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Bite Me Cancer Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Herndon, VA EIN: 27-3554181 Website

To fight cancer through research, education and inspiration, also to help cancer patients and find ways to better understand and combat the disease

Bite Me Cancer Inc at a glance

In short: Bite Me Cancer Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
-33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
+33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$194,633
-1.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Bite Me Cancer Inc

Next open deadline
March 1, 2027 (Attitude is Everything Scholarship)

Who Bite Me Cancer Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

American Thyroid Association: $25KAmerican Thyroid Association$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was American Thyroid Association ($25K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Alexandria

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2025) to $38K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American Thyroid Association Alexandria, VA—$25,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$194,633$196,713$199,372$25,0001$2,609
2024$197,292$226,751$177,142$37,5002$2,719
2023—$150,463$122,279———
2022—$157,008$138,774———
2021—$136,113$124,559———
2020—$86,445$115,158———
2019—$143,276$134,856———

About Bite Me Cancer Inc

Based on IRS filings

Bite Me Cancer Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Herndon, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $195K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $3K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bite Me Cancer Inc is led by C Michael Ferraro, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • C Michael Ferraro

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Corley

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meryl Bisaga

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nikki Ferraro

    Founder

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Crain

    Legal Counsel

    Board Member → Legal, 2020

    Legal → Legal Counsel, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Ferraro

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Kress

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Trager

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Cunningham

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Goode

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Row Heydarian

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Naina Kaushal

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Chris Buchen (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Janet Goda (2021–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Andrew Clements (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jake Fishbein (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Tammy Brant (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Kincaid (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Pete Schmidt (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Aaron Clarke (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Erica Alexander (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Dean Klein (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Bite Me Cancer Inc

How much does Bite Me Cancer Inc give each year?

Bite Me Cancer Inc gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $38K across 2 grants.

How large is Bite Me Cancer Inc?

Bite Me Cancer Inc reported $195K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $197K.

What is Bite Me Cancer Inc?

Bite Me Cancer Inc is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Herndon, VA. It holds $195K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Bite Me Cancer Inc operate?

Bite Me Cancer Inc has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is Bite Me Cancer Inc's EIN?

Bite Me Cancer Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3554181. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 10, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)

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