Program areas at The Cure Starts Now
In its efforts to focus on those cancers that present The greatestopportunites for an encompassing cancer Cure, The foundation annuallyawards research grants to institutions and medical professionals.typically, grants awarded have a focus on pediatric brain cancers, asthis was The origin of The foundation's philosophy. Grant applications will be judged on a peer-reviewed basis with The foundation's medicaladvisory council, which is comprised of top oncologists and researchersfrom around The world, as well as parent advocates. Grants are judgedbased on multiple criteria including scientific merit, disease impact,innovation, feasibility, and expertise of The investigator.
Family support and awareness funds provide emotional support, mechanisms to honor their child's legacy and other assistance for families battling pediatric cancer. This includes information websites, trial discovery tools, patient assistance and programs to feature patients with The intention of building local support and awareness.
The dipg/dmg symposium, originally held in cincinnati in 2011, is a biennial conference that features cancer experts from around The worldin collaboration with families and foundations supporting their work.attended by foundations and institutions worldwide. The dipg/dmgcollaborative symposium quickly became a dynamic cooperative, exploringrevolutionary dipg and dmg research, clinical protocols, and universalapplications of dipg research in The search for a Cure for all forms ofcancer.
Grants made by The Cure Starts Now
Who funds The Cure Starts Now
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at The Cure Starts Now
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Brooke Desserich | Executive Director | $100,086 | 2023-07-18 |
Mike Weiner | Chief Information Officer | $107,001 | 2022-12-31 |
Jim Getgey | Marketing Director | | 2022-08-04 |
Gena Keller | Director of Donor Relations | | 2022-08-04 |
Gavin Baumgardner | Director | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
...and 6 more key personnel |
Financials for The Cure Starts Now
Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,315,043 | $3,378,419 | 27.7% |
Program services | $0 | $0 | - |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
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 | $912,422 | $872,574 | 4.6% |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $-19,102 | -100% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $4,165 | $705 | 490.8% |
Total revenues | $5,231,630 | $4,232,596 | 23.6% |
Organizations like The Cure Starts Now
Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
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American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) | 501(c)(3) | Staten Island, NY | $19,021,103 |
Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $8,135,442 |
National Scleroderma Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Danvers, MA | $4,581,467 |
Dravet Syndrome Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Cherry Hill, NJ | $2,515,782 |
Project Als | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $3,596,233 |
National Ataxia Foundation Incorporated | 501(c)(3) | Minneapolis, MN | $4,581,188 |
National Headache Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $4,373,471 |
Alpha-1 Foundation Alpha One Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Miami, FL | $10,890,084 |
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD) | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $10,753,014 |
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) | 501(c)(3) | Glenolden, PA | $10,398,940 |
Data update history
August 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 21, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsDisease research fundraisersDisease-focused nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
HealthDiseases and disorders
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsConducts researchPartially liquidatedFundraising eventsOperates internationallyNational levelCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 10280 Chester Rd
- Cincinnati, OH 45215
- Metro area
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
- County
- Hamilton County, OH
- Website URL
- thecurestartsnow.org/Â
- Phone
- (513) 772-4888
IRS details
- EIN
- 26-0269131
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2007
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- G50: Nerve, Muscle, and Bone Diseases
- NAICS code, primary
- 813212: Health and Disease Research Fundraising Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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