American Institute for Cancer Research

Analysis

American Institute for Cancer Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1982, 44 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 September 2023, American Institute for Cancer Research reported income of $11.9m and spending of $12.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $18.2m to $11.9m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, American Institute for Cancer Research sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesley Homes Community Health Services ($11.9m), Cincinnati Health Network Inc ($11.9m) and AIDS Project of the Ozarks ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. It paid $353k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $17.9m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $12.2m. It reported 37 employees.