Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$11,885,794

Total expenses

$12,350,127

Contributions and grants received

$10,094,745

Grants paid

$1,435,966

Program service revenue

$1,281,556

Investment income

$354,155

Other revenue

$155,338

Total assets, end of year

$17,918,349

Total liabilities, end of year

$5,675,747

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$12,242,602

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$8,023,830

Management and general expenses

$2,048,465

Fundraising expenses

$2,277,832

Program service expenses (Part III)

$8,023,830

Program services were 65.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2022

• SEE SCHEDULE O. EDUCATIONEDUCATION PROGRAMSTHE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (AICR) CHAMPIONS THE LATEST AND MOST AUTHORITATIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON CANCER PREVENTION AND SURVIVAL THROUGH DIET, WEIGHT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SO THAT WE CAN HELP PEOPLE MAKE INFORMED LIFESTYLE CHOICES TO REDUCE THEIR RISK. WE WANT TO LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE NO ONE DEVELOPS A PREVENTABLE CANCER. EDUCATION: AICR'S MESSAGEAICR'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE EVIDENCE-BASED. THIS EVIDENCE COMES FROM BOTH THE RESEARCH WE FUND, AND THE CONCLUSIONS DRAWN IN OUR SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. FROM THESE FINDINGS WE PRODUCE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO MEET A WIDE VARIETY OF NEEDS, ACROSS ALL STAGES OF THE CANCER CONTINUUM. AICR NEWSLETTERIN FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023, AICR DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 1.1 MILLION COPIES OF ITS NEWSLETTER TO SUPPORTERS. EACH QUARTERLY ISSUE IS FILLED WITH ARTICLES ON RESEARCH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION, INCLUDING RECIPES RELATED TO REDUCING CANCER RISK FOR PREVENTION AND HEALTHY SURVIVORSHIP. THE PRACTICAL TIPS, ADVICE AND FEATURED STORIES ARE ALL MADE POSSIBLE BY AICR'S GENEROUS SUPPORTERS. EACH ISSUE IS REVIEWED BY AN ADVISORY GROUP OF CLINICIANS, REGISTERED DIETITIANS, RECIPE DEVELOPERS AND CANCER RESEARCHERS. BROCHURES AND FACT SHEETSDEVELOPED TO PUT THE LATEST CANCER RESEARCH FINDINGS IN A CONCISE FORMAT, AICR'S BROCHURES, LEAFLETS AND FACT SHEETS OFFER MANY DIFFERENT AUDIENCES OUR EMPOWERING MESSAGE THAT WE CAN TAKE STEPS TO REDUCE OUR OWN CANCER RISK. FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH OF OUR THIRD EXPERT REPORT IN MAY 2018, ALL THESE RESOURCES WERE REVIEWED AND UPDATED TO REFLECT THE MOST CURRENT SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE.IN FY23, WE OFFERED TWENTY DIFFERENT BROCHURE TITLES AND ELEVEN FACT SHEETS FOR CANCER PREVENTION AND CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. INDIVIDUALS CAN ORDER SINGLE FREE COPIES; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS (E.G., HOSPITALS, CANCER CLINICS, ETC.) CAN MAKE BULK PURCHASES. AICR ALSO DISTRIBUTES BROCHURES AT CONFERENCES, EVENTS AND HEALTH FAIRS. IN FY23, AICR DISTRIBUTED OVER 33,000 BROCHURES AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.HEALTH AIDSAICR PRODUCES HEALTH AIDS, INCLUDING INFOGRAPHICS, DOWNLOADABLES INFORMATION CARDS, MAGNETS AND MORE TO TURN LOWERING CANCER RISK INTO A "HANDS-ON" EXPERIENCE. INDIVIDUALS CAN ORDER SINGLE FREE COPIES; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND MEDICAL CENTERS (HOSPITALS, CANCER CLINICS, ETC.) CAN MAKE BULK PURCHASES. AICR ALSO DISTRIBUTES HEALTH AIDS AT CONFERENCES, EVENTS AND HEALTH FAIRS. IN FY23, AICR DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 8,000 HEALTH AIDS.AICR WEBSITETHE GOAL OF THE AICR WEBSITE (WWW.AICR.ORG) IS TO INSPIRE USERS TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH USING RESEARCH-BACKED CANCER PREVENTION AND SURVIVORSHIP RESOURCES. THE WEBSITE OFFERS UPDATED INFORMATION ON AICR RESEARCH; HEALTHY, CANCER-PROTECTIVE RECIPES AND FITNESS TIPS; AND A HOST OF INTERACTIVE TOOLS AND RESOURCES ON THE SCIENCE OF LOWERING CANCER RISK. IN FY23, AICR'S WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 1.2 MILLION USERS (UNIQUE VISITORS) AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PAGE VIEWS EXCEEDED 2.1 MILLION.AICR'S WEBSITE ALSO INCLUDES INSPIRING STORIES OF IMPACT. THESE ARE TESTIMONIALS BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO REGULARLY USE AICR'S VARIOUS RESOURCES TO BUILD HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES THROUGH CANCER CENTERS, SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAMS AND MORE. ONE ONCOLOGY NUTRITIONIST AT THE DEMPSEY CENTER IN MAINE PROVIDES NUTRITION CONSULTATIONS TO PEOPLE WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THEIR CARE PARTNERS; A REGISTERED DIETITIAN AT THE VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER IN VIRGINIA USES AICR'S RESOURCES TO PROVIDE CANCER PATIENTS AND SURVIVORS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT TO EAT AND WHY WE EAT FOR WELLNESS. AND YET ANOTHER REGISTERED DIETITIAN AT PENN MEDICINE'S ABRAMSON CANCER CENTER IN PENNSYLVANIA HELPS CANCER PATIENTS NAVIGATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION, TREATMENT AND POST-TREATMENT QUALITY OF LIFE.THERE ARE ALSO TESTIMONIALS BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY CANCER OR KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY CANCER, AND HOW THEY HAVE USED AICR'S RESOURCES TO HELP THEMSELVES OR OTHERS NAVIGATE CANCER FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH SURVIVORSHIP. ONE INSPIRING STORY IS FROM A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR WHO WAS DIAGNOSED WHILE PREGNANT. AFTER SURGERY, CHEMO, RADIATION AND DELIVERING A HEALTHY BABY, SHE JOINED TEAM AICR AND RAN THE LONDON MARATHON TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AICR'S MESSAGE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO RAISE FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF CANCER RESEARCH AT AICR.E-PUBLICATIONAICR'S MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, CANCER FOCUS, ENCOMPASSES THREE AREAS: HOW TO START LIVING FOR LOWER CANCER RISK TODAY; BREAKING NEWS AND CURRENT RESEARCH IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER; AND RESEARCH, RECIPES AND FOODS THAT HELP SURVIVORS NAVIGATE THEIR CANCER JOURNEY. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2023, OVER 300,000 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED CANCER FOCUS.AICR BLOG AND SOCIAL MEDIATHE AICR BLOG (AICR.ORG/RESOURCES/BLOG) SPEAKS TO SUPPORTERS; CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS; HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; THE MEDIA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE AICR BLOG IS ONE WAY AICR ENGAGES IN AN ONGOING DISCUSSION ABOUT RESEARCH AND SEPARATES CANCER MYTHS FROM CANCER FACTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE HOT TOPICS IN THE MEDIA. IT IS WHERE WE SHARE OUR TAKE ON CURRENT NEWS AND ENCOURAGE READERS TO POST COMMENTS. IN FY23, THE AICR BLOG RECEIVED OVER 451,000 USERS (UNIQUE VISITORS), AND NEARLY 548,000 PAGE VIEWS. FACEBOOK AND TWITTER HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION CHANNELS FOR AICR TO SHARE MESSAGES WITH A WIDE AND DIVERSE AUDIENCE. IN ADDITION TO FACEBOOK AND TWITTER, AICR INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS IN FY23 TO HELP GROW OUR BRAND ON INSTAGRAM, LINKEDIN, PINTEREST AND YOUTUBE. AT THE END OF FY23, AICR HAD A TOTAL OF 60,601 SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS FOR 15.1% GROWTH COMPARED TO FY22. OVER THE COURSE OF FY23 AICR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS HAD A TOTAL OF 1,523,976 IMPRESSIONS AND 74,544 ENGAGEMENTS, 21.8% MORE ENGAGEMENTS OVER FY22.LINKEDIN SAW THE LARGEST GROWTH IN FY23 WITH 4,885 NEW FOLLOWERS, TOTALING 14,151 FOLLOWERS AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2023. THIS IS A 52.7% INCREASE COMPARED TO FY22. AT THE CLOSE OF FY23, AICR'S FACEBOOK PAGE HAD 28,257 FOLLOWERS AND ON AVERAGE, OUR CONTENT REACHED OVER 4,000 USERS DAILY. TWITTER (@AICRTWEETS) HAD 7,882 FOLLOWERS AND LINKEDIN HAD 14,151.CANCER PREVENTION MONTHFEBRUARY IS CANCER PREVENTION MONTH TO RAISE AWARENESS THAT 40% OF CANCERS CAN BE PREVENTED AND PROVIDE EMPOWERING MESSAGES TO HELP CANCER SURVIVORS TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH.WE ENCOURAGED PEOPLE TO "TAKE THE TEN" AN ONLINE TOOL (AICR'S HEALTHY10 CHALLENGE) TO HELP PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLE HABITS AND PUT AICR'S CANCER PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS INTO ACTION. THE HEALTHY10 CHALLENGE IS A FREE, 10-WEEK INTERACTIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS IMPROVE THEIR DIET, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WEIGHT FOR LOWER CANCER RISK AND BETTER OVERALL HEALTH. AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2023, ALMOST 8,000 INDIVIDUALS HAD SIGNED UP FOR THE CHALLENGE. IN FEBRUARY 2023, AICR'S WEBSITE HAD OVER 99,061 USERS, 220 PEOPLE TOOK THE CANCER HEALTH CHECK AND AICR ACQUIRED OVER 500 NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES. AICR'S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS GAINED 458 NEW FOLLOWERS, EARNED OVER 108,508 IMPRESSIONS AND RECEIVED OVER 4,700 ENGAGEMENTS.HEALTHY10 CHALLENGEAICR'S EVIDENCE-BASED MATERIALS HELP PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM CANCER, BUT WE ALSO SUPPLY THEM WITH TOOLS THAT SUPPORT THE KIND OF REAL, LASTING BEHAVIOR CHANGE THAT LEADS TO LOWER RISK. THE HEALTHY10 CHALLENGE IS A 10-WEEK, FREE, INTERACTIVE, ONLINE PROGRAM TO HELP USERS IMPROVE THEIR DIET, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND WEIGHT FOR LOWER CANCER RISK AND BETTER OVERALL HEALTH. IT IS BASED ON AICR'S EVIDENCE-BASED CANCER PREVENTION RECOMMENDATIONS AND IS INTENDED FOR ADULTS WANTING TO REDUCE THEIR CANCER RISK (INCLUDING RECURRENCE AND SECONDARY CANCER). ITS MOTIVATIONAL CHALLENGES ALTERNATE BETWEEN DIET AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO HELP USERS EAT SMARTER AND MOVE MORE. EACH WEEK USERS WILL BE GIVEN A GOAL AS WELL AS TIPS AND TOOLS TO HELP CONQUER EACH CHALLENGE. THIS IS A SIMPLE AND FUN WAY TO BECOME HEALTHIER AND TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE CANCER RISK AT ANY STAGE OF LIFE AND MEETS INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY ARE AT IN THEIR HEALTH JOURNEY. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF OVER 7,803 EMAILS COLLECTED AND INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED UP FOR THE HEALTHY10 CHALLENGE IN FY23.

  Expenses $5,879,581 · Grants $386,691 · Revenue $1,208,796

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $2,144,249 · Grants $1,049,275 · Revenue $72,760

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

• MELVIN HUTSON

  BOARD CHAIR

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• SUSAN PEPPER

  BOARD SECRETARY-TREASURER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JEFFREY BUNN

  BOARD MEMBER (THRU 08/03/23)

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• GEOFFREY HERALD

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• FRANK HILL

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• MARILYN GENTRY

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JOHN MCCALLA

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• JOSEPH SWARTZ

  BOARD MEMBER

  Total calculated

  $0

  Hours/week

  2

• DEIRDRE MCGINLEY-GIESER

  EXECUTIVE VP

  Total calculated

  $193,953

  From this org

  $176,220

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $17,733

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $175,168

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $1,052

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $17,733

  Filer's total

  $193,953

• MARILYN GENTRY

  PRESIDENT, WCRF INT'L & AICR

  Total calculated

  $101,236

  From this org

  $0

  From related orgs

  $101,236

  Other

  $0

  Hours/week

  3 + 15 related

• JENNIFER MERCER

  SENIOR VP DEVELOPMENT

  Total calculated

  $193,430

  From this org

  $174,996

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $18,434

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $174,757

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $239

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $18,434

  Filer's total

  $193,430

• MICHAEL MCCARN

  CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

  Total calculated

  $169,199

  From this org

  $145,848

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $23,351

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $145,026

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $822

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $23,351

  Filer's total

  $169,199

• NIGEL BROCKTON

  VP RESEARCH

  Total calculated

  $169,797

  From this org

  $148,831

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $20,966

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $148,536

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $295

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $20,966

  Filer's total

  $169,797

• PATRICIA BODENSTEDT

  VP FINANCE

  Total calculated

  $166,902

  From this org

  $151,512

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $15,390

  Hours/week

  40

  Schedule J breakdown matched by us

  Base

  $151,512

  Bonus

  $0

  Other

  $0

  Deferred

  $0

  Nontaxable benefits

  $15,390

  Filer's total

  $166,902

• PETER CROWLEY MCCARTY

  VP, CORP FOUNDATIONS (THRU 03/15/23)

  Total calculated

  $130,853

  From this org

  $130,301

  From related orgs

  $0

  Other

  $552

  Hours/week

  40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

  $247,500

  RESEARCH

• THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER (UT SOUTHWESTERN)

  $165,000

  RESEARCH

• BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL INC

  $165,000

  RESEARCH

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• WORLD CANCER RESEARCH FUND

  AFFILIATED CHARITY · UK · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by AICR

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

25 July 2024

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202442079349301014

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