Public Charity

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH is a Public Charity headquartered in ARLINGTON, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $11.0M revenue, $12.0M expenses, $17.8M total assets. 72 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521238026 ARLINGTON, VA Cancer Research NTEE: H30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.0M
Total Expenses$12.0M
Total Assets$17.8M
Grant Records72
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

AICR CHAMPIONS THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHORITATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FROM AROUND THE WORLD ON CANCER PREVENTION AND SURVIVAL THROUGH DIET, WEIGHT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SO THAT WE CAN HELP PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO REDUCE THEIR CANCER RISK.

Where $100 goes at American Institute for Cancer Research

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

$65 Programs the work itself
$15 Management running the organization
$20 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $65 for programs

$42
Educationeducation programsthe American Institute for Cancer Research (aicr) champions the latest and most authoritative scientific research on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity so…
65% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 26,098 volunteers
$23
Researchresearch programsscientific study of the relationship of diet, physical activity and weight management to cancer risk and survivorship continues to be the primary focus of American Institute for…
35% of program spending
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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

BOARD MEMBER (09/25/25) Caitlin Mahoney
CONTROLLER Cynthia L Matlack
BOARD TREASURER Frank Jackson Hill
SENIOR VP DEVELOPMENT Jennifer Mercer
BOARD CHAIR (09/25/25) & SECRETARY John Mccalla
BOARD MEMBER Joseph Swartz

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,202,862 41 grants
Health & Medicine
$697,228 26 grants
Unspecified
$27,611 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.0M $12.0M $17.8M
2024 $10.7M $10.6M $17.9M
2023 $11.9M $12.4M $17.9M
2022 $14.5M $13.7M $16.9M
2021 $14.2M $14.2M $18.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $14.2M to $11.0M (-23%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.8M.

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

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