The Hope Foundation
Supporting SWOG
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research focuses on supporting innovative and impactful clinical trials. We believe that research and trials, in particular, are the key to understanding more about complex cancers; understanding leads to knowledge, knowledge leads to cures, cures lead to saving patient's lives. We also know that treatments can be complicated and wrought with life-long side effects, so we are committed to supporting survivorship, quality of life and patient reported outcomes studies.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
SWOG/Hope Foundation Impact Award
$1,000,000 awarded annually for the highest caliber translational science that will significantly impact the way we treat cancer in the clinic.
SWOG
Full support of SWOG (one of the NCI's largest Cancer Cooperative Groups) administration and operations.
Young Investigators Training Course
Outstanding new investigators are provided one on one mentorship.
Charles Coltman, MD Fellowships
Research support (protected time) for new clinical research investigators
SWOG Trial Support
Research support to expediently activate SWOG trials
SWOG Group Meetings and national conferences
Face to Face scientific meetings and working groups for SWOG.
Patient Advocacy
Funding supports the integration and input of patients into the research design and trial process.
Where we work
Accreditations
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education - Accreditation 2012
External reviews

Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Total number of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
SWOG
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hope's funding supports the full continuum of SWOG Cancer Research Network's research efforts-- including early education to mid-career fellowships, science at the bench to science at the bedside.
Total dollar amount of grants awarded
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Researchers
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Funding for 2020-2021 is reduced due to the pause of research during the COVID19 pandemic. Hope's funding supports the full continuum of SWOG Cancer Research Network's research efforts
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
SWOG
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
COVID19 Pandemic impacted our programs in 2020 and 2021
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?
The goal of The Hope Foundation is to support real progress in cancer treatments and prevention as led by SWOG. This is achieved through direct trial support of innovative treatment and prevention clinical trials, competitive research grants programs, Fellowships and training for new investigators, and ACCME-accredited educational programs for oncologists.
Each year, we measure our success through a Board-driven review of program metrics, including study successes or challenges, participant and community surveys, progress and publication on grants awarded, and funding percentage in relation to administrative costs. We strive to keep fundraising costs low (less than 3%), and overhead at less than 9%.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Foundation employs a number of strategies to ensure we meet our goals:
- Our active Board of Directors is comprised of SWOG and community leaders, ensuring programming meets the unified goals of researchers and patients.
-We work directly with SWOG leadership to determine how to efficiently raise money and disburse grants with the most impact.
- We support grantees with educational opportunities, and expect them to be actively involved with the future of SWOG.
-We understand that though the field of cancer research has accelerated greatly, there is so much more to do. Active support and funding for Young Investigator's is one of our key initiatives.
-We believe that basic science will unlock new cures, and invest in bringing these findings directly into clinical practice.
- We maintain a small staff at our main office, and do not indulge in fancy gimmicks or marketing.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Hope Foundation is lead by an engaged Board of Directors who are international leaders in cancer research, patient advocacy, fundraising, and law. SWOG has been supported by the National Cancer Institute since 1956, and by Hope since 1993.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Hope Foundation and SWOG understand that there is so much more to be done for our patients, but also know that cancer research is expensive and sometimes a financial risk. We have been very successful in funding programs that lead to a change in the practice of cancer treatment or prevention, but we have also funded programs that have not progressed as quickly as we would expect.
SWOG runs approximately 100 clinical trials at any given time. Hope strives to support any worthy trial that requires supplemental or sole source funding. Since we began, we have awarded over $30 to SWOG, including 95 Young Investigators since 2000, 18 Coltman Fellowships since 2009, and 25 SWOG Impact Awards since 2011.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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The Hope Foundation
Board of directorsas of 3/1/2022
Dr. Raymond Osarogiagbon
Baptist Cancer Center
Term: 2021 - 2023
Michael LeBlanc
SWOG Group Statistican FHCRC
Lee Ellis
SWOG Vice Chair of TM. MD Anderson
Charles Blanke
SWOG Chair, OHSU
Dawn Hershman
Columbia University
Johanna Horn
The Hope Foundation
Cavitt Randall
GE Capital
Lajos Pusztai
Yale
Diane Quale
BCAN
Primo Lara
UC Davis
Jason Zell
UC Irvine
James Rae
University Michigan
Nathan Eriksen
SWOG CAO
Mariana Chavez MacGregor
MD Anderson
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? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
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? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
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