CANCER RESEARCH FUND OF THE DAMON RUNYON-WALTER WINCHELL FOUNDATION
55 BROADWAY STE 302, NEW YORK, NY 10006 www.damonrunyon.org

Total Revenue
$54,248,600
Total Expenses
$23,330,168
Net Assets
$112,585,245

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ACCELERATE BREAKTHROUGHS BY PROVIDING TODAY'S BEST YOUNG SCIENTISTS WITH FUNDING TO PURSUE INNOVATIVE CANCER RESEARCH. THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS ARE TO IDENTIFY AND FUND THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST EARLY-CAREER SCIENTISTS IN CANCER RESEARCH; ENABLE THEM TO TAKE RISKS ON BOLD NEW IDEAS; AND ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES INTO NEW WAYS TO PREVENT OR CURE ALL FORMS OF CANCER. ITS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS.

ACCELERATING BREAKTHROUGHS BY FUNDING THE MOST INNOVATIVE YOUNG CANCER RESEARCHERS

FELLOWSHIP AWARDS: SUPPORTS THE TRAINING OF THE BRIGHTEST POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTISTS AS THEY EMBARK UPON THEIR RESEARCH CAREERS. THIS FUNDING ENABLES THEM TO BE TRAINED BY ESTABLISHED INVESTIGATORS IN LEADING RESEARCH LABORATORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WHILE INDEPENDENTLY CONDUCTING LEADING-EDGE SCIENCE THAT WILL BRING NEW UNDERSTANDING AND CURES FOR CANCER.

CLINICAL INVESTIGATOR AWARDS: SUPPORTS EARLY CAREER PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS CONDUCTING PATIENT-ORIENTED RESEARCH. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS CAPABLE OF MOVING SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN THE LABORATORY AND THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE IN SEARCH OF BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENTS.

RACHLEFF INNOVATION AWARDS: SUPPORTS THE NEXT GENERATION OF EXCEPTIONALLY CREATIVE THINKERS WITH "HIGH RISK/HIGH REWARD" IDEAS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT OUR UNDERSTANDING OF AND/OR APPROACHES TO THE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS OR TREATMENT OF CANCER, BUT LACK SUFFICIENT PRELIMINARY DATA TO OBTAIN TRADITIONAL FUNDING.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Yung LiePRESIDENT & CEO40$419,197
Clare CahillCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER40$193,862
Kimberly KubertDIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS40$165,665
Amy Franklin-WillisDIRECTOR OF BAY AREA OUTREACH40$144,406
Hilary RogersDIRECTOR OF INDIVIDUAL PHILANTHROPY40$136,950
Lauren WalkerDIRECTOR CORPORATE & FUND RELATIONS40$129,043
James Wells PhdDIRECTOR1$0
Peter Van CampDIRECTOR1$0
Nat TurnerDIRECTOR (AS OF OCT 2019)1$0
Judy SwansonDIRECTOR (AS OF OCT 2019)1$0
Cynthia SulzbergerDIRECTOR1$0
Nancy Simonian MdDIRECTOR1$0
Karen D SeitzDIRECTOR1$0
Michael V Seiden Md PhdDIRECTOR1$0
William RaveisDIRECTOR1$0
Andrew S RachleffDIRECTOR1$0
Richard J O'Reilly MdDIRECTOR1$0
John H MyersDIRECTOR1$0
David G MarshallDIRECTOR1$0
David M Livingston MdDIRECTOR1$0
Gabrielle Layton PhdDIRECTOR1$0
Noah KnauffDIRECTOR1$0
Steven A KandarianDIRECTOR1$0
Morana Jovan-Embiricos PhdDIRECTOR1$0
Jay W IrelandDIRECTOR1$0
Steve HaydenDIRECTOR1$0
Scott GreensteinDIRECTOR1$0
Todd R Golub MdDIRECTOR1$0
Richard B Gaynor MdDIRECTOR1$0
Elaine V Fuchs PhdDIRECTOR1$0
Buck FrenchDIRECTOR1$0
Thomas J Fahey Jr MdDIRECTOR1$0
Gary E ErlbaumDIRECTOR1$0
Robin ColesDIRECTOR1$0
Deborah J ColemanVICE CHAIRMAN1$0
Steven J Burakoff MdDIRECTOR1$0
David M BeirneVICE CHAIRMAN1$0
Michael L GordonVICE CHAIRMAN BOARD DEVELOPMENT1$0
Sanford W Morhouse EsqVICE CHAIR AUDIT & CORP GOVERNANCE1$0
Leon G CoopermanVICE CHAIRMAN FINANCE & TREASURER1$0
William G Kaelin J MdVICE CHAIRMAN SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS1$0
Alan M LeventhalCHAIRMAN1$0

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