FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE

EIN 37-1613621 · Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines (G113)

What they do

FRIENDS of DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS of THE DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $99.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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

They name their leaders40 people are listed in the latest report.

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

Money made simple

85.85%of revenue went to mission work99.3% of expenses · Program services

$93.99spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

0.62%of revenue went to management and office costs0.7% of expenses

$1.82in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

116.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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$1,043,253

Mission workProgram services$895,66885.85% of revenue99.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$6,4380.62% of revenue0.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$141,14713.53% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$902,10686.47% 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

2023CurrentExpense mix: 99.3% mission · 0.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.47% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 99.1% mission · 0.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.86% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 99.0% mission · 1.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.78% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 99.5% mission · 0.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.61% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 98.7% mission · 1.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.27% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 97.5% mission · 2.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.26% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 97.4% mission · 2.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.78% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 97.2% mission · 2.7% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.47% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$959,791

Expenses$902,106

Annual surplus $57,685 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)$895,668 · 99.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$6,438 · 0.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$959,791

Expenses$902,106

Assets$1,639,930

Income$1,063,305

Contributions$1,114,551

Mission work (program services)$895,668

Grants given$4,353,590

Average grant$725,598

Management and general$6,438

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (40)

MARYBETH FINNDIRECTOR

JULIE KAEDIRECTOR

KATHLEEN COOKDIRECTOR

KIM FAURIADIRECTOR

LAUREN FREIDIRECTOR

LESLIE PROWDADIRECTOR

LUCY SANTOSVICE PRESIDENT

MARCI NOLLERDIRECTOR

MARGARET BANEDIRECTOR

MARILYN WOLMANDIRECTOR

JUDITH MCCAFFREYDIRECTOR

MELANIE CONROYDIRECTOR

MICKI HIRSCHDIRECTOR

SARAH BOWLERTREASURER AND CLERK

SETH ANDREA MCCOYVICE PRESIDENT

STACEY ARBETTERDIRECTOR

SUSAN MENDOZA FRIEDMANDIRECTOR

SUZANNE BLOOMBERGDIRECTOR

SUZANNE CHAPMANVICE PRESIDENT

TOBEY ORESMANDIRECTOR

HEATHER GELCHIONDIRECTOR

AMYE KURSON-COLLINSDIRECTOR

ANDREA SEGELVICE PRESIDENT

ANITA FINKDIRECTOR

BARBARA LAPPDIRECTOR

CARRIE WILSONPRESIDENT

DANA GERSON UNGERDIRECTOR

EILEEN MACELROYDIRECTOR

ELAINE ZOUZAS THIBAULTDIRECTOR

GABRIELLE BARONVICE PRESIDENT

ALEXANDRA SLOTEDIRECTOR

HELEN LINEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

JAMIE MONOVOUKASDIRECTOR

JANE HOLTDIRECTOR

JANE MAYERDIRECTOR

JAYNE BENNETT FRIEDBERGDIRECTOR

JEAN CANELLOSDIRECTOR

JEAN PEARLSTEINDIRECTOR

JEN CUNNINGHAM BUTLERDIRECTOR

JILL PAPAGNIVICE PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2011
Location: 450 BROOKLINE AVENUE - SW120, BOSTON, MA 02215-5418
County: Suffolk
In care of: CARRIE WILSON
Primary officer: CARRIE WILSON, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailfriends@dfci.harvard.edu Phone(617) 632-3021

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: PKF OCONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines (G113)
IRS tax category: Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
Grant-giving organization: Yes