Prostate Cancer Foundation

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Santa Monica, CA501(c)(3)Since 1993Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 95-4418411Revenue $56.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpcf.org1250 4th Street, 90401-1366 · Santa Monica, CATax-exempt since Aug 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Prostate Cancer Foundation is the world's leading philanthropic organization funding and accelerating Prostate Cancer research. The innovative research funded since 1993 has helped lower the Prostate Cancer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 31 volunteers and 41 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $4.7M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4.1M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 99% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $369K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$59.3M
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
31
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 31 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$56.7M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$58.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$46.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$56.7M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$36.2M
FY2021$53.0M
FY2022$71.9M
FY2023$57.3M
FY2024$56.7M
Expenses
$58.2M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$35.0M
FY2021$41.7M
FY2022$61.5M
FY2023$55.1M
FY2024$58.2M
Net assets
$46.5M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$23.0M
FY2021$34.3M
FY2022$45.4M
FY2023$48.0M
FY2024$46.5M

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

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $50.0M Management & general 8% · $4.7M Fundraising 6% · $3.4M

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

45 people listed on the 990; $4.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO (departed 2/2024)
$961,414Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$640,810Pt VII · Sec A
EVP, Chief Science Officer
$581,029Pt VII · Sec A
EVP, Finance, Cao
$390,901Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Events
$263,482Pt VII · Sec A
$243,079Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$228,630Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Medical Director
$225,000Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Ryan’s $961K as CEO (departed 2/2024) is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 661 $10–100M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
Jonathan W Simons MD———$947,055$1,321,283
Charles Ryan MD——$1,184,923——
Charles Ryan$961,414$721,046———
Gina Carithers$640,810$624,635$376,898——
Howard Soule$581,029$582,696$557,482$489,783$478,471
William Oh—$551,617———
Helen Hsieh$390,901$359,883$332,554$295,799$291,621
Christine Jones———$387,030$374,985

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

Programs and updates

Funds and accelerates innovative prostate cancer research while supporting early-career scientists to develop the next generation of life-saving medical treatments.

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3 programs · $49.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The PCF research enterprise is a peer-review research funding program that provides funding to 2,250 scientists conducting innovative research projects at more than 245 leading cancer centers and universities.

$27.1Mprogram expense
02

For more than 3 million american men and their families fighting prostate cancer and millions more globally, PCF serves as a primary source for new standard-of-care and research information. PCF educates the public about prostate cancer risks, screening, prevention, treatment options, and side effects.

$15.8Mprogram expense
03

PCF created the young investigator award program with one goal: to build a gifted cohort of human capital supporting the next generation of prostate cancer researchers. Awards are made to early-career scientists working in a research environment capable of supporting high-impact prostate cancer research, drawn from a variety of medical…

$6.2Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 161 grants · $119.1M · 2020–2024
University of PennsylvaniaFY2024$2,824,975
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD · FY2024$2,585,000
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterFY2024$2,465,000
University of California San DiegoFY2024$2,000,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCA · FY2024$1,225,000
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute INCMA · FY2024$1,050,000
Weill Cornell Medical CollegeFY2024$1,032,091
University of WisconsinFY2024$1,000,000
New York UniversityNY · FY2024$1,000,000
University of MinnesotaFY2024$1,000,000
Regents Univ of CaliforniaCA · FY2024$995,843
Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2024$225,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$56.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Money outPt IX
$58.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$50.0M
Managementcol C$4.7M
Fundraisingcol D$3.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$46.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77.9M
Total assetsLn 16$105.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$59.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
45
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b31
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54.0M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$640K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$2.7M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$56.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$791K
SavingsLn 2$77.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$77.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$339K
Other assetsLn 15$201K
Total assetsLn 16$105.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$59.3M
Net assetsLn 32$46.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 631
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$50.8M$77.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$701K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$480K$339K
Total assetsLn 16$91.8M$105.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$43.8M$59.3M
Net assetsLn 32$48.0M$46.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$27.0M$27.0M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$7.3M$7.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.2M$3.0M$77K$154K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$5.6M$2.6M$2.6M$540K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$154K$106K$39K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$842K$683K$113K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$505K$336K$121K$48K
Management feesLn 11a$1.2M$590K$275K$290K
Legal feesLn 11b$59K$216$59K
Accounting feesLn 11c$69K$69K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$582K$186K$339K$57K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$711K$704K$6K$330
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M$59K$207K$899K
Information technologyLn 14$596K$179K$374K$42K
OccupancyLn 16$529K$348K$119K$62K
TravelLn 17$271K$246K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7.0M$6.2M$14K$849K
InterestLn 20$102K$102K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$506K$445K$45K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$128K$68K$61K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$607K$107K$133K$367K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$13K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$58.2M$50.0M$4.7M$3.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $56.7M$58.2M−$1.5M$46.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $57.3M$55.1M$2.2M$48.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $71.9M$61.5M$10.4M$45.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $53.0M$41.7M$11.3M$34.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $36.2M$35.0M$1.2M$23.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $56,686,215 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,887,913$54,024,868
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,555$2,687
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,398,627$2,658,660
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $57,291,095$56,686,215
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $29,843,227$34,297,889
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,328,164$10,350,813
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,006$13,314
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $14,949,366$13,515,903
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,134,763$58,177,919
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,156,332−$1,491,704
Part VI · Governance 31 of 33 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
VI-1b Independent voting members31
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $56,686,215 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,980,112
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$51,044,756
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$640,153
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,024,868
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,687$2,687
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,659,864$2,659,864
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$1,204−$1,204
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,687 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,658,660$56,686,215
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $58,177,919 across 23 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $26,966,735$26,966,735
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $7,331,154$7,331,154
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,967,311 · Management $77,344 · Fundraising $154,276$3,198,931
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,559,316 · Management $2,550,416 · Fundraising $540,183$5,649,915
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $105,800 · Management $38,573 · Fundraising $9,948$154,321
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $682,526 · Management $112,818 · Fundraising $47,083$842,427
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $336,152 · Management $121,233 · Fundraising $47,834$505,219
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $590,221 · Management $274,904 · Fundraising $290,218$1,155,343
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $216 · Management $58,736$58,952
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $68,631$68,631
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,314$13,314
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $186,169 · Management $339,341 · Fundraising $56,574$582,084
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $704,061 · Management $6,140 · Fundraising $330$710,531
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $58,900 · Management $206,596 · Fundraising $899,106$1,164,602
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $179,198 · Management $374,387 · Fundraising $42,173$595,758
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $347,736 · Management $119,112 · Fundraising $61,884$528,732
IX-17 TravelPrograms $246,244 · Management $24,740$270,984
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,153,493 · Management $13,682 · Fundraising $849,181$7,016,356
IX-20 InterestManagement $101,874$101,874
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $445,478 · Management $45,408 · Fundraising $14,772$505,658
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,771 · Management $60,567$128,338
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,950 · Management $132,964 · Fundraising $366,683$606,597
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,908 · Management $8,555$21,463
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $50,048,339 · Management $4,736,021 · Fundraising $3,393,559$58,177,919
Part X · Balance sheet $105,767,424 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $372,305$791,198
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,418,907$77,151,270
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $35,951,714$23,083,175
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $472,884$255,351
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $480,202$338,794
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $701,140$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,302,938$3,946,260
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $70,888$201,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $91,770,978$105,767,424
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,167,880$1,940,407
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $39,330,540$54,872,428
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,739,373$945,624
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $550,760$1,555,648
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,788,553$59,314,107
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,647,013$43,763,317
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,335,412$2,690,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,982,425$46,453,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $91,770,978$105,767,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,453,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$56,686,215
XI-2 Total expenses$58,177,919
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,491,704
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,982,425
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$37,404
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,453,317

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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