California · Nonprofit
STOP CANCER
STOP CANCER (California) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,956 to it, the largest being THE MARCIA ISRAEL FOUNDATION INC ($25,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2017
- $905k
- Funders on record
- 30
- Grants received
- $145k
- Net assets
- $2.0M
What Stop Cancer does
Mission
The advancement of science and the promotion of the general welfare of the international public by the development of a campaign to generate public awareness and funding for cancer research.in furtherance of this goal, Stop Cancer is currently funding research grants to be used by nci designated comprehensive cancer centers.
As stated on its FY2017 Form 990.
Program
Research career development awards to various doctors at the jonsson comprehensive cancer center-ucla and the kenneth norris jr. Comprehensive cancer center-usc and city of hope
The first program described on its most recent Form 990, which lists programs largest first by expense.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2019: the base narrowed from 27 funders to 3 funders, grant income fell $110k → $445.
2 of 30 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% 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 STOP CANCER’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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
STOP CANCER has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 23% · 2018 73% · 2019 65% — 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.
Where its funders are
97% of STOP CANCER's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $31k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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.
Organizations like STOP CANCER
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 California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
78%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for STOP CANCER: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds STOP CANCER?
- STOP CANCER (California) receives grants from 30 organizations whose IRS filings report $144,956 to it, the largest being THE MARCIA ISRAEL FOUNDATION INC ($25,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does STOP CANCER have?
- IRS filings report 30 organizations giving $144,956 in grants to STOP CANCER, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of STOP CANCER?
- THE MARCIA ISRAEL FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like STOP CANCER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 FY2017 (financials across 2017–2017), and the filings of 30 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