Alliance NCTN Foundation
Alliance NCTN Foundation is a public charity based in Chicago, Illinois, formed in 2019. It provides scientific and operational infrastructure for clinical and translational cancer research in academic and community settings, including research intended to advance cancer control, prevention, and treatment.
Alliance NCTN Foundation at a glance
In short: Alliance NCTN Foundation gave $3.6M across 70 grants in 2024 (avg $51K), mostly in Minnesota. 14% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $3,575,244
- -21.2% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 70
- -17.6% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $51,075
- -4.3% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $17,769
- Total assets
- $4,473,409
- -22.3% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 14% first-time grantees (10 of 70, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (51% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Alliance NCTN Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 311 S Wacker Drive 2650, Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: (773) 702-9171
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Alliance NCTN Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Mayo Clinic ($1.8M). Together the top 10 received $2.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
325 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 251 grants of 325 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, 51% of grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, 5% to Pennsylvania, 4% each to California and New York, and 3% to Oregon.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 70 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Alliance NCTN Foundation open to new grantees?
14%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 10 of 70 grantees (14%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $25K; repeat grants $55K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 77% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+2%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.1M (2020) to $4.5M (2023). In 2024 it made 70 grants totaling $3.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Minneapolis, MN | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $1,765,276 |
| The Valley Hospital Ridgewood, NJ | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $108,000 |
| University of California San Francisco Los Angeles, CA | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $107,900 |
| NRG Oncology Foundation Pittsburgh, PA | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $107,000 |
| Oregon Health and Science University Foundation Portland, OR | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $86,000 |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Greenwood, IN | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $75,000 |
| The Ohio State University Detroit, MI | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $69,200 |
| Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research New York, NY | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $61,091 |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $48,500 |
| Morton Plant Hospital Association Inc Clearwater, FL | Institutional Support for Cancer Research | $48,300 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,473,409 | $10,906,644 | $10,413,634 | $3,575,244 | 70 | $19,696 |
| 2023 | $5,758,941 | $11,270,408 | $11,221,026 | $4,538,599 | 85 | $28,492 |
| 2022 | $5,313,702 | $11,400,090 | $10,939,036 | $3,843,583 | 61 | $8,711 |
| 2021 | $4,276,385 | $9,494,506 | $9,979,458 | $3,509,230 | 73 | $279 |
| 2020 | $4,343,626 | $2,926,430 | $3,666,613 | $2,136,047 | 36 | $110 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to provide scientific and operational infrastructure for innovative clinical and translational research in academic and community settings, and to reduce cancer’s impact through a comprehensive research network and high-quality multidisciplinary cancer control, prevention, and treatment trials. Its program description also refers to furthering understanding of the biological basis of cancer and its treatment, from discovery through clinical practice.
The 2024 grants included support for hospitals, universities, and cancer research organizations. For example, Oregon Health & Science University Foundation describes its role as securing and responsibly managing philanthropic support for OHSU’s missions. Columbus Community Clinical says its mission is to deliver cancer care through clinical trials in patients’ communities. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 70 grants totaling $3,575,244. Grants ranged from $5,150 to $1,765,276, with a median of $17,768. The listed grants describe their purpose as institutional support for cancer research.
The largest grant was $1,765,276 to Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Other large grants included $108,000 to The Valley Hospital, $107,900 to the University of California San Francisco, $107,000 to NRG Oncology Foundation, and $86,000 to Oregon Health and Science University Foundation. Other 2024 recipients included Rhode Island Hospital ($48,500), Morton Plant Hospital Association Inc ($48,300), ECOG-ACRIN Medical Research ($43,000), the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York ($40,500), and the Institute for Medical Research Inc ($35,800).
The filing describes procedures for monitoring grant funds. Payments are made after a grantee submits an invoice referencing a study underway; operations reviews and approves invoices, and the board treasurer monitors disbursements. The organization also maintains reports on grant obligations and payments.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Dhruva Gollerk eri as treasurer/CFO; Evanthia Galanis as president; Kimberly Kerstann as secretary; and Olwen Hahn as vice president/trustee. It also lists Trinidad Ajazi as secretary through June 2024. Trustees listed include Tareq Al Baghdadi, Steven Alberts, Daniel Anderson, C Babis Andreadis, and Lyudmila Bazhenova.
Alliance NCTN Foundation is led by Evanthia Galanis, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 39 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Evanthia Galanis
President
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
C. Babis Andreadis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clifford Hudis
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Anderson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Schrag
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Electra Paskett
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellis Levine
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gini Fleming
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harold Burstein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heidi Klepin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Perlmutter
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Crawford
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Ellerton
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Leonard
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Hunt
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Konstantin Dragnev
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Wood
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Schwartz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Olwen Hahn
Vice President & Trustee
Trustee → Vice President & Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Goldberg
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Graziano
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Grubbs
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Alberts
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Piantadosi
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sumithra Mandrekar
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
W. Fraser Symmans
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan Faller
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Hendricks
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lyudmila Bazhenova
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcia Cruz-Correa
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Masters
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Isabelle Bedrosian
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Carey
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Renee Pitler
Senior Director & Compliance
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tareq Al Baghdadi
Trustee
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Selina Chow
Executive Officer
Executive Officer & Ccp → Executive Officer, 2022
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
$134K (2021) → $0 (2024)
Dhruva Gollerkeri
Treasurer & CFO
Treasurer & Controller → Treasurer & CFO, 2021
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trinidad Ajazi
Secretary
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Kerstann
Secretary
New on the 2024 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (16)
- Former: James Atkins (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Morris (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Behrens (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Suzanne George (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Andrea Lorena Reino (2023) — Director of Contracts Administrator
- Former: Minetta Liu (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Monica Bertagnolli (2020–2022) — President & Trustee
- Former: Phillip Stella (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Suzanne George Vice President (2022) — President
- Former: Alan Lyss (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Dill (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Devon Hall (2021) — Senior Grants Finance Administrator
- Former: Clara Bloomfield (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Eric Winer (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Everett Vokes (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Luda Bazhenova (2020) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $134K, to Selina Chow (Executive Officer, CCP). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Alliance NCTN Foundation
How much does Alliance NCTN Foundation give each year?
Alliance NCTN Foundation gave $3.6M across 70 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $4.5M across 85 grants.
What is Alliance NCTN Foundation's typical grant size?
Alliance NCTN Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $17,769, and its average grant was $51,075, across 70 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Alliance NCTN Foundation that year got $25K on average.
Where does Alliance NCTN Foundation give grants?
Alliance NCTN Foundation gives mostly in Minnesota: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Minneapolis, MN (4 grants), New York, NY (3 grants), Pittsburgh, PA (2 grants) and Portland, OR (2 grants).
Does Alliance NCTN Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 70 grants with a stated purpose on Alliance NCTN Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Institutional Support for Cancer Research" (70 grants).
Who are Alliance NCTN Foundation's largest grantees?
Alliance NCTN Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Mayo Clinic ($1,765,276), The Valley Hospital ($108,000) and University of California San Francisco ($107,900), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Alliance NCTN Foundation?
Alliance NCTN Foundation reported $4.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.9M.
What does Alliance NCTN Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to provide scientific and operational infrastructure for innovative clinical and translational research in academic and community settings, and to reduce cancer’s impact through a comprehensive research network and high-quality multidisciplinary cancer control, prevention, and treatment trials. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Alliance NCTN Foundation?
Alliance NCTN Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Alliance NCTN Foundation's EIN?
Alliance NCTN Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4029941. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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