The organization is a Bermudian trust whose mission is to operate in connection with the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd ("the Institute"), a Swiss not-for-profit organization, by maintaining oversight of the management of the Institute's programs and operations.

65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$272K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $444K a year · 49% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$272K
to officers and key staff · 66% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 66% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $4.0M in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
Spent
$409K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$254K
FY2022$393K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$150K
FY2025$280K
Expenses
$409K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$425K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$477K
FY2024$454K
FY2025$503K
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1989.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $264K Management & general 35% · $145K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $272K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Individual Trustee
$45,296Pt VII · Sec A
Individual Trustee
$45,296Pt VII · Sec A
Individual Trustee
$45,296Pt VII · Sec A
Individual Trustee
$45,296Pt VII · Sec A
Individual Trustee
$45,296Pt VII · Sec A
$45,026Pt VII · Sec A

Edward a McDermott JR’s $55K as Individual Trustee is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Conyers Trust Company (bermuda) Ltd$41,220$52,788$48,876$46,684$57,235$45,026
Edward a McDermott JR$54,960$52,788$48,876$46,684$46,116$45,296
John L Notter$54,960$52,788$48,876$46,684$46,116$45,296
John D Gordan III$54,960$52,788$48,876$46,684$46,116$45,296
Dr Jedd D Wolchok$54,960$52,788$48,876$46,684$46,116$45,296
Sir John Bell$54,960$52,788$48,876$23,342——
Sir Derek Roberts————$46,116$45,296

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

Programs and updates

Oversees cancer research programs and operations for a Swiss institute.

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1 program · $264K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Oversight of the management Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd

$264Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$159K
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$264K
Managementcol C$145K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$159K
Gains on assetsLn 7$131K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11K$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$237K$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$248K$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$248K$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$275K$230K$46K
Management feesLn 11a$60K$60K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$34K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$792$0$792$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$264K$145K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $280K$503K−$223K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $150K$454K−$304K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$477K−$321K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $393K$458K−$65K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $254K$425K−$171K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.2M$409K$3.8M$4.0M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,158,922 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$4,000,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $199,684$158,922
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $199,684$4,158,922
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $270,156$275,261
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,297$133,313
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $386,453$408,574
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$186,769$3,750,348
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,158,922 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$4,000,000
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,000,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,027$28,027
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $130,895$130,895
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $158,922$4,158,922
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,574 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $229,555 · Management $45,706$275,261
IX-11a Management feesManagement $60,277$60,277
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,341$12,341
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,400$17,400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,002 · Management $8,501$42,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $792 · Fundraising $0$792
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $263,557 · Management $145,017 · Fundraising $0$408,574
Part X · Balance sheet $3,998,692 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $11,379$8,246
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $236,965$3,990,446
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $248,344$3,998,692
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $248,344$3,998,692
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $248,344$3,998,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $248,344$3,998,692
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,998,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,158,922
XI-2 Total expenses$408,574
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,750,348
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$248,344
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,998,692

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