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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,532,836
Total expenses
$17,338,069
Contributions and grants received
$17,855,600
Grants paid
$8,681,352
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,754,552
Other revenue
-$77,316
Total assets, end of year
$42,551,929
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,499,304
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,052,625
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$14,206,183
Management and general expenses
$1,177,107
Fundraising expenses
$1,954,779
Program service expenses (Part III)
$14,206,183

Program services were 81.9% 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

    $458,850

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $17,396,750

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,141,580

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,068,907 · excluded $1,068,907

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,341,544

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

    securities $5,655,899

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $685,645

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $685,645 · excluded $685,645

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $458,850

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $112,442

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$112,442 · excluded -$112,442

  • 11a · Other revenue: INSURANCE PROCEEDS

    total $35,000 · excluded $35,000

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $126 · excluded $126

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $35,126

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $7,888,202 · program services $7,888,202

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $793,150 · program services $793,150

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $855,208 · program services $532,680 · management and general $61,843 · fundraising $260,685

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $157,000 · management and general $157,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,067,817 · program services $1,418,885 · management and general $64,833 · fundraising $584,099

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $54,256 · program services $29,791 · management and general $5,657 · fundraising $18,808

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $391,462 · program services $249,689 · management and general $38,245 · fundraising $103,528

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $215,958 · program services $136,655 · management and general $20,065 · fundraising $59,238

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $124,939 · program services $42,766 · management and general $76,648 · fundraising $5,525

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $304,507 · management and general $304,507

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $9,000 · program services $9,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $87,365 · management and general $87,365

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,501,720 · program services $1,207,117 · management and general $213,272 · fundraising $81,331

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $476,124 · program services $396,611 · management and general $1,441 · fundraising $78,072

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $805,711 · program services $297,041 · management and general $81,578 · fundraising $427,092

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $895,459 · program services $605,873 · management and general $44,594 · fundraising $244,992

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $68,238 · program services $43,180 · management and general $6,340 · fundraising $18,718

  • 17 · Travel

    total $183,739 · program services $167,510 · management and general $1,433 · fundraising $14,796

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $150,636 · program services $113,394 · management and general $691 · fundraising $36,551

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,000 · program services $18,984 · management and general $2,787 · fundraising $8,229

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,968 · program services $26,557 · management and general $3,899 · fundraising $11,512

  • 24a · Other expenses: GENETIC TESTING

    total $225,489 · program services $225,489

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $4,366 · management and general $4,366

  • 24c · Other expenses: EMPLOYEE EVENTS AND REC

    total $4,296 · program services $2,693 · fundraising $1,603

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE

    total $1,459 · program services $916 · management and general $543

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,107,359 · end of year $2,710,809

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,049,345 · end of year $2,711,451

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,212,071 · end of year $434,380

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $69,269 · end of year $149,863

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

    $313,290

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

    $263,290

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $80,000 · end of year $50,000

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $33,033,627 · end of year $36,071,656

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $518,932 · end of year $423,770

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $361,274 · end of year $264,987

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $14,132,020 · end of year $14,759,507

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $100,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $421,488 · end of year $374,810

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,207,440 · end of year $10,569,811

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,948,381 · end of year $16,482,814

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE (OCRA) IS COMMITTED TO PREVENTING, DEVELOPING BETTER TREATMENTS FOR AND ULTIMATELY CURING OVARIAN AND RELATED GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, RAISING AWARENESS AND ENSURING THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE IS COMMITTED TO PREVENTING, DEVELOPING BETTER TREATMENTS FOR AND ULTIMATELY CURING OVARIAN AND RELATED GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, RAISING AWARENESS AND ENSURING THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.

  • OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 (AS THE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND, INC.) AND IS A FULL-SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH, ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF PATIENTS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.OVARIAN CANCER IS THE DEADLIEST OF ALL GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS AND RANKS FIFTH AS THE CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN WOMEN. IN 2025, THERE WERE 20,890 NEW CASES OF OVARIAN CANCER AND 12,730 DEATHS FROM THE DISEASE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OCRA'S PROGRAMS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO THE OVARIAN AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCER COMMUNITIES. SINCE 1998, OCRA HAS AWARDED 457 GRANTS FOR OVARIAN AND RELATED CANCER RESEARCH TO PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS AT 103 LEADING MEDICAL CENTERS, WHICH IS AN INVESTMENT TOTALING OVER $137 MILLION. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS, OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING ON MANY FRONTS TO DEFEAT OVARIAN CANCER. BY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR EARLY DETECTION AND EXPLORING THE GENETICS THAT INCREASE RISK FOR OVARIAN CANCER, WE HOPE TO SAVE WOMEN'S LIVES BY FINDING THE CANCER EARLY OR STOPPING IT BEFORE IT EVEN STARTS. RESEARCHERS ARE GAINING INSIGHTS INTO THE MANY TYPES OF OVARIAN AND RELATED CANCERS TO DETERMINE THE ORIGINS, WHICH MAY LEAD TO MORE EFFECTIVE TESTING AND EFFECTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT OPTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THEY ARE IDENTIFYING NEW AND BETTER TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE OVERALL SURVIVAL, PREVENT DRUG RESISTANCE, MINIMIZE SIDE EFFECTS, PREVENTING RECURRENCE AND METASTASIS AND ENHANCE PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE. IN ADDITION TO OCRA'S ESTABLISHED RESEACH GRANT PROGRAM, OCRA ALSO CONTINUED THE HEALTH EQUITY RESEARCH GRANTS BEGUN IN 2023. THESE GRANTS FOCUS ON IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY IN THE GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SPACE. AS PART OF OUR GLOBAL GYNECOLOGIC CANCER CONSORTIUM, MADE UP OF PARTNERS FROM THE UK, AUSTRALIA AND CANADA, OCRA LAUNCHED A NEW AI GRANT IN 2025. THE FIRST GRANT WAS AWARDED IN 2025 WITH A START DATE OF 2026. AND WITH THE RIVKIN CENTER JOINING OCRA IN 2025, THE FORMER RIVKIN PILOT GRANTS WERE ADDED, AS WELL. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED AS A RESULT OF OCRA GRANTS INCLUDE:IDENTIFIED A MOLECULE THAT COULD BE KEY TO IMPROVING IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST OVARIAN CANCER; SOUGHT TO UNDERSTAND WHY CERTAIN OVARIAN CANCER CELLS RESIST OLAPARIB TREATMENT, AND DISCOVERED THAT INTRODUCING A SECOND DRUG (MIFEPRISTONE) WHILE TARGETING CERTAIN CELLS (POLYPLOID GIANT CANCER CELLS) MAY OFFER A SOLUTION; IDENTIFIED A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CHEMORESISTANT PATHWAY IN HGSC WHICH LED TO WORKING ON A NEW THERAPY TO OVERCOME THIS; SHED NEW LIGHT ON HOW THE MOST COMMON SUBTYPE OF OVARIAN CANCER DEVELOPS AND METASTASIZES, BY IDENTIFYING A KEY MOLECULE THAT ALLOWS MALIGNANCIES IN THE FALLOPIAN TUBE TO MIGRATE TO THE OVARIES AND CONTINUE TO GROW; UNCOVERED SEVERAL MECHANISMS OF IMMUNE ESCAPE TO HELP EXPLAIN SOME OVARIAN CANCERS' RESISTANCE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY; SHOWED THAT RUCAPARIB EXTENDS PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL IN OVARIAN CANCER; DISCOVERED THAT 18% OF OVARIAN CANCER CASES INVOLVE INHERITED MUTATIONS; PINPOINTED TWO GENES THAT TRIGGER OVARIAN CANCER; DEMONSTRATED HOW GENE THERAPY MAY HELP PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT DISEASE; DISCOVERED THAT ANALYZING DATA FROM PAP SMEARS COULD HELP DETECT ENDOMETRIAL AND OVARIAN CANCER; ESTABLISHED THERE IS NO LINK BETWEEN OBESITY AND RISK FOR THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF OVARIAN CANCER; SHOWN THAT FGFR4 IS A PROGNOSTIC MARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR OVARIAN CANCER; DEFINED SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOME ENDOMETRIAL, BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCERS; EXPLAINED HOW AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG MAY BE HELPFUL IN FIGHTING PLATINUM-RESISTANT OVARIAN CANCER; IDENTIFIED BIOMARKERS THAT CAN BE USED TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLATINUM RESISTANCE THERAPIES; IDENTIFIED NOVEL BIOMARKERS OF HGSOC AND SPECIFIC DRUG TARGETS; TARGETED MDM2 DEGRADATION AS A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR OVARIAN CANCER; USED MACHINE LEARNING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN DISPARATE DATA SETS SPECIFICALLY IN PATIENTS WITH HGSOC; DOSED THE FIRST PATIENTS IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL "IMMUNOTHERAPY PLATFORM STUDY IN PLATINUM RESISTANT HIGH GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER (IPROC)" (NCT04918186); FOUND KEY PROTEINS IN HGSOC CANCER CELLS WHICH RESULTED IN COMBINED TREATMENT OPTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SMALLER TUMORS AND LONGER SURVIVAL; SHOWED HOW SURGICAL REMOVAL OF FALLOPIAN TUBES MAY REDUCE OVARIAN CANCER RISK; UNCOVERED SEVERAL MECHANISMS OF IMMUNE ESCAPE TO HELP EXPLAIN SOME OVARIAN CANCERS' RESISTANCE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY; FOUND A DECREASE IN OVARIAN CARCINOMA INCIDENCE AFTER SALPINGECTOMY FOR TREATING ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; SHOWED PARP1 IS INVOLVED IN REPAIR OF TELOMERES, AND THAT IMPAIRING THIS PROCESS CAN LEAD TO TELOMERE SHORTENING AND GENOMIC INSTABILITY THAT CAN CAUSE CANCER; DEVELOPED A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT STUDY TO SHOW HOW THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING CAN SHOW HOW CANCER CELLS AND CAR-T INTERACT WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY LEAD TO BETTER TREATMENTS IN PATIENTS WITH HGSOC SOLID TUMORS; DISCOVERED THAT AGGRESSIVE OVARIAN CANCERS OFTEN SHOW SUDDEN LARGE-SCALE DNA DAMAGE, POINTING TO DISTINCT ORIGINS AND DETECTION STRATEGIES; AND IDENTIFIED THAT LOSS OF A GENE CALLED SMARCA4 MAKES OVARIAN CANCER CELLS MORE VISIBLE TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, BOOSTING IMMUNE ATTACK AND SUGGESTING A NEW STRATEGY TO IMPROVE IMMUNOTHERAPY.IN 2025 ALONE, OCRA RESEARCHERS: DEVELOPED A PIONEERING AI TOOL TO BETTER PREDICT TREATMENT RESPONSE, A STEP TOWARD EARLIER PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLANS; SYSTEMATICALLY TESTED EXISTING THERAPIES TO FIND AN EFFECTIVE DRUG COMBINATION THAT SHOWS PROMISE; UNCOVERED KEY DIFFERENCES IN IMMUNE ENVIRONMENTS BETWEEN PRIMARY TUMORS AND METASTASES THAT MAY EXPLAIN WHY HIGH-GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CARCINOMA OFTEN SUPPRESSES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM; FOUND THAT MUCINOUS OVARIAN CANCERS WITH KEY GENE CHANGES WERE ASSOCIATED WITH WORSE SURVIVAL EVEN AT EARLY STAGES, SUGGESTING GENETIC TESTING AT DIAGNOSIS MAY HELP GUIDE CARE AND PREDICT OUTCOMES; DISCOVERED THAT BLOCKING A KEY NUTRIENT WHILE ALSO USING IMMUNOTHERAPY COULD OFFER A PROMISING NEW TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR AROUND HALF OF OVARIAN CLEAR CELL CANCERS; FOUND THAT AMONG PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AN EARLY OVARIAN CANCER PRECURSOR, OLDER PATIENTS AND BLACK PATIENTS FACE WORSE SURVIVAL, UNDERSCORING THE URGENT NEED FOR MORE TAILORED CARE AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES; FOUND THAT PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS MAY HELP GYNECOLOGIC CANCER PATIENTS REDUCE RADIATION-RELATED GUT SIDE EFFECTS; FOUND THAT A SPECIFIC DNA-REPAIR PROTEIN HELPS CANCER CELLS GROW BY SWITCHING ON A GROWTH PATHWAY, HINTING AT A POTENTIAL TREATMENT TARGET TO MAKE TUMORS MORE TREATABLE WHILE SPARING HEALTHY CELLS; FOUND THAT ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELLS WORKED MUCH BETTER IN COMBINATION WITH THREE IMMUNOTHERAPIES, ALLOWING THE IMMUNE CELLS TO STAY ACTIVE LONGER AND KILL OVARIAN CANCER IN MICE MORE EFFECTIVELY; SHOWED THAT OVARIAN CANCER RECURRENCE IS DRIVEN BY A SMALL NUMBER OF PRE-EXISTING, TREATMENT-RESISTANT CANCER CELL CLONES WHICH ARE DETECTABLE THROUGH A NEW BLOOD TEST THAT MAY PAVE THE WAY TO PREVENTING RECURRENCE; FOUND THAT SPECIALLY ENGINEERED T CELLS THAT SECRETE "BITE" MOLECULES, WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHER IMMUNOTHERAPIES, CAN TRIGGER STRONG AND LASTING ANTI-TUMOR IMMUNE RESPONSES AGAINST OVARIAN CANCER IN MICE; FOUND A WAY TO REPROGRAM MACROPHAGES TO MAKE THE IMMUNE SYSTEM FIGHT THE CANCER AGAIN; DISCOVERED A WAY TO SELECTIVELY REMOVE CERTAIN "PRO-CANCER" IMMUNE CELLS IN OVARIAN TUMORS BY TARGETING A SPECIFIC POCKET ON THE RETINOBLASTOMA (RB) PROTEIN, WHICH HELPS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM FIGHT THE CANCER MORE EFFECTIVELY; CREATED THE FIRST STANDARDIZED SET OF GUIDELINES, TOOLS, AND REFERENCE DATASETS FOR SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS EXPERIMENTS TO HELP SCIENTISTS COMPARE RESULTS ACROSS LABS AND MEASURE THE QUALITY AND RELIABILITY; UNCOVERED THE RULES THAT GUIDE IMMUNE CELL SIGNALING AND USED THIS KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE A WEB RESOURCE TO FACILITATE PROTEIN DESIGN EFFORTS, WHICH CAN BE USED TO DEVELOP NEW IMMUNE-BASED THERAPIES.EVERY DOLLAR DONATED BRINGS US CLOSER TO A CURE FOR THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO JOIN US IN OUR FIGHT, PLEASE VISIT OCRA'S WEBSITE AT WWW.OCRAHOPE.ORG.

    Expenses $10,447,492 · Grants $8,681,352

  • IN 2025, OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE (OCRA) PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND NAVIGATION SERVICES TO THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY OVARIAN AND GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS. OCRA'S PATIENT SUPPORT TEAM RESPONDED TO 4,237 PATIENT AND CAREGIVER CONTACTS THROUGH OUR PATIENT SUPPORT LINE, A 68% INCREASE FROM 2024, PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, CLINICAL TRIAL GUIDANCE, PEER MENTORING, AND CARE NAVIGATION. OCRA'S WOMAN TO WOMAN PEER MENTOR PROGRAM CONTINUED TO CONNECT NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS WITH TRAINED SURVIVOR MENTORS THROUGH 19 ACTIVE SITES NATIONWIDE AND A NATIONAL VIRTUAL MATCHING PROGRAM. SINCE ITS LAUNCH, THE PROGRAM HAS FACILITATED MORE THAN 2,800 MENTOR MATCHES. IN 2025, THE NATIONAL TEAM COMPLETED 103 MATCHES AND SUPPORTED 167 MENTORS. OCRA ALSO PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING THROUGH ITS STEPS 1:1 COUNSELING PROGRAM AND FACILITATED ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH STAYING CONNECTED, WHICH ENGAGED 3,530 PARTICIPANTS IN VIRTUAL SUPPORT AND EXPRESSIVE ARTS PROGRAM DURING THE YEAR. TO ADDRESS THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS, OCRA DELIVERED ITS INTERNATIONAL GYNECOLOGIC CANCER CONFERENCE, WEBINARS, WORKSHOPS, ROUNDTABLES, AND MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT ADVANCES, SURVIVORSHIP, BIOMARKER TESTING, AND CLINICAL TRIALS. OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE FOR THE FIRST TIME, OCRA'S INTERNATIONAL GYNECOLOGIC CANCER CONFERENCE EXPANDED ITS REACH TO MORE THAN 2,100 PARTICIPANTS WORLDWIDE. NEARLY 300 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN OCRA'S EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, INCLUDING OVARIAN CANCER 101, ENDOMETRIAL/UTERINE CANCER 101, AND SURVIVORSHIP SERIES, WHILE NATIONAL WEBINARS REACHED ALMOST 900 PARTICIPANTS. OCRA'S NEW STAYING CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SERIES PROVIDED DISEASE-SPECIFIC UPDATES AND CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION TO MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS. COLLECTIVELY, OCRA'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REACHED MORE THAN 4,000 PARTICIPANTS IN 2025, PROVIDING TIMELY, EVIDENCE-BASED INFORMATION TO HELP PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS THROUGHOUT THEIR CANCER JOURNEY.IN ADDITION TO ITS SUPPORT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OCRA OFFERS FREE GENETIC TESTING TO QUALIFIED HIGH-RISK INDIVIDUALS AND FACILITATES ACCESSS TO CERTIFIED GENETIC COUNSELORS. SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, OCRA HAS HELPED MORE THAN 3,000 INDIVIDUALS BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR INHERITED RISK FOR OVARIAN AND OTHER GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS, EMPOWERING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE INFORMED HEALTHCARE DECISIONS. ADDITIONALLY, OCRA'S CLINICAL TRIAL NAVIGATOR CONTINUED TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION, WITH 1,540 COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRES AND MORE THAN 11,700 WEBSITE VISITS IN 2025.OCRA IS ALSO COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS DIAGNOSED WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS. THROUGH OCRA'S ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORK FIELD PLACEMENT PROGRAM, MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK CANDIDATES RECEIVE SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND SUPERVISION FROM LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, GAINING EXPERIENCE ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PRACTICAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS AFFECTED BY GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS.OCRA'S SURVIVORS TEACHING STUDENTS (STS) PROGRAM TRAINS OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS TO CONDUCT PRESENTATIONS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER. SURVIVORS SHARE THEIR STORIES OF DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND BEYOND, ALONG WITH FACTS ABOUT THE DISEASE. IN 2025, MORE THAN 930 SURVIVOR VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED MORE THAN 400 PRESENTATIONS IN THE US, UK, AND AUSTRALIA REACHING OVER 10,627 MEDICAL, NURSING, AND PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT STUDENTS. THESE PRESENTATIONS ENSURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDERSTAND BASIC FACTS ABOUT THE DISEASE, ARE AWARE OF RISK FACTORS, AND CAN IDENTIFY THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER, HELPING ENSURE A TIMELY DIAGNOSIS.THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, OCRA EMPOWERS PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH TRUSTED INFORMATION, EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, AND CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES THAT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND INFORMED DECISION-MAKING FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH SURVIVORSHIP AND BEYOND.

    Expenses $3,162,885

  • OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE IS A POWERFUL VOICE ON CAPITOL HILL, IN STATEHOUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR EVERYONE TOUCHED BY GYNECOLOGIC CANCER. IN 2025, OCRA ESTABLISHED ITS CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY TO EXPAND POLICY EDUCATION, LEGISLATIVE TRACKING, AND ADVOCACY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND SUPPORTERS NATIONWIDE. OCRA TRAINED AND MOBILIZED MORE THAN 160 ADVOCATES AND SUPPORTERS TO ENGAGE IN THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS. NEARLY 120 ADVOCATES FROM 35 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PARTICIPATED IN OCRA'S ADVOCACY DAY, CONDUCTING MORE THAN 135 MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES. THROUGH 12 GRASSROOTS ACTION ALERTS, ADVOCATES GENERATED MORE THAN 21,000 MESSAGES TO POLICYMAKERS, AND MORE THAN 6,000 NEW ADVOCATES JOINED OCRA'S ADVOCACY NETWORK. OCRA'S ADVOCACY CONTRIBUTED TO PRESERVING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SUPPORTED ENACTMENT OF STATE BIOMARKER ACCESS LAWS, SECURED BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR INCREASED OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING, AND HELPED OBTAIN MORE THAN 120 PROCLAMATIONS AND RESOLUTIONS RECOGNIZING OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

    Expenses $595,806

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Orrico

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Matthew Neal Miller

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Tessar

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robin S Cohen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 0.1 related
  • Debra Birnbaum

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeannette Chang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carmel J Cohen MD

    DIRECTOR THRU AUG 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Feuerstein Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol J Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John W Hansbury Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 0.1 related
  • Caroline Hirsch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Veronica Jordan

    DIRECTOR THRU SEPT 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas C Liebman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana L Mark Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Newcomb

    DIRECTOR THRU DEC 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melissa Rivkin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Schreiber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Shawver

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mei-Li Da Silva Vint Esq

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elle Simone Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Tilberis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Audra L Moran

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $368,755
    From this org
    $333,548
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,207
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $333,548
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,342
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,865
    Filer's total
    $368,755
  • Jonathan Zeidman

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $245,428
    From this org
    $201,949
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,479
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,949
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,479
    Filer's total
    $245,428
  • Sarah C Defeo

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $241,025
    From this org
    $171,149
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,876
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,149
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,839
    Nontaxable benefits
    $62,037
    Filer's total
    $241,025
  • Tracy Moore

    VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPORT & EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $190,788
    From this org
    $162,573
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,215
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,573
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,503
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,712
    Filer's total
    $190,788
  • Anne Mette Hertz Sr Dir

    TREATMENT ACCESS & SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $149,085
    From this org
    $145,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,085
    Hours/week
    40
  • Chad Ramsey

    VICE PRESIDENT, POLICY

    Total calculated
    $153,665
    From this org
    $126,974
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,691
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,974
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,079
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,612
    Filer's total
    $153,665
  • Jessica Hughson Andrade

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

    Total calculated
    $136,172
    From this org
    $111,935
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,237
    Hours/week
    40
  • Nicole Wargo

    VP - PHILANTHROPIC PARTNER

    Total calculated
    $173,962
    From this org
    $109,257
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $64,705
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $109,257
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,938
    Nontaxable benefits
    $58,767
    Filer's total
    $173,962
  • Bibi Ali

    FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $157,000
    From this org
    $157,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $157,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $157,000

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
OCRA MADE PAYMENTS TO THE FORMER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN THE AMOUNT OF $157,000 IN 2025. THE AMOUNTS WERE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION TO THE RECIPIENT AND REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).

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 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
11 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602549349301565

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