2014-09-10T11:04:27-05:00 2013-12-31 232896692 BBD LLP 1835 MARKET STREET 26TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 990 2013-01-01 236251648 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INC AMER 2154409300 615 CHESTNUT STREET 17TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 MICHAEL STEWART CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2154409300 2014-09-10 1 JENNIFER SOLOT P00749373 2155677770 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z MICHAEL STEWART 615 CHESTNUT STREET 17TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 72309994 0 X WWW.AACR.ORG X 1907 NY PREVENT AND CURE CANCER THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION, AND COLLABORATION. 19 19 184 5000 677163 248092 37372559 33896554 29140132 34849769 1273215 799749 701582 689443 68487488 70235515 31436563 24187896 0 0 14379835 15664200 0 0 1446180 22774133 25881469 68590531 65733565 -103043 4501950 92894946 103668697 39917806 39241148 52977140 64427549 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 26050745 23633181 RESEARCH GRANTS, SCIENTIFIC AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS. 15042290 380735 15775681 ANNUAL MEETING AND SPECIAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. ALSO INCLUDES EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR TRAINING YOUNG INVESTIGATORS. 11605400 15884215 PUBLICATIONS - PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION OF THE JOURNALS: "CANCER RESEARCH", "MOLECULAR CANCER RESEARCH", "CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION", "CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH", "MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS", "CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH", "CANCER DISCOVERY", "CANCER TODAY" AND "CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH". 1873309 [1] SCIENCE POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 2526607 [2] COMMUNICATIONS 1158645 173980 173950 [3] SPECIAL CONSTITUENCIES - CONSISTS OF SERVICES TO UNDER-REPRESENTED POPULATIONS (WOMEN, MINORITIES, UNDERGRADUATES) TO ENHANCE THEIR SCIENTIFIC CAREERS. 233411 [4] SCIENTIFIC INITIATIVES 236158 [5] PROGRAMS FOR PATIENTS AND PATIENT ADVOCATES 3015923 [6] MEMBERSHIP 6028130 173980 3189873 58726565 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 409 0 184 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X MICHAEL STEWART CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2154409300 615 CHESTNUT ST 17TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 X DR CHARLES L SAWYERS PRESIDENT (APR-DEC) 5.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR CHARLES L SAWYERS PRESIDENT-ELECT (JAN-MAR) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DR CARLOS L ARTEAGA PRESIDENT-ELECT (APR-DEC) 5.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR JUDY E GARBER PAST PRESIDENT (JAN-MAR) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DR FRANK MCCORMICK PAST PRESIDENT (APR-DEC) 5.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR FRANK MCCORMICK PRESIDENT (JAN-MAR) 5.00 X X 0 0 0 DR WILLIAM N HAIT TREASURER (2010-2013) 5.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR KENNETH C ANDERSON DIRECTOR (2012-2015) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MARY C BECKERLE DIRECTOR (2013-2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR JOAN S BRUGGE DIRECTOR (2011-2014) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MICHAEL A CALIGIURI DIRECTOR (2013-2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR LEWIS C CANTLEY DIRECTOR (2012-2015) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ARUL M CHINNAIYAN DIRECTOR (2011-2014) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR HANS CLEVERS DIRECTOR (2013-2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR ELIZABETH M JAFFEE DIRECTOR (2013-2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MICHELLE M LE BEAU DIRECTOR (2012-2015) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR BENJAMIN G NEEL DIRECTOR (2012-2015) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR THOMAS A SELLERS DIRECTOR (2011-2014) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR LAURA J VAN 'T VEER DIRECTOR (2011-2014) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR VICTOR E VELCULESCU DIRECTOR (2013-2016) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR KAREN H VOUSDEN DIRECTOR (2012-2015) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR KRISTIINA VUORI DIRECTOR (2011-2014) 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR MARGARET FOTI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 35.00 5.00 X 664652 72784 181019 MICHAEL STEWART CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 35.00 5.00 X 305628 16086 40401 JON G RETZLAFF MG DIR/SCIENCE POLICY 40.00 X 272757 0 27878 RICHARD G BUCK SR DIR/COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 185000 0 11977 JOSEPH S PONTOSKI DIR/FINANCE 40.00 X 177154 0 33967 DEIGHTON E LIVERPOOL DIR/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 173000 0 29175 MARY WATTS DIR/GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 40.00 X 156843 0 32186 1935034 88870 356603 7 0 1 0 BENERATION LLC 10000 MIDLANTIC DRIVE SUITE 301 W MOUNT LAUREL NJ 08054 BENEFITS SERVICE PROVIDER 1878070 FREEMAN COMPANIES PO BOX 650036 DALLAS TX 75265 EXHIBIT SERVICES 1745918 THE SHERIDAN PRESS 450 FAME AVE HANOVER PA 17331 JOURNAL PRINTING AND MANUFACTURING 1605546 HIGHWIRE PRESS 425 BROADWAY STREET REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 JOURNAL PRINTING AND MANUFACTURING 601142 BROWNSTEIN GROUP INC 215 SOUTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19107 ADVERTISING AGENCY 513713 39 33049457 847097 33896554 CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS 541800 16079456 13134751 132298 2812407 PUBLICATIONS 541800 15725769 15180904 544865 MEMBERSHIP 541800 3015923 3015923 28621 28621 34849769 534915 534915 689443 689443 2339313 2074479 264834 264834 264834 70235515 31360199 677163 4301599 24132896 24132896 55000 55000 1123112 812487 310625 11442454 9356952 2085502 555701 442024 113677 1730183 1252461 477722 812750 727603 85147 105147 78982 26165 67400 50628 16772 132556 99570 32986 2899668 2390829 508839 1075827 1028282 47545 1149990 898011 251979 1030255 886901 143354 2370432 1923264 447168 1894746 1803968 90778 8135102 7819353 315749 499028 280584 218444 135616 115296 20320 UNRELATED BUS. 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PART X, LINE 2: UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER ASC 740 GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES ("GAAP") PRESCRIBE A MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION IS REQUIRED TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT THEY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS DEFINED IN GAAP AND, AS A RESULT, THE ADOPTION OF THE STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ASSOCIATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: REVENUE OF AFFILIATE 35,362,682. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INTERCOMPANY REVENUE 34,495,637. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EXPENSES OF AFFILIATE 35,563,627. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INTERCOMPANY EXPENSES 34,495,637. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 OFFSHORE INVESTMENTS 16405991 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION GRANT MAKING 45000 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION GRANT MAKING 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 16460991 0 16460991 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU 3 45000 CHECK SCIENTIFIC AWARDS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 1 10000 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 29 20513181 CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 8 1400000 PRE & POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 8 1525000 SCIENTIFIC AWARDS 18 140000 TRAVEL AWARDS 380 554715 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. X 1 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DR MARGARET FOTI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 664652 72784 0 0 0 0 146617 14662 17766 1974 829035 89420 0 0 MICHAEL STEWART CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 257296 16086 0 0 48332 0 19380 1020 19001 1000 344009 18106 0 0 JON G RETZLAFF MG DIR/SCIENCE POLICY 261706 0 0 0 11051 0 20400 0 7478 0 300635 0 0 0 RICHARD G BUCK SR DIR/COMMUNICATIONS 185000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11977 0 196977 0 0 0 JOSEPH S PONTOSKI DIR/FINANCE 175000 0 0 0 2154 0 14000 0 19967 0 211121 0 0 0 DEIGHTON E LIVERPOOL DIR/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 173000 0 0 0 0 0 13840 0 15335 0 202175 0 0 0 MARY WATTS DIR/GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 154652 0 0 0 2191 0 12147 0 20039 0 189029 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A: FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL IT IS THE POLICY OF THE ASSOCIATION TO AUTHORIZE FIRST CLASS TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE BUSINESS TRAVEL SCHEDULES AND FACILITATE ONGOING BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS. OWEN WITTE FORMER GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER 1750699 SU2C DREAM TEAM CO-LEADER OF A MULTI-INSTITUTION RESEARCH GRANT FOR PROSTATE CANCER 0 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. SCHEDULE J PART II, COLUMN B(III) EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2013, AACR CHANGED THEIR VACATION POLICY. EMPLOYEES WILL ONLY BE ELIGIBLE TO EARN UP TO TWO TIMES THEIR ANNUAL VACATION LEAVE TIME. ADDITIONALLY, EMPLOYEES WERE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A ONE-TIME VACATION PAYOUT OF LEAVE TIME IN EXCESS OF THEIR ONE YEAR ACCRUAL. THE PAYOUT TOOK PLACE IN 2013 AND WAS BASED ON VACATION LEAVE TIME VALUED AT DECEMBER 31, 2012. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE-UNRESTRICTED -148,043. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE-TEMP. RESTRICTED -70,000. CHANGE IN INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF AFFILIATE-PERM. RESTRICTED 17,098. 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. AACR FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF CANCER 615 CHESTNUT STREET 17TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 233100004 SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILS PA 501(C)(3) LINE 11A, I N/A 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 AACR FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF CANCER (SUPPORTING ORG) C 33049457 ACCRUAL METHOD AACR FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF CANCER (SUPPORTING ORG) M 1446180 ACCRUAL METHOD AACR FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF CANCER (SUPPORTING ORG) O 190020 ACCRUAL METHOD AACR FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF CANCER (SUPPORTING ORG) Q 2405150 ACCRUAL METHOD AACR FOUNDATION FOR THE PREVENTION AND CURE OF CANCER (SUPPORTING ORG) R 132882 ACCRUAL METHOD