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Cancer research organizations

There are 947 cancer research centers in the United States. Combined, these cancer research centers employ 6,500 people, earn more than $3 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $10 billion.
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Job trends for Cancer research centers

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
189
1-10
 
92
11-25
 
35
26-100
 
22
101 to 1,000
 
12
1,000+
 
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Sizes of cancer research centers

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
244
$250k to $1M
 
86
$1M to $5M
 
71
$5M to $25M
 
42
$25M to $100M
 
20
$100M+
 
5
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Directory of cancer research centers

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1-20 of 947

THE Breast Cancer Research Foundation

The mission of The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Inc. is to prevent and cure Breast Cancer by advancing The world's most promising Research. Prevent and cure Breast Cancer by advancing The world's most promising Research.
Revenue
$117.4m
Assets
$199.1m
Employees
63
EIN
13-3727250
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funding to pursue innovative cancer research.
Revenue
$19.6m
Assets
$160.5m
Employees
19
EIN
13-1933825
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cancer Research Institute (CRI)

Extend the lives of cancer patients and reduce cancer-related deaths by fueling the development of a new class of smarter, more effective treatments that mobilize our body's natural immune defenses against all types of cancer.
Revenue
$24.0m
Assets
$133.7m
Employees
32
EIN
13-1837442
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Blood Cancer United Research Programs

The corporation was formed exclusively for one or more of the following objectives or purposes: to benefit, to perform the Research functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the leukemia & lymphoma society, Inc. tax id 13-5644916. Tax id #13-5644916.
Revenue
$0
Assets
$0
Employees
0
EIN
13-3470494
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Association for Cancer Research

American Association for Cancer Research drives progress to prevent and cure cancer by advancing research, publishing journals, convening scientific meetings, and promoting education and advocacy.
Revenue
$137.4m
Assets
$291.8m
Employees
301
EIN
23-6251648
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Roswell Park Alliance Foundation

Roswell Park Alliance Foundation's mission is to maximize dollars available for Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center's most promising lifesaving research, treatment and prevention programs, while supporting the psychosocial needs.
Revenue
$32.9m
Assets
$162.8m
Employees
104
EIN
16-1391608
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF)

The mission of the MMRF is to relentlessly pursue innovative means that accelerate the development of next-generation multiple myeloma treatments to extend the lives of patients and lead to a cure.
Revenue
$29.1m
Assets
$66.4m
Employees
72
EIN
06-1504413
IRS type
501(c)(3)

CURE Childhood Cancer

CURE Childhood Cancer is dedicated to conquering childhood cancer through funding targeted research and through support of patients and their families.
Revenue
$11.8m
Assets
$7.5m
Employees
34
EIN
58-1244138
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)

NFCR's investments in basic cancer research have helped produce breakthroughs in cancer genetics, precision medicine, metastasis research, anti-angiogenic therapies, nanomedicine, immunotherapy, and more.
Revenue
$11.1m
Assets
$12.3m
Employees
16
EIN
04-2531031
IRS type
501(c)(3)

American Institute for Cancer Research

Arlington-based AICR advances cancer prevention through research, education and community programs, focusing on diet, weight and physical activity.
Revenue
$10.7m
Assets
$17.9m
Employees
41
EIN
52-1238026
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF)

The Lymphoma Research Foundation's mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by this disease.
Revenue
$14.2m
Assets
$42.7m
Employees
47
EIN
95-4335088
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Breakthrough T1D (JDRF)

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Their mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications.
Revenue
$258.1m
Assets
$488.1m
Employees
632
EIN
23-1907729
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Translational Research in Oncology-US

Translational Res in Onc-Us is a private foundation located in Los Angeles, CA. Its trustees are Dennis Slamon, John Glaspy, and James Muff.
Revenue
$9.7m
Assets
$25.8m
Employees
20
EIN
20-0132719
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Diabetes Research Institute Foundation (DRIF)

At the Diabetes Research Institute and Foundation, their mission is clear - they want to cure diabetes now. Simply put, they aim to put themselves out of business by curing this devastating disease.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$26.4m
Employees
21
EIN
59-1361955
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Israel Cancer Research Fund

ICRF supports cancer research in Israel by funding Israeli scientists and developing the next generation of researchers via fellowships.
Revenue
$9.1m
Assets
$21.0m
Employees
13
EIN
51-0181215
IRS type
501(c)(3)

TGen Foundation

To positively impact the lives of patients and their families. We do this by raising funds that accelerate TGen's efforts to make and translate genomic discoveries into advances in human health.
Revenue
$11.0m
Assets
$22.8m
Employees
0
EIN
33-1092191
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Addgene

Addgene enables global access to plasmids, supporting research by facilitating their deposit, storage, and distribution linked to published scientific findings.
Revenue
$26.4m
Assets
$56.7m
Employees
154
EIN
90-0133592
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation

The Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation advances health by supporting medical research, recognizing research excellence, and advocating for public understanding and funding.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$94.1m
Employees
0
EIN
13-1680062
IRS type
501(c)(3)

H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Foundation

Raises funds for H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, supporting research, patient care, and education.
Revenue
$41.3m
Assets
$320.2m
Employees
50
EIN
59-3238636
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope (BRI)

Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope was the first of five Beckman Institutes to be founded, and has held a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Support Grant for over 30 years.
Revenue
$285.3m
Assets
$2.2b
Employees
1,177
EIN
95-3432210
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "H30: Cancer Research" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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