National Cancer Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 46% of its spending went to programs.
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 60 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
NATIONAL CANCER CENTER (NCC) FOUNDED BY DR. ERNEST AYRE IN 1953 AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. NCC HAS EXPANDED ITS MISSION TO SUPPORT SEVERAL TYPES OF CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO INCLUDE:BREAST CANCER RESEARCH CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA RESEARCH AGGRESSIVE CANCER RESEARCH PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH
- Income
- $3.6 million
- Spending
- $4.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 46%
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $165,000, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 20 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 70% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 35% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1546% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 60 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 61% of charities in its peer group (diseases, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $788,417 spent. THE GRANTS PROGRAM AWARDS FUNDING TO INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR CANCER RESEARCH. NATIONAL CANCER CENTER (NCC)HAS ESTABLISHED FUNDING FOR A NUMBER OF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS TO BASIC RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR GENETICS AND THE CELLULAR ASPECTS OF CANCER BIOLOGY AND TUMOR IMMUNOLOGY. RESEARCH GRANTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH, INCLUDING FIGHTING CHILDRENS LEUKEMIA. RESEARCH GRANTS ARE MONITORED BY THE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD AND NCCS MANAGEMENT
- $1.5 million spent. PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES AND DISTRIBUTES LITERATURE AND PAMPHLETS PROMOTING SELF CARE TO THE PUBLIC. THE INFORMATION, MADE FREE TO ALL, ADDRESSES THE VARIOUS CANCER TYPES SUBJECT TO RESEARCH BY THE ORGANIZATION.NCC ALSO HAS A WEBSITE WWW.NATIONAL CANCER CENTER.ORG AND SOCIAL MEDIA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
- $5,250 spent. HONORARIA PAID MEMBERS OF SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD. THE BOARD EVALUATES GRANT PROPOSALS AND PROVIDES INPUT ON RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE ORGANIZATION
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1953.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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