Friends of Cancer Research
Donations deductibleFriends of Cancer Research's network
15 people5 organisationsi15 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen V Sigal PhD Chair (also filed as Ellen Sigal PhD) | Chair & Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anna D Barker PhD | Exec. Committee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Carolyn Bo Aldige (also filed as Carolyn Aldige) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Mitchell | Exec. Committee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Edward J Benz Jr MD | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Edward Sanghyun Kim MD MBA | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Thompson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeff Allen PhD (also filed as Jeff Allen) | President & CEO | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Margaret Anderson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Margaret Foti PhD MD (also filed as Margaret Foti PhD) | Exec. Committee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marlene A Malek RN (also filed as Marlene Malek RN) | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pennie Abramson PhD (also filed as Pennie Abramson, Pennie Abramson phD) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Richard Schilsky MD | Exec. Committee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Roy Herbst MD PhD | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sudip Parikh PhD | Exec. Committee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Berrett Stradford | Dir., Ext. Affairs | 2018 |
| Heather Chaney | VP-Operations | since 2018 |
| Mark Stewart PhD | VP-Science Policy | since 2018 |
| Ryan Hohman JD | VP-Public Affairs | since 2018 |
| Linda Ostermann | Grants Manager | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Allen PhD | President & CEO | 40 | $645k | $122k | |
| Ryan Hohman JD | VP-Public Affairs | 40 | $300k | $24k | |
| Mark Stewart PhD | VP-Science Policy | 40 | $286k | $21k | |
| Heather Chaney | VP-Operations | 40 | $215k | $24k | |
| Hillary Andrews | Dir.-Reg & Res Par | 40 | $179k | $24k | |
| Linda Ostermann | Dir.-Grant & Oper | 40 | $154k | $22k | |
| Brittany McKelvey | Dir.-Reg Affairs | 40 | $142k | $7k | |
| Finnian Galloway-Kane | Dir-Pub Relations | 40 | $113k | $14k | |
| Pennie Abramson PhD | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Carolyn Aldige | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Anna D Barker PhD | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Edward Sanghyun Kim MD MBA | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Roy Herbst MD PhD | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ellen Sigal PhD | Chair & Founder | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Marlene Malek RN | Vice Chair | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sudip Parikh PhD | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Foti PhD MD | Executive Dir. | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| David Mitchell | Executive Dir. | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Richard Schilsky MD | Executive Dir. | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Thompson | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Edward J Benz Jr MD | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Anderson | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Friends of Cancer Research
- EIN
- 521983273
- Address
- 1800 M St Nw Suite 1050s, Washington, DC, 20036-5802
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To drive collaboration among partners from every healthcare sector to power advances in science, policy and regulation that speed life-saving treatments to patients. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- H30 Medical research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Medical Research
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsEllen V Sigal PhD
≥8years on the filingsAnna D Barker PhD
≥8years on the filingsCarolyn Bo Aldige
≥8years on the filingsDavid Mitchell
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $23.1m
- Total liabilities
- $4.3m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $18.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $6.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 15
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Friends Of Cancer Research likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 8 July 1996
- Registered agent
- Corporation Service Company (city and state not held)