CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: CHILDRENS ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION (EIN 45-3083156)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-10-12
IRS object ID: 201612869349301101
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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	2016-10-12T10:29:20-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521511275	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RAFFA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	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	2155906359	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 & DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2155906359	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-10-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	FRANK H SMITH	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00639053	PTIN
Phone	2028225000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-10-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
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	$10,036,348	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	11	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$10,204,963	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$9,927,823	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$107,430	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$579	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,095	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$10,205,542	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$10,036,348	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,488,708	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$6,965,777	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	$10,520	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$182,253	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$973,506	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,670,961	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$7,939,283	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,534,581	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,097,065	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,201,124	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$16,241,983	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$340,430	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$284,224	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$13,860,694	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$15,957,759	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION (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	$7,899,222	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,965,777	GrantAmt
Revenue	$107,430	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE CHILDREN'S ONCOLOGY GROUP FOUNDATION 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 NEARLY 100 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	$7,899,222	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	Yes (1)	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	0	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	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2155906359	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 (8 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
SUSAN COHN MD
TREASURER - UNTIL 11/2015	0.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DR ROBERT ARCECI MD
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2015	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CAROLA ARNDT MD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN M BLANEY MD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN PERENTESIS 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

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DILTS PARTNERS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5317 CORINTHIAN BAY DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	PLANO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	75093	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$110,284	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$9,927,823	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$9,927,823	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAMS & EVENTS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$107,430	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$107,430	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$107,430	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,095	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,095	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,036,348	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$107,430	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,095	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	$6,377,777	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,377,777	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$588,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$588,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,088	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$813,780	TotalAmt
Program Services	$749,685	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,095	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,794	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,948	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,332	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,332	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,243	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,243	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,624	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,624	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$345	TotalAmt
Management And General	$345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,326	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
STATE REGISTRATION FEE	$250	$250
PROF. DEVELOPMENT	$230		$230
INDIRECT COST ALLOC.	$0	-$73,597	$63,083	$10,514

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,939,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,899,222	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,520	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$585,834	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,358,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,087,504	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,661,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,717,798	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$179,022	BOYAmt
EOY	$846,870	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,072	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$345	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,727	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,201,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,241,983	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,730	BOYAmt
EOY	$66,771	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$300,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$192,570	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$24,883	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$340,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$284,224	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$387,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$674,258	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,473,226	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,283,501	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,860,694	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,957,759	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,201,124	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,241,983	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,097,065	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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	$216,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,390,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,595,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,204,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,927,823	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$43,335,505	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$216,647	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,390,695	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,595,377	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$10,204,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,927,823	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$43,335,505	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$379,182	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$42,956,323	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$662	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$579	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,095	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,953	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$2,602	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$43,344,060	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$199,707	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

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	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 25. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0. FUNDRAISING SALES - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 2,577. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0.	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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,727	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO CHOP	Desc
Amt	$24,883	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$24,883	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$10,083,390	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$47,042	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$47,042	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$10,036,348	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$10,036,348	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$7,986,325	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$47,042	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$47,042	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$7,939,283	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$7,939,283	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.	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 - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,	GRANTMAKING	$197,300
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES	GRANTMAKING	$377,500
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM	GRANTMAKING	$12,200
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,	GRANTMAKING	$1,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$588,000	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$588,000	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY & QUALITY OF TREATMENT.	$197,300	CHECK
NORTH AMERICA	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY & QUALITY OF TREATMENT.	$377,500	CHECK
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)	TO CURE CHILDREN AND IMPROVE CAPACITY & QUALITY OF TREATMENT.	$12,200	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt
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 SPECIFICIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONALS 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

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA - RESEARCH INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3615 CIVIC CENTER BOULEVARD	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	231352166	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501(C)(3)	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$6,377,777	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	NEUROBLASTMA, EVERYCHILD, GROUP MEETING, COOKIES FOR KIDS, PCR & HIGH IMPACT INITIATIVE.	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	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 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.	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 THE FOUNDATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS; (C) ELECT AND REMOVE, WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE, THE DIRECTORS OF THE FOUNDATION'S.
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 FUNCTION ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT A SECONDARY COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S PRESIDENT, THE FOUNDATION CIRCULATES THE DRAFT VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REVIEW BY EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, AND THEN FORMALLY AT OUR 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. DURING THE INTERIM OF A MEETING, CONFERENCE CALLS AND EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS ARE UTILIZED FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CONCERNS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE FOUNDATION POSTS THE FEDERAL FORM 990, COI POLICY, AND OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ON OUR WEBSITE: HTTP://COG-FOUNDATION.ORG/DOCUMENTS.PHP.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 437,201. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 64,095. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 501,296. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 312,484. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 312,484.