Cancer Recovery Foundation International

Public charity · Grantmaker Hershey, PA EIN: 27-0398026

The organization's purpose was to equip all people in preventing and surviving cancer by providing educational and support services through survival guides and informational materials as well as through support in the form of direct financial aid to individuals affected by cancer. Further to and consistent with the organization's stated purpose of equiping all people to prevent and survive cancer, survival guides and informational material were included in all aspects of CRFI's outreach. This included direct mail pledge packets, pledge collection materials, periodic newsletters, ongoing email communications, and a major website presence. Although no direct costs can be allocated to the organization's public education programs, fully sixty-five percent of associated costs can be allocated to the organization's public education outreach. Public education was the promary program service in 2022.

Cancer Recovery Foundation International at a glance

Revenue (2022)
$314,698
-58.0% vs 2021
Expenses (2022)
$402,570
-55.3% vs 2021
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2022 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2022; updated October 2026.

Who Cancer Recovery Foundation International funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Houston

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10KTotal only2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 0 grants2022

From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $10K (2020). In 2021 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TXResearch Grant$10,000
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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
2022—$314,698$402,570———
2021$97,982$749,457$901,370$5,000Total only$2,999
2020$142,061$970,178$1,115,312$10,0001—
2019$34,190$2,609,985$2,910,693$1,134Total only—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Cancer Recovery Foundation International

Based on IRS filings

Cancer Recovery Foundation International is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hershey, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2022.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cancer Recovery Foundation International is led by Gregory Anderson, President & CEO on the 2022 filing; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2022 are compensated.

Officers on the 2022 filing

  • Gregory Anderson

    President & CEO

    New on the 2022 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $35K (2022)

  • Jennifer Schmittler

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Veeneta Lakhani

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Oliver Bogler

    Director

    New on the 2022 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur Granito

    CFO

    Vice President & Treasurer → CFO, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    35 hrs/week

    $99K (2019) → $21K (2022)

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Greg Anderson (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Oliver Bolger (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Poe (2019) — Secretary · Filing note: Until 082019

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2022. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2022 IRS filing

Gregory Anderson — President & CEO: $35KGregory AndersonPresident & CEO$35KArthur Granito — CFO: $21KArthur GranitoCFO$21K

The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $35K, to Gregory Anderson (President & CEO). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Cancer Recovery Foundation International

What is Cancer Recovery Foundation International?

Cancer Recovery Foundation International is a public charity focused on Education, based in Hershey, PA.

Where does Cancer Recovery Foundation International operate?

Cancer Recovery Foundation International has awarded grants in Texas.

What is Cancer Recovery Foundation International's EIN?

Cancer Recovery Foundation International's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0398026. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2022.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2022

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