AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC

ATLANTA, GA, 303031246 (800) 227-2345 Est. 1922 EIN 13-1788491
G300— Diseases & Disorders 501(c)(3)
WWW.CANCER.ORG

Giving Portfolio

Total Grants
3,563
Total Giving
$930.7M
Recipients
3,098
Years Active
2018 - 2024
Avg grant: $290,626 Median: $22,500

Yearly Trends

YearGrantsTotal Giving Avg GrantNewRepeat
20241197$220.2M $184K211584
2023687$189.1M $275K225462
2022684$187.8M $275K425227
2020348$86.2M $248K145187
2019346$138.1M $399K154181
2018301$109.2M $363K2970

Sectors Funded

Health Care
1708
Education
367
Human Services
90
Medical Research
86
Diseases & Disorders
79
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
77
Science & Technology
18
Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
16
and 13 more sectors

Top States

California
334
Texas
267
New York
193
Florida
188
Pennsylvania
159
Illinois
140
Wisconsin
130
Missouri
124
and 43 more states

Grantee Size Profile

Over $50M
1341
$10M - $50M
616
$1M - $5M
301
$5M - $10M
205
$500K - $1M
98
$100K - $500K
84
Under $100K
29

Top Grantees

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC
DC - 2 grants
$60.0M
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC
DC - 2 grants
$47.7M
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC
DC
$34.0M
ACS CANCER ACTION NETWORK
DC
$29.9M
MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM INCORPORATED
MA - 2 grants
$14.1M
YALE UNIVERSITY
CT - 3 grants
$10.1M
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
OH - 3 grants
$8.2M
Washington University
MO - 2 grants
$8.2M
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
MA - 2 grants
$6.9M
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
TX - 2 grants
$6.8M
and 15 more grantees

Financials

Total Revenue
—
Total Expenses
—
Net Assets
—
From latest filing (tax period ending 2025-03-31)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
7.4 years Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↓ 81.1%
Expenses ↓ 79.0%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 90.4% Earned revenue 0.1% Investment 11.0%
Expense Breakdown
Program 77.0% Management 4.9% Fundraising 18.1%

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EIN: 13-1788491 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data