CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION (EIN 45-3083156)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-14
IRS object ID: 201913189349301576
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-14T08:41:58-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390859910	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1570 FRUITVILLE PIKE SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	LANCASTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	17601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453083156	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2674253139	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3501 CIVIC CENTER BLVD CTRB 10060	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19104	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PETER C ADAMSON MD	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2674253139	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KERRI N BOGDA CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00760402	PTIN
Phone	7177404863	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.211.1.210	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-13	IPDt
IP Tm	08:03:23	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	F58787FA80410BAE38B710EAF9FCC5760AD3BCDF	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PETER C ADAMSON MD	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3501 CIVIC CENTER BLVD CTRB 10060	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$10,118,469	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.COG-FOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	PA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	A FOUNDATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT CANCER RESEARCH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$9,229,839	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,460,587	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$18,246	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$591,879	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$17,642	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$51,603	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$5,836	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$14,400	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,271,563	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$10,118,469	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,412,802	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,144,780	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$11,356	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,529,654	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$806,329	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,942,456	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$10,951,109	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$329,107	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$832,640	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$17,660,250	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,362,862	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$236,149	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,824,023	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$17,424,101	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$16,538,839	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION, INC. (THE FOUNDATION), HELPS SUPPORT THE RESEARCH OF THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP (COG), WHICH IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST ORGANIZATION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT CANCER RESEARCH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$10,891,279	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,144,780	GrantAmt
Revenue	$591,879	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION, INC. ENABLES COG'S LEADERSHIP, COMPRISED OF A TEAM OF DOCTORS, NURSES, LABORATORY SCIENTISTS AND OTHER ALLIED PROFESSIONALS, THE ABILITY TO DIRECT THE RESOURCES RAISED FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH TO THE AREAS OF HIGHEST NEED AND OPPORTUNITY. THE FOUNDATION ALLOWS PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GO DIRECTLY TO COG TO FUND ITS MUCH NEEDED RESEARCH. IN AN ERA OF RAPID SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, THIS DIRECT LINK ALLOWS COG RESEARCHERS TO RESPOND QUICKLY TO NEW DISCOVERIES WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT CHILDREN WITH CANCER. THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP HAS OVER 50 ACTIVE CLINICAL TRIALS OPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THESE TRIALS INCLUDE FRONT-LINE TREATMENT FOR MANY TYPES OF CHILDHOOD CANCERS, STUDIES AIMED AT DETERMINING THE UNDERLYING BIOLOGY OF THESE DISEASES, AND TRIALS INVOLVING NEW AND EMERGING TREATMENTS, SUPPORTIVE CARE, AND SURVIVORSHIP. THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP RESEARCH HAS TURNED CHILDREN'S CANCER FROM A VIRTUALLY INCURABLE DISEASE 50 YEARS AGO TO ONE WITH A COMBINED 5-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE OF 80% TODAY. OUR GOAL IS TO CURE ALL CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CANCER, REDUCE THE SHORT AND LONG-TERM COMPLICATIONS OF CANCER TREATMENTS, AND DETERMINE THE CAUSES AND FIND WAYS TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD CANCER. PROJECT: EVERYCHILD: CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP'S PROJECT: EVERYCHILD IS OUR AMBITIOUS INITIATIVE TO FIND BETTER CURES FOR EVERY TYPE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER, NO MATTER HOW RARE. ALL CHILDREN WITH CANCER CARED FOR AT COG'S MORE THAN 200 PEDIATRIC CANCER PROGRAMS WILL BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN PROJECT: EVERYCHILD.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$10,891,279	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	4	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PETER C ADAMSON MD PRESIDENT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2674253139	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3501 CIVIC CENTER BLVD CTRB 10060	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PETER C ADAMSON MD
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH NEGLIA MD MPH
SECRETARY & DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NAOMI WINICK MD
TREASURER & DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
M BROOKE BERNHARDT PHARMD MS B
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN M BLANEY MD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDY L FELGENHAUER MD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd
BC CANCER
675 WEST 10TH AVENUE	VANCOUVER	BRITISH COLUMBIA	CA	V5Z1L3	RESEARCH SERVICES	$309,382
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
					RESEARCH SERVICES	$224,737	555 12TH STREET 10TH FLOOR	OAKLAND	CA	94607
DILTS & PARTNERS LLC
					CONSULTING SERVICES	$109,768	5317 CORINTHIAN BAY DR	PLANO	TX	75093

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$9,460,587	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,460,587	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROGRAM SERVICE REV.	900099	$588,679	$588,679
CONFERENCE FEES	900099	$3,200	$3,200

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$591,879	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$51,603	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$51,603	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	EXHIBITION INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$14,400	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,400	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$14,400	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,118,469	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$591,879	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$66,003	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,483,099	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,483,099	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$661,681	TotalAmt
Program Services	$661,681	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,032	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$694	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$713,485	TotalAmt
Program Services	$663,221	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,199	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,065	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,435	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$588	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$634	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,731	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,769	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$105	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,857	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,766	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,766	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,514	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$345	TotalAmt
Program Services	$259	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$69	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$791	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$330	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STATE REGISTRATION FEE	$250	$136	$95	$19
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$125	$62	$56	$7

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,951,109	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,891,279	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,474	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,356	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,141	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,195,949	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,614,412	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,070,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,764,137	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$482,546	BOYAmt
EOY	$169,499	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$0	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$345	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$803,402	BOYAmt
EOY	$779,673	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,660,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,362,862	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,651	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,673,404	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,619	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$236,149	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,824,023	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,992,129	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,275,417	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,431,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,263,422	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,424,101	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,538,839	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,660,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,362,862	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$832,640	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$52,621	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,204,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,927,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,847,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,229,839	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,460,587	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,670,527	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,204,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,927,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,847,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,229,839	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,460,587	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,670,527	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$6,529,271	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$41,141,256	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$579	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,095	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,627	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$51,603	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$73,380	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,836	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$14,400	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,236	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$47,764,143	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,167,902	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.86130	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99840	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FUNDRAISING SALES - MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 336. EXHIBITION INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 5,500. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 14,400.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,097,963	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$52,621	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$32,116	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$20,505	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$10,118,468	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$10,118,468	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,983,225	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$32,116	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$32,116	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$10,951,109	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$10,951,109	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS USING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT AS TO WHETHER THE UNCERTAINTY WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING AUTHORITY. MEASUREMENT OF THE TAX UNCERTAINTY OCCURS IF THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD HAS BEEN MET. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THERE WERE NO TAX UNCERTAINTIES THAT MET THE RECOGNITION THRESHOLD. THE FEDERAL FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	GRANTMAKING	$225,100
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	GRANTMAKING	$429,681
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	GRANTMAKING	$6,900

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$661,681	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$661,681	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY OF QUALITY AND TREATMENT	$429,681	CHECK
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY OF QUALITY AND TREATMENT	$225,100	CHECK
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY OF QUALITY AND TREATMENT	$6,900	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	26	Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 2:

THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES A FULL ACCOUNTING OF GRANTEE EXPENDITURES ON AT LEAST AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND REQUIRES GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO RETAIN ALL FINANCIAL RECORDS, SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, RESEARCH DATA AND OTHER PERTINENT RECORDS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF A FINAL EXPENDITURE REPORT. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION CROSS-REFERENCES GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL'S SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED NATIONAL AND BLOCKED PERSONS LIST.

PART I, LINE 3:

IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS INSTRUCTIONS, ALL AMOUNTS REPORTED IN PARTS I AND II OF SCHEDULE F ARE REPORTED USING THE ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, THE SAME METHOD OF ACCOUNTING USED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (12 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
3615 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	231352166	501(C)(3)	$7,051,750	PER-CASE REIMBURSEMENT, PROJECT:EVERYCHILD
THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
700 CHILDRENS DRIVE	COLUMBUS	OH	43205	316056230	501(C)(3)	$961,075	PROJECT:EVERYCHILD, REFERENCE LABORATORIES
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
701 20TH ST S - AB 921	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	636005396	501(C)(3)	$416,525	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ONE BAYLOR PLAZA	HOUSTON	TX	77030	741613878	501(C)(3)	$118,777	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE
111 MICHIGAN AVENUE NW SUITE 5400	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	521654453	501(C)(3)	$140,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE
13 CHILDRENS WAY SLOT 842	LITTLE ROCK	AR	72202	710694931	501(C)(3)	$368,330	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE INC
450 BROOKLINE AVE BP418	BOSTON	MA	02215	042263040	501(C)(3)	$191,628	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC
PO BOX 1000 DEPT 949	MEMPHIS	TN	38148	620646012	501(C)(3)	$50,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
1100 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH	SEATTLE	WA	98109	237156071	501(C)(3)	$50,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
5801 S ELLIS AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60637	362177139	501(C)(3)	$35,014	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY
65 DAVIDSON ROAD	PISCATAWAY	NJ	08854	462354111	501(C)(3)	$50,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
207 GRINTER HALL	GAINESVILLE	FL	32611	596002052	501(C)(3)	$50,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	12	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION RECEIVES A FULL ACCOUNTING OF GRANTEE EXPENDITURES ON AT LEAST ON ANNUAL BASIS, AND REQUIRES GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS TO RETAIN ALL FINANCIAL RECORDS, SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, RESEARCH DATA AND OTHER PERTINENT RECORDS FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF SUBMISSION OF A FINAL EXPENDITURE REPORT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE MEMBERS SHALL CONSIST OF THE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE ON EACH MATTER PRESENTED TO THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B	THE MEMBERS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING EXCLUSIVE POWERS: (A) ADOPT AND AMEND STATEMENTS OF MISSION, PHILOSOPHY OR PURPOSE; (B) AMEND THE FOUNDATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS; (C) ELECT AND REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR SUCH A PROCESS TO OCCUR, SO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUNCTIONS ON ITS OWN WITHOUT A SECONDARY COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' PRESIDENT, THE FOUNDATION CIRCULATES THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REVIEW BY EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, AND THEN FORMALLY AT A SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED REGULARLY AT THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD MEETINGS. BETWEEN MEETINGS, CONFERENCE CALLS AND EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE UTILIZED FOR ANY INCIDENTIAL CONCERNS. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY PRESENTATION BY THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE INTERESTED PERSON SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING DIRECTORS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE FOUNDATION POSTS THE FEDERAL FORM 990, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE: HTTP://COG-FOUNDATION.ORG/DOCUMENTS.PHP.