ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1999

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

BARBARA COHEN

Phone

5168584960

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION, founded in 1999, is a small nonprofit in the Medical Research sector that reported $318K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $826K exceeded revenue, resulting in a 159% operating deficit.

Mission

ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO FINDING NEW TREATMENTS AND EVENTUAL CURES FOR CANCER BY FUNDING RESEARCH IN AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY, THE STUDY OF NATURALLY OCCURRING, SIMILAR CANCERS IN PEOPLE AND IN COMPANION ANIMALS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $632,172 Revenue: $0

ANIMAL CANCER FOUNDATION HAS EMBARKED ON THE CANINE CANCER GENOME PROJECT ("CCGP") SPONSORED BY BLUE BUFFALO FOUNDATION TO ENABLE A MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONAL COLLABORATION TO MAP CANINE CANCER GENOMES FROM SAMPLES DONATED TO ACF BY THE CANINE CANCER ONCOLOGY GENOMICS CONSORTIUM (CCOGC) AND TO PLACE THOSE DATASETS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR USE BY ALL CANCER RESEARCH. THIS MULTI-YEAR PROJECT WILL ENABLE CANCER SCIENTISTS TO BUILD MORE ROBUST COMPARATIVE DATASETS AND TO FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH IN PETS AND PEOPLE. AFTER A COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS, THE TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE WAS SELECTED AS THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS FOR THIS PROJECT.ACF PAID $410,000 IN SEPTEMBER 2024 AND $100,000 IN JUNE 2025 FOR CCGP. AN ADDITIONAL $200,000 IS COMMITTED TO CCGP.ACF COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY GRANTS AWARDS ARE RESEARCH GRANTS OF $50,000 FOR ONE TO TWO YEAR COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY RESEARCH THAT IS IDENTIFIED BY A SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COUNCIL AS BEST-IN-FIELD EARLY DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL HAVE RESULTS POISED TO ATTRACT FURTHER GOVERNMENT AND LARGE INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING AND THAT ENCOURAGE OPEN SHARE DISCOVERY TO SPEED NEW SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND TREATMENT TO THE CLINICAL SETTING. THESE RFPS ARE OPENED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ACF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.ACF SUPPORTS WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA AND CONFERENCES FURTHERING COMPARATIVE ONCOLOGY THAT INCLUDE THE VETERINARY CANCER SOCIETY ("VCS") ANNUAL CONFERENCE.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $261,211

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $56,827

Other Revenue $255

TOTAL REVENUE $318,293

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $510,000

Salaries & Benefits $148,727

Fundraising Expenses $115,646

Program Expenses $632,172

Other Expenses $167,236

TOTAL EXPENSES $825,963

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$318,293	$301,771	+0.1%
Expenses	$825,963	$335,570	+1.5%
Net Income	$-507,670	$-33,799	+14.0%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$74,000

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
LONI EDWARDS	DIRECTOR	3.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GERALD POST	PRESIDENT	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
RENEE ALSARRAF	SECRETARY	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
VICTORIA CARMELLA	DIRECTOR	3.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KAREN LABARRE	DIRECTOR	3.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HAROLD ESPINOZA	TREASURER	3.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA COHEN	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Officer	$74,000	$0	$74,000

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$318,293	$825,963	$359,638	$-507,670
2024	$301,771	$335,570	$897,543	$-33,799
2023	$519,863	$402,979	$930,046	$116,884
2022	$274,210	$302,326	$777,780	$-28,116
2021	$316,207	$807,314	$876,698	$-491,107
2020	$301,410	$354,302	$1,342,259	$-52,892
2019	$851,208	$373,079	$1,418,343	$478,129