Mission
TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF CANCER.
Public Charity
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CANCER RESEARCH INC
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CANCER RESEARCH INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BOSTON, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $4.5M revenue, $5.0M expenses, $5.4M total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $23.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 650520985
BOSTON, MA
Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
NTEE: B82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.5M
Total Expenses$5.0M
Total Assets$5.4M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$23.9M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at American Friends of Cancer Research Inc
How American Friends of Cancer Research Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$89
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $89 for programs
$89
Operations and administration related to cancer grand challenges (cgc) and other research initiatives and programs, either led and delivered by cruk or supported by cruk-successfully planned and executed…
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
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$1,600,000
HUMAN SERVICES
$1,600,000
MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & PROGRAMS
$25,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$10,000
HEALTH
$1,600,000
Showing up to 5 of 12 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT
Cathryn Dhanatya
VICE PRESIDENT
Dan Burkwood
MANAGING DTR OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
David Machon
DIRECTOR
Gillian Fairfield
DIRECTOR
Patrick Mcgarey
TREASURER
Quinton Newell
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.5M | $5.0M | $5.4M |
| 2024 | $7.2M | $3.7M | $5.9M |
| 2023 | $4.9M | $3.2M | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $3.3M | $609K |
| 2021 | $6.7M | $4.7M | $2.2M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $6.7M to $4.5M (-33%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.