Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE MARK FOUNDATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH US LTD.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $44,772,901
- Total expenses
- $36,066,750
- Contributions and grants received
- $44,393,676
- Grants paid
- $30,533,067
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $409,872
- Other revenue
- -$30,647
- Total assets, end of year
- $105,459,714
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,019,944
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $92,439,770
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $33,898,449
- Management and general expenses
- $1,152,756
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,015,545
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $33,898,449
Program services were 94.0% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$44,393,676
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3 · Investment income
total $708,202 · excluded $708,202
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $3,455,522
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,748,870 · other assets $4,982
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$293,348 · other assets -$4,982
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$298,330 · excluded -$298,330
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11a · Other revenue: FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOSS
total -$30,647 · excluded -$30,647
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11e · Other revenue, total
-$30,647
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $19,856,597 · program services $19,856,597
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $10,676,470 · program services $10,676,470
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,695,809 · program services $1,184,904 · management and general $231,050 · fundraising $279,855
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $621,680 · program services $431,432 · management and general $85,031 · fundraising $105,217
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $35,266 · program services $27,508 · management and general $2,578 · fundraising $5,180
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $171,790 · program services $112,392 · management and general $31,805 · fundraising $27,593
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $137,623 · program services $94,177 · management and general $19,584 · fundraising $23,862
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11b · Fees: legal
total $246,685 · program services $129,836 · management and general $107,477 · fundraising $9,372
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $251,079 · management and general $251,079
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $28,856 · management and general $28,856
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11g · Fees: other
total $956,290 · program services $369,112 · management and general $192,771 · fundraising $394,407
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13 · Office expenses
total $13,553 · program services $194 · management and general $11,371 · fundraising $1,988
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14 · Information technology
total $26,111 · program services $64 · management and general $26,047
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16 · Occupancy
total $407,932 · program services $267,604 · management and general $60,782 · fundraising $79,546
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17 · Travel
total $243,551 · program services $182,583 · management and general $26,160 · fundraising $34,808
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $249,177 · program services $248,929 · management and general $248
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $104,950 · program services $68,847 · management and general $15,638 · fundraising $20,465
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23 · Insurance
total $28,430 · management and general $28,430
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24a · Other expenses: HONORARIA
total $183,350 · program services $183,350
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24b · Other expenses: BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $73,323 · program services $38,560 · management and general $5,116 · fundraising $29,647
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24c · Other expenses: RECRUITING FEES
total $20,094 · program services $500 · management and general $19,594
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24d · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES
total $17,574 · program services $10,117 · management and general $5,241 · fundraising $2,216
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24e · All other expenses
total $20,560 · program services $15,273 · management and general $3,898 · fundraising $1,389
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,483,399 · end of year $4,163,153
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $18,877,966 · end of year $1,199,468
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $62,373,066 · end of year $67,188,474
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $3,029,739 · end of year $2,074,290
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $136,382 · end of year $181,430
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$249,931
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$196,500
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $95,170 · end of year $53,431
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $12,298,546
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $14,916,600 · end of year $17,110,500
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,580,066 · end of year $1,190,422
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $625,207 · end of year $508,742
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $18,102,751 · end of year $11,578,247
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,287,461 · end of year $932,955
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $80,853,903 · end of year $83,738,330
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,623,066 · end of year $8,701,440
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
PARTNER WITH SCIENTISTS TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF CANCER THROUGH GROUND BREAKING SCIENCE CARRIED OUT BY INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATORS, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS, AND EARLY STAGE COMPANIES IN THE U.S AND ABROAD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
ACCELERATE RESEARCH TO TRANSFORM PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER.
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THE FOUNDATION'S GRANTS REWARD INNOVATIVE THINKING THAT ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER BIOLOGY AND IMPROVES ONCOLOGY TREATMENT PARADIGMS. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATORS, AS WELL AS MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIVE TEAMS CONDUCTING RESEARCH ACROSS CANCER TYPES. THE GRANTEES BECOME PART OF THE FOUNDATION'S NETWORK OF THE BEST SCIENTIFIC MINDS IN CANCER RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION. GRANT SUBMISSIONS UNDERGO RIGOROUS PEER REVIEW BY THE FOUNDATION'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR RECOMMENDED SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND ARE HELD TO THE STRICTEST STANDARDS OF SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE.
Expenses $33,898,449 · Grants $30,533,067
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Alex KnasterALEX KNASTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ross LevineROSS LEVINE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $10,000
- From this org
- $10,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nicola MendehlsonNICOLA MENDEHLSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul PospisilPAUL POSPISIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Otmar D WiestlerOTMAR D WIESTLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Raymond DuboisRAYMOND DUBOIS
EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
- Total calculated
- $560,000
- From this org
- $560,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 24
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $560,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $560,000
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Ryan SchoenfeldRYAN SCHOENFELD
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $561,364
- From this org
- $506,697
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $54,667
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $364,333
- Bonus
- $142,364
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,075
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,592
- Filer's total
- $561,364
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Ian LesserIAN LESSER
DIRECTOR FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $215,716
- From this org
- $172,733
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,983
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,733
- Bonus
- $7,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,983
- Filer's total
- $215,716
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Anna Turetsky To 724ANNA TURETSKY TO 724
PRINCIPAL, VENTURE INVESTMENTS
- Total calculated
- $348,729
- From this org
- $327,122
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,607
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $163,744
- Bonus
- $47,586
- Other
- $115,792
- Deferred
- $4,941
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,666
- Filer's total
- $348,729
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Rebecca Bish-CornelissenREBECCA BISH-CORNELISSEN
HEAD DISCOVERY/PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $361,785
- From this org
- $310,646
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,139
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $254,655
- Bonus
- $55,991
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,178
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,961
- Filer's total
- $361,785
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Amy FehirAMY FEHIR
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $246,530
- From this org
- $215,995
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,535
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,662
- Bonus
- $23,333
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,833
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,702
- Filer's total
- $246,530
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Rebecca LiuREBECCA LIU
DIRECTOR, GRANTS ADMINISTRATION
- Total calculated
- $231,662
- From this org
- $197,094
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,568
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $167,602
- Bonus
- $29,492
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,064
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,504
- Filer's total
- $231,662
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Michael CarletonMICHAEL CARLETON
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $223,482
- From this org
- $175,776
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $47,706
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,776
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $42,456
- Filer's total
- $223,482
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Robert MaginROBERT MAGIN
ASSOCIATE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $189,622
- From this org
- $169,179
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,443
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,669
- Bonus
- $26,510
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,916
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,527
- Filer's total
- $189,622
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 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 4A
- SEVERANCE PAYMENT MADE DURING 2024 IS DISCLOSED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III) FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL.
- PART I, LINE 7
- STAFF BONUSES ARE AWARDED ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS UPON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CHIEF EXCECUTIVE OFFICER AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
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
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RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
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MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$1,568,007
RESEARCH
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$1,384,340
RESEARCH
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THE SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES
$1,000,000
RESEARCH
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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM
$1,000,000
RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
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$750,000
RESEARCH
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RESEARCH
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 7 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202512809349300611
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