children's Cancer Association's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
51% of Children's Cancer Association's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $4.7M that is directly attributable, 55% of it comes from Oregon funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $4.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 14 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Children's Cancer Association's revenue fell 32% between 2020 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,430 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like Children's Cancer Association
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 26 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- The Foundation of the Children's Cancer Association · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Children's Cancer Association: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Children's Cancer Association?
- Children's Cancer Association (Oregon) receives grants from 140 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,560,958 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($2,759,115). 81 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 51% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Children's Cancer Association have?
- IRS filings report 140 organizations giving $9,560,958 in grants to Children's Cancer Association, 81 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Children's Cancer Association?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $2,759,115 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Children's Cancer Association find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 140 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing