American Association For Cancer Research

Philadelphia, PA
Tax-exempt since Jan. 1965
EIN: 23-6251648

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Medical Research / Cancer Research (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Revenue

$137,428,364

Expenses

$88,032,459

Net Income

$49,395,905

Net Assets

$220,194,890

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$48,246,384	35.1%
Program Services	$67,669,562	49.2%
Investment Income	$3,513,317	2.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$898,245	0.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$17,100,856	12.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,159,511	3.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$22,928,072	26.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$291,810,436
Total Liabilities	$71,615,546
Net Assets	$220,194,890

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$1,809,255	$201,028	$64,914
Michael Stewart (Sr. Vice President, Cfo)	$430,500	$22,500	$64,403
Jon G Retzlaff (Vp. Science Policy & Gov. Affa)	$403,520	$0	$55,903
Christine B Battle (Vp. Scientific Publications)	$326,000	$0	$39,841
Yixian Zhang (Vp, Research And Grants)	$312,000	$0	$60,956
Paul J Driscoll (Chief Marketing Officer And Vp)	$308,700	$0	$58,972
Richard G Buck (Chief Communications Officer)	$304,350	$0	$52,883
Joseph S Pontoski (Vp. Finance And Business Admin)	$300,000	$0	$50,363
Mary Ballinger (Vp, Meetings And Exhibits)	$270,750	$0	$50,195
Dr Philip Greenberg (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Patricia Lorusso (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Patricia Lorusso (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lillian Sui (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lisa Coussens (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Philip Greenberg (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr John Carethers (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Christine Lovly (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth Platz (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Alice Shaw (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jedd Wolchok (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Christina Curtis (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr William Pao (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Kimberly Stegmaier (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Robert Vonderheide (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Sept. 30, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$74,316,369

Expenses

$80,202,057

Net Income

-$5,885,688

Net Assets

$170,464,353

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$16,080,259	21.6%
Program Services	$58,133,068	78.2%
Investment Income	$2,794,759	3.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$864,892	1.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$3,556,609
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,414,496	1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$21,369,173	26.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$241,949,585
Total Liabilities	$71,485,232
Net Assets	$170,464,353

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$894,240	$99,360	$61,001
Michael Stewart (Vice President, Chief Fina)	$407,864	$21,467	$60,516
Jon Retzlaff (Vp. Science Policy & Gov.)	$388,000	$0	$51,681
Christine Battle (Vp. Scientific Publication)	$310,300	$0	$37,223
Yixian Zhang (Vice President, Research And Grants Administration)	$297,000	$0	$58,733
Paul Driscoll (Chief Marketing Officer And Vice President)	$294,000	$0	$54,928
Richard Buck (Chief Communications Officer And Vice President)	$294,000	$0	$49,287
Joseph Pontoski (Sr. Managing Director / Fi)	$277,200	$0	$48,503
Mary Ballinger (Vice President, Meetings And Exhibits)	$255,000	$0	$46,493
Dr Lisa Coussens (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Philip Greenberg (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Philip Greenberg (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Patricia Lorusso (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr David A Tuveson (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lisa Coussens (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Joh Carethers (Director (2023-2026))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Chritine Lovly (Director (2023-2026))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth Platz (Director (2023-2026))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Alice Shaw (Director (2023-2026))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jedd Wolchok (Director (2023-2026))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Christina Curtis (Director (2022-2025))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William Pao (Director (2022-2025))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Kimberly Stegmaier (Director (2022-2025))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Robert Vonderheide (Director (2022-2025))	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 9, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$83,093,510

Expenses

$83,018,160

Net Income

$75,350

Net Assets

$152,268,860

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$26,628,085	32.0%
Program Services	$51,198,544	61.6%
Investment Income	$1,697,176	2.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$1,073,070	1.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,496,635	3.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,367,363	1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$19,167,406	23.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$231,693,702
Total Liabilities	$79,424,842
Net Assets	$152,268,860

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$896,040	$99,560	$57,426
Michael Stewart (Vice President, Chief Financial Officer)	$369,075	$19,425	$53,226
Jon Retzlaff (Vp. Science Policy & Gov. Affairs, Chief Policy Of)	$368,000	$0	$46,672
Christine Battle (Vp. Scientific Publications, Publisher)	$290,000	$0	$40,988
Paul Driscoll (Vp. Marketing And Creative Services)	$280,000	$0	$48,457
Yixian Zhang (Sr. Director / Scientific Review And.)	$270,000	$0	$47,656
Richard Buck (Vp. Communication)	$270,000	$0	$42,623
Joseph Pontoski (Sr. Managing Director / Finance)	$269,000	$0	$42,143
Mary Ballinger (Mng. Director / Meetings And Exhibits)	$230,000	$0	$39,171
Dr David A Tuveson (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lisa Coussens (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lisa Coussens (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Philip Greenberg (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Antoni Ribas (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr David A Tuveson (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Marcia R Cruz-correa (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Keith T Flaherty (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Martine F Roussel (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Charles Swanton (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Silvia C Formenti (Director (2020-2023))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Fuchs (Director (2020-2023))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Roy S Herbst (Director (2020-2023))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Ira Mellman (Director (2020-2023))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Suzanne L Topalian (Director (2020-2023))	$0	$0	$0
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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$103,171,549

Expenses

$68,261,079

Net Income

$34,910,470

Net Assets

$186,153,031

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$44,875,975	43.5%
Program Services	$53,007,904	51.4%
Investment Income	$1,347,810	1.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$812,201	0.8%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$3,127,659	3.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,078,609	3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$18,028,892	26.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$261,131,206
Total Liabilities	$74,978,175
Net Assets	$186,153,031

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$897,120	$99,680	$56,762
Jon Retzlaff (Vp. Science Policy & Gov. Affairs, Chief Policy Of)	$352,864	$0	$46,519
Michael Stewart (Vice President, Chief Financial Officer)	$351,197	$18,484	$59,358
Christine Battle (Vp. Scientific Publications, Publisher)	$282,100	$0	$41,333
Richard Buck (Sr. Director / Communication)	$250,000	$0	$35,478
Joseph Pontoski (Managing Director / Finance)	$250,000	$0	$43,579
Yixian Zhang (Sr. Director / Scientific Review And.)	$249,252	$0	$50,821
Paul Driscoll (Sr. Director / Marketing And Creative Services)	$236,600	$0	$49,809
Mary Ballinger (Sr. Director / Meetings And Exhibits)	$216,000	$0	$43,961
Dr Antoni Ribas (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr David A Tuveson (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr David A Tuveson (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lisa Coussens (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Mardis (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Antoni Ribas (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Adriana Albini (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Rene Bernards (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carl H June (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Edison T Liu (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Scott A Armstrong (Director (apr 2020-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Marcia R Cruz-correa (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Keith T Flaherty (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Karen E Knudsen (Director (2019-apr 2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Martine F Roussel (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$110,036,275

Expenses

$95,785,864

Net Income

$14,250,411

Net Assets

$138,281,719

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$48,746,614	44.3%
Program Services	$53,899,099	49.0%
Investment Income	$1,480,412	1.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$708,489	0.6%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$5,201,661	4.7%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,088,124	2.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$18,418,876	19.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$225,756,253
Total Liabilities	$87,474,534
Net Assets	$138,281,719

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$897,880	$99,720	$61,392
Michael Stewart (Vice President, Chief Financial Officer)	$354,244	$18,644	$59,616
Jon Retzlaff (Vp. Science Policy And Gov. Affairs, Chief Policy)	$353,547	$0	$46,455
Christine Battle (Vp. Scientific Publications, Publisher)	$282,360	$0	$41,750
Yixian Zhang (Sr. Director / Scientific Review And.)	$250,143	$0	$50,884
Richard Buck (Sr. Director / Communication)	$244,852	$0	$31,237
Joseph Pontoski (Managing Director / Finance)	$241,290	$0	$46,714
Paul Driscoll (Sr. Director / Marketing And Creative Services)	$236,190	$0	$50,132
Mary Ballinger (Sr. Director / Meetings And Exhibits)	$215,210	$0	$44,354
Dr Antoni Ribas (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Antoni Ribas (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr David A Tuveson (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Mardis (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Mardis (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Adriana Albini (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Rene Bernards (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carl H June (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Edison T Liu (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Scott A Armstrong (Director (apr 2020-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr David A Tuveson (Director (2018-apr 2020))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Marcia R Cruz-correa (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Keith T Flaherty (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Karen E Knudsen (Director (2019-2022))	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 18, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$124,747,357

Expenses

$119,310,729

Net Income

$5,436,628

Net Assets

$109,268,524

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$65,829,907	52.8%
Program Services	$55,446,953	44.4%
Investment Income	$2,512,311	2.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$608,722	0.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$349,464	0.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,685,575	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$17,526,040	14.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$183,918,208
Total Liabilities	$74,649,684
Net Assets	$109,268,524

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$1,241,640	$137,960	$54,690
Jon Retzlaff (Chief Policy Officer / Sci)	$344,970	$0	$45,187
Michael Stewart (Chief Financial Officer)	$340,849	$17,939	$56,691
Christine Battle (Publisher)	$270,530	$0	$41,515
Yixian Zhang (Sr. Director / Scientific Review And Grants Admini)	$243,865	$0	$40,501
Richard Buck (Sr. Director / Communication)	$238,502	$0	$29,809
Joseph Pontoski (Managing Director / Finance)	$231,374	$0	$46,944
Dr Elaine Mardis (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Mardis (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Antoni Ribas (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Adriana Albini (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Rene Bernards (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carl H June (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Edison T Liu (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr David A Tuveson (Director (2018-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Marcia R Cruz-correa (Director (2019-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Keith T Flaherty (Director (2019-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Karen E Knudsen (Director (2019-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Martine F Roussel (Director (2019-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Charles Swanton (Director (2019-2021))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Alan Ashworth (Director (2016-2019))	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Sept. 29, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$115,485,438

Expenses

$108,581,578

Net Income

$6,903,860

Net Assets

$89,406,812

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$60,318,039	52.2%
Program Services	$52,137,974	45.1%
Investment Income	$1,719,305	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$619,147	0.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$690,973	0.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,138,604	1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$16,369,208	15.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$156,846,789
Total Liabilities	$67,439,977
Net Assets	$89,406,812

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$715,069	$79,452	$52,728
Michael Stewart (Chief Financial Officer)	$326,010	$17,158	$52,725
Jon Retzlaff (Chief Policy Officer / Science Policy)	$325,487	$0	$41,561
Christine Rullo (Publisher)	$263,905	$0	$36,720
Richard Buck (Sr. Director / Communications)	$229,417	$0	$27,760
Paul Driscoll (Sr. Director / Graphics & Creative Services)	$222,037	$0	$43,311
Joseph Pontoski (Sr. Director / Finance)	$217,112	$0	$43,307
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Mardis (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Nancy Davidson (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr George Demitri (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Richard Marais (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Mardis (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Edith Perez (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Patricia Lorusso (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Alan Ashworth (Director (2016-2019))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Dafna Bar-sagi (Director (2016-2019))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Karen Cichowski (Director (2016-2019))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Levi Garraway (Director (2016-2019))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Antoni Ribas (Director (2016-2019))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Corey Abate-shen (Director (2017-2020))	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 7, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$115,942,366

Expenses

$105,649,942

Net Income

$10,292,424

Net Assets

$88,371,371

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$61,318,472	52.9%
Program Services	$47,622,475	41.1%
Investment Income	$1,061,589	0.9%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$630,355	0.5%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$5,309,475	4.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,133,398	1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,811,793	14.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$148,483,420
Total Liabilities	$60,112,049
Net Assets	$88,371,371

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$715,429	$79,492	$51,356
Jon Retzlaff (Mg. Director / Science Policy)	$327,228	$0	$40,272
Michael Stewart (Chief Financial Officer)	$322,608	$16,979	$50,595
Christine Rullo (Publisher)	$260,487	$0	$35,799
Richard Buck (Sr. Director / Communications)	$220,322	$0	$26,769
Joseph Pontoski (Sr. Director / Finance)	$211,761	$0	$40,837
Paul Driscoll (Sr. Director / Graphics & Creative Services)	$187,237	$0	$39,149
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jose Baselga (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Nancy Davidson (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Nancy Davidson (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr James P Allison (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Ronald M Evans (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Scott M Lippman (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Guillermina Lozano (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr M Celeste Simon (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr George Demitri (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Richard Marais (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elaine Mardis (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Edith Perez (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Patricia Lorusso (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Alan Ashworth (Director (2016-2019))	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 24, 2018

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$87,664,971

Expenses

$84,567,870

Net Income

$3,097,101

Net Assets

$73,497,029

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$44,734,050	51.0%
Program Services	$41,724,859	47.6%
Investment Income	$888,301	1.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$574,554	0.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$256,793
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,096,952	1.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$14,589,056	17.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$117,885,019
Total Liabilities	$44,387,990
Net Assets	$73,497,029

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$725,388	$79,532	$40,758
Jon Retzlaff (Mg. Director / Science Policy)	$294,525	$0	$37,357
Michael Stewart (Chief Financial Officer)	$290,700	$15,300	$47,517
Christine B Rullo (Publisher)	$232,560	$0	$33,266
Richard G Buck (Sr. Director / Communications)	$207,851	$0	$30,243
Joseph Pontoski (Sr. Director / Finance)	$200,732	$0	$38,292
Paul Driscoll (Sr. Director / Graphics & Creative Service)	$168,300	$0	$36,213
Dr Nancy Davidson (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Nancy Davidson (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carlos L Arteaga (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jose Baselga (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jose Baselga (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Mary C Beckerle (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Hans Clevers (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Victor E Velculescu (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr James P Allison (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Ronald M Evans (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Scott M Lippman (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Guillermina Lozano (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr M Celeste Simon (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
Dr George Demitri (Director (2015-2018))	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 30, 2017

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$79,254,440

Expenses

$76,379,209

Net Income

$2,875,231

Net Assets

$66,540,957

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$36,833,629	46.5%
Program Services	$39,788,570	50.2%
Investment Income	$1,411,071	1.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$580,813	0.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$640,357	0.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,101,884	1.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,766,494	18.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$109,009,290
Total Liabilities	$42,468,333
Net Assets	$66,540,957

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$612,391	$68,043	$164,689
Jon Retzlaff (Mg Dir / Science Policy)	$296,390	$0	$32,991
Michael Stewart (Chief Financial Officer)	$294,500	$15,500	$49,720
Christine B Rullo (Publisher)	$220,000	$0	$27,013
Richard G Buck (Sr. Director / Communications)	$203,775	$0	$30,321
Patrice J Morin (Sr. Dir / Scientific Programs)	$196,460	$0	$17,282
Joseph Pontoski (Sr. Dir / Finance)	$192,938	$0	$36,114
Dr Jose Baselga (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jose Baselga (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Nancy Davidson (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Charles Sawyers (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carlos L Arteaga (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carlos L Arteaga (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Kenneth C Anderson (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lewis C Cantley (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michelle M Le Beau (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Benjamin G Neel (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Karen H Vousden (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Mary C Beckerle (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Hans Clevers (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Victor E Velculescu (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr James P Allison (Director (2014-2017))	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Sept. 6, 2016

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Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$73,594,822

Expenses

$71,572,722

Net Income

$2,022,100

Net Assets

$68,458,805

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$36,010,771	48.9%
Program Services	$35,023,396	47.6%
Investment Income	$1,581,331	2.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$569,154	0.8%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$410,170	0.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,088,731	1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$13,196,426	18.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$110,326,192
Total Liabilities	$41,867,387
Net Assets	$68,458,805

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Deferred Compensation Payout)	$1,333,453	$148,161	$0
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$612,391	$68,043	$166,058
Jon G Retzlaff (Mg Dir/science Policy)	$280,000	$0	$29,664
Michael Stewart (Chief Financial Officer)	$275,025	$14,475	$44,487
Christine B Rullo (Publisher)	$220,000	$0	$17,875
Richard G Buck (Sr Dir/communications)	$200,000	$0	$19,009
Patrice J Morin (Dir/scientific Programs)	$193,000	$0	$6,457
Joseph S Pontoski (Dir/finance)	$183,750	$0	$32,038
Dr Charles L Sawyers (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Charles L Sawyers (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carlos L Arteaga (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Judy E Garber (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Frank Mccormick (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Frank Mccormick (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Dr Kenneth C Anderson (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Mary C Beckerle (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Joan S Brugge (Director (2011-2014))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lewis C Cantley (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Arul M Chinnaiyan (Director (2011-2014))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Hans Clevers (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michelle M Le Beau (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Benjamin G Neel (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 17, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$70,235,515

Expenses

$65,733,565

Net Income

$4,501,950

Net Assets

$64,427,549

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$33,896,554	48.3%
Program Services	$34,849,769	49.6%
Investment Income	$534,915	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$689,443	1.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$264,834	0.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,123,112	1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$11,442,454	17.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$103,668,697
Total Liabilities	$39,241,148
Net Assets	$64,427,549

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Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Margaret Foti (Chief Executive Officer)	$664,652	$72,784	$181,019
Michael Stewart (Chief Financial Officer)	$305,628	$16,086	$40,401
Jon G Retzlaff (Mg Dir/science Policy)	$272,757	$0	$27,878
Richard G Buck (Sr Dir/communications)	$185,000	$0	$11,977
Joseph S Pontoski (Dir/finance)	$177,154	$0	$33,967
Deighton E Liverpool (Dir/information Technology)	$173,000	$0	$29,175
Mary Watts (Dir/government Relations)	$156,843	$0	$32,186
Dr Charles L Sawyers (President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Charles L Sawyers (President-elect (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Carlos L Arteaga (President-elect (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Judy E Garber (Past President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Frank Mccormick (Past President (apr-dec))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Frank Mccormick (President (jan-mar))	$0	$0	$0
Dr William N Hait (Treasurer (2010-2013))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Kenneth C Anderson (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Mary C Beckerle (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Joan S Brugge (Director (2011-2014))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michael A Caligiuri (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Lewis C Cantley (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Arul M Chinnaiyan (Director (2011-2014))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Hans Clevers (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth M Jaffee (Director (2013-2016))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Michelle M Le Beau (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Benjamin G Neel (Director (2012-2015))	$0	$0	$0
Dr Thomas A Sellers (Director (2011-2014))	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Sept. 10, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$68,487,488

Expenses

$68,590,531

Net Income

-$103,043

Net Assets

$52,977,140

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$37,372,559	54.6%
Program Services	$29,140,132	42.5%
Investment Income	$1,102,823	1.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$701,582	1.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$170,392	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,158,245	1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$10,444,776	15.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$92,894,946
Total Liabilities	$39,917,806
Net Assets	$52,977,140

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$57,169,571

Expenses

$51,695,564

Net Income

$5,474,007

Net Assets

$48,333,911

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$26,337,939	46.1%
Program Services	$28,901,312	50.6%
Investment Income	$836,737	1.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$512,037	0.9%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$581,546	1.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$870,139	1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$9,845,464	19.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$86,282,981
Total Liabilities	$37,949,070
Net Assets	$48,333,911

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