Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation
Also known as Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Inc.
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation reported $54.7 million in revenue and $25.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $88.95 went to program services, $3.65 to management and general costs and $7.40 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 69.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $652,293 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $25MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $55MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.0% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.6% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 7.4% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.11 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 29.7% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $652,293 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.60% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 64.6 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 36 of 36 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseFellowship awards: supports the training of the brightest postdoctoral scientists as they embark upon their research careers. This funding enables them to be trained by established investigators in leading research laboratories across the country, while independently conducting leading-edge science that will bring new understanding and cures for cancer
Clinical investigator awards: supports early career physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented research. The goal of this program is to increase the number of physicians capable of moving seamlessly between the laboratory and the patient's bedside in search of breakthrough treatments
Rachleff innovation awards: supports the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with "high risk/high reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer, but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $592,380 | $0 | $59,913 | $652,293 |
| CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $253,185 | $0 | $36,955 | $290,140 |
| DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $211,585 | $0 | $35,757 | $247,342 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $199,837 | $0 | $39,199 | $239,036 |
| DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $157,037 | $0 | $43,527 | $200,564 |
| SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $143,407 | $0 | $24,343 | $167,750 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $667K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b36 · 36 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 517
- Volunteers Part I, line 6200
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CRAFT & COMMERCE Media services | $250,375 |
| JP MORGAN Investment advisory | $110,736 |
| CAREY & CO Accounting services | $109,520 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
10 private foundations reported grants to Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation totaling $511K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation spent in FY2025, $88.95 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation reported that 89.0% of its $25.1 million in expenses went to program services, 3.6% to management and general and 7.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $652,293, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation get its money?
Of $54.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 29.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 13-1933825 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601129349300940 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202540809349300429 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202440869349300334 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202331289349302308 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202230529349301253 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140509349301509 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 13-1933825: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.