CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC

EIN 13-1837442 · Medical Research (H300)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE OCRI is A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED to ADVANCING CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY THROUGH SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY and GLOBAL COLLABORATION. SINCE 1953, CRI HAS FUNDED RESEARCH THAT DEEPENS UNDERSTANDING of THE IMMUNE SYSTEM and ITS ROLE IN CANCER, LEADING to BREAKTHROUGHS SUCH AS CHECKPOINT BLOCKADE and CELL-BASED THERAPIES. THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN SCIENCE, DATA, and THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY, CRI WORKS to TRANSLATE DISCOVERIES INTO EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS for PATIENTS.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $79.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders47 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

94.06%of revenue went to mission work79.2% of expenses · Program services

13.68%of revenue went to fundraising11.5% of expenses

$118.77spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

11.03%of revenue went to management and office costs9.3% of expenses

$3.08in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

75.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $6,660,532 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $747,735 for JILL ODONNELL-TORMEY PHD (FORMER CEO (THRU 8/2024)). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$35,485,656

Mission workProgram services$33,376,96394.06% of revenue79.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,914,00111.03% of revenue9.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$4,855,22413.68% of revenue11.5% of expenses

Total expenses$42,146,188118.77% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 79.2% mission · 9.3% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.77% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.1% mission · 8.4% management · 10.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 136.96% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 5.4% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 119.38% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 6.7% management · 11.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.99% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 6.8% management · 7.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.20% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 87.5% mission · 5.2% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.42% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.0% mission · 5.1% management · 7.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.74% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 87.1% mission · 5.4% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.27% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$35,485,656

Expenses$42,146,188

Annual shortfall $6,660,532 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$33,376,963 · 79.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,914,001 · 9.3% of expenses

Fundraising$4,855,224 · 11.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$35,485,656

Expenses$42,146,188

Assets$129,632,160

Income$54,923,244

Contributions$26,698,175

Mission work (program services)$33,376,963

Fundraising$4,855,224

Grants given$204,497,435

Average grant$580,959

Management and general$3,914,001

Executive compensation (total)$1,709,310

Stocks and bonds$18,681,322

Accounting fees$147,105

Investing fees$660,747

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JILL ODONNELL-TORMEY PHDFORMER CEO (THRU 8/2024) · 40 hrs/week $747,735Base $674,070 · Other $73,665

ALFRED R MASSIDASFORMER CFO (THRU 2/2025) · 40 hrs/week $542,543Base $452,220 · Other $90,323

LYNNE A RAPINOCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $443,557Base $353,253 · Other $90,304

SHARON S SLADECHIEF MARKETING OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $430,663Base $377,547 · Other $53,116

JAY R CAMPBELLMANAGING DIR OF CRI CLINICAL ACCELERATOR · 40 hrs/week $393,128Base $311,472 · Other $81,656

RUPINDER KAUR THRU 12025CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $364,396Base $295,750 · Other $68,646

ALICIA ZHOU START 82024CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $241,026

SAMIK K UPADHAYADIRECTOR OF SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS · 40 hrs/week $239,740Base $182,450 · Other $57,290

KASTURI SHARMAASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DONATION PROCESSING · 40 hrs/week $235,366Base $200,751 · Other $34,615

DEANNE T MARBACHDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFT · 40 hrs/week $235,335Base $178,417 · Other $56,918

QING HUA ZHANG THRU 12025CONTROLLER · 40 hrs/week $233,894Base $177,070 · Other $56,824

SHASELL NEGRONASSOC DIR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT · 40 hrs/week $187,639Base $152,270 · Other $35,369

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (47)

JILL ODONNELL-TORMEY PHDFORMER CEO (THRU 8/2024)

ALFRED R MASSIDASFORMER CFO (THRU 2/2025)

LYNNE A RAPINOCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

SHARON S SLADECHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

JAY R CAMPBELLMANAGING DIR OF CRI CLINICAL ACCELERATOR

RUPINDER KAUR THRU 12025CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

ALICIA ZHOU START 82024CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

SAMIK K UPADHAYADIRECTOR OF SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS

KASTURI SHARMAASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DONATION PROCESSING

DEANNE T MARBACHDIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFT

QING HUA ZHANG THRU 12025CONTROLLER

SHASELL NEGRONASSOC DIR, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

KATHRYN BEELEY START 112024CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

MITRA LOHRASBPOURTRUSTEE

OLIVER R GRACE JRTRUSTEE

PETER ZHOUTRUSTEE

PETER L BLOOMTRUSTEE

ROBERT DAHLTRUSTEE

ROBERT S STOLARTRUSTEE

RONALD G WEINERTRUSTEE

ADAM J SHAPIROTRUSTEE

WILLIAM S GOLDBERGTRUSTEE

YACOV ARNOPOLINTRUSTEE

SANDRA OZOLATRUSTEE

SANDRA COUDERT GRAHAMTRUSTEE

SARAH KIMTRUSTEE

SEAN P FAHEYTRUSTEE (THRU 7/2024)

THOMAS G MENDELLTRUSTEE

GEOFFREY O COLEYTRUSTEE

ANAND SHAHTRUSTEE

ANDREW K TSAICHAIRMEN

ANTONIO C ALVAREZ IITRUSTEE

BRIAN J BRILLETRUSTEE

DIANE TUFTTRUSTEE

DONALD J GOGELVICE CHAIRMEN

EDGAR R BERNERTRUSTEE

FERN LAZARTRUSTEE

FRANK V SICATRUSTEE

MICHAEL M KELLENTRUSTEE

JAMES A STERNTRUSTEE

JIM WEISSTRUSTEE

LAUREN S VERONISTRUSTEE

LIEF D ROSENBLATTTRUSTEE

MAXWELL DAVIDTRUSTEE

MEGAN LEARY BETHKETRUSTEE

MICHAEL B TARGOFFTRUSTEE

MICHAEL J PETRICKTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1953
Location: 29 BROADWAY 4TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10006-3201
County: New York
In care of: % ALFRED MASSIDAS
Primary officer: KATHRYN BEELEY, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@cancerresearch.org Phone(212) 688-7515

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: EISNER ADVISORY GROUP LLC
NTEE classification: Medical Research (H300)
Grant-giving organization: Yes