TO DRIVE COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS FROM EVERY HEALTHCARE SECTOR TO POWER ADVANCES IN SCIENCE, POLICY AND REGULATION THAT SPEED LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$23.1M
+17.5% YoY
Revenue
$7.5M
+4.4% YoY
Net Investment Income
$550K
+86.0% YoY
Expenses
$5.8M
+10.0% YoY
About Friends of Cancer Research
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Cancer Research is a nonprofit organization focused on Medical Research, based in WASHINGTON, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $23.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $550K.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $23,104,598 | $19,663,708 | $13,380,551 |
| Revenue | $7,499,449 | $7,186,730 | $6,784,533 |
| Expenses | $5,771,194 | $5,245,007 | $4,975,120 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $549,939 | $295,644 | $328,976 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Allen PhD | President & CEO | 40 | $644,527 |
| Ryan Hohman JD | VP-Public Affairs | 40 | $299,686 |
| Mark Stewart PhD | VP-Science Policy | 40 | $286,475 |
| Heather Chaney | VP-Operations | 40 | $214,521 |
| Hillary Andrews | Dir.-Reg & Res Par | 40 | $179,111 |
| linda ostermann | Dir.-Grant & Oper | 40 | $154,088 |
| Brittany McKelvey | Dir.-Reg Affairs | 40 | $142,236 |
| Finnian Galloway-Kane | Dir-Pub Relations | 40 | $113,418 |
| Pennie Abramson PhD | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Carolyn Aldige | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Anna D Barker PhD | Secretary | 0.5 | — |
| Edward Sanghyun Kim MD MBA | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Roy Herbst MD PhD | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Ellen Sigal PhD | Chair & Founder | 0.5 | — |
| Marlene Malek RN | Vice Chair | 0.5 | — |
| Sudip Parikh PhD | Treasurer | 0.5 | — |
| Margaret Foti PhD MD | Executive Dir. | 0.5 | — |
| David Mitchell | Executive Dir. | 0.5 | — |
| Richard Schilsky MD | Executive Dir. | 0.5 | — |
| Elizabeth Thompson | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Edward J Benz Jr MD | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Margaret Anderson | Director | 0.5 | — |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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