Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care

Public charity · Grantmaker Carefree, AZ EIN: 20-3771288

Care promotes awareness about cancer treatment and prevention through educational forums and seminars and raises money to provide grants to fund innovative new cancer research projects and clinical trials primarily in the greater phoenix metropolitian area and Arizona more broadly.

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care at a glance

In short: Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care gave $748K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $374K), mostly in Arizona. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$748,000
-11.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$374,000
-11.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$374,000
Total assets
$86,259
-13.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Arizona (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Honorhealth Research Inst: $374KHonorhealth Research Inst$374KMayo Clinic: $374KMayo Clinic$374K

The largest 2025 recipient was Honorhealth Research Inst ($374K). Together the top 2 received $748K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K9$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 9 grants of 10 (90%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ScottsdaleScottsale

How Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M2 grants2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500K (2021) to $880K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $748K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Honorhealth Research Inst Scottsdale, AZSeed Funding-Assistance$374,000
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZSeed Funding-Assistance$374,000
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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$86,259$867,764$881,603$748,0002$11,478
2024$100,098$869,722$954,535$840,0002$5,796
2023$184,911$871,517$835,059$794,6082$5,397
2022$148,453$969,135$905,955$880,0002$-155
2021$85,272$538,326$520,757$500,0002$72
2020$83,702$692,723$640,202$610,0002$2,245
2019$27,871$527,030$534,053$508,0002$3,067

About Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care

Based on IRS filings

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Carefree, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $86K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $748K. Net investment income was $11K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care is led by Jill Porcellato, Chairman on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jill Porcellato

    Chairman

    On filings since 2019

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Syliva Owens

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Blaszyk

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Wendt Moase

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amanda Bruen

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • J. Derek Hill

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Regina Ryan

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: Wayne Malloux (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Suzanne Paetzer (2019–2022) — Vice Chair & Secretary
  • Former: Louise Zirretta (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Steve McMurray (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Diane Hurter (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jean Kennedy (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sandra Miller-Forman (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Sheree Bauer (2019) — Director

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 Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care

How much does Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care give each year?

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care gave $748K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $840K across 2 grants.

How large is Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care?

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care reported $86K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $868K.

What is Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care?

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Carefree, AZ. It holds $86K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care operate?

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care has awarded grants in Arizona.

What is Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care's EIN?

Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Care's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3771288. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 9, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 20, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 1, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 15, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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