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Tower Cancer Research Foundation

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Transforming the cancer journey through research and support

Founded in 1996 by a group of dedicated physicians, patients, and volunteers, Tower Cancer Research Foundation has developed a legacy of supporting high impact research and clinical trials. This includes research that resulted in the approval of 15 new cancer drugs and the expansion of treatment options for cancer patients all over the world. To carry on this tradition, each year the non-profit awards a multitude of different scientific grants from one-year $100,000 Career Development Grants to five year $500,000 Senior Investigator Grants to $1,000,000 Multi-Disciplinary Discovery Funds.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.18Overall score
out of 100

77.28Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,571,686

Total expenses · USD$2,993,295

Program expenses

$2,259,937.73 recorded amount

75.5%

Fundraising expenses

$383,141.76 recorded amount

12.8%

Administrative expenses

$347,222.22 recorded amount

11.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Linda David
Recorded compensation: $205,008.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.84%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Tower Cancer Research Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1996 by a group of dedicated physicians, patients, and volunteers, Tower Cancer Research Foundation has developed a legacy of supporting high impact research and clinical trials. This includes research that resulted in the approval of 15 new cancer drugs and the expansion of treatment options for cancer patients all over the world. To carry on this tradition, each year the non-profit awards a multitude of different scientific grants from one-year $100,000 Career Development Grants to five year $500,000 Senior Investigator Grants to $1,000,000 Multi-Disciplinary Discovery Funds.
`ein` EIN	95-4596354
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2993295.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.128
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.755
`fscore` Financial score	77.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Linda David
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	205008.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0684
`motto` Tagline	Transforming the cancer journey through research and support
`name` Charity name	Tower Cancer Research Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2571686.0
`score` Overall score	83.18
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2259937.725
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	383141.76
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	347222.22

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4596354
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.