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Canadian Cancer Society reported $134.7 million in revenue and $135.4 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $66.58 went to program services, $5.14 to management and general costs and $28.28 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.9% of the total. Government grants made up 13.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $426,623 (CEO AND SECRETARY). 36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 19% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $135MFor 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 January 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $135MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 66.6% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.1% | 10.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 28.3% | 0.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.31 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.9% | 24.7% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 13.2% | 0.6% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 59.5% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $426,623 | $391,657 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.32% | 1.45% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 36 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 10.7 | 7.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 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: research funding and costs of supporting research programs. Research funding projects personnel and research centres focuses on the advancement of knowledge in cancer risk reduction and prevention screening diagnosis treatment cure supportive care survivorship and end-of-life care through basic-biomedical translational clinical behavioural and population-based research. Supporting research programs include activities related to the peer-review process program administration research forums advisory committees and linkage with researchers
Programs: consist of health promotion for canadians tobacco cessation healthy eating physical activity reduced exposure to carcinogens screening and of support to cancer patients and caregivers during and beyond the cancer journey. This includes information emotional and practical support programs are delivered in the community by telephone in print or through the internet website and social media. Examples of programs are community outreach workplace wellness smoking cessation information and support services lodges transportation financial assistance wigs prosthesis and related activities
Advocacy: activities related to influencing policy makers to implement public policies and programs that enable the adoption of healthy behaviours reduction of occupational and environmental carcinogens access to organized cancer screening programs and quality cancer care from diagnosis to palliative care financial support for cancer patients and caregivers and investment in cancer research activities. This work includes developing positions raising public awareness mobilizing communities building coalitions and lobbying
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO AND SECRETARY Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $415,979 | $0 | $10,644 | $426,623 |
| EVP FINANCE PEOPLE OPERATIONS Officer, 37.50 hrs/week | $223,965 | $0 | $11,078 | $235,043 |
| EVP COMMUNITY AND LEADERSHIP GIVING Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $206,237 | $0 | $11,216 | $217,453 |
| EVP DIGITAL STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $186,257 | $0 | $8,407 | $194,664 |
| EVP MISSION RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $182,567 | $0 | $10,837 | $193,404 |
| EVP MISSION INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICE Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $181,363 | $0 | $8,094 | $189,457 |
| EVP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $163,237 | $0 | $10,032 | $173,269 |
| VP CANCER STRATEGY AND INNOVATION Highest compensated employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $161,593 | $0 | $6,178 | $167,771 |
36 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Canadian Cancer Society (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (Part IX, line 5).
5 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–1b17 · 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 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 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
- Volunteers Part I, line 623,000
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| MIGHTYHIVE HOLDINGS LTD Advertising, consulting | $3,386,181 |
| THE ABER GROUP Advertising, publicity | $1,764,835 |
| COMPASS GROUP CANADA LTD Contract labor services | $1,477,066 |
| BLACKBAUD CANADA Fundraising services | $1,298,990 |
| EVOLVE AGENCY GROUP INC Promotion marketing | $665,491 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Canadian Cancer Society's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Canadian Cancer Society, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Canadian Cancer Society's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, Canadian Cancer Society reported that 66.6% of its $135.4 million in expenses went to program services, 5.1% to management and general and 28.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Canadian Cancer Society pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Canadian Cancer Society reported for one person in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 was $426,623, for the role of CEO AND SECRETARY (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Canadian Cancer Society get its money?
Of $134.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025, 90.9% came from contributions and grants (including 13.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Canadian Cancer Society a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 98-6001242 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))). Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 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 January 31, 2025, object 202513499349300301 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, object 202433469349300103 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2023, object 202313409349300401 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022, object 202213439349300301 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2021, object 202133509349300703 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 98-6001242: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.