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AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (Virginia) receives grants from 160 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,829,076 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($782,515). 93 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 160
- Grants received
- $2.8M
- Net assets
- $13M
What American Institute for Cancer Research does
Mission
Aicr champions the latest and most authoritative scientific research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can help people make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their cancer risk.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
See schedule o. Educationeducation programsthe American Institute for Cancer Research (aicr) champions the latest and most authoritative scientific research on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity so that we can help people make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their risk.aicr's education programs are evidence-based. This evidence comes from both the research we fund, and the conclusions drawn in our scientific reports. From these findings we produce educational materials to meet a wide variety of needs, across all stages of the cancer continuum.newsletters and educational emailsaicr's currently active communications cover three core areas: how to start living for lower cancer risk today; breaking news and current research in the fight against cancer; and research, recipes and foods that help survivors navigate their cancer journey. In fy25, aicr mailed 563,919 print newsletter pieces and included links to downloadable newsletters in cancer focus emails. Cancer focus email sends totaled 1,506,771.volunteersin fy25, aicr worked with 26,098 volunteers to provide neighborhood educational materials and help raise funds to further its…
$5,223,172 spentof which $698,136 as grants$1,112,016 earned by the program65% of program spendingSee schedule o.researchresearch programsscientific study of the relationship of diet, physical activity and weight management to cancer risk and survivorship continues to be the primary focus of American Institute for Cancer Research (aicr) research investment and activities. Evidence shows that weight management, physical activity, food and nutrition play important roles in cancer prevention, treatment and survivorship. Research shows that approximately 40% of all cancers could be prevented if everyone reached and maintained a healthy weight, followed the recommendations for regular physical activity, consumed a healthy diet, avoided use of tobacco products and followed appropriate screening and vaccination guidelines.aicr is unique in its focus on preventing cancer and improving survival through diet, nutrition, body composition and physical activity. We collate and interpret the latest and most authoritative global scientific research on the links between cancer and diet, nutrition, body composition and physical activity. We then translate our findings into practical, clear, evidence-based recommendations on cancer prevention for use by health professionals, lay individuals and…
$2,770,802 spentof which $1,938,027 as grants$9,556 earned by the program35% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,993,974.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $17M to $20M (+20%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
81% of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (7% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
John Mccalla
Board chair (09/25/25) & secretary
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 40 funders to 53 funders, grant income rose $190k → $355k.
19 of 160 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 67% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 160 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 28% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
71% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 42% · 2018 33% · 2019 30% · 2020 18% · 2021 19% · 2022 29% · 2023 27% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
39% of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
67% of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $924k that is directly attributable, 98% of it comes from funders outside Virginia, across 34 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.9M arriving through sponsors registered in 15 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH is better cushioned than half of the 2,843 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,843 health nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $40 on record.
- Other General Supplies$40
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
89%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 31 states
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- World Cancer Research Fund · exempt
- Wcrf (Trading) Ltd · corp_trust
- Charitable Remainder Trust · corp_trust
- Perpetual Trust · corp_trust
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH?
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (Virginia) receives grants from 160 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,829,076 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($782,515). 93 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 67% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH have?
- IRS filings report 160 organizations giving $2,829,076 in grants to AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH, 93 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $782,515 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 160 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing