COMMONWEALTH CANCER CONSORTIUM INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COMMONWEALTH CANCER CONSORTIUM INC

EIN 85-1681659

What they do

BREAK THROUGH CANCER is A FOUNDATION DEDICATED to SUPPORTING TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN THE MOST DIFFICULT to TREAT CANCERS. OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ARE AMONG THE TOP CANCER RESEARCH CENTERS and TOGETHER, REPRESENT SOME of THE MOST BRILLIANT, CREATIVE MINDS IN THE COUNTRY. WE BELIEVE BREAK THROUGH CANCER is THE BEGINNING of A SCIENTIFIC MOVEMENT THAT ACCEPTS NOTHING LESS THAN MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN PATIENT CENTRIC CANCER RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATION WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH TEAMS of SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, and CLINICAL RESEARCHERS to FOCUS ON DIAGNOSING, TREATING, and IDEALLY CURING SOME of THE MOST INTRACTABLE FORMS of CANCER. WHILE MANY PATIENTS HAVE BENEFITED FROM ADVANCES IN RESEARCH and TECHNOLOGY, THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND. THERE ARE TOO MANY CANCERS WHERE THE NEEDLE REMAINS UNMOVED. BREAK THROUGH CANCER is COMMITTED to MAKING HEADWAY IN THESE EXTREMELY COMPLEX, CHALLENGING DISEASES, and COMMITTED to FINDING HOPE for PATIENTS and THEIR FAMILIES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $91.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders25 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

195.75%of revenue went to mission work91.3% of expenses · Program services

$214.31spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

18.56%of revenue went to management and office costs8.7% of expenses

$1.98in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $15,328,572 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $346,224 for MICHEAL NOBLE (CHIEF DATA SCIENCE 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$13,409,685

Mission workProgram services$26,250,079195.75% of revenue91.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$2,488,17818.56% of revenue8.7% of expenses

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

Total expenses$28,738,257214.31% 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: 91.3% mission · 8.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 214.31% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 94.6% mission · 5.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 1,348.81% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 91.9% mission · 8.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.44% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 93.5% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 1.52% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.00% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$13,409,685

Expenses$28,738,257

Annual shortfall $15,328,572 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)$26,250,079 · 91.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$2,488,178 · 8.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$13,409,685

Expenses$28,738,257

Assets$57,023,112

Income$13,409,685

Contributions$13,402,699

Mission work (program services)$26,250,079

Management and general$2,488,178

Accounting fees$45,450

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

MICHEAL NOBLECHIEF DATA SCIENCE OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $346,224Base $303,386 · Other $42,838

LISA SCHWARZCOO/CPO/SECRETARY · 40 hrs/week $319,764Base $268,629 · Other $51,135

JESSE BOEHMCHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER · 32 hrs/week $303,514Base $254,285 · Other $49,229

TYLER JACKSPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR · 20 hrs/week $262,500Base $250,000 · Other $12,500

KARI MCHUGHCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER · 40 hrs/week $245,080Base $211,962 · Other $33,118

TERENCE MCGOWANMANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $239,739Base $224,788 · Other $14,951

WILLIAM HULMECFO/TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $224,827Base $213,080 · Other $11,747

CHRISTINA SCHULTZSR. DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $215,996Base $202,116 · Other $13,880

JONATHAN GRABENSTATTERDIRECTOR, STRATEGIC ALLIANCES · 40 hrs/week $212,329Base $175,692 · Other $36,637

HENRY DEWHURSTPRINCIPAL DATA SCIENCE ENGINEER · 40 hrs/week $185,162Base $141,569 · Other $43,593

LUCIAN DE WAALSCENTIFIC PORTFOLIO MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $166,687Base $132,975 · Other $33,712

JOHN OKELLOSCENTIFIC PORTFOLIO MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $154,595Base $124,081 · Other $30,514

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 (25)

MICHEAL NOBLECHIEF DATA SCIENCE OFFICER

LISA SCHWARZCOO/CPO/SECRETARY

JESSE BOEHMCHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

TYLER JACKSPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

KARI MCHUGHCHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

TERENCE MCGOWANMANAGING DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

WILLIAM HULMECFO/TREASURER

CHRISTINA SCHULTZSR. DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS

JONATHAN GRABENSTATTERDIRECTOR, STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

HENRY DEWHURSTPRINCIPAL DATA SCIENCE ENGINEER

LUCIAN DE WAALSCENTIFIC PORTFOLIO MANAGER

JOHN OKELLOSCENTIFIC PORTFOLIO MANAGER

ALICE GOODWINDIRECTOR

JOHN SHERMANDIRECTOR

GIULIO DRAETTADIRECTOR

ELIZABETH JAFFEEDIRECTOR

LISA DEANGELISDIRECTOR

DAVID SCHEINBERGDIRECTOR

DAVID JAFFRAYDIRECTOR

MATT VANDER HEIDENDIRECTOR

BILL NELSONCHAIRMAN

SUSAN HOCKFIELDDIRECTOR

BILL HAHNDIRECTOR

BILL GOODWINDIRECTOR

BENJAMIN EBERTDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2021
Location: 101 ROGERS STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142
County: Middlesex
In care of: WILLIAM HULME
Primary officer: WILLIAM HULME, CFO/TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@breakthroughcancer.org Phone(800) 757-9881

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WOLF & COMPANY PC