2016-09-06T14:10:35-05:00 2015-12-31 232896692 BBD LLP 1835 MARKET STREET 26TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2015-01-01 236251648 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC AMER 2154409300 615 CHESTNUT STREET 17TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 MICHAEL STEWART CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2154409300 2016-09-06 1 JENNIFER SOLOT P00749373 2155677770 2015 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z MICHAEL STEWART 615 CHESTNUT STREET 17TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 83426348 0 X WWW.AACR.ORG X 1907 NY PREVENT AND CURE CANCER THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION. 24 24 207 5000 557784 172000 36010771 36833629 35023396 39788570 1991501 2051428 569154 580813 73594822 79254440 28656904 29199098 0 0 17849715 18513141 0 0 1317000 25066103 28666970 71572722 76379209 2022100 2875231 110326192 109009290 41867387 42468333 68458805 66540957 X THE MISSION OF THE AACR IS TO PREVENT AND CURE CANCER THROUGH RESEARCH,EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, AND COLLABORATION. THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, THE AACR FOSTERS RESEARCH IN CANCER AND RELATED BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE; ACCELERATES THE (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) DISSEMINATION OF NEW RESEARCH FINDINGS AMONG SCIENTISTS AND OTHERS DEDICATED TO THE CONQUEST OF CANCER; PROMOTES SCIENCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING; AND ADVANCES THE UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 0 0 31522551 28694337 RESEARCH GRANTS, SCIENTIFIC AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. 17545741 365661 19692819 ANNUAL MEETING AND SPECIAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. 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PART X, LINE 2: UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER ASC 740 GAAP PRESCRIBES A MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AACR BELIEVES THAT THEY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN GAAP. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REVENUE OF AFFILIATE 38,993,547. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INTERCOMPANY REVENUE 37,278,578. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES OF AFFILIATE 39,737,940. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INTERCOMPANY EXPENSES 37,278,578. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS 13637580 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION GRANT MAKING 405015 0 0 0 0 0 0 14042595 0 14042595 RESEARCH & SCIENTIFIC AWARDS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 5 405015 CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YEARLY PROGRESS REPORTS. ALL BUDGET ITEMS MUST BE JUSTIFIED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES; ANY DISCREPANCY OR UNEXPECTED FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE GRANTOR. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES. 1 RESEARCH GRANTS 40 26159321 CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 7 1350000 PRE & POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 14 610000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS 15 170000 TRAVEL AWARDS 426 504762 PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YEARLY PROGRESS REPORTS. ALL BUDGET ITEMS MUST BE JUSTIFIED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM GUIDELINES; ANY DISCREPANCY OR UNEXPECTED FUNDS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE GRANTOR. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERS THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CLASS OF VOTING MEMBER. EACH VOTING MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE OR TO HOLD THE OFFICE AND HAS THE SAME VOTING RIGHT - ONE VOTE PER MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY SHALL BE BY BALLOT DISTRIBUTED TO VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES CAST SHALL BE ELECTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B GOVERNING BODY DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS DECISIONS OF THE BOARD TO AMEND THE BY-LAWS OR TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOCAL SECTION REQUIRE APPROVAL BY MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 GOVERNING BODY REVIEW OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS, A COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND TO THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS PART OF THEIR FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY IS REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY ACKNOWLEDGE ANY CONFLICTS BY SIGNING THE CORPORATE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND DETAILING ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION INDEPENDENT DATA DETAILING COMPARABLE COMPENSATION IS PURCHASED ANNUALLY AND PROVIDED TO A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE WHICH EVALUATES SALARY LEVELS IN COMPARISON TO PEER GROUPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF OTHER DOCUMENTS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE (WWW.AACR.ORG). THEY WILL BE PROVIDED ON REQUEST, AND ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COMPENSATION FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION FOR THE CEO AND CFO, THE ALLOCATION IS BASED UPON AN ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT OF THEIR TIME SPENT IN THIS AREA - 10% FOR THE CEO, 5% FOR THE CFO. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE-UNRESTRICTED -888,428. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE-TEMP. RESTRICTED 15,000. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE-PERM. RESTRICTED 352,567. SCHEDULE R, PART II, COL B: PRIMARY ACTIVITY THE PURPOSE OF THE AACR FOUNDATION IS TO RAISE FUNDS AND SOLICIT GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO BENEFIT, SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ITS PARENT ORGANIZATION - AACR'S MISSION IS DESCRIBED ON PAGE 2, PART III. THE PURPOSE OF AACR INTERNATIONAL - CANADA IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH BY SUPPORTING, MANAGING AND CONDUCTING NEW AND INNOVATIVE RESEARCH FOR THE CURE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER, AND BY FOSTERING COLLABORATION AMONGST SCIENTISTS ENGAGED IN CANCER RESEARCH. IT INTENDS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING AND OPERATING PROGRAMS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO TRAIN STUDENTS AND SCIENTISTS AND ADVANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER ETIOLOGY, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. 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