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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

EIN 91-2154267 · New York, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood75 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

See schedule O

Income
$8.5 billion
Spending
$7.9 billion
Spent on programs
99%
Reserves
5.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 83%
Employees
25,921
Volunteers
394
Highest pay
$7.0 million, board member, president & ceo

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: 75 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 35% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 14% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    99% 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

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    105 of 117 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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. $6.5 billion spent. PATIENT CARE: MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER EXPERTS HAVE ESTABLISHED STANDARDS OF CARE AND TREATMENT PROTOCOLS FOR EACH TYPE AND STAGE OF CANCER. OUR PHYSICIANS HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY DEPTH AND BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ALL FORMS OF THE DISEASE, FROM THE MOST COMMON TO THE VERY RARE. EACH YEAR, THEY TREAT MORE THAN 400 DIFFERENT SUBTYPES OF CANCER. THIS LEVEL OF SPECIALIZATION CAN HAVE AN OFTEN-DRAMATIC EFFECT ON A PATIENT'S CHANCES FOR A CURE OR CONTROL OF THEIR CANCER. WHILE WE ARE KNOWN FOR OUR ADVANCED, INNOVATIVE THERAPIES, OUR PHYSICIANS ARE EQUALLY WELL REGARDED FOR THEIR COMPASSION AND CONCERN. OUR DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FEATURES 16 MULTIDISCIPLINARY CANCER TEAMS. PATIENTS ARE TREATED BY AS MANY DIFFERENT SPECIALISTS AS ARE NEEDED FOR THEIR PARTICULAR TYPE OF DISEASE, INCLUDING SURGEONS, MEDICAL ONCOLOGISTS, RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS, RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, PSYCHIATRISTS, AND NURSES. OUR PATHOLOGISTS HAVE UNSURPASSED EXPERTISE IN USING ADVANCED METHODS TO ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE CANCER. BECAUSE OF THEIR SOLE FOCUS ON CANCER, OUR SURGEONS USE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES THAT PRESERVE FORM AND FUNCTION. OUR RADIATION ONCOLOGISTS ARE DEVELOPING AND PUTTING INTO CLINICAL PRACTICE LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN RADIATION THERAPY. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF PROGRAMS TO HELP PATIENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT ALL PHASES OF TREATMENT, INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, GENETIC COUNSELING, HELP MANAGING CANCER PAIN AND SYMPTOMS, REHABILITATION, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE SERVICES, AND ASSISTANCE IN NAVIGATING LIFE AFTER TREATMENT. THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BEYOND MSKCC CONTINUES TO WORK TO PROTECT AND ASSIST THE PUBLIC. CURRENTLY, THE INSTITUTION IS ACTIVELY MAINTAINING A POSTURE OF PREVENTION AND SAFETY, WITH ITS EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHILE ENCOURAGING PERSONS TO WEAR THEIR MASKS AND ADHERE TO OTHER PREVENTIVE MEASURES LIKE GETTING BOOSTER SHOTS.
  2. $1.1 billion spent. RESEARCH: MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER MAINTAINS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST DYNAMIC PROGRAMS OF CANCER RESEARCH. THE EXTRAORDINARY PATIENT CARE WE PROVIDE BENEFITS FROM OUR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS IN BASIC, TRANSLATIONAL, AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. RESEARCH AT SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGY OF CANCER THROUGH PROGRAMS IN CELL BIOLOGY, ENETICS, BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND THERAPEUTICS. INVESTIGATORS AT SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE COLLABORATE WITH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS, A PARTNERSHIP THAT HELPS SPEED IMPORTANT RESEARCH FINDINGS FROM THE LABORATORY TO THE BEDSIDE, IN A PROCESS KNOWN AS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER ALSO ACTIVELY INITIATES AND PARTICIPATES IN CLINICAL TRIALS TO IDENTIFY MORE EFFECTIVE CANCER THERAPIES, AND OUR PHYSICIANS ARE CURRENTLY LEADING MORE THAN 1,900 CLINICAL TRIALS FOR PEDIATRIC AND ADULT CANCERS. THE HUMAN ONCOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS PROGRAM (HOPP) IS A FURTHER EFFORT TO INCREASE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH STRENGTH IN AREAS IMPORTANT IN CONTEMPORARY TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH. HOPP IS DESIGNED TO MELD EVEN MORE THOROUGHLY THE CULTURES OF BASIC BIOLOGIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, AUGMENTING THE WORK CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORIES OF MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER'S PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS.
  3. $258.0 million spent. EDUCATION: EDUCATION IS A VITAL PART OF MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER'S MISSION. OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS PREPARE PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS FOR CAREERS IN THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. OUR COLLABORATIONS WITH THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, AND WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY OFFER PHD PROGRAMS IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, AND THE MEDICAL SCIENCES. THE CENTER ALSO PARTNERS WITH WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY TO OFFER A MD/PHD DEGREE FOR ASPIRING PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS. THE CENTER HAS A PHD PROGRAM IN CANCER BIOLOGY THROUGH ITS LOUIS V. GERSTNER, JR. GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. THIS NOVEL PROGRAM HAS BEEN ENROLLING STUDENTS SINCE 2006 AND TRAINS BASIC LABORATORY SCIENTISTS TO WORK IN RESEARCH AREAS DIRECTLY RELEVANT TO CANCER AND OTHER HUMAN DISEASES. WE ALSO OFFER POSTGRADUATE CLINICAL FELLOWSHIPS TO TRAIN PHYSICIANS WHO SEEK SPECIAL EXPERTISE IN A PARTICULAR TYPE OF CANCER AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS THAT PROVIDE PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS WITH ADVANCED LABORATORY RESEARCH TRAINING. WITH FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AT THE WEILL MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY, OUR CLINICAL STAFF ALSO TRAIN RESIDENTS AND MEDICAL STUDENTS.

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? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 January 1962.

    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.

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