Nonprofit · EIN 13-3020943
SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10170
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,210,348 | $2,806,670 | -$596,322 | $4,595,379 | $279,237 | $4,316,142 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,861,160 | $3,737,329 | -$876,169 | $5,376,278 | $558,705 | $4,817,573 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,008,774 | $4,004,625 | $4,149 | $6,175,563 | $310,385 | $5,865,178 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,445,014
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $15,467
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$269,597
- Other revenue
- -$250,133
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $617,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $890,658
- Other salaries and wages
- $482,873
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,564,566
- Professional fundraising fees
- $103,395
- Accounting fees
- $80,616
- Occupancy
- $166,544
- Travel
- $36,160
- Depreciation
- $7,723
- Program services (functional)
- $1,662,780
- Management and general (functional)
- $451,875
- Fundraising (functional)
- $692,015
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,376,278
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,595,379
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $279,237
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,316,142
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $11,388
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,709,178
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,962,345
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,353,797
- Gross receipts
- $3,959,704
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 95
- Year formed
- 1980
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM T SULLIVAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 50 | $342,514 | $88,934 |
| SAMUEL WAXMAN MD | DIRECTOR-CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $250,000 | $0 |
| KAREN KIRK | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,650 | $72,628 |
| GREGORY FABIJANCZUK | CFO/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE (thru 04/30/2025) Officer | 40 | $145,613 | $42,597 |
| WYLIE TENE | DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,472 | $31,981 |
| Suzanna C Houston | Director of Special Projects Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,750 | $30,999 |
| DENA K WEINER | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD J JOYCE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL NIERENBERG | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK SANTORO | TREASURER (as of 07/01/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SPENCER WAXMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ARI ZAGDANSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARON SILVERSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISITNE ARLOTTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS A HERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
17 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETHAN DMITROVSKY MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREDRICK W BARNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY JACOB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY NOLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOWAD SHLAFMITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES FRANKEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES A INGRAM | DIRECTOR (THRU 02/01/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH STEFFA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH FISHEL | DIRECTOR (THRU 05/01/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEWIS A RUBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA HERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARC TAUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEEYUSH MISRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RIVA ARIELLA RITVO-SLIFKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT WAXMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSEAN PERNICK | DIRECTOR (AS OF 03/01/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| W DAVID HINKELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William T Sullivan | Executive Director Key employee | 50 | $327,600 | $80,631 |
| Samuel Waxman MD | Director-CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $220,000 | $0 |
| GREGORY FABIJANCZUK | CFO/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $162,250 | $34,457 |
| KAREN KIRK | DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,000 | $61,762 |
| Wylie Tene | Director of Marketing & Comm. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,672 | $27,567 |
| Suzanna C Houston | Director of Special Projects Key employee | 40 | $127,233 | $27,255 |
| Michael Nierenberg | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Spencer Waxman | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dena K Weiner | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Conway | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicholas Santoro | Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerard J Joyce | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Arlotta | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fredrick W Barney | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ethan Dmitrovsky MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Fishel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Frankel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dennis A Herman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Herman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W David Hinkelman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James A Ingram | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Jacob | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Lyons | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peeyush Misra | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Nolan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Riva Ariella Ritvo-Slifka | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lewis A Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Shlafmitz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Baron Silverstein | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Steffa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marc Taub | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Waxman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ari Zagdanski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William T Sullivan | Executive Director Key employee | 50 | $337,000 | $54,880 |
| Samuel Waxman MD | Director-CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $220,000 | $0 |
| Suzanna C Houston | Director of Special Projects Key employee | 40 | $154,523 | $33,553 |
| Wylie Tene | Director of Marketing & Comm. Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,625 | $30,721 |
| Michael Nierenberg | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Spencer Waxman | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dena K Weiner | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Conway | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicholas Santoro | Assistant Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerard J Joyce | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Christine Arlotta | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fredrick W Barney | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ethan Dmitrovsky MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Fishel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Frankel | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dennis A Herman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Herman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| W David Hinkelman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James A Ingram | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Jacob | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Lyons | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peeyush Misra | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Nolan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Riva Ariella Ritvo-Slifka | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lewis A Rubin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Howard Shlafmitz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Baron Silverstein | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Steffa | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marc Taub | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Scott Waxman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ari Zagdanski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY FABIJANCZUK | CFO (EFF. 1/2023) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 420 LEXINGTON AVE RM 825, NEW YORK, NY 10170-0899
- In care of
- % SAMUEL WAXMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Gerard J Joyce, 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE 825, NEW YORK, NY 10170
- Signed the 990
- Gerard J Joyce, Board Secretary
- Phone
- (212) 867-4502
- Website
- WWW.WAXMANCANCER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BDO USA
Mission
THE SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION (THE "FOUNDATION") FUNDS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TO BRING FASTER CURES TO PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING ONGOING COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IN SPECIFIC CANCERS, OUR SCIENTISTS ARE INVESTIGATING THE BIOLOGY OF CANCER TO FIND TREATMENTS ACROSS THE DISEASE.
Program accomplishments
- THE SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO CURING AND PREVENTING CANCER. THE FOUNDATION IS A PIONEER IN CANCER RESEARCH FOCUSING ON UNCOVERING THE CAUSES OF CANCER AND REPROGRAMMING CANCER CELLS. WE DEDICATE OURSELVES TO DELIVERING TAILORED, MINIMALLY TOXIC TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS. OUR MISSION IS TO ERADICATE CANCER BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN LAB SCIENCE AND THE PATIENT. THROUGH OUR COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF WORLD-CLASS SCIENTISTS, THE INSTITUTE WITHOUT WALLS, INVESTIGATORS SHARE INFORMATION AND TOOLS TO SPEED THE PACE OF CANCER RESEARCH. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 1976, THE FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $120 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF MORE THAN 200 RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE GLOBE.Expenses $1,662,780 · grants $617,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3020943
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,595,379
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,959,704
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,210,348 | $2,806,670 | $4,595,379 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,861,160 | $3,737,329 | $5,376,278 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,008,774 | $4,004,625 | $6,175,563 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,706,095 | $2,897,746 | $6,125,031 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3020943).
Questions about SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION is 13-3020943.
- Is SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Gerard J Joyce.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $342,514 (WILLIAM T SULLIVAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SAMUEL WAXMAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,210,348, expenses of $2,806,670 and total assets of $4,595,379 at year end.
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