Mission
OCR IS DEDICATED TO THE CURE AND PREVENTION OF CANCER BY PROVIDING FOUNDATIONAL SEED MONEY FOR NEW RESEARCH IDEAS. OVER 8 MILLION IN GRANTS HAS GENERATED OVER 1 BILLION FROM OTHER SOURCES BASED ON PROJECT SUCCESS
Public Charity
OHIO CANCER RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
OHIO CANCER RESEARCH ASSOCIATES is a Public Charity headquartered in Columbus, OH. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $708K revenue, $594K expenses, $714K total assets. 35 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $864K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 311038309
Columbus, OH
Cancer Research
NTEE: H30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$708K
Total Expenses$594K
Total Assets$714K
Grant Records35
Funding Total$864K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Ohio Cancer Research Associates
How Ohio Cancer Research Associates divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$66
Programs
the work itself
$16
Management
running the organization
$18
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $66 for programs
$66
Providing critical seed grants to support foundational, new ideas by cancer researchers that ultimately save, extend and improve lives
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.
Sample Grants Received
HEALTH
$126,085
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$22,100
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
HEALTH
$115,300
SPONSOR VALENTINE PARTY & AUCTION & CORPORATE TABLE
$14,000
Showing up to 5 of 35 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT
Deborah Parris Phd
BOARD CHAIRMAN
Grant Varian Md
BOARD MEMBER
John Kessler
BOARD MEMBER
Justin Lathia
BOARD MEMBER
Lynn Elliott
BOARD MEMBER
Matthew Summers
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $708K | $594K | $714K |
| 2024 | $580K | $645K | $582K |
| 2023 | $725K | $590K | $610K |
| 2022 | $601K | $482K | $367K |
| 2021 | $837K | $522K | $302K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $837K to $708K (-15%), with total assets most recently reported at $714K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.