Our mission is to conquer cancer through advocacy for research, education, and the promotion of the highest quality, equitable patient care.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 194 volunteers and 49 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $943K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.6M
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34.3M
123% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 123% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$16.6M
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$16.2M
Net assets
−$6.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$16.6M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.1M
FY2021$14.3M
FY2022$15.4M
FY2023$17.4M
FY2024$16.6M
Expenses
$16.2M
FY2024▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.0M
FY2021$12.5M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$15.1M
FY2024$16.2M
Net assets
−$6.4M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$12.1M
FY2021−$10.4M
FY2022−$9.2M
FY2023−$6.8M
FY2024−$6.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $1.6M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President, Member Services
$311,755Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advocacy Officer
$265,455Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer
$236,405Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Qcp
$226,306Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Congressional Affairs
$182,139Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Affiliate Relations
$174,961Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Membership
$172,539Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (partial Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krista Barnes’s $312K as Vice President, Member Services is at the 58th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Krista Barnes$311,755$302,663$283,275$254,248$271,557
Jennifer Brunelle$265,455$258,709$201,846$143,900$218,354
Shelagh Benke————$256,423
Karen Hagerty—$245,179$217,307$181,772$190,976
Shelagh Foster———$242,588—
Karen Hagerty MD$236,405————
Ronda Bowman$226,306$213,046$190,301——
Zhabiz Chu————$207,259

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for cancer research, education, and equitable patient care by lobbying policymakers on clinical practice, funding, and healthcare access.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

See Schedule O

Accreditation & certification: the association conducts an accreditation program that promotes the practice of its members by maintaining and improving the quality of medical care available to the public and maintaining high standards of excellence in oncology.

Pt IX · col B
02

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Advocacy: the association's advocacy work focuses on achieving high-quality care for all patients with cancer. Working with volunteer members and affiliated state and regional oncology societies, the association engages with the administration, congress, and state policymakers to address issues of critical importance to cancer care and…

Pt IX · col B
03

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Member services: the association works to support and educate its global network of nearly 51,000 oncology professional members, maintaining online forums that allow members to discuss issues of professional interest, supporting international regional councils, and recruiting members for, and tracking participation in, volunteer…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $266K · 2021–2024
Yale UniversityCT · FY2024$30,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyNY · FY2023$21,942
University of ChicagoIL · FY2023$15,000
Friends of Cancer ResearchDC · FY2022$25,000
Sarah Cannon the Cancer Institute of Hca HealthcareFY2021$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$16.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$330K
Other incomeLn 4–11$197K
Money outPt IX
$16.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
−$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.9M
Total assetsLn 16$27.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$15.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$330K
Other incomeLn 4–11$197K
Total revenueLn 12$16.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$13.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$13.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$27.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 549
VolunteersI 6194
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M$13.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$27.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$12.2M$34.3M
Net assetsLn 32−$6.8M−$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$127K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$679K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$427K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$797K
Payroll taxesLn 10$505K
Legal feesLn 11b$39K
Accounting feesLn 11c$48K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$180K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$92K
Office expensesLn 13$305K
Information technologyLn 14$456K
OccupancyLn 16$480K
TravelLn 17$708K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K
InterestLn 20$67K
InsuranceLn 23$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.4M
All other expensesLn 24e$48K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $16.6M$16.2M$376K−$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $17.4M$15.1M$2.4M−$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.4M$14.3M$1.1M−$9.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $14.3M$12.5M$1.7M−$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.1M$15.0M−$888K−$12.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $16,561,916 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $933,505$90,630
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,132,753$15,943,898
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $134,364$330,483
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $207,674$196,905
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,408,296$16,561,916
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $138,592$127,053
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,273,510$8,638,328
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,643,643$7,420,899
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,055,745$16,186,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,352,551$375,636
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $16,561,916 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90,630
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,630
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $15,517,756 · Unrelated business $426,142$15,943,898
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $330,483$330,483
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $196,905$196,905
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,517,756 · Unrelated business $426,142 · Excluded from tax $527,388$16,561,916
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,186,280 across 20 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$127,053
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$679,089
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$6,228,968
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$427,298
IX-9 Other employee benefits$797,486
IX-10 Payroll taxes$505,487
IX-11b Legal fees$39,019
IX-11c Accounting fees$47,691
IX-11d Lobbying fees$180,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,531,616
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$91,658
IX-13 Office expenses$305,380
IX-14 Information technology$456,315
IX-16 Occupancy$479,847
IX-17 Travel$707,959
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$3,531
IX-20 Interest$67,342
IX-23 Insurance$39,284
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$3,422,819
IX-24e All other expenses$48,438
IX-25 Total functional expenses$16,186,280
Part X · Balance sheet $27,886,472 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,380,533$13,926,016
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $171,520$12,084,822
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,783,341$1,875,634
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,377,567$27,886,472
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $454,050$527,926
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $11,277,996$11,489,397
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $478,930$22,315,946
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,210,976$34,333,269
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$6,833,409−$6,446,797
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$6,833,409−$6,446,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,377,567$27,886,472
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$6,446,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,561,916
XI-2 Total expenses$16,186,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$375,636
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$6,833,409
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$10,976
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$6,446,797

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