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CHILDRENS CANCER CENTER INC

Helping children and families cope

Mission

The Children's Cancer Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving families of children who have cancer or chronic blood disorders with emotional, financial, and educational support necessary to cope with their life-threatening illness.

Ruling year info

1978

Mrs.

Patricia O'Leary

Main address

4901 W Cypress St

Tampa, FL 33607 USA

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EIN

59-1779035

NTEE code info

Pediatrics (G98)

Family Services (P40)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

The Children's Cancer Center is a non-profit organization unlike any other in the United States! While other organizations are funding research, to hopefully find a cure, the Children's Cancer Center is dedicated to serving families with children battling cancer or chronic blood disorders on a daily basis. The team serves 1,000+ families in the Tampa Bay area and surrounding communities through 24 different programs to provide educational, emotional, and financial support. However, they know that "It Takes More Than Medicine to be Well" and that is why the Children's Cancer Center aims to give these families a platform to come together and share their diagnosis, survivorship, or bereavement experiences with one another.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Patient Support

Educational, emotional and financial support

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

The Children's Cancer Centers Love Bundles are designed to alleviate some of the initial anxiety after diagnosis and are filled with toys, games, comfort items, and information about the Children's Cancer Centers' 24 programs.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

S.A.I.L. (Students Achieving through Interactive Learning) provides tutoring, homework assistance, art and music therapy, cooking and more activities for school-aged patients and siblings.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 2015

Association of Fundraising Professionals Membership 2022

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of participants engaged in programs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth, Terminally ill people, Chronically ill people, Older adults, Young adults

Related Program

Patient Support

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Participants throughout 30 support programs.

Number of children served through Holiday Adoption

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Children and youth

Related Program

Patient Support

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

The Holiday Adoption Program provides families with children on active treatment for cancer or a blood disorder with desired items for the holidays through donations from community partners.

Number of families served in cancer treatment

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Terminally ill people, Chronically ill people

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Patient Support

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The Children's Cancer Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving families of children who have cancer or chronic blood disorders. With over 24 support programs and services currently helping more than 1,000 families, support is offered to all members of the family and is available throughout every step of their difficult journey.

In order for the Children's Cancer Center to provide consistent educational, emotional, and financial support to the 1,000+ families it serves, they have specific strategies in place for raising awareness and funds. The Children's Cancer Center hosts four annual signature events, some in their 6th year, that raise more than half a million dollars to support their 24 programs. In addition, they are involved in community outreach with each of the hospitals treating children in the Tampa Bay area, they apply for grants, they participate in 3rd party events that partners host in their honor, and they promote multiple marketing campaigns for childhood cancer awareness and general contributions.

The Children's Cancer Center has been supporting families with children battling cancer or chronic blood disorders since 1974. Their 45 years of service speaks volumes to their credibility in the community and for sustaining a consistent rapport with multiple hospitals in the Tampa Bay area.

For a small team of only eight employees, the Children's Cancer Center has come so far in the last 45 years. Their goal is to continue growing into surrounding communities, like Sarasota where they just opened a new satellite office, and eventually expand into other areas of Florida to help children and families cope.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We don’t use any of these practices

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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CHILDRENS CANCER CENTER INC

Board of directors
as of 11/16/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Dr. Shirley Morejon

Bank of America

Term: 2021 - 2023

Tee Ann Bailey

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Ken Beattie

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Pete Bennett

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Vikki Kaiser

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Dr. Mudra Kumar

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Dr. Cameron Tebbi

USF Department of Pediatrics

Marion Hanlon

Property Supervisor

Shirley Morejon

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William Sultenfuss

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Scot Newman

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Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 9/8/2022

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.