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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$45,971,886
Total expenses
$41,807,800
Contributions and grants received
$44,220,018
Grants paid
$164,450
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$1,751,868
Total assets, end of year
$29,345,550
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,410,167
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,935,383
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$38,512,191
Management and general expenses
$479,869
Fundraising expenses
$2,815,740
Program service expenses (Part III)
$38,512,191

Program services were 92.1% 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.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,151,175

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $36,352,310

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $709,667

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,006,866

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,668

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $931,742

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,151,175

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $183,180

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $748,562 · excluded $748,562

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER GAINS/LOSSES

    total $6,710 · excluded $6,710

  • 11b · Other revenue: Change in Value of Pooled Funds

    total -$1,144,331 · excluded -$1,144,331

  • 11c · Other revenue: ERTC Funds

    total $2,140,927 · excluded $2,140,927

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,003,306

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $164,450 · program services $164,450

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $948,044 · program services $873,664 · management and general $41,664 · fundraising $32,716

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $17,263,725 · program services $16,180,224 · management and general $61,388 · fundraising $1,022,113

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,734,181 · program services $1,538,493 · management and general $40,247 · fundraising $155,441

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,573,607 · program services $1,397,002 · management and general $37,100 · fundraising $139,505

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,317,045 · program services $1,246,115 · management and general $4,714 · fundraising $66,216

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $111,757 · program services $98,234 · management and general $3,140 · fundraising $10,383

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $49,045 · program services $43,110 · management and general $1,378 · fundraising $4,557

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,440 · program services $17,088 · management and general $546 · fundraising $1,806

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $2,791,610 · program services $2,791,610

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $240,000 · fundraising $240,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,206,528 · program services $3,571,059 · management and general $203,264 · fundraising $432,205

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,436,870 · program services $6,239,649 · management and general $8,942 · fundraising $188,279

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $565,710 · program services $459,347 · management and general $10,018 · fundraising $96,345

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $357,047 · program services $339,888 · management and general $10,077 · fundraising $7,082

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $816,566 · program services $783,412 · management and general $1,420 · fundraising $31,734

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,300,164 · program services $2,110,367 · management and general $34,149 · fundraising $155,648

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $589,944 · program services $350,650 · management and general $19,737 · fundraising $219,557

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,817 · program services $8,158 · management and general $742 · fundraising $1,917

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,607 · program services $3,428 · management and general $41 · fundraising $138

  • 24a · Other expenses: Printing - EDU & Fundr

    total $227,526 · program services $220,547 · management and general $316 · fundraising $6,663

  • 24b · Other expenses: Medals/Recognition

    total $40,367 · program services $38,370 · management and general $455 · fundraising $1,542

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other

    total $39,750 · program services $37,326 · management and general $531 · fundraising $1,893

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $525,011 · end of year $671,919

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $13,081,949

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $510,381 · end of year $466,353

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $554,115 · end of year $484,894

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $94,472 · end of year $519,796

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $133,876

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $107,249

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $26,627

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,111,956 · end of year $27,175,961

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,961,286 · end of year $5,349,089

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,995,301 · end of year $6,061,078

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,822,490 · end of year $5,359,701

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,948,807 · end of year $12,575,682

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. (ACS CAN) advocates for evidence-based public policies to reduce the cancer burden for everyone. As the American Cancer Society Inc.'s nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN is making cancer a top priority for public officials and candidates at the federal, state, and local levels. By engaging advocates across the country to make their voices heard, ACS CAN influences legislative and regulatory solutions that will end cancer as we know it, for everyone.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ADVOCACY AFFILIATE OF AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC. DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICIES TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN FOR EVERYONE.

  • ACCESS TO CARE - ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF ACS CAN'S MISSION TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN FOR EVERYONE. INSURANCE STATUS DIRECTLY IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND EXISTING DISPARITIES IN CANCER CARE ARE LARGELY ATTRIBUTED TO BARRIERS IN ACCESSING HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING LACK OF ADEQUATE COVERAGE. ACS CAN MOBILIZES PEOPLE WITH CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS THE NATION TO BREAK DOWN THESE BARRIERS AND ADVOCATE TO ENSURE EVERYONE CAN ACCESS THE HEALTH CARE THEY DESERVE.

    Expenses $23,755,599

  • CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING - ACS CAN ENGAGES IN SUPPORTING PUBLIC POLICY THAT PREVENTS CANCER BY LIMITING TOBACCO USE: SMOKE FREE LAWS, PROHIBITING FLAVORS, ACCESS TO TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES AND TOBACCO TAXES ARE PROVEN INTERVENTIONS THAT DECREASE DEATH FROM CANCER. EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER THROUGH SCREENING CAN REDUCE MORTALITY FROM CERTAIN CANCERS AS WELL. ACS CAN ENGAGES IN PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY TO FURTHER THESE GOALS.

    Expenses $11,131,196 · Grants $114,950

  • ACCELERATING CURES - CANCER RESEARCH SAVES LIVES. EVERY NEW BREAKTHROUGH IS A STEP TOWARD ENDING CANCER AS WE KNOW IT, FOR EVERYONE. AS THE LARGEST FUNDER OF CANCER RESEARCH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVES A CRITICAL ROLE IN ADVANCING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TREAT AND PREVENT CANCER. ACS CAN ENERGIZES PEOPLE WITH CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS TO KNOWLEDGEABLY ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINED AND MEANINGFUL CANCER RESEARCH THAT BENEFITS ALL AMERICANS.

    Expenses $3,625,396 · Grants $49,500

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Bernard A Jackvony JD

    Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Brian A Marlow CFA

    ACS Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 5 related
  • John J Manna Jr Esq

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kimberly L Jeffries Leonard PhD

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Maureen G Mann MS MBA FACHE

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Sandra Cassese MSN RN CNS

    Board Immediate Past Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Bruce D Waldholtz MD

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Ford

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David O Garcia PhD FACSM

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jose R Ramos Jr

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Winkfield MD PhD

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kay Coleman

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcus Plescia MD MPH

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Omar M Rashid MD JD FACS FSSO DABS

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip R O'Brien

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Roy Jensen MD

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scarlott K Mueller MPH RN FAAN

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Penfield

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William P Underriner

    Board Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kael Reicin

    Chief Finance & Strategy Officer

    Total calculated
    $964,200
    From this org
    $72,048
    From related orgs
    $806,936
    Other
    $85,216
    Hours/week
    5 + 56 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $48,732 + $545,796 related
    Bonus
    $23,234 + $260,218 related
    Other
    $82 + $922 related
    Deferred
    $4,539 + $50,834 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,446 + $27,397 related
    Filer's total
    $79,033 + $885,167 related
  • Karen E Knudsen PhD

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $1,118,608
    From this org
    $81,516
    From related orgs
    $945,590
    Other
    $91,502
    Hours/week
    5 + 58 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $67,474 + $782,693 related
    Bonus
    $13,833 + $160,467 related
    Other
    $209 + $2,430 related
    Deferred
    $4,929 + $57,171 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,333 + $27,069 related
    Filer's total
    $88,778 + $1,029,830 related
  • Lisa A Lacasse

    President

    Total calculated
    $575,364
    From this org
    $540,403
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,961
    Hours/week
    55 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $439,693
    Bonus
    $96,000
    Other
    $4,710
    Deferred
    $29,700
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,261
    Filer's total
    $575,364
  • Marissa P Brown

    Senior VP, State & Local Advocacy

    Total calculated
    $336,564
    From this org
    $293,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,594
    Hours/week
    55 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $254,849
    Bonus
    $38,000
    Other
    $1,121
    Deferred
    $15,202
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,392
    Filer's total
    $336,564
  • Alissa B Crispino

    Senior VP, Advocacy Communications & Policy

    Total calculated
    $228,663
    From this org
    $215,015
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,648
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,811
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $204
    Deferred
    $13,026
    Nontaxable benefits
    $622
    Filer's total
    $228,663
  • Carter S Steger

    VP, State and Local Campaigns

    Total calculated
    $217,988
    From this org
    $196,852
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,136
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,098
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $754
    Deferred
    $11,725
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,411
    Filer's total
    $217,988
  • Kirsten A Sloan

    Managing Director, Public Policy

    Total calculated
    $204,718
    From this org
    $184,369
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,349
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,291
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,078
    Deferred
    $11,144
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,205
    Filer's total
    $204,718
  • Mark R Anderson

    Vice President, Regional Advocacy

    Total calculated
    $236,296
    From this org
    $209,527
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,769
    Hours/week
    55

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $208,372
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,155
    Deferred
    $12,789
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,980
    Filer's total
    $236,296
  • Pamela G Traxel

    Senior VP, Alliance Development & Philanthropy

    Total calculated
    $374,490
    From this org
    $347,433
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,057
    Hours/week
    55 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,182
    Bonus
    $67,564
    Other
    $4,687
    Deferred
    $17,175
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,882
    Filer's total
    $374,490

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

Answered yes

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 3 Arrangement used to establish the top management official's compensation
ACS CAN'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS AN EMPLOYEE OF A RELATED PARTY, ACS. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING METHODS: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE; INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT; COMPENSATION STUDY OR SURVEY; AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR ACS ARE DETAILED IN THE FORM 990 FOR ACS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
ACS CAN AND ACS MAINTAIN A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("SERP"), 457(B), AND 457(F) PLANS AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR CERTAIN EXECUTIVES. THE SERP IS DESIGNED TO RESTORE CERTAIN BENEFITS THAT ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF TAX RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFITS PAYABLE FROM THE TAX-QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE ORGANIZATION RESTORES MATCHING CONTRIBUTION BENEFITS THAT ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF TAX RESTRICTIONS ON ACS CAN'S 401(K)PLAN IN THE 457(B) AND 457(F) PLANS. AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE") RESPONSIBILITIES, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE NEW AND TOTAL VALUES OF ALL SERP AND 457(F) BENEFITS AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING EXECUTIVE. THE COMMITTEE PROCESS IS FULLY DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O AS RELATED TO PART IV, LINE 15. THE SERP PLAN WAS FROZEN IN 2016, AND AS A RESULT PAYMENTS ARE NOW MADE ONLY AFTER RETIREMENT RATHER THAN IN INCREMENTAL AMOUNTS DURING THE EXECUTIVE'S SERVICE.
Schedule J, Part II, Column (C)
INCLUDES DEFERRED COMPENSATION RELATED TO THE ANNUAL CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF A QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE CHANGE IS CAUSED BY CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE USED TO VALUE THE BENEFITS. A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN INTEREST RATES AND AN INCREASE IN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF PARTICIPANTS RESULTED IN A LARGE INCREASE IN ESTIMATED VALUE OF BENEFITS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. PRIOR TO ACTUAL RETIREMENT, THE ACTUARIAL (ESTIMATED) VALUES CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING WHETHER CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS INCREASE OR DECREASE.

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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
19 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202332929349300408

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