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Hoosier Cancer Research Network

Indianapolis, IN · EIN 26-0303542 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type I
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Hoosier Cancer Research Network reported $15.8 million in revenue and $15.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.47 went to program services, $10.53 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 95.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $369,759 (CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 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 $15M

For 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 $16M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
89.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
10.5%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
2.5%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
95.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$369,759$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.42%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
927
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
8.26.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
4 of 1088.9%

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 expense
$12M expenses · 89.5% of program spending · revenue $14M

Investigator-initiated studies - these are studies created by non-industry physicians, most commonly for US from academic institutions but possibly also from community sites, and those physicians serve as sponsor-investigators. When we conduct/manage these studies, we preserve rights for US and our member institutions to publish and access data for the public benefit consistent with our tax exempt purpose. These studies may be funded by industry, but industry is not the sponsor. These studies may also be funded by philanthropic organizations, and in some cases public and private universities.…

$1.0M expenses · 7.5% of program spending · revenue $848K

Industry-sponsored studies - on rare occasions, we get involved in industry-sponsored studies, meaning a study initiated and conducted by a pharmaceutical company. When we work on those studies, we preserve rights for US and our sites to publish and access data for the publicbenefit consistent with our tax-exempt purpose. Pharma funds these studies and also acts as the sponsor. Pharma owns the protocol and data in these studies, and sites (and we) get to use the data for publication purposes

$409K expenses · 3.0% of program spending · revenue $388K

Btcrc administration - hcrn is the administrative headquarters of the big ten cancer reasearch consortium (btcrc). Each member institution pays in dues which support consortium operations including the btcrc chief scientific officer, working group coordination, loi development, event management, and overhead. The btcrc is led by a steering committee composed of one researcher from each member institution

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$315,884$0$53,875$369,759
BOARD MEMBER
Director/trustee, 0.50 hrs/week
$0$248,881$0$248,881
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$174,284$0$26,395$200,679
GENERAL COUNSEL
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$149,804$0$32,483$182,287
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$136,862$0$39,467$176,329
COO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$148,749$0$17,999$166,748
SAFETY AND REGULATORY OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$122,451$0$23,544$145,995
CONTRACTS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OFFICER
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$115,068$0$15,575$130,643

9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Hoosier Cancer Research Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $725K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$16M$15M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$16M$15M89.5%$10M$369,759
FY2024 ⓘ$14M$14M87.7%$9.8M$338,339
FY2023 ⓘ$14M$12M87.0%$9.8M$302,507
FY2022 ⓘ$10M$11M84.3%$7.7M$243,756
FY2021 ⓘ$13M$13M85.9%$9.4M$194,765
FY2020 ⓘ$16M$15M73.3%$9.1M$185,881

Governance 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–1b10 · 4 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 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 563
  • Volunteers Part I, line 610

Private foundation grants it received

1 private foundation reported grants to Hoosier Cancer Research Network totaling $36 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Hoosier Cancer Research Network's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Hoosier Cancer Research Network, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Hoosier Cancer Research Network's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Hoosier Cancer Research Network reported that 89.5% of its $15.3 million in expenses went to program services, 10.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Hoosier Cancer Research Network pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Hoosier Cancer Research Network reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $369,759, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Hoosier Cancer Research Network get its money?

Of $15.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 2.5% came from contributions and grants (including 0.0% from government grants) and 95.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Hoosier Cancer Research Network a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 26-0303542 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), 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 202620779349301637 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202530999349300028 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431349349307223 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202341239349302024 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231299349303883 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202131339349304228 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 26-0303542: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.