Program areas at Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Expenses: $927,131 including grants of: $0 Revenue: $0 Description: Other Programs: Weekly Support Group Meetings; Gas Cards; Grocery Gift Certificates; Funeral Expense Assistance; Annual Children Party; Candlelighters Cares; Meal Passes
Adopt-A-Family for the Holidays provides hope, support and practical help to families during the holiday season. Sponsors are given the unique opportunity to be directly matched with childhood cancer families and personally deliver gifts to their family. In 2023, a total of 291 families, or 1,325 family members, were adopted
Parent Consultant Program - each month Candlelighters serve 800-1100 families who are receiving cancer treatment for their child at the Medical Center and/or who resides in one of the 13 counties of the greater Houston area
Who funds Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Lynn Wheeler | Executive Director | $136,892 | 2024-11-14 |
Financials for Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $833,260 | $899,696 | -7.4% |
| Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
| Investment income and dividends | $19,306 | $5,360 | 260.2% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $1,041,136 | $954,447 | 9.1% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,893,702 | $1,859,503 | 1.8% |
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|---|
| HERS Breast Cancer Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Fremont, CA | $700,349 |
| Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Lagrangeville, NY | $490,835 |
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| Pink Lemonade Project | 501(c)(3) | Vancouver, WA | $1,102,198 |
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| Julie Rogers Gift of Life Program | 501(c)(3) | Beaumont, TX | $1,964,374 |
| West Cancer Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Memphis, TN | $2,054,651 |
| For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $4,737,059 |
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Data update history
January 17, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 17, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
January 14, 2025
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $150,000 from Astros Foundation January 5, 2025
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersDisease-focused nonprofitsCharities
Issues
HealthDiseases and disordersCancer
Characteristics
Conducts researchFundraising eventsPeer-to-peer fundraisingFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 12919 Southwest Fwy
- Stafford, TX 77477
- Metro area
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- County
- Fort Bend County, TX
- Website URL
- candle.org/Â
- Phone
- (713) 270-4700
IRS details
- EIN
- 76-0367440
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1992
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- G30: Cancer
- NAICS code, primary
- 813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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