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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
One Exchange Plaza
55 Broadway, Suite 302
New York, NY 10006
tel: (877) 722-6237
fax: (212) 455-0509

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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

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Rating

Overall Rating    
      (52.36)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 80.0%    
Administrative Expenses 7.4%    
Fundraising Expenses 12.4%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.10    
Efficiency Rating    
      (33.00)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 5.6%    
Program Expenses Growth -15.3%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 4.68    
Capacity Rating    
      (19.36)

Income Statement     (FYE 06/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $9,321,384
Other Revenue $4,858,225
Total Revenue $14,179,609
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $6,251,581
Administrative Expenses $581,450
Fundraising Expenses $974,165
Total Functional Expenses $7,807,196
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $6,372,413
   
Net Assets $73,469,280

Contact Information

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
One Exchange Plaza
55 Broadway, Suite 302
New York, NY 10006
tel: (877) 722-6237
fax: (212) 455-0509

Contact Email
Visit Web Site

Leadership      (FYE 06/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Lorraine W. Egan Executive Director (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $335,016 4.29%

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Mission

Since its founding in 1946, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has been singularly focused on identifying and encouraging extraordinary young scientists to commit themselves to arresting cancer's devastating legacy. The Foundation is dedicated to identifying generations of truly innovative investigators in cancer research: scientists that approach questions from totally new directions, challenge existing dogma, and think outside the box. To date, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has invested more than $200 million in cancer research, supporting more than 3,000 of the most gifted scientists in the nation.

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