Gastric Cancer Foundation
The Gastric Cancer Foundation helps patients to face their diagnosis with reliable information, tools to navigate the journey, and a compassionate community that truly understands. The foundation funds research initiatives that contribute to understanding gastric cancer and developing improved methods of prevention, detection and treatment.
Gastric Cancer Foundation at a glance
In short: Gastric Cancer Foundation gave $300K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $300,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $731,990
- -1.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (33% 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 Gastric Cancer Foundation
- Next open deadline
- December 31, 2026 (AGA-GCF Memorial Research Scholar Award in Gastric Cancer)
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Gastric Cancer Foundation
Who Gastric Cancer Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stanford University ($100K). Together the top 3 received $300K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 15 grants of 19 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Gastric Cancer Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $260K (2020) to $468K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Accelerating biomedical discovery in stomach cancer diagnosis and treatment | $100,000 |
| The Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI | Development of Novel Treatments for Stomach Adenocarcinoma | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | Chromosomal instability and immune escape as determinants of therapeutic response in gastric cancer | $100,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $731,990 | $579,280 | $591,030 | $300,000 | 3 | $82 |
| 2024 | $739,336 | $583,175 | $622,382 | $300,000 | 3 | $109 |
| 2023 | $861,534 | $484,124 | $721,101 | $450,000 | 5 | $98 |
| 2022 | $1,006,846 | $624,994 | $546,597 | $318,000 | 4 | $73 |
| 2021 | $631,475 | $594,719 | $685,125 | $467,855 | 4 | $-6 |
| 2020 | $725,500 | $1,067,588 | $396,720 | $260,000 | 4 | $157 |
About Gastric Cancer Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Gastric Cancer Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Millbrae, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $732K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $82.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gastric Cancer Foundation is led by Stacie Hershman, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stacie Hershman
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$117K (2021) → $149K (2025)
Paul Gottsegen
Board Chair
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ajay Goel Phd Ms
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Arlene Weintraub
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Gallagher
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Hans Rueffert
Board Member
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hemanshu Shah PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Langecker MD
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susanna Nichols
Secretary-Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Cheren
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: K. Alice Leung (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Schottenstein Left (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey Netzer Left (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Schottenstein (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey Netzer (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jeff Netzer (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $149K, to Stacie Hershman (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Gastric Cancer Foundation
How much does Gastric Cancer Foundation give each year?
Gastric Cancer Foundation gave $300K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $300K across 3 grants.
What is Gastric Cancer Foundation's typical grant size?
Gastric Cancer Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $100,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Gastric Cancer Foundation give grants?
Gastric Cancer Foundation's top state is California, with 33% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Wisconsin (33%) and Massachusetts (33%).
Does Gastric Cancer Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Gastric Cancer Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Gastric Cancer Foundation?
Gastric Cancer Foundation reported $732K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $579K.
What is Gastric Cancer Foundation?
Gastric Cancer Foundation is a public charity focused on Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines, based in Millbrae, CA. It holds $732K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Gastric Cancer Foundation's EIN?
Gastric Cancer Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2978173. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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