Texas · Nonprofit
WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC
WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC (Texas) receives grants from 52 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,588,089 to it, the largest being COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC ($1,074,444). 17 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 FY2024
- $1.7M
- Funders on record
- 52
- Grants received
- $2.6M
- Net assets
- $991k
What Wipe Out Kids' Cancer Inc does
Mission
Wipe out kids cancer offers comfort and hope to kids with cancer through support programs serving the entire family and funds innovative research leading to new discoveries and treatments in the fight against pediatric cancer. "support and programs: support & programs...wokc refers to pediatric cancer patients as warriors to recognize their strength, resilience, and courage. We know, however, cancer impacts the entire family emotionally, socially, and financially. Thats why our warrior family programs are thoughtfully designed to support not just the patient, but every member of the family. The warrior parent socials program provides date night experiences (I.e., cooking classes, karaoke, game show competitions, etc.) for groups of parents who are navigating a pediatric cancer journey. This program not only helps couples reconnect (thus combating the elevated divorce rate for parents of critically ill children) but also helps organically foster peer support systems. Wokc's support to f
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Research: the wokc scientific & medical research committee carefully selects research studies. Over the past four decades, wokc's wide range of national novel pediatric cancer research projects have included medullobrastoma (brain tumors), leukemia, boned tumors, sarcomas, wilms tumor (kidney cancer), neuroblastoma, genomics, crispr gene-editing, stem cells, therapeutic targeting, pediatric radiation oncology sedation, immunotherapy, the long-term medical problems from childhood cancer survivors, and the application of ai and machine learning to advance progress. These critical projects represent advancements in treatment outcomes, which include early detection, prevention of harmful side effects, and less invasive treatments. Since it began in 1980, wokc has funded a wide range of national cancer research projects in almost every pediatric cancer category, and the results are making a difference in treatments and outcomes through this cutting edge novel childhood cancer research projects. Wipe out kids cancer is differentiated from other cancer funders in that wokc focuses on cutting-edge novel pediatric cancer innovations that might not initially receive traditional funding.…
$1,053,485 spentof which $1,053,485 as grants88% of program spendingBuddy bag program: a potential cancer diagnosis is almost always accompanied by an immediate and unexpected admission to a pediatric hospital, leaving families unprepared and without the items needed for a lengthy hospital stay. Buddy bags ease the sudden and uncomfortable transition from home or pediatricians office to hospital for both the child and parents and are filled with essentials including toiletries, cozy blanket and pillow, dining cards to ease the cost of hospital food, age- appropriate entertainment and electronics, games, toys, and an ipad to remain connected to school work and friends. The buddy bag is about more than practical items - it provides a sense of grounding in the midst of chaos. It reminds families that they are not alone, but that they are supported (when they need it most), and that wokc has anticipated their needs before they even know to ask for help. A pediatric cancer diagnosis changes everything - it turns life upside down in an instant. One moment, life is normal. The next, your child is being admitted to the hospital with a suspected or confirmed cancer diagnosis. There is little time to process what is happening and no time to go home and pack…
$135,010 spent$216,244 earned by the program11% of program spendingWarrior family program: wokc staff, volunteers and board work diligently year round to deliver a multi-dimensional approach to meeting the needs of the entire family as they battle a pediatric cancer diagnosis. The wokc warrior family program includes children from the dfw hospitals with pediatric oncology units: childrens medical center dallas, medical city childrens hospital, and cook childrens medical center. Fun family social events are planned throughout each year including holiday parties, cooking classes, picnics, fishing, pro and semi-pro sporting events, and more each december autonation hosts a spectacular holiday party for current and past warrior families. Not only does wokcs team ensure that each activity is fun, but that it will accommodate any special needs a family may have, including through donated gift cards for groceries and gas cards to get to/from treatments. Wokc realizes that cancer affeccts more than just the child who received the cancer diagnosis - it impacts the entire family - emotionally, financially, and socially. Warriors isn't just a word - it is a tribute to pediatric cancer to their strength, resilience and courage. Wokc's warrior family program…
$13,476 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,201,971.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $293k to $833k (+184%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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.
Chief executive
Kris Cumnock
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018, and between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 13 funders, grant income rose $7k → $185k.
10 of 52 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 WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 52 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
WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 42% of grant income and the top three 59%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
58% 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 WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 98% · 2018 34% · 2019 92% · 2020 53% · 2021 63% · 2022 40% · 2023 57% — diversifying over time.
“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 WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 33% 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 WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC'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 $1.3M that is directly attributable, 80% of it comes from Texas funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 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.
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In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
45%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC?
- WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC (Texas) receives grants from 52 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,588,089 to it, the largest being COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC ($1,074,444). 17 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 WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC have?
- IRS filings report 52 organizations giving $2,588,089 in grants to WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC, 17 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC?
- COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,074,444 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WIPE OUT KIDS' CANCER INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 52 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