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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: April 2026 Expires: April 2028

St. Baldrick's Foundation

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(888) 899-2253
1333 South Mayflower Avenue, Suite 400
Monrovia, CA, 91016
https://www.stbaldricks.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

St. Baldrick's Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to fund childhood cancer research to cure children and give survivors long and healthy lives."

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, NJ

St. Baldrick's Foundation (St. Baldrick's) reports that it awards grants to cancer research institutions and children's hospitals that seek to find cures for more than 100 forms of cancer in children. These grants span the research spectrum including basic science, translational research, clinical trials and infrastructure, and training of the new pediatric oncologists. Grants are determined through a peer-review process. The organization also is advocates for increased federal funding of research, improved pediatric cancer drug development, expanded sharing of data and biospecimens, and more effective policies around childhood cancer to improve survival and the quality of life of both patients and survivors.

For the year ended June 30, 2025, St. Baldrick's Foundation's program expenses were:

Program services $17,365,370
Total Program Expenses $17,365,370

Chief Executive
Kathleen Ruddy, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$291,528

Chair of the Board
John McManus

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary, MGM Resorts International

Board Size
19

Paid Staff Size
44

*2024 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.), Workplace Giving, Cryptocurrency

Fundraising costs were 24% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $23,479,515, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on St. Baldrick's Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025.

Source of Funds
Contributions $23,070,302
Investment income, net $811,716
In-kind contributions $409,213
Total Income $24,291,231

Programs: 70% Fundraising: 23% Administrative: 7%

Total Income $24,291,231
Total expenses: $24,930,126
  Program expenses $17,365,370
  Fundraising expenses $5,737,043
  Administrative expenses $1,827,713
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $-638,895
Beginning Net Assets $11,962,571
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $11,323,676
Total Liabilities $18,378,567
Total Assets $29,702,243

Note: According to St. Baldrick's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2025, the organization received $409,213 in contributed goods and services including professional services ($401,048) and goods ($8,165).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance