Hope Funds for Cancer Research
To encourage and finance research of innovative cancer treatment and detection for the most difficult-to-treat and understudied cancers.
Hope Funds for Cancer Research at a glance
In short: Hope Funds for Cancer Research gave $395K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $56K), top state Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $394,900
- -16.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $56,414
- -4.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $57,500
- Total assets
- $1,381,790
- +29.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (39% 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 Hope Funds for Cancer Research
- Next open deadline
- January 25, 2027 (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Hope Funds for Cancer Research
Hope Funds for Cancer Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Hope Funds for Cancer Research
Amount
US $181,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Hope Funds for Cancer Research
Amount
$56,000 (Year 1), $59,000 (Year 2), $62,000 (Year 3), plus $1,500/year travel grant
Deadline
Expected ~January
Based on past cycles
Who Hope Funds for Cancer Research funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 7 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scripps HFCR-23-01-01 ($64K). Together the top 7 received $395K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 37 grants of 39 (95%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Hope Funds for Cancer Research 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 $373K (2022) to $507K (2020). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $395K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scripps HFCR-23-01-01 La Jolla, CA | — | $63,500 |
| Yale University HFCR-24-03-03 New Haven, CT | — | $60,500 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess HFCR-24-03-02 Boston, MA | — | $60,500 |
| Ucsd HFCR-25-04-04 La Jolla, CA | — | $57,500 |
| Whitehead Institute HFCR- 25-04-03 Cambridge, MA | — | $57,500 |
| MSKCC HFCR-25-04-02 New York, NY | — | $57,500 |
| MIT HFCR 25-04-01 Cambridge, MA | — | $37,900 |
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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 | $1,381,790 | $995,442 | $816,482 | $394,900 | 7 | $33,248 |
| 2024 | $1,066,538 | $520,106 | $523,348 | $471,000 | 8 | $34,971 |
| 2023 | $1,031,079 | $752,347 | $516,774 | $493,000 | 8 | $20,241 |
| 2022 | $890,707 | $316,970 | $268,996 | $372,500 | 7 | $4,968 |
| 2021 | $971,860 | $743,798 | $840,616 | $434,199 | 9 | $2,243 |
| 2020 | $889,907 | $439,679 | $550,048 | $507,418 | 13 | $-8,531 |
About Hope Funds for Cancer Research
Based on IRS filings
Hope Funds for Cancer Research is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Newport, RI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $395K. Net investment income was $33K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Hope Funds for Cancer Research's 2025 filing lists 21 officers; none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Adrian Hobden
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew R Mullen PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Robertson
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryan RG Williams PhD
Trustee
Trustee → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Holmes
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eugene Kennedy
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Archer Wells
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John E Parks
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leah Rush Cann
Trustee
Chair of Executive Committee → Chair of the Executive Committee, 2021
Chair of the Executive Committee → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bluma Lesch
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Johnson
Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Griffin
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Dean
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cayce Beam
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elsa Beyer Krall
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Juan Manuel Schvartzman
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sohail Tavazoie
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary Jobson
Non-Voting Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Van Schaack
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicholas DiLoreto
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Wilson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Tracy Wilson Kooyman (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: J Gregory Van Schaack (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Malcolm AS Moore DPhil (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Richard Young PhD (2021–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Nick DiLoreto (2024) — Trustee
- Former: Malcolm AS Moore DPhil Honorary (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Steven A Navarro JD (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lewis C Cantley PhD Honorary (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Jessica Guertin (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Dan Gold PhD (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David J Straus MD (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Samuel Gillson (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Jessica Geurtin (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Garrett Wubben (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Paul D Maxwell (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Scott T Lewis (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: j Gregory Van Schaak (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lewis Cantley PhD (2020) — Chairperson
- Former: Renee Anderson PhD (2020) — Trustee
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.
Frequently asked questions about Hope Funds for Cancer Research
How much does Hope Funds for Cancer Research give each year?
Hope Funds for Cancer Research gave $395K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $471K across 8 grants.
What is Hope Funds for Cancer Research's typical grant size?
Hope Funds for Cancer Research's median grant in 2025 was $57,500, and its average grant was $56,414, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Hope Funds for Cancer Research give grants?
Hope Funds for Cancer Research's top state is Massachusetts, with 39% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (31%) and Connecticut (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were La Jolla, CA (2 grants) and Cambridge, MA (2 grants).
Who are Hope Funds for Cancer Research's largest grantees?
Hope Funds for Cancer Research's largest 2025 grantees include Scripps HFCR-23-01-01 ($63,500), Yale University HFCR-24-03-03 ($60,500) and Beth Israel Deaconess HFCR-24-03-02 ($60,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 47% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Hope Funds for Cancer Research?
Hope Funds for Cancer Research reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $995K.
What is Hope Funds for Cancer Research?
Hope Funds for Cancer Research is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Newport, RI. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Hope Funds for Cancer Research's EIN?
Hope Funds for Cancer Research's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5799367. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 14, 2026)
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