Cancer Research Foundation

CHICAGO, IL EIN: 36-2385213 Website

THE CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION MISSION IS TO RAISE FUNDS TO FUND BOTH EARLY-CAREER CANCER SCIENTISTS AND NEW DIRECTIONS IN CANCER SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH THE GOAL OF CONTRIBUTING TO TRANSFORMATIONAL EVENTS IN THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND CURE FOR CANCER.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$10.2M

-8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.2M

+71.4% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$400K

+14.3% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$433K$866K$1M$2M20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$10,223,203$11,175,477$10,131,076
Revenue$1,174,975$1,024,160$893,737
Expenses$1,575,443$1,059,928$1,004,389
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$982,501$855,646$400,023
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$300K$600K$900K$1M4 grants20214 grants20224 grants20232 grants20243 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO$600KWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN…$400KNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY$200K

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K7$100–250K6$250–500K2$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

MR M JOHNSONCEO$184K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
MR M COHENPRESIDENT EMERITUS2
MRS A NIKITASPRESIDENT/CHAIRMAN5
MS L COHEN SCHENKMANSECRETARY2
MR T NOARDTREASURER3
MR M JOHNSONCEO50$183,999
MR S GOLDBLATTDIRECTOR2
MR J GOLDBLATTDIRECTOR2
MR M FREEDDIRECTOR2
MR J MICHAEL LOCKEDIRECTOR2
MR D KINNEARDIRECTOR2
MS K KOZLOWSKIDIRECTOR2
MR J DOBOSHDIRECTOR2
MR M MANTOVANIDIRECTOR2
MR D RAPPDIRECTOR2
MRS H MERWITZDIRECTOR2
MR C RUTSTEINDIRECTOR2
MS L WERNERDIRECTOR2
MS J RHINDDIRECTOR2
MS B SESSIONSDIRECTOR (THROUGH 2/2025)2
MR T SHIELDSDIRECTOR (THROUGH 5/2025)2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

BostonChicagoSt Louis

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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