Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC
BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5001 organizations whose IRS filings report $281,772,167 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($28,612,433). 2196 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $359M
- Funders on record
- 5,001
- Grants received
- $282M
- Net assets
- $360M
What Blood Cancer United Inc does
Mission
Our mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
A) research programs:at blood cancer united, we are pushing boundaries toward powerful new therapies. We propel groundbreaking cancer treatments through all phases of the research and drug development process and are proud that our support has been key to advancing 80% of the 153 blood cancer treatment approvals since 2017.as we continued to support the search for lifesaving and less toxic treatments in 2025, we invested in exciting research frontiers, including precision medicine, immunotherapy, and links between mutations and blood cancer-advancements that are changing the paradigm of cancer treatment. In the process, we propelled several novel science initiatives to new heights-many of which hardly seemed possible just a short time ago.with advisory input from recognized biomedical research experts, blood cancer united funded exemplary projects across the entire research continuum relevant to improve outcomes for blood cancer patients, from basic laboratory science through clinical trials, and from investigator-initiated research to private-sector drug development alliances. Blood cancer united is deliberate and purposeful in finding and supporting research that is most likely…
$127,080,673 spentof which $51,235,960 as grants$16,079,272 earned by the program43% of program spendingB) patient & community services:an estimated 1.7 million people across the united states (us) are currently living with or are in remission from leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative neoplasms. Blood cancer united offers an array of free, comprehensive resources to blood cancer patients, caregivers, families and friends ofpatients, advocates, healthcare professionals and the public. Blood cancer united is committed to providing the most accurate and up-to-date blood cancer information. Professional volunteer clinical advisors work with blood cancer united staff to review all of the information blood cancer united provides through healthcare professional and patient education programs, publications and the blood cancer united website. Support services are provided by professionals or rigorously trained peer volunteers. All resources are provided through a variety of media - print, online, by phone, and face-to-face in communities. A number of resources are available in spanish for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.financial assistance our financial assistance programs aim to lessen the economic toll on patients and families to…
$123,558,480 spentof which $72,847,874 as grants42% of program spendingC) public health education: blood cancer united believes knowledge is power. As always, blood cancer united has offered their informational programs in virtual formats, continuing to provide vitally needed education and emotional support for those impacted by blood cancer. One-on-one education and supporttrained oncology information specialists in our information resource center (irc) provide patients and caregivers with compassionate, comprehensive, and tailored disease and treatment information, including referrals and links to appropriate educational resources and literature; psychosocial support information for any point in their treatment journey; referrals to relevant local, state and/or national resources for assistance; covid-19 related information and guidance; and financial resource information to cover costs of treatment, travel, urgent needs and more. Over 28,000 interactions between the irc and patients and caregivers took place last year.facilitating clinical trial accessthe blood cancer united clinical trial support center (ctsc) continues to expand the possibility of positive outcomes for patients by providing education, identifying suitable clinical trials, and…
$28,509,773 spent10% of program spendingBlood cancer united serves the educational needs of the medical and research community through a number of professional education symposia offered throughout the year. Varying formats are offered to facilitate the exchange of information and ideas on the newest developments in cancer research and treatment. Upcoming and archived ce/cme programs are available at https://bloodcancerunited.org/resources/healthcare-professionalsin fy 2025:-blood cancer united provided 22 cme/ce-granting live educational programs, with 2,266 healthcare professionals in attendance. In addition, 48 virtual lectures were presented with over 66,000 participants.- over 33,000 patients and professionals participated in live education programs delivered virtually as well as delivered in person, locally and regionally.--there were over 214,000 page views for archived web programs, virtual lectures and videos and over 75,500 podcast downloads. Over 856,000 booklets and fact sheets were either downloaded or ordered in hard copy.
$16,653,111 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $295,802,037.
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 2020 to 2021, from $582M to $744M (+28%).
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.
88% of BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (1% 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.
Chief executive
E Anders Kolb
President & CEO
Board chair
Alessandra Tocco
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 880 funders to 1391 funders, grant income rose $13M → $42M.
244 of 5001 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 49% 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 BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 5001 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
BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 10% of grant income, and it takes 16 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 16 funders to its left
68% 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 BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 9% · 2018 13% · 2019 11% · 2020 11% · 2021 10% · 2022 13% · 2023 11% — growing more concentrated.
“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
46% of BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% 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
BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC draws 97% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 49 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $138M arriving through sponsors registered in 41 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
BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 1,241 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,241 health nonprofits over $100M, FY2025
Organizations like BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC
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 Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 43 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC?
- BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 5001 organizations whose IRS filings report $281,772,167 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($28,612,433). 2196 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC have?
- IRS filings report 5001 organizations giving $281,772,167 in grants to BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC, 2196 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $28,612,433 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BLOOD CANCER UNITED INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. 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 5001 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