Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$39,096,707

Total expenses

$33,575,680

Contributions and grants received

$34,540,916

Grants paid

$19,433,873

Program service revenue

$1,328,134

Investment income

$3,429,291

Other revenue

-$201,634

Total assets, end of year

$110,051,603

Total liabilities, end of year

$13,025,732

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$97,025,871

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$24,273,237

Management and general expenses

$1,995,290

Fundraising expenses

$7,307,153

Program service expenses (Part III)

$24,273,237

Program services were 72.3% 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 · 2023

• SEE SCHEDULE O:RESEARCH: RESEARCH IS HOW WE CONQUER CANCER. IT MEANS EVERYTHING, FROM UNDERSTANDING HOW CANCER IMPACTS CERTAIN PEOPLE TO FINDING GROUNDBREAKING NEW WAYS TO TREAT CANCER. THE CONQUER CANCER GRANTS & AWARDS PROGRAM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL RESEARCH, QUALITY CARE, AND TEACHING IN THE FIELD OF ONCOLOGY SINCE 1984, WHEN THE PROGRAM ORIGINALLY BEGAN UNDER THE PURVIEW OF ASCO. CONQUER CANCER FUNDS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CANCER PREVENTION, SCREENING, TREATMENT, AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH IN ALL CANCER TYPES, AND SUPPORTS PROGRESS BY FUNDING CANCER RESEARCHERS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR CAREERS, ENABLING ONCOLOGY'S BEST AND BRIGHTEST TO PURSUE PROMISING RESEARCH. CONQUER CANCER AND ASCO HAVE FUNDED MORE THAN $190 MILLION TO SUPPORT GRANTS & AWARDS TO OVER 9,200 RECIPIENTS IN 89 COUNTRIES.HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023 RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: *ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD (ACRA): $1,350,000 PROVIDED THREE (3) THREE-YEAR AWARDS TO SUPPORT PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS COMMITTED TO PERFORMING ORIGINAL, CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH WITH A PATIENT-ORIENTED FOCUS. TWO AWARDS SUPPORTED DIVERSITY/INCLUSION, FOCUSING ON BREAST CANCER AND ONE AWARD FOCUSED ON TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER.*CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD (CDA): $4,200,000 PROVIDED TWENTY-ONE (21) THREE-YEAR AWARDS INTENDED TO SUPPORT CLINICAL RESEARCH OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS WHO HAVE RECEIVED THEIR INITIAL FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND ARE ESTABLISHING INDEPENDENT CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAMS.*YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD (YIA): $4,550,000 PROVIDED NINETY-ONE (91) ONE-YEAR AWARDS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE HIGH-QUALITY RESEARCH IN CLINICAL ONCOLOGY BY PROVIDING FUNDS TO PROMISING INVESTIGATORS DURING THE TRANSITION FROM A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO A FACULTY APPOINTMENT.*GLOBAL ONCOLOGY YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD: $250,000 PROVIDED FIVE (5) ONE-YEAR AWARDS TO EARLY-CAREER INVESTIGATORS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE QUALITY RESEARCH IN GLOBAL ONCOLOGY AND TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL HEALTH NEEDS.THIS IS A MENTORED AWARD AND THE RESEARCH PROJECT IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A SCIENTIFIC MENTOR.*INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION GRANT: $100,000 PROVIDED FIVE (5) ONE-YEAR AWARDS IN SUPPORT OF NOVEL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO BEING POTENTIALLY TRANSFERRABLE TO OTHER LOW- OR MIDDLE- INCOME SETTINGS.THROUGH ITS EVERYGRANT PROGRAM, CONQUER CANCER UTILIZES OUR SKILLS AND EXPERTISE IN GRANTS ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP AND DELIVER PROGRAMS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO CANCER CARE TEAMS AND PATIENTS EVERYWHERE.

  Expenses $16,665,053 · Grants $12,041,145

• SEE SCHEDULE O:PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: CONQUER CANCER SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF ASCO TO PROVIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY WHICH PROMOTE THE VITAL EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS THAT LEAD TO WORLD-CLASS CARE, EVERYWHERE. FUNDS FROM CONQUER CANCER ARE USED TO SUPPORT ASCO'S SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH BOTH MEETINGS AND ELECTRONIC EDUCATION OFFERINGS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY CONQUER CANCER AND PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2023 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:* ASCO ANNUAL MEETING: THE ASCO ANNUAL MEETING IS CONSIDERED THE PREMIER EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC EVENT IN THE ONCOLOGY COMMUNITY WITH MORE THAN 44,000 PARTICIPANTS WORLDWIDE IN 2023. THE ANNUAL MEETING PROVIDES A FORUM TO JOIN GLOBAL CANCER EXPERTS AND DISCOVER THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION WHILE ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR EVERY PATIENT TO RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND EQUITABLE CANCER CARE AVAILABLE.*GASTROINTESTINAL CANCERS (GI) SYMPOSIUM: THIS IS THE PREMIER MULTIDISCIPLINARY GI CANCER SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL MEETING. THE GI SYMPOSIUM GIVES HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES AND PROFESSIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE CRITICAL UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH GI CANCERS.*GENITOURINARY CANCERS (GU) SYMPOSIUM: THIS IS THE PREEMINENT GENITOURINARY ONCOLOGY EVENT, ADDRESSING THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CANCER CARE AND RESEARCH COMMUNITY WHO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, AND STUDY GENITOURINARY MALIGNANCIES. THE GU SYMPOSIUM PROVIDES THE LATEST STRATEGIES IN SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CONTROVERSIES IN THE FIELD OF GENITOURINARY CANCERS.*QUALITY CARE SYMPOSIUM: THIS IS AN UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE SCIENCE AND DISCOVER PROVEN STRATEGIES AND TOOLS CRITICAL TO MAKING KEY DECISIONS THAT CAN REDUCE DISPARITIES IN CARE FOR EVERY PATIENT, EVERY DAY, EVERYWHERE.*MERIT AWARDS: $304,000 PROVIDED TWO HUNDRED NINETY-NINE (299) MERIT AWARDS PROMOTE CLINICAL RESEARCH BY AWARDING YOUNG SCIENTISTS WHOSE RESEARCH IS ADDRESSED IN HIGH QUALITY ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED TO ASCO MEETINGS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AT ASCO SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS AND DISEASE SPECIFIC SYMPOSIA.*MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATION FOR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS (MSR): $212,500 PROVIDED TWENTY-FIVE (25) MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATIONS. THE MSR PROVIDES A 4-WEEK CLINICAL OR CLINICAL RESEARCH ROTATION FOR U.S. MEDICAL STUDENTS FROM POPULATIONS UNDERREPRESENTED IN MEDICINE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING ONCOLOGY AS A CAREER.

  Expenses $6,151,814 · Grants $5,955,643

• SEE SCHEDULE O:QUALITY & ACCESS TO CARE: REMARKABLE ADVANCES IN CANCER MEDICINE ARE OCCURRING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, YET THE FULL PROMISE OF SUCH PROGRESS CANNOT BE REALIZED UNTIL HIGH QUALITY CANCER CARE IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE. CONQUER CANCER IS KEENLY AWARE OF THE POTENTIALLY FATAL DIVIDE BETWEEN THOSE WITH ACCESS TO THE FRUITS OF RESEARCH AND TIMELY CARE AND THOSE WITHOUT. WE SEEK TO CONFRONT THESE DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE THE OUTLOOK FOR EVERY PERSON TOUCHED BY CANCER BY SUPPORTING PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE IN ALL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THOSE UNDERSERVED.THROUGHOUT ASCO AND CONQUER CANCER'S HISTORY, THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE STRIVED TO IMPROVE CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS WITH CANCER WHILE PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THOSE MOST VULNERABLE. IN 2023, ASCO AND CONQUER CANCER CONTINUED WORK ON QUALITY AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CARE PROGRAMS THROUGH THEIR EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE: ASCO AND CONQUER CANCER'S EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION INITIATIVE IS AMBITIOUS YET REALISTIC AND AIMS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES AND WORK TOWARD ACHIEVING GREATER EQUITY IN CANCER CARE. PROGRAMS UNDER THIS INITIATIVE ADDRESS SUCH AREAS AS EDUCATION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ONCOLOGY WORKFORCE AND SUPPORT FOR ONCOLOGISTS AND TRAINEES FROM UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN MEDICINE; INCREASING PARTICIPATION BY DIVERSE POPULATIONS IN CLINICAL TRIALS; RESEARCH GRANTS IN DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES; PROVIDER TRAINING TO ADDRESS GAPS IN HEALTH DISPARITIES AND INCLUSION; AND ADDRESSING THE SPECIALIZED NEEDS OF POPULATIONS IN RURAL AREAS OF THE US.

  Expenses $1,456,370 · Grants $1,437,086 · Revenue $1,328,134

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY INC

  $7,804,140

  CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE

• DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE

  $1,700,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD, ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD

• MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER

  $1,500,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

• THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER

  $950,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

• COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

  $650,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

• CITY OF HOPE

  $500,000

  ADVANCED CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD, YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

• JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

  $350,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

• UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL

  $350,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

• CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

  $250,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

• MAYO CLINIC MINNESOTA

  $250,000

  YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

  501(C)(3) · EDUCATION · NY

• ASCO ASSOCIATION

  501(C)(6) · MEMBER SERVICES · VA

  Directly controlled by ASCO

• ASCO ASSOCIATION PAC

  527 · PAC · VA

  Directly controlled by ASCO ASSOCIATION

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202403209349300045

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