Caroline Symmes Inc

CARMEL, IN EIN: 46-5643329 Website

Planning, organizing, and conducting fundraising activities and events to distribute funds to benefit pediatric cancer research.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$282K

-10.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$250K

-16.7% YoY

Grant Count

+300.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$63K

-79.2% YoY

About Caroline Symmes Inc

Based on IRS filings

Caroline Symmes Inc is a nonprofit organization focused on Medical Research, based in CARMEL, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $282K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 4 grants totaling $250K. Net investment income was $12K.

Focus Areas

Medical Research

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

Indiana $625K (74%)

Florida $100K (12%)

Pennsylvania $100K (12%)

Massachusetts $25K (3%)

States

Florida Indiana Massachusetts Pennsylvania

Cities

HollistonIndianapolisPhiladelphiaTampa

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue

Expenses

Qualifying Distributions

Net Investment Income

Metric	2024	2023	2022
Total Assets	$282,113	$316,570	$290,289
Revenue	$290,676	$389,037	$405,639
Expenses	$324,442	$366,445	$370,120
Qualifying Distributions	—	—	—
Net Investment Income	$11,895	$13,221	$694
Distributable Amount	—	—	—

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest include The Childrens' Oncology Group Foundation ($100,000), National Pediatric Cancer Foundation ($100,000), Oncoheros Biosciences Inc ($25,000).

Recipient	Purpose	Amount
The Childrens' Oncology Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA	Contribution to Project Every Child (PEC). PEC is a robust bank of blood and tissue samples from kids with cancer and it is opening the door to groundbreaking advances.	$100,000
National Pediatric Cancer Foundation Tampa, FL	Funding to support the NPCF's Sunshine Project research initiatives. Over 40 leading children's hospitals across the United States have joined the Sunshine Project Consortium because they believe in a singular mission: to find more effective and less toxic treatments for childhood cancer. The Sunshine Project has a 15-year track record of conducting novel treatment trials for children whose cancers were not curable by standard treatments. NPCF now find themselves at a critical juncture: it is clear that childhood cancer is too complex to expect one new treatment to cure all patients, or even to cure all patients with certain cancer types. To overcome this hurdle, the Sunshine Project has launched a multipronged assault on childhood cancer from many angles.	$100,000
Oncoheros Biosciences Inc Holliston, MA	To fund research developing Volasertib, a drug for children and adolescents with cancer.	$25,000
Indiana University Foundation Indianapolis, IN	Donation by the Teen Board used in Dr Vik's Ampath lab. Ampath Kenya is a partnership between Moi University, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, the AMPATH Consortium of universities around the world led by Indiana University, and the Kenyan Government. Together, they work to build holistic, sustainable health in Kenya and around the world.	$25,000

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

Name	Title	Hours	Compensation
Elizabeth Symmes	President	40	$8,333
Joseph Mervis	VP Media	5	—
Brian Holmes	VP Science and Research	1	—
Andrew Thornton	Treasurer	1	—
Ryan Drook	Board member	1	—
Emily Czarnecki	Board Member	1	—
David Symmes	Board Member	1	—
Jason Cosgrove	Board Member	1	—