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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CANCER RESEARCH FUND OF THE DAMON RUNYON-WALTER WINCHELL FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,559,693
Total expenses
$25,408,684
Contributions and grants received
$15,903,193
Grants paid
$20,023,840
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,228,565
Other revenue
$1,427,935
Total assets, end of year
$160,511,709
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,205,374
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$125,306,335
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$22,164,760
Management and general expenses
$1,339,577
Fundraising expenses
$1,904,347
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,164,760

Program services were 87.2% 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

    $1,181,987

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,721,206

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $802,524

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,360,399 · excluded $3,360,399

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,263,499 · excluded $1,263,499

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $25,710,326

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $26,842,160

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,131,834

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,131,834 · excluded -$1,131,834

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $315,790

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

    $1,181,987

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $506,912

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$191,122 · excluded -$191,122

  • 11a · Other revenue: TRUST INCOME

    total $334,019 · excluded $334,019

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $21,539 · excluded $21,539

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $355,558

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $19,923,840 · program services $19,923,840

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $100,000 · program services $100,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $550,016 · program services $357,510 · management and general $55,002 · fundraising $137,504

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,792,314 · program services $602,695 · management and general $382,729 · fundraising $806,890

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $155,776 · program services $63,858 · management and general $29,111 · fundraising $62,807

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $303,511 · program services $124,420 · management and general $56,720 · fundraising $122,371

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $143,914 · program services $58,996 · management and general $26,894 · fundraising $58,024

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $15,873 · program services $6,505 · management and general $2,966 · fundraising $6,402

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $197,851 · program services $81,106 · management and general $36,974 · fundraising $79,771

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $139,586 · management and general $139,586

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $314,390 · program services $128,882 · management and general $58,753 · fundraising $126,755

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $178,153 · management and general $56,423 · fundraising $121,730

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,884 · program services $22,499 · management and general $10,256 · fundraising $22,129

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $103,387 · program services $42,382 · management and general $19,321 · fundraising $41,684

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $358,820 · program services $147,093 · management and general $67,056 · fundraising $144,671

  • 17 · Travel

    total $117,544 · fundraising $117,544

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $100,118 · program services $100,118

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $26,843 · program services $11,004 · management and general $5,016 · fundraising $10,823

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $36,311 · program services $14,885 · management and general $6,786 · fundraising $14,640

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $371,800 · management and general $371,800

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADVISORY COMMITTEE SERV

    total $347,852 · program services $347,852

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOARD MEETING COSTS

    total $22,859 · program services $9,371 · management and general $4,272 · fundraising $9,216

  • 24d · Other expenses: AWARD RELATED

    total $14,449 · program services $5,924 · management and general $2,699 · fundraising $5,826

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $38,593 · program services $15,820 · management and general $7,213 · fundraising $15,560

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $147,903 · end of year $148,992

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $18,736,822 · end of year $16,595,615

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,982,502 · end of year $7,056,004

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $296,671 · end of year $244,198

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $179,381 · end of year $167,213

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

    $807,101

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

    $618,632

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $135,325 · end of year $188,469

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $37,970,856 · end of year $44,513,296

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $75,546,263 · end of year $82,691,491

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,684,964 · end of year $8,906,431

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $385,596 · end of year $428,342

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $29,506,447 · end of year $32,112,667

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $937,917 · end of year $897,211

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,091,012 · end of year $1,767,154

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $97,419,092 · end of year $106,512,416

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,340,623 · end of year $18,793,919

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO ACCELERATE BREAKTHROUGHS BY PROVIDING TODAY'S BEST YOUNG SCIENTISTS WITH FUNDING TO PURSUE INNOVATIVE CANCER RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS ARE TO IDENTIFY AND FUND THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS IN CANCER RESEARCH; ENABLE THEM TO TAKE RISKS ON BOLD NEW IDEAS; AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES INTO NEW WAYS TO PREVENT OR CURE ALL FORMS OF CANCER. ITS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ACCELERATING BREAKTHROUGHS BY FUNDING THE MOST INNOVATIVE YOUNG CANCER RESEARCHERS.

  • FELLOWSHIP AWARDS: SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF THE BRIGHTEST POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS AS THEY EMBARK UPON THEIR RESEARCH CAREERS. THIS FUNDING ENABLES THEM TO BE TRAINED BY ESTABLISHED INVESTIGATORS IN LEADING RESEARCH LABORATORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHILE INDEPENDENTLY CONDUCTING LEADING-EDGE SCIENCE THAT WILL BRING NEW UNDERSTANDING AND CURES FOR CANCER.

    Expenses $8,389,965 · Grants $7,568,423

  • CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR AWARDS: SUPPORTS EARLY CAREER PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS CONDUCTING PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS CAPABLE OF MOVING SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN THE LABORATORY AND THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE IN SEARCH OF BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENTS.

    Expenses $5,692,872 · Grants $5,134,099

  • RACHLEFF INNOVATION AWARDS: SUPPORTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY CREATIVE THINKERS WITH "HIGH RISK/HIGH REWARD" IDEAS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF AND/OR APPROACHES TO THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF CANCER, BUT LACK SUFFICIENT PRELIMINARY DATA TO OBTAIN TRADITIONAL FUNDING.

    Expenses $3,518,952 · Grants $3,191,399

  • THE DAMON RUNYON-ST. JUDE PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP AWARD: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, THIS AWARD PROVIDES FUNDING TO EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT OF ONE OR MORE PEDIATRIC CANCERS.

    Expenses $1,653,112 · Grants $1,487,839

  • PHYSICIAN-SCIENTIST TRAINING AWARDS: SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES OUTSTANDING PHYSICIANS TO PURSUE CANCER RESEARCH CAREERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A PROTECTED RESEARCH TRAINING EXPERIENCE UNDER THE MENTORSHIP OF A HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND GIFTED MENTOR.

    Expenses $1,060,775 · Grants $961,410

  • QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY AWARDS: THIS AWARD PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE QUANTITATIVE SCIENTISTS (TRAINED IN FIELDS SUCH AS MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE, PHYSICS, ENGINEERING, AND OTHERS) TO PURSUE RESEARCH CAREERS IN COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY UNDER THE JOINT MENTORSHIP OF LEADERS IN BOTH COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE ("DRY LAB") AND CANCER BIOLOGY ("WET LAB"). BY INVESTING IN THIS AREA, DAMON RUNYON WILL BRING ADDITIONAL ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE SPECIALLY TRAINED SCIENTISTS FOR MAKING MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN CANCER BIOLOGY.

    Expenses $925,131 · Grants $846,191

  • DALE F. FREY AWARDS: AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO THE MOST OUTSTANDING FELLOWS COMPLETING THEIR FELLOWSHIP AWARD, IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 EACH, TO ACCELERATE THEIR RESEARCH AND CAREERS.

    Expenses $658,800 · Grants $598,829

  • SPARK SCHOLARS: PROVIDES OUTSTANDING RECENT COLLEGE GRADUATES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SCIENTIFIC LEADERS WITH A FINANCIAL STIPEND, INTENSIVE LABORATORY TRAINING, A NETWORK OF MENTORS AND PEERS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR NEXT CAREER STEPS.

    Expenses $265,153 · Grants $235,650

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Carlos L Arteaga MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David M Beirne

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven J Burakoff MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa L Cohn

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robyn Coles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary E Erlbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Buck French

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elaine V Fuchs PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Levi A Garraway MD PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard B Gaynor MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erica Evans Gioffre

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd R Golub MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David A Gordon PhD

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Greenstein

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Hayden

    DIRECTOR (THRU 10/23/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Morana Jovan-Embiricos PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven A Kandarian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Noah Knauf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gabrielle Layton PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerald M Marahall

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard W Meier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John H Myers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard J O'Reilly MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Pearlberg MD PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lori J Pierce MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew S Rachleff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Adam R Schwartz

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/30/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael V Seiden MD PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen D Seitz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Simonian MD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Amoolya Singh PhD

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/06/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Sulzberger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judy Swanson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Van Camp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Wells PhD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah J Coleman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William G Kaelin Jr MD

    VICE CHAIR, SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael L Gordon

    VICE CHAIR, BOARD DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David G Marshall

    VICE CHAIR, INVESTMENTS & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sanford W Morhouse Esq

    VICE CHAIR, AUDIT & SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yung S Lie PhD

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $599,399
    From this org
    $533,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,712
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $483,687
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $33,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,712
    Filer's total
    $599,399
  • Clare Cahill

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $286,106
    From this org
    $245,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,690
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $227,916
    Bonus
    $17,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,352
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,338
    Filer's total
    $286,106
  • Kimberly Kubert

    DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $252,973
    From this org
    $205,635
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,338
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $188,135
    Bonus
    $17,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,888
    Filer's total
    $252,973
  • Meghan McCurdy

    DIR. OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $188,233
    From this org
    $150,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,914
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,319
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,546
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,368
    Filer's total
    $188,233
  • John Spain

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $163,046
    From this org
    $134,185
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,185
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,159
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,702
    Filer's total
    $163,046
  • Elyse Hoffmann

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $189,269
    From this org
    $152,327
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,942
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,327
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,942
    Filer's total
    $189,269

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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS, LISTED ON PART VII, RECEIVED A NON-FIXED PAYMENT IN THE FORM OF A BONUS DURING THE 2023 YEAR: YUNG LIE - $50,000 CLARE CAHILL - $17,500 KIMBERLY KUBERT - $17,500

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
21 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540809349300429

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