Skip to the page content
Your donations
Passes our checks

The Hpv and Anal Cancer Foundation

EIN 27-3217520 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood74 out of 100GovernanceFair59 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO EMPOWER ANAL CANCER PATIENTS AND ACCELERATE PREVENTION AND RESEARCH METHODS THAT ELIMINATE ANAL CANCER AND THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES THE MAJORITY OF CASES, HPV.

Income
$309,639
Spending
$331,784
Spent on programs
80%
Reserves
36.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 95%
Employees
2
Volunteers
103
Highest pay
$61,165, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 74 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 36.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 66% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    18 of 25

    3 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $158,333 spent. EDUCATION: HPVACF EDUCATES THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY ABOUT THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) AND THE CANCERS IT CAUSES. HPVACF INCREASES ACCESS TO, AND AWARENESS OF, PREVENTING HPV-RELATED CANCERS THROUGH CANCER PREVENTING SCREENING AND VACCINATION. THE ORGANIZATION RAISES AWARENESS AND DISSEMINATES INFORMATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODS, INCLUDING PUBLIC PLATFORMS, FORUMS, ATHLETIC EVENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS.
  2. $96,081 spent. PATIENT: HPVACF PROVIDES ROBUST RESOURCES, INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES TO ANAL CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. HPVACF EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FORUMS BRING PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDERS TOGETHER TO EMPOWER EACH OTHER AND BECOME INFORMED. TO ADDRESS ISOLATION IN THE COMMUNITY, HPVACF ESTABLISHED THE FIRST FORMAL ANAL CANCER PEER-PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT MATCHES THRIVERS AND CAREGIVERS WITH PEERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ANAL CANCER.
  3. $11,230 spent. RESEARCH: HPVACF PROVIDES FUNDING TO ACCELERATE NEW, EFFECTIVE DRUGS TO TREAT HPV-RELATED CANCERS, INCLUDING ANAL CANCER, AND TO BUILD THE SCIENTIFIC/MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE BETTER TREATMENT AND PREVENTION METHODS. THIS PROGRAM HAS CREATED THE FIRST ANAL NEOPLASIA MEDICAL SOCIETY, AND FUNDED GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH TO FIND A CURE FOR ANAL CANCER AND HPV-RELATED CANCERS, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIELD OF IMMUNOTHERAPY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 October 21, 2026.

Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.