Public Charity

American Association for Cancer Research Inc

American Association for Cancer Research Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $129.5M revenue, $97.7M expenses, $337.5M total assets. 167 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $209.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 236251648 Philadelphia, PA Cancer Research NTEE: H30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$129.5M
Total Expenses$97.7M
Total Assets$337.5M
Grant Records167
Funding Total$209.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE AACR IS TO PREVENT AND CURE CANCER THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, AND COLLABORATION. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, THE AACR FOSTERS RESEARCH IN CANCER AND RELATED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; ACCELERATES THE DISSEMINATION OF NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS AMONG SCIENTISTS AND OTHERS DEDICATED TO THE CONQUEST OF CANCER; PROMOTES SCIENCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at American Association for Cancer Research Inc

How American Association for Cancer Research Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$9 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$31
Annual meeting and special conferences attended by members and non-members for the presentation of scientific research
34% of program spending
$24
Research grants, scientific awards, fellowships and career development awards
27% of program spending
$15
Publications - production & distribution of the journals
17% of program spending

Plus 5 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PUBLISHER & VP. SCI. COMMUN. Christine Battle
DIRECTOR Dr Alice Shaw
DIRECTOR Dr Catherine Wu
DIRECTOR Dr Charles W M Roberts
DIRECTOR Dr Christina Curtis
DIRECTOR Dr Christine Lovly

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$186,928,290 65 grants
Health & Medicine
$15,175,657 47 grants
Research & Policy
$7,056,888 34 grants
Education
$125,283 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$15,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $129.5M $97.7M $337.5M
2024 $137.4M $88.0M $291.8M
2023 $74.3M $80.2M $241.9M
2022 $83.1M $83.0M $231.7M
2021 $103.2M $68.3M $261.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $103.2M to $129.5M (+26%), with total assets most recently reported at $337.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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