ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION

EIN 94-3342838 · Cancer Research (H30)

What they do

SEE SCHEDULE O.ACF DEVELOPS and SUPPORTS RESEARCH THAT ADVANCES THE PREVENTION and TREATMENT of CANCER for PEOPLE and PETS. ACF FOCUSES ON FURTHERING RESEARCH IN COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY, WHICH is THE STUDY of CANCERS THAT OCCUR SIMILARLY IN BOTH COMPANION ANIMALS and HUMANS.TO FUND and DEVELOP RESEARCH FOCUSED ON THE BIOLOGIC SIMILARITY of CANCER IN PETS and PEOPLE THAT WILL EXPEDITE THERAPEUTIC and PREVENTATIVE BENEFITS for BOTH. ALSO, to INFORM THE PUBLIC and THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY ABOUT THE BIOLOGIC SIMILARITY of CANCER IN PETS and PEOPLE, and to COMMUNICATE THE WAYS IN WHICH COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY WILL ACCELERATE THE TREATMENT, PREVENTION and ULTIMATE ERADICATION of CANCER. THE CANINE CANCER GENOME PROJECT (CCGP) SPONSORED BY BLUE BUFFALO FOUNDATION and ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION SEEKS to MAP THE SEVEN MOST COMMON CANINE CANCER TUMORS and to PLACE THE DATASETS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN for USE BY ALL CANCER RESEARCHERS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $76.50 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 leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

198.61%of revenue went to mission work76.5% of expenses · Program services

36.33%of revenue went to fundraising14.0% of expenses

$259.50spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

24.55%of revenue went to management and office costs9.5% of expenses

$0.44in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

82.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $507,670 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $74,000 for BARBARA COHEN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 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$318,293

Mission workProgram services$632,172198.61% of revenue76.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$78,14524.55% of revenue9.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$115,64636.33% of revenue14.0% of expenses

Total expenses$825,963259.50% 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: 76.5% mission · 9.5% management · 14.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 259.50% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 38.7% mission · 27.0% management · 34.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.20% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 41.0% mission · 20.1% management · 38.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 77.52% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 39.7% mission · 19.4% management · 40.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.25% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 79.3% mission · 8.3% management · 12.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 255.31% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 51.0% mission · 17.9% management · 31.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.55% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 41.1% mission · 16.3% management · 42.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 43.83% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 43.7% mission · 28.4% management · 27.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.97% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$318,293

Expenses$825,963

Annual shortfall $507,670 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)$632,172 · 76.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$78,145 · 9.5% of expenses

Fundraising$115,646 · 14.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$318,293

Expenses$825,963

Assets$359,638

Income$569,171

Contributions$261,211

Mission work (program services)$632,172

Fundraising$115,646

Grants given$1,108,262

Average grant$221,652

Management and general$78,145

Executive compensation (total)$75,423

Stocks and bonds$33,181

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

BARBARA COHENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 40 hrs/week $74,000

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 (7)

BARBARA COHENEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GERALD POSTPRESIDENT

HAROLD ESPINOZATREASURER

KAREN LABARREDIRECTOR

LONI EDWARDSDIRECTOR

RENEE ALSARRAFSECRETARY

VICTORIA CARMELLADIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1999
Location: 1051 PORT WASHINGTON BLVD BOX 1548, PORT WASHINGTON, NY 11050
County: Nassau
In care of: BARBARA COHEN
Primary officer: BARBARA COHEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@acfoundation.org Phone(516) 858-4960

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CERINI & ASSOCIATES LLP
NTEE classification: Cancer Research (H30)
IRS tax category: Cancer Research
Grant-giving organization: Yes