CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION (EIN 45-3083156)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2018-11-06
IRS object ID: 201813109349300121
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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	2018-11-06T08:28:31-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	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	1650 MARKET STREET SUITE 4500	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	191037341	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	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	2018-11-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JULIUS C GREEN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00350393	PTIN
Phone	2159720701	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	96.89.178.186	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-11-05	IPDt
IP Tm	16:26:42	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	F2402B78FC355C8D5AEB106FC1FA7B3FDC501D48	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	BF90B4BE16E9AE312C0D8383967EBAED4A365E8B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	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	$9,271,563	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	$8,847,315	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,229,839	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$557,777	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$18,246	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$5,010	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17,642	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$5,836	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$9,410,102	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$9,271,563	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,206,460	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,412,802	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	$24,946	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,101,182	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,529,654	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,307,642	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$8,942,456	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,102,460	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$329,107	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$17,277,501	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$17,660,250	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$217,831	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$236,149	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$17,059,670	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$17,424,101	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	$8,889,467	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$7,412,802	GrantAmt
Revenue	$18,246	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	$8,889,467	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	Yes (1)	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	3	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
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
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 (7 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	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NAOMI WINICK MD
TREASURER	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
VIKRAMJIT SINGH KANWAR MBBS
DIRECTOR (RESIGNED NOV. '17)	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 (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
555 12TH STREET 10TH FLOOR	OAKLAND	CA	94607	RESEARCH SERVICES	$284,086
DILTS & PARTNERS LLC
5317 CORINTHIAN BAY DR	PLANO	TX	75093	CONSULTING SERVICES	$201,258

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$9,229,839	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,229,839	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONFERENCE FEES	900099	$15,350	$15,350
PROGRAM SERVICE REV.	900099	$2,896	$2,896

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$18,246	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,627	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$15,627	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,015	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,015	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,015	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,015	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
EXHIBITION INCOME	900099	$5,500	$5,500
MISC INCOME	900099	$336	$336

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$5,836	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,271,563	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,246	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$23,478	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,813,552	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,813,552	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$599,250	TotalAmt
Program Services	$599,250	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,848	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,938	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,601	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,309	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,419,422	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,379,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,870	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,028	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,732	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$838	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,458	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,066	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,154	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,154	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,732	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,732	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,113	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,106	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$691	TotalAmt
Program Services	$490	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$115	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$86	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$197	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$148	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE	$358	$358
STATE REGISTRATION FEE	$250	$200	$44	$6

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,942,456	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,889,467	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,043	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,946	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$131,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$108,008	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,414,633	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,195,949	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,026,027	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,070,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$449,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$482,546	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,072	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,727	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,036	BOYAmt
EOY	$345	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$253,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$803,402	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,250	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,277,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,660,250	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,237	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,651	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$155,594	BOYAmt
EOY	$162,498	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$217,831	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,149	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,937,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,992,129	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,122,240	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,431,972	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,059,670	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,424,101	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,277,501	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,660,250	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$329,107	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$35,324	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	$9,595,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,204,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,927,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,847,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,229,839	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,805,317	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,595,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,204,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,927,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,847,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,229,839	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,805,317	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$43,218	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$47,762,099	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$579	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,095	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,476	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,627	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$25,393	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,836	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,413	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$47,839,123	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$576,023	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99840	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99870	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 - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,577. MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 336. EXHIBITION INCOME - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 5,500.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,072	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,727	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$345	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$345	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,335,923	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$35,324	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$29,036	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$64,360	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$9,271,563	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$9,271,563	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$8,971,492	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$29,036	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$29,036	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$8,942,456	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$8,942,456	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 (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	GRANTMAKING	$189,750
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	GRANTMAKING	$23,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	GRANTMAKING	$1,800
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTMAKING	$384,700

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	$599,250	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$599,250	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
NORTH AMERICA	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY OF QUALITY AND TREATMENT	$384,700	CHECK
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY OF QUALITY AND TREATMENT	$23,000	CHECK
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY OF QUALITY AND TREATMENT	$189,550	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	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 (11 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE
3615 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	231352166	501(C)(3)	$4,949,800	PER-CASE REIMBURSEMENT, PROJECT:EVERYCHILD
THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
700 CHILDRENS DRIVE	COLUMBUS	OH	43205	316056230	501(C)(3)	$1,021,565	PROJECT:EVERYCHILD, REFERENCE LABORATORIES
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
701 20TH ST S - AB 921	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	636005396	501(C)(3)	$241,425	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ONE BAYLOR PLAZA	HOUSTON	TX	77030	741613878		$170,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE
111 MICHIGAN AVENUE NW SUITE 5400	WASHINGTON	DC	20010	521654453		$100,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5057 WOODWARD AVENUE	DETROIT	MI	48202	386028429	501(C)(3)	$80,360	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
NYU MEDICAL CENTER
550 FIRST AVENUE	NEW YORK	NY	10016	135562309	501(C)(3)	$50,000	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
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3451 WALNUT ST P221 FRANKLIN	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19104	231352685	501(C)(3)	$45,000	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT	BUILDING
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
5801 S ELLIS AVENUE	CHICAGO	IL	60637	362177139	501(C)(3)	$30,132	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
BUILDING 31 ROOM 3A11 31 CENTER	BETHESDA	MD	20892			$75,270	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY AND QUALITY OF TREATMENT	DRIVE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	8	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

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 (8 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, COI POLICY, AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE: HTTP://COG-FOUNDATION.ORG/DOCUMENTS.PHP.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES : PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,379,356. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 23,196. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 16,870. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,419,422.