American Cancer Society How Much Money Goes To Research

American Cancer Society

Private Donations $710M

Category Health

Country/Territory United States

Top Person Gary M. Reedy

Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2019

Total Revenues $830M

Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia

As of Dec 11, 2020

Founded in 1913 in New York City as the American Society for the Control of Cancer, the American Cancer Society is committed to creating a world with less cancer.

Numbers

Highest Compensation¹

$1,158,756

Total Revenue:

$830M

$5M

Government Support
$710M

Private Donations
$115M

Other Income

Total Expenses:

$760M

$600M

Charitable Services
$29M

Management & General
$130M

Fundraising

Fiscal Year ending on Dec 31, 2019

1: Highest compensation, which includes benefits, one-time payments and deferred compensation, is based on latest available information. In some cases, sum is for a different year. Highest compensation may not be that of listed top person.
2: Charitable services as percent of total expenses.
3: Percent of private donations remaining after fundraising expenses.
4: Percent of private donations remaining after surplus.
Results may be skewed due to unconsolidated data of national and affiliate groups, rounding or incomplete information.
Sources: IRS Form 990, annual report or statement of individual charities.
Ratio increase from previous reported period.
Ratio decrease from previous reported period.
No comparable data.
Same as previously reported period.

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