Grants for cancer organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to cancer nonprofits
Creator: Cause IQ
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922 cancer nonprofits received at least $78.2 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 3,500 grants made from 1,969 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $500. Of these 1,969 foundations, 85% made just a single grant to cancer orgs, and 3% made grants to four or more cancer orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$78,240,181

Total grant dollars given to cancer organizations

3,500

Number of grants made annually to cancer organizations

1,969

Number of grantmakers funding cancer organizations

$500

Median grant size to cancer organizations

Foundations that support cancer nonprofits

Out of all grants made to cancer organizations, 82% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 94% of the dollar-value of grants to cancer orgs. Foundations funding cancer orgs also made grants to scholarship organizations, multiservice human service organizations, food banks, animal shelters, and youth development programs.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	1,614
Medium	191
Large	163

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	36
Private	1,686
Corporate	105
Other	142

Grants made

Grants made to cancer orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	1,683
2-3	226
4-10	36
11+	24

Top 10 foundations supporting cancer nonprofits

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to cancer orgs	Number of grants made to cancer orgs	Median grant size
Baird Foundation	WI	National	0.8%	170	$25
Chubb Charitable Foundation	PA	National	0.5%	165	$53
Abbvie Foundation	IL	National	0.3%	121	$210
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)	NJ	National	0.0%	66	$250
Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines	IA	State	0.1%	63	$1,000
Ani Mamin Foundation	NY	Metro	0.7%	62	$36
Salesforce Com Foundation	CA	National	0.0%	57	$100
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	48	$613
Charity Partners Foundation	MA	National	0.7%	43	$17
Shell Oil Company Foundation	TX	National	0.2%	42	$500

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Cancer nonprofits grantees

Cancer organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 96% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 47% of all cancer orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	3,495
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	5

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	$1,000
$100k-$500k	$868
$500k-$1M	$1,306
$1M-$5M	$1,000
>$5M	$400

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
New York	1,077
Georgia	491
Texas	271
California	210
Other	1,451

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	1,154
Atlanta	475
Dallas	159
Washington DC	158
Other	1,490

Top 25 grants made to cancer organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	$27,264,760	Cost	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	$27,264,760	Cost	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
American Cancer Society (ACS)	$8,950,000	Challenge Grant	Community Foundation of Collier County
Cancer Research And Biostatistics	$6,931,763	Public Health Sciences	Fred Hutch (FHCRC)
CancerCare	$2,874,966	Education, Treatment	Susan G Komen
Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County	$5,000	Respite From the Road Program	Community Foundation of Mendocino County
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society	$5,000	Humanitarian Aid	Matthew 25 Ministries
Kentucky Cancer Link	$5,000	General Support	Baptist Healthcare System
Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation	$5,000	General	The Greene Family Foundation
American Cancer Society (ACS)	$5,000	Sponsorship - Making Strides Against Breast Cancer	Exeter Hospital
My Breast Cancer Support	$5,000	Sponsorship - "celebrate Pink 5k"	Exeter Hospital
On Belay	$5,000	Support the Organization's Mission To Build Community Among Youth Who Have Or Have Had A Family Member With Cancer Using Adventure Based Programs That Encourage Participants To Uncover Their Inner Resilience	Exeter Hospital
The Gathering Place	$5,000	General	Corinne L Dodero Foundation for the Arts and Sciences
Liga Contra El Cancer	$5,000	Donation	Barreiro Foundation
Tomorrows Children's Fund (TCF)	$5,000	Charitable Giving As Directed Under the By-Laws of the Council By the Board of Trustees.	Eastern Produce Council
Drivers For Survivors	$5,000	General Support To Help Fund the Work of This Organization	The Morris Memorial Foundation
Bone Marrow and Cancer Foundation	$5,000	Medical Research	Ainslie Foundation
First Descents	$5,000	Support Individuals With Disabilities	K2 Adventures Foundation
Cancer Angels of San Diego	$5,000	General	Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego
The Kareem Jackson Foundation	$5,000	Player Matching Grant	NFL Foundation
Fairman-Adams Project	$5,000	Player Matching Grant	NFL Foundation
Victory in the Valley	$5,000	General Donation	Beach Family Foundation
Austin Hatcher Foundation for Pediatric Cancer	$5,000	The Five for Ten Campaign	The Scott and Nancy Atherton Foundation
United in Pink	$5,000	Support United in Pink	Robins Financial Credit Union
The Rose	$5,000	Support Non-Profit Philanthropic Org	Texas Children's Hospital (TCS)

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Cancer organizations" category for this page is determined by the "G30: Cancer" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.