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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network reported $42.2 million in revenue and $47.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $55.43 went to program services, $31.69 to management and general costs and $12.88 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 95.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $664,350 (PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR). 84 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 15% 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 $48MFor context, the median across 314 covered diseases, disorders & medical disciplines charities: $88.73 programs, $10.89 management, $0.38 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 $42M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$89.03 $40M
- Program service revenue$7.81 $3.5M
- Investment income$3.16 $1.4M
Other revenue was negative: −$3.0M. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 55.4% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 31.7% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 12.9% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.15 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 95.4% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 8.4% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $664,350 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.40% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 84 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 100.0% |
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 expenseResearch & scientific affairs - pancan funds groundbreaking research initiatives that will transform the way Pancreatic Cancer is detected and treated. We fund research grants to individual investigators and large-scale, multi-institutional clinical projects that are focused on advancing new treatments and early detection for Pancreatic Cancer. We invested $13.6 million in research & scientific affairs in fiscal year 2025. Our research funding supported important research projects at institutions across the country, and pancan's precision promisesm adaptive clinical trial, early detection…
Community engagement - nearly 55 volunteer affiliates with more than 2,645 volunteers leaders raise awareness of pancan and the disease and educate their communities about Pancreatic Cancer. Volunteers hosted nearly 55 purplestride events across the country this year, with 62,831 participants supporting survivors, families and friends, as well as providing educational information at the events. Purplestride participants raised more than $17 million in fiscal year 2025. We are also a founding member of the world Pancreatic Cancer coalition, composed of more than 100 Pancreatic Cancer patient…
Patient services - provides free, personalized information and resources about Pancreatic Cancer, treatment options, clinical trials, diet and nutrition, specialists and support resources to help patients, caregivers and healthcare providers. We have the largest, most up-to-date clinical trials database in the country and provide constitutents with personalized searches so that they understand all of their treatment options. Our expert patient services case managers share more resources and speak with more Pancreatic Cancer patients than any other organization in the world. Last year alone…
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/DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $586,305 | $0 | $78,045 | $664,350 |
| CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $370,304 | $0 | $52,020 | $422,324 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL & Business Operations Officer Officer, 50.0 hrs/week | $353,066 | $0 | $58,316 | $411,382 |
| CHIEF SCIENTIFIC & MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $347,687 | $0 | $53,805 | $401,492 |
| CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $350,000 | $0 | $37,656 | $387,656 |
| CHIEF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION (through 6/24) Highest compensated employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $353,814 | $0 | $25,782 | $379,596 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $328,642 | $0 | $45,993 | $374,635 |
| CHIEF SCIENCE ADVISOR Key employee, 50.0 hrs/week | $339,237 | $0 | $31,015 | $370,252 |
84 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.1M (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–1b18 · 17 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 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5183
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,645
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MEDIA STORM LLC Advertising | $984,435 |
| RSM US LLP Accounting services | $370,594 |
| BERRY CONSULTANTS LLC Consulting services | $215,000 |
| VACO LLC Contract staffing | $187,984 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
223 private foundations reported grants to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network totaling $3.5M 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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Every number above is copied from Pancreatic Cancer Action 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 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network spent in FY2025, $55.43 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network reported that 55.4% of its $47.6 million in expenses went to program services, 31.7% to management and general and 12.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Pancreatic Cancer Action Network pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Pancreatic Cancer Action Network reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $664,350, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO/DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Pancreatic Cancer Action Network get its money?
Of $42.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 95.4% came from contributions and grants and 8.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Pancreatic Cancer Action Network a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 33-0841281 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 202523079349302472 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202443049349300124 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430789349300868 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (amended), object 202420679349301862 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202113129349304816 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033149349301043 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 33-0841281: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.