University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation

Analysis

University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1948, 78 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.6m, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $1.7m (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennys Flight Foundation Inc ($1.7m), 211 Brevard Inc ($1.7m) and Womens Healthcare Center Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $8.2m.