activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Benefit Events for Arts and Culture 1 activity
- Benefit events supporting organizational initiativesCo-hosts fundraising events including a Music4Life Masterclass Benefit with live drumming and storytelling, and a Jazz4Life Wine Tasting Benefit featuring global wines and live jazz, to support the organization’s mission and programs.
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Charity Event Organization 1 activity
- Funding for children's cancer research infrastructureRaises funds for the construction and support of children’s cancer research centers in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana’s first Children’s Cancer Research Center, through benefit events such as wine dinners, cycling events, and masterclasses.
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Direct Clinical Care Delivery 1 activity
- Pediatric cancer care programs in developing countriesImplements pediatric cancer care initiatives in Rwanda and Ghana, providing access to compassionate and quality cancer care for children in developing nations. Programs address the needs of vulnerable children diagnosed with cancer through direct support and services.
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Cancer Peer Support & Wellness Programs 1 activity
- Support network for mothers of children with cancerConnects mothers of children with cancer to share experiences, exchange resources, and provide mutual emotional support through ongoing check-ins and regular conversations.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$113K
Contributions & grants$113K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$152K
Program expenses52%
Admin / overhead25%
Fundraising23%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineProfessional Fees
balance sheet
Total assets$1.49M
Cash$43K
Investments$387
Liabilities$0
Net assets$1.49M
Liquid reserves3.4 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -19.4%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 9
- BRIAN MOORES — CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
- CYNTHIA PEACOCK — TREASURER
- DAVID LYDEN MD PHD — DIRECTOR
- JAMILA HASAN — DIRECTOR
- JEFFREY BERMAN — VICE PRESIDENT
- JUAN PERRIN — CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
- KIM KRAMER MD — DIRECTOR
- TANYA TRIPPETT MD — CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT
- TIMOTHY LYNCH — DIRECTOR
relationships · 9
Who they work with
- Clear Ocean Capital Advisors Partner — Co-hosted the Jazz4Life Wine Tasting Benefit with Wish4Life.
- Dr. Tanya Trippett Partner — Founder of the Wish4Life Foundation, inspired by her patient Eugène Gasana Jr.
- Omar’s Dream Foundation Partner — Founded by Jamila, a supporter of Wish4Life, to provide educational access and technological resources for hospitalized children.
- Ralph Rolle Partner — Collaborated with Wish4Life on the Music4Life Masterclass Benefit event.
- Sean Hanna Foundation Partner — Collaborated with WISH4LIFE INC to provide a renewable annual grant for fruit donations to pediatric cancer patients at CHUK.
- Solid Africa Partner — Local NGO partner that collaborated with WISH4LIFE INC to deliver fruit donations to the pediatric ward at University of Kigali Teaching Hospital (CHUK).
- St. John Baptiste Roman Catholic Church Partner — Beneficiary of a benefit event hosted by Wish4Life.
- U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Government — Complies with OFAC regulations by prohibiting distributions or benefits to individuals or entities subject to sanctions.
- Vatican Partner — Collaborated on a regenerative medicine conference where the founder served on the steering committee and spoke.
strategies · 4
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Intellectual Philanthropy and Local Capacity Buildingmethodology: intellectual_philanthropyBy training and empowering local healthcare professionals through reciprocal partnerships, WISH4LIFE ensures culturally respectful, sustainable cancer care, because building local expertise leads to long-term system resilience and community ownership of health outcomes.
- Model-Based Replication of Pediatric Cancer Centersmethodology: model-based_replicationBy establishing model cancer research centers in developing nations, WISH4LIFE creates scalable blueprints that improve pediatric cancer care globally, because locally adapted but standardized models accelerate capacity-building and ensure sustainable, high-quality treatment delivery.
- Patient Empowerment Through Psychosocial Supportmethodology: patient_empowermentBy providing pediatric cancer patients with tools for education and play, WISH4LIFE supports emotional well-being and recovery, because engaging children in developmentally appropriate activities restores agency and reduces trauma during treatment.
- Peer Support Through Shared Lived Experiencemethodology: shared_experience_modelBy connecting mothers of children with cancer who share lived experiences, WISH4LIFE fosters emotional resilience and peer-to-peer insight, because shared experience generates trust and empathy that formal support systems alone cannot produce.