Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1962.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
89 people listed on the 990; $16.6M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Laurie H Glimcher MD’s $2.3M as President & CEO Emerita is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 24 $100M+ medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurie H Glimcher MD | $2,313,019 | $2,105,144 | $2,000,525 | $3,672,655 | — | — |
| Edward J Benz JR MD | — | — | — | $2,163,654 | — | — |
| Glimcher Laurie H MD | — | — | — | — | $1,724,225 | $1,714,926 |
| William Hahn MD PHD | $1,453,272 | $1,299,728 | $1,111,718 | $855,136 | — | — |
| Benz Edward J JR MD | — | — | — | — | $1,133,382 | $1,361,343 |
| Michael L Reney | $1,217,752 | $1,098,939 | $1,020,648 | $835,469 | — | — |
| Elizabeth Liebow | — | $1,205,871 | $508,850 | $458,662 | — | — |
| Melany Duval | $1,154,110 | $938,328 | $934,299 | $725,483 | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II7 listed
Programs and updates
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute INC is a medical research nonprofit organization based in Boston, MA, formed in 1951.
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2263040) · Dispute this lineResearch
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Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2263040) · Dispute this lineCommunity Benefits
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 40 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 39 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 41 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 41 smaller programs.
The auditor reported 1 finding: a weakness in money controls.
Grants and contracts made straight to it, by federal fiscal year (Oct to Sep). Money that came through a state or another group is not counted here.
Estimate: about 5% of its revenue in 2025 came from these federal awards ($181.4M of $3.92B). The federal year and the group's own year do not line up, and one award can pay out over several years.
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $594.4M | $526.5M | $458.8M | $430.3M | $479.2M |
| AddedLn 1b | $23.9M | $21.1M | $19.0M | $29.3M | $14.5M |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $30.6M | $30.4M | $28.9M | $22.9M | $15.0M |
| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $81.1M | $121.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $985.9M | $1.09B |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.35B | $6.00B |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.44B | $1.51B |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $3.91B | $4.48B |
| Line | FY25 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross | $0 | $42K |
| Net | $0 | $42K |
| Tax | $0 | $0 |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $4.5M | $4.5M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $3.7M | $3.7M | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $10.2M | $3.5M | $5.6M | $1.2M |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $3.0M | $291K | $2.7M | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $949.5M | $798.4M | $118.3M | $32.7M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $62.0M | $51.6M | $8.2M | $2.2M |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $121.4M | $101.2M | $15.9M | $4.4M |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $66.6M | $55.5M | $8.8M | $2.3M |
| Management feesLn 11a | $6.1M | $5.2M | $963K | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $20.3M | $10.9M | $9.4M | $9K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $922K | $0 | $922K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $5.6M | $5.6M | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $131.5M | $100.3M | $30.2M | $1.0M |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $16.6M | $10.2M | $4.8M | $1.5M |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $14.8M | $9.2M | $4.2M | $1.5M |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $97.0M | $88.0M | $8.8M | $155K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $175.0M | $148.6M | $26.3M | $2K |
| TravelLn 17 | $13.3M | $12.2M | $957K | $161K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $7.1M | $2.6M | $2.9M | $1.6M |
| InterestLn 20 | $23.2M | $22.7M | $502K | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $98.7M | $83.3M | $15.4M | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $9.5M | $9K | $9.5M | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.81B | $1.81B | $366K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $170.4M | $143.6M | $25.4M | $1.4M |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.83B | $3.47B | $300.2M | $55.8M |
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| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2026 | $3.9B | $3.8B | $92.7M | $4.5B | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2025 | $3.5B | $3.4B | $113.4M | $3.9B | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 31, 2024 | $3.4B | $3.0B | $384.8M | $3.4B | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2023 | $2.7B | $2.6B | $110.4M | $2.8B | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 29, 2022 | $2.4B | $2.2B | $192.0M | $2.9B | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 6, 2021 | $2.0B | $2.0B | $35.8M | $2.2B | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $3,917,771,259 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 65 of 66 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,917,771,259 across 14 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,825,086,627 across 26 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,997,012,444 assets, 21 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,483,632,272 net assets at year end
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