Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Cancer is newly diagnosed in 1.7 million Americans per year and annually claims the lives of 600 thousand of the country's men, women and children. Although tremendous strides have been made in the scientific understanding of the disease and development of measures to counter it, so very much more progress is necessary in laboratories, clinics and hospitals in order to produce better treatments, earlier diagnoses, preventive measures and, ultimately, cures for this most dreaded of ailments.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Cancer Research
Grants to support Cancer Researchers in the areas of cutting-edge basic and translational scientific research
Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment Awareness
Educational and awareness-building materials provided at no cost to more than 20 million U.S. residents per year in the areas of cancer prevention, early detection and treatment
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance - Organization 2016
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
NFCR research funding promotes and facilitates worldwide collaboration among scientists to accelerate the pace of discovery from laboratory bench to patient bedside. We support of laboratories and dozens of scientists over the past 45 years has helped make possible cancer treatments that are saving lives today. In addition, NFCR provides cancer information to more than 25 million U.S. households annually to raise public awareness about cancer prevention and early diagnosis.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
NFCR seeks to pool immediately deployable funding to provide support for both basic and translational cancer research in and with some of America's best laboratories and their leading directors and teams. Also, we aim to educate more than 25 million U.S. households per year on the steps they and their loved ones can take to reduce cancer risk and better understand the disease.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
NFCR offers robust research grants to some of America's best cancer researchers, funding that is unavailable from many other more traditional sources, such as universities, government agencies or corporations. We also have cultivated a constituency base of over 25 million U.S. households to whom we offer succinct, digestible cancer research updates, as well as early diagnosis and preventive best practices. This is all performed in conjunction with a world-class Scientific Advisory Board and is aided by the platform afforded by our creation and annual presentation of one of the global cancer research communities' most prestigious awards: the Szent-Gyorgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research, named after NFCR's Nobel Prize winning co-founder, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
NFCR has provided more than $380 million for cutting-edge cancer research. We have supported hundreds of scientists since our founding in 1973. And we won't be finished until there is a cure for all cancer types.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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National Foundation for Cancer Research
Board of directorsas of 03/15/2022
Ms. Judith Barnhard
Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, PC
Term: 2020 - 2024
Edward West
Law Offices of Edward S. West
Alfred Slanetz
Geneius Biotechnology
Karen Burke
Mt. Sinai Medical Center
Lance Kawaguchi
Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
Brian Leyland-Jones
AIM-HI Accelerator Fund
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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