Cancer Awareness Through Research and Education Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CARE PROMOTES AWARENESS ABOUT CANCER TREATMENT AND PREVENTION THROUGH EDUCATIONAL FORUMS AND SEMINARS AND RAISES MONEY TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO FUND INNOVATIVE NEW CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS AND CLINICAL TRIALS PRIMARILY IN THE GREATER PHOENIX METROPOLITIAN AREA AND ARIZONA MORE BROADLY.
- Income
- $867,764
- Spending
- $881,603
- Spent on programs
- 85%
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 70
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1585% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $250k to $1m).
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.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $748,000 spent. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, Cancer Awareness through Research and Education (CARE) approved total research funding of $786,000, which included $38,000 in direct donor-designated contributions.Per the allocation approved by the CARE Funding Committee and Board of Directors, contributions were designated as follows:$397,000 to Mayo Clinic, including $23,000 in direct donations.$389,000 to HonorHealth Research Institute, including $15,000 in direct donations.Payments of $374,000 were issued to each institution during the fiscal year to fulfill these commitments.Funds provided to Mayo Clinic were restricted to two approved research projects:1.Pathogenesis of MYC-Overexpressing Acute Leukemia identifying high-risk patients and developing more effective treatments.2.Fast Neoepitope Prioritization and RNA Nanoparticle Dendritic Cell Vaccines for Solid Tumors advancing personalized cancer vaccine development.Funds provided to HonorHealth Research Institute were restricted to two funding requests encompassing four interrelated research projects:1.Plant EV, Nanoparticle Silicon, VFI Studies2.Uveal Melanoma ResearchBoth Mayo Clinic and HonorHealth Research Institute are required to submit annual progress and expenditure reports to CAREs Science and Funding Committee. Grants are restricted for the specified research purposes, with no more than 25% of funds allocated to labor and benefit costs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 June 2007.
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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