The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 1993. Also known as the Cancer and Leukemia Group B Foundation (CALGB Foundation), the organization raises funds to support the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology in conducting large-scale clinical trials. The Alliance itself is a National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), consisting of nearly 10,000 cancer specialists at hospitals, medical centers, and community clinics across the United States and Canada.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$112.8M
-4.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$12.8M
+41.1% YoY
Grant Count
109
+28.2% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$117K
+10.0% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The Alliance's three-fold mission is to:
- Conduct high-quality multidisciplinary cancer control, prevention, and treatment trials that engage a comprehensive research network
- Further understanding of the biological basis of the cancer process and its treatment, from discovery to validation to clinical practice
- Reduce the impact of cancer on people by uniting a broad community of scientists and clinicians from many disciplines committed to discovering, validating, and disseminating effective strategies for prevention and treatment of cancer
The foundation supports research in:
- New chemotherapy treatments for breast, prostate, lung, and colorectal cancer
- Surgical techniques for breast and colon cancer
- Genetic studies of breast cancer risk
- Molecular determinants of cancer therapy response
- Research improving cancer patients' quality of life and alleviating side effects of cancer and cancer treatments
Grantmaking
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation distributes grants through several program areas:
Grant Range
$15,000 to $200,000+ per award
Grant Types
How to Apply
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation focuses on funding Alliance member institutions in the United States and Canada.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of 2024:
- Total assets: $112,814,085
- Total revenues: $44,527,686
- Total expenses: $48,256,468
- Total giving: $14,639,183
As of 2023:
- Annual giving: $10,308,272
- Number of awards: 86
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $112,814,085 | $118,132,432 | $121,663,797 |
| Revenue | $44,527,686 | $41,500,086 | $39,386,118 |
| Expenses | $48,256,468 | $40,022,855 | $42,878,871 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $5,272,539 | $3,440,233 | $3,415,730 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
250 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DHRUVA GOLLERKERI | TREASURER/CFO | 30 | $254,042 |
| EVANTHIA GALANIS | PRESIDENT | 0.75 | — |
| KIMBERLY KERSTANN CHIEF OPE- | RATING OFFICER & SECRETARY | 9 | $75,094 |
| TRINIDAD AJAZI | SECRETARY (THRU JUN 2024) | 9 | — |
| OLWEN HAHN | VICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| TAREQ AL BAGHDADI | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| STEVEN ALBERTS | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| DANIEL ANDERSON | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| C BABIS ANDREADIS | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| LYUDMILA BAZHENOVA | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| ISABELLE BEDROSIAN | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| HAROLD BURSTEIN | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| LISA CAREY | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| JEFFREY CRAWFORD | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| MARCIA CRUZ-CORREA | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| KONSTANTIN DRAGNEV | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| JOHN ELLERTON | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| BRYAN FALLER | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| GINI FLEMING | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| RICHARD GOLDBERG | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| STEPHEN GRAZIANO | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| STEPHEN GRUBBS | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| CAROLYN HENDRICKS | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| CLIFFORD HUDIS | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| KELLY HUNT | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| HEIDI KLEPIN | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| JOHN LEONARD | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| ELLIS LEVINE | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| SUMITHRA MANDREKAR | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| GREGORY MASTERS | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| ELECTRA PASKETT | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| JANE PERLMUTTER | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| STEVEN PIANTADOSI | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| DEBORAH SCHRAG | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| MICHAEL SCHWARTZ | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| W FRASER SYMMANS | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| MARIE WOOD | TRUSTEE | 0.75 | — |
| CARTER W DUFRANE | DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL TRIAL OPS | 40 | $245,377 |
| MAJAGAMY RAMOS-BORDONARO | DIRECTOR, QUALITY MANAGEMENT | 40 | $198,090 |
| LISA RENEE PITLER | SENIOR DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE & HR | 30 | $236,259 |
| SELINA CHOW | EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 20 | $254,427 |
| JOSEPH GANNON | SR. PROJECT MANAGER | 40 | $198,234 |
| AISHA AHMED DIRECTOR | COLLABORATIONS AND TRIAL MGMT | 40 | $211,604 |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Foundation has announced several funding award programs, including:
Six Investigators Win Funding Awards - Alliance -**Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program**: Announced a third cohort of physician researchers for the Clinical Investigator Leadership Award
Six Investigators Win Funding Awards - Alliance -**Alliance Scholar Awards**: Funding opportunities for emerging investigators
Six Investigators Win Funding Awards - Alliance -**Cancer Control and Prevention (CCP) and Cancer Control and Detection Research (CCDR) Awards**: Investigator funding awards
Six Investigators Win Funding Awards - Alliance -**Biomarkers, Imaging, and Quality of Life Studies Funding Program (BIQSFP)**: Funding opportunity announced in March 2022
Six Investigators Win Funding Awards - Alliance -The organization maintains tax-exempt status since September 1994 and has received a Three-Star rating from Charity Navigator, indicating solid performance in accountability and finance.
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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