AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC

EIN 23-6251648 · Medical Research (H300)

What they do

THE MISSION of THE AACR is to PREVENT and CURE CANCER THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, and COLLABORATION. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS and SERVICES, THE AACR FOSTERS RESEARCH IN CANCER and RELATED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; ACCELERATES THE DISSEMINATION of NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS AMONG SCIENTISTS and OTHERS DEDICATED to THE CONQUEST of CANCER; PROMOTES SCIENCE EDUCATION and TRAINING; and ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING of CANCER ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS and TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

55.58%of revenue went to mission work86.8% of expenses · Program services

0.88%of revenue went to fundraising1.4% of expenses

$67.97spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

7.60%of revenue went to management and office costs11.9% of expenses

$3.83in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

37.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $1,874,169 for DR MARGARET FOTI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 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$137,428,364

Mission workProgram services$76,379,55355.58% of revenue86.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$10,448,9067.60% of revenue11.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,204,0000.88% of revenue1.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$49,395,90535.94% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$88,032,45964.06% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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: 86.8% mission · 11.9% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.06% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 87.4% mission · 11.2% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.92% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 89.2% mission · 9.3% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.91% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.7% mission · 9.3% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.16% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 90.0% mission · 8.0% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 87.05% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 92.0% mission · 6.8% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.64% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 90.6% mission · 7.8% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.02% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 92.1% mission · 6.6% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.12% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$129,520,731

Expenses$88,032,459

Annual surplus $41,488,272 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$76,379,553 · 86.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$10,448,906 · 11.9% of expenses

Fundraising$1,204,000 · 1.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$129,520,731

Expenses$88,032,459

Assets$337,461,360

Income$157,814,468

Contributions$48,246,384

Mission work (program services)$76,379,553

Fundraising$1,204,000

Management and general$10,448,906

Stocks and bonds$26,035,011

Accounting fees$27,000

Investing fees$1,062,096

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

DR MARGARET FOTICHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · 35 hrs/week $1,874,169Base $1,809,255 · Other $64,914

MICHAEL STEWARTSR. VICE PRESIDENT, CFO · 35 hrs/week $494,903Base $430,500 · Other $64,403

JON G RETZLAFFVP. SCIENCE POLICY & GOV. AFFA · 40 hrs/week $459,423Base $403,520 · Other $55,903

YIXIAN ZHANGVP, RESEARCH AND GRANTS · 40 hrs/week $372,956Base $312,000 · Other $60,956

PAUL J DRISCOLLCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND VP · 40 hrs/week $367,672Base $308,700 · Other $58,972

CHRISTINE B BATTLEVP. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $365,841Base $326,000 · Other $39,841

RICHARD G BUCKCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $357,233Base $304,350 · Other $52,883

JOSEPH S PONTOSKIVP. FINANCE AND BUSINESS ADMIN · 40 hrs/week $350,363Base $300,000 · Other $50,363

MARY BALLINGERVP, MEETINGS AND EXHIBITS · 40 hrs/week $320,945Base $270,750 · Other $50,195

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 (34)

DR MARGARET FOTICHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

MICHAEL STEWARTSR. VICE PRESIDENT, CFO

JON G RETZLAFFVP. SCIENCE POLICY & GOV. AFFA

YIXIAN ZHANGVP, RESEARCH AND GRANTS

PAUL J DRISCOLLCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND VP

CHRISTINE B BATTLEVP. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

RICHARD G BUCKCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

JOSEPH S PONTOSKIVP. FINANCE AND BUSINESS ADMIN

MARY BALLINGERVP, MEETINGS AND EXHIBITS

DR ELIZABETH PLATZDIRECTOR

DR ALICE SHAWDIRECTOR

DR CATHERINE WUDIRECTOR

DR CHRISTINA CURTISDIRECTOR

DR WILLIAM N HAITTREASURER

DR WILLIAM PAODIRECTOR

DR THOMAS LYNCHDIRECTOR

DR SUSAN GALBRAITHDIRECTOR

DR ROBERT VONDERHEIDEDIRECTOR

DR PHILIP GREENBERGPAST PRESIDENT (APR-DEC)

DR PATRICIA LORUSSOPRESIDENT-ELECT (JAN-MAR)

DR NINA BHARDWAJDIRECTOR

DR CHRISTINE LOVLYDIRECTOR

DR MANUEL HIDALGODIRECTOR

DR LUIS DIAZDIRECTOR

DR LISA NEWMANDIRECTOR

DR LISA COUSSENSPAST PRESIDENT (JAN-MAR)

DR LILLIAN SUIPRESIDENT-ELECT (APR-DEC)

DR KIMBERLY STEGMAIERDIRECTOR

DR KATERINA POLITIDIRECTOR

DR JOHN CARPTENDIRECTOR

DR JOHN CARETHERSDIRECTOR

DR JEDD WOLCHOKDIRECTOR

DR JEAN-CHARLES SORIADIRECTOR

DR ELECTRA PASKETTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 615 CHESTNUT STREET 17TH FL, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-4406
County: Philadelphia
In care of: % MICHAEL STEWART
Primary officer: MICHAEL STEWART, Senior VP, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailaacr@aacr.org Phone(215) 440-9300

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC
NTEE classification: Medical Research (H300)