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Runners at the start of the 2017 AACR Runners for Research 5K Walk/Run, which was held on the first day of the AACR Annual Meeting 2017 in Washington, DC. AACR Runners for Research team members participated in 20 races around the country in 2017 and raised $450,000 to support innovative cancer science.

Supporting Lifesaving Cancer Research

Held in October, the Philadelphia-based Party with a Purpose gala raised critical funds to support AACR programs and initiatives. During the gala, local philanthropic leaders Sarah and Daniel Keating were honored with the Humanitarian Award for their charitable work on behalf of cancer research, and Stephen C. Rubin, MD, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was honored for his scientific achievement. Left to right: Jack Donnelly, recipient of the 2016 Party with a Purpose Humanitarian Award, and his wife, Kathy; Daniel and Sarah Keating; Stephen C. Rubin, MD, and his wife, Anne; Gina Mantia-Smaldone, MD, recipient of a $50,000 grant from Dr. Rubin as part of his award; committee president Beverly Fassler Goldberg; committee member John J. Parker; and AACR CEO Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc).

The comprehensive breadth and depth of its scientific expertise—and the innovative programs and initiatives it manages in support of its mission to prevent and cure all cancers—make the AACR a beneficiary of choice for philanthropic individuals and organizations and anyone focused on the cancer problem. The AACR Foundation builds a community of these supporters, providing them with opportunities to direct their resources toward the development of groundbreaking advances for cancer patients.

Public Awareness Campaign: Leading Discoveries, Targeting Cures, Saving Lives

The AACR marked its 110th anniversary with the launch of a new campaign to increase public awareness of the organization and its mission. Titled “Leading Discoveries, Targeting Cures, Saving Lives,” the campaign emphasized the AACR’s vital role in driving advances against cancer through its support of innovative research. In addition to television and radio advertisements in the organization’s headquarters city of Philadelphia and in Washington, D.C. (the location of the AACR Annual Meeting 2017), the AACR also employed a national digital and social media campaign to increase support for lifesaving cancer science.

Expanding Vital Partnerships with Industry

Industry scientists recognize the AACR’s critical role as a catalyst for innovation, and in 2017 they expanded their support of that role. The AACR Sustaining Member program expanded to encompass a total of 25 corporate supporters, and the recent successes of AACR Project GENIE has earned the support of an increasing number of industry partners who see the value in the project’s goal of advancing cancer treatment by linking genomic data to clinical outcomes.

During the 2017 Annual Meeting, one of the AACR’s longstanding supporters made a dramatic gesture of its commitment to the AACR’s mission. Amgen, whose relationship with the AACR began in 1996, announced a $1 million contribution during the Opening Ceremony. This unrestricted gift will accelerate progress against cancer by enabling the AACR to identify and pursue the most promising areas of inquiry.

AACR Runners for Research: Building Community to Support Cancer Science

The AACR Runners for Research team enables cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and their friends and family to challenge themselves while advancing the AACR’s mission. Team members participated in 20 races across the country in 2017, raising more than $450,000 to support lifesaving cancer research. More than 750 team members participated in the team’s three signature events—the AACR Runners for Research 5K Run/Walk at the Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.; the AACR Philadelphia Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in September; and the AACR Philadelphia Marathon in November.

Local Outreach, Global Impact

The AACR strengthened its connection with its home city of Philadelphia in 2017, building upon existing relationships and establishing new ones to increase awareness of the AACR’s mission and to raise funds to support it.

  • Philadelphia Marathon. In recognition of their shared mission of promoting health and wellness among local residents, the AACR established a relationship with the City of Philadelphia to be the Title Partner of the Philadelphia Marathon. Nearly 30,000 participants in the races and events around one of the nation’s largest marathons learned about the AACR and its mission, and members of the Runners for Research team joined together to raise funds for innovative cancer research.
  • AACR Revolutions for Research. More than 400 people joined teams and gathered at Philadelphia’s Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in November to participate in the second annual edition of this indoor cycling event. The teams cycled for 200 minutes to raise awareness of the more than 200 types of cancer and to support the AACR’s mission.
  • Scramble Fore Research. In partnership with the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, the AACR held the inaugural edition of this annual golf outing at RiverWinds Golf and Tennis Club in West Deptford, New Jersey in June. Joined by club owners and local sports personalities, more than 70 participants learned about the AACR while raising money to support its programs and initiatives.
  • 97.5 FM The Fanatic All-Star Day Radiothon. In May, the AACR partnered with Philadelphia sports talk radio station 97.5 FM The Fanatic to mark National Cancer Research Month with an all-day radiothon. Local and national athletes and celebrity guests joined The Fanatic’s on-air personalities throughout the day to discuss their personal experiences with cancer and the AACR’s efforts to improve the lives of all cancer patients, and an online auction of sports memorabilia and experiences raised funds to support cancer research.
  • Party with a Purpose. In 2016, the AACR was selected as the exclusive beneficiary of the Philadelphia-based Party with a Purpose fundraising gala. Continuing their commitment to supporting the AACR’s mission, the Party with a Purpose Committee—president Beverly Fassler Goldberg and cochairs Ida Goldstein, Meredith Goldstein, Carol Lissack, and John J. Parker—worked with the AACR to hold another successful gala in October. More than 450 people attended the gala to sustain AACR programs and initiatives focused on ovarian cancer.

    During the gala, local philanthropic leaders Sarah and Daniel Keating were honored with the Party with a Purpose Humanitarian Award for their charitable work on behalf of cancer research. The AACR Foundation/Party with a Purpose Scientific Achievement Award was presented to Stephen C. Rubin, MD, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the treatment of gynecologic cancers, including ovarian, uterine, cervical, and endometrial cancers. As part of this award, which fosters the work of early-career cancer researchers, Dr. Rubin selected Gina Mantia-Smaldone, MD, assistant professor of surgery, to receive a $50,000 grant for her work in exploring innovative therapies for women suffering from recurrent ovarian cancer.

Securing the Future of Cancer Research: Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society

During a year in which the AACR celebrated its past, the AACR Foundation worked to secure its future by focusing efforts on a legacy giving program. The group of distinguished and generous individuals who have to date pledged to support the AACR through an arranged estate, endowed, or other planned gift are celebrated with membership in the Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society. The legacy society was renamed in 2017 for Dr. Clarkson—a Past President, a fifty-year AACR member, a Fellow of the AACR Academy, and the Founding Chair of the AACR Foundation—so that others would be inspired by his vision, his generosity, and his lifetime commitment to improving the lives of patients through cancer science and medicine.

RESEARCH GRANT FUNDERS

Mac (left) and Lisa Tichenor (second from right) join AACR President (2016-2017) Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR (far right), in presenting the QuadW Foundation-AACR Fellowships to recipients Michael J. Wagner, MD (second from left) and Joanna Przybyl, PhD (center). Since 2013, the QuadW Foundation has provided $250,000 in funding through the AACR to support clinical and translational sarcoma research.

    Aflac, Inc.

    Amgen

    AstraZeneca

    Bayer

    Breast Cancer Research Foundation

    Anonymous

    Debbie's Dream Foundation

    Genentech

    GSK

    Incyte

    Janssen

    John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation

    Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation

    Ocular Melanoma Foundation

    Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

    Pfizer

    Takeda Oncology

    Tesaro Inc

    The WWWW Foundation

Acknowledgment of Supporters

AACR President (2016-2017) Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR (left), and Keith Wilcoxon, PhD, (right), Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships at TESARO, present the inaugural AACR-TESARO Career Development Award for Immuno-oncology Research to Michael Birnbaum, PhD (center).

PARTNERS IN PROGRESS
ANNUAL GIVING SOCIETY

Annual Giving is an important component of the overall philanthropic plan at the American Association for Cancer Research Foundation, and affords all donors an opportunity to sustain lifesaving cancer research and related mission activities of the AACR. We gratefully acknowledge those individuals and family foundations who gave $500 or more, and those special events, associations, corporations and foundations that contributed $5,000 or more during the calendar year.

  • Pillars of Science
  • Visionaries: Gifts of $1,000,000 or more
  • Amgen, Inc.7, 11
  • AstraZeneca7, 11
  • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network11
  • Stand Up To Cancer, a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation11
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  • Innovators: Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999
  • Bayer HealthCare, LLC7
  • Genentech BioOncology7
  • Incyte Corporation7
  • Lilly Oncology7
  • Merck & Co., Inc.7
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  • Laureates: Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999
  • AbbVie
  • Aflac
  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology7
  • Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
  • Janssen Research and Development7
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation
  • Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation7
  • Pfizer, Inc.7
  • Susan G. Komen
  • Takeda Oncology, Inc.7
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
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  • President's Circle
  • Stewards: Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
  • Astellas Pharma US
  • Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.7
  • Celgene Corporation7
  • Virginia and Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR1, 3, 4, 5, 12
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.7
  • GlaxoSmithKline7
  • Kure It Cancer Research
  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • TESARO, Inc.
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  • Catalysts: Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
  • Clovis Oncology, Inc.
  • Colorectal Cancer Alliance
  • Eisai, Inc.7
  • Exelixis, Inc.
  • John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation
  • Pharmacyclics, LLC7
  • Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
  • Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer
  • Seattle Genetics
  • Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.7
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  • Communicators: Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
  • Asana BioSciences, LLC7
  • Astex Pharmaceuticals7
  • Cancer Research Institute
  • Estate of Helen Greenberg9
  • Kite Pharma, Inc.
  • Miltenyi Biotec
  • Ocular Melanoma Foundation
  • Pezcoller Foundation7
  • Piramal Pharma Solutions
  • Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund
  • Sanofi7
  • Theradex Systems, Inc.7
  • WWWW Foundation
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  • 1 - AACR Member
  • 2 - AACR Board of Directors
  • 3 - AACR Foundation Trustee
  • 4 - AACR Fellow
  • 5 - 50 year-plus AACR Member
  • 6 - AACR Staff
  • 7 - AACR Sustaining Member
  • 8 - 25 year-plus AACR Member
  • 9 - Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society
  • 10 - AACR Monthly Giving/Sustaining Hope Club
  • 11 - The 1907 AACR Founders Society
  • 12 - The Medaled Society
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  • Leadership Circle
  • Investigators: Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • American Brain Tumor Association
  • American Cancer Society
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • Sally J. Bellet, Esq.
  • Estate of Eileen C. Brown9
  • James V. Buzzitta, MD3
  • John S. Cargile, MD
  • Clayman Family Foundation
  • The Cozen O'Connor Foundation Inc.
  • Kathy and Jack Donnelly
  • Endodontic Specialists
  • JF Capital Advisors
  • The Margaret Foti Foundation
  • Fox Chase Cancer Center
  • Friends of Cancer Research
  • Genomic Health
  • Get Your Rear In Gear Philadelphia
  • Ed & Jacqueline Gieselman
  • Brian D. Henry
  • Mihwa and Waun Ki Hong, MD, FAACR1, 4, 8, 12
  • IBEW Local Union 98
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  • IBM Corporation
  • Impact Journals, LLC
  • V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, FAACR1, 3, 4, 8, 12
  • The Linus Group
  • Loxo Oncology
  • Ludwig Cancer Research
  • Estate of William Maness9
  • Pate and William Mears3
  • Charles Marks and Gladys Monroy3
  • OmniSeq, LLC
  • Ovarcome
  • John E. Oxendine, MBA3
  • Veronica and John J. Parker, Sr.
  • Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy
  • William H. Prusoff Foundation
  • Pyramid Hotel Group
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Lisa and Stephen Ryan3
  • Charles L. Sawyers, MD1, 3, 4
  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson
  • United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey
  • The Irving Weinstein Foundation
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  • Challengers: Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
  • AACR Philadelphia Marathon
  • Abbonizio Contractors
  • Stuart and Beverly Aisenbrey3, 9
  • American Heart Association
  • American Society for Radiation Oncology
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • America's Charities
  • Estate of Charles Bath9
  • BD
  • Cecilie and Eugene Block
  • Michael Caligiuri, MD1, 2, 8
  • Marcy and Greg Carlin
  • Robert Bruce Church
  • Citi Private Bank
  • Coalition for the Life Sciences
  • Conner Strong & Buckelew Companies
  • Angel and Jerome DiPentino
  • Sofie and Christopher Dolan
  • Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)1, 3, 8, 12
  • Foxwoods Resort Casino
  • Cathy Fraser3
  • Mali and Eitan Gertel
  • Ilene B. Hatoff
  • Richard A. Heyman, PhD1, 3
  • Eva and Ivan Horak, MD1, 8
  • Susan Band Horwitz, PhD1, 4, 8
  • Lee J. and Eleonore H. Hymel Charitable Remainder Trust9
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  • Estate of Henrietta L. Kellems9
  • Kicking the Sh*t Out of Cancer
  • KMS Development Partners, LP
  • Eleanor D. Kress3, 9
  • Rodney H. and Judy E. Margolis
  • Rodney A. McLeod Jr.
  • Moffitt Cancer Center
  • National Glass & Metal Co., Inc.
  • Newmark Grubb Knight Frank
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation
  • Anne and Stephen Rubin, MD1
  • Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation
  • Società Italiana di Cancerologia
  • Debbie and Rick Stamm
  • Sheri and Mitch Stoller6
  • SugarHouse Casino
  • TD Bank
  • Bio-Techne
  • Temple Health
  • The Benevity Community Impact Fund
  • The Hilton Philadelphia at Penn's Landing
  • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • United Way of Central Maryland
  • Ann L. and Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, FAACR1, 4, 8, 12
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  • Collaborators: Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
  • Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc
  • Dana T. Aftab, Ph.D.1, 8
  • Hilda and Carlos L. Arteaga, MD, FAACR1, 3, 4, 8
  • Lianne Asbury
  • Alan Ashworth, PhD1, 2
  • Asian Fund for Cancer Research
  • Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD1, 3, 4
  • Stephen Bright
  • Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
  • Jim Clayton
  • Nate, Jake, and Lulu Cohen
  • Commodore John Barry Division Gloucester County Ancient Order of Hibernians
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR1, 2, 3, 4, 8
    and Thomas W. Kensler, PhD1, 8
  • Alicia Dupree
  • Faye Florence3
  • Friends of the AACR Foundation
  • Gilbane Building Company
  • Beverly Fassler Goldberg and Daniel Goldberg, DDS
  • Halfpenny Management Company
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  • Jenny Price and Tony Hunter, PhD1, 4
  • Wen-Jen Hwu, MD, PhD1, 3
  • Joss Realty Partners
  • The Rachel & Drew Katz Foundation
  • Kelly Golat Melanoma Research & Scholarship Fund Inc.
  • L.F. Driscoll Company
  • Carol and Rafael Lissack
  • David T. Marcy
  • Marlene and Laurence J. Marton, MD1, 3, 8
  • Sujaya Rao
  • Mace L. Rothenberg, MD1, 8
  • Penelope and John Sarkioglu
  • Scrub Daddy, Inc.
  • Patricia Serafin-Chacon
  • Laura K. Shawver, PhD1, 8
  • Society for Neuroscience
  • Steven Tess
  • TN Ward Company
  • United Way of Allegheny County
  • University of New Mexico Cancer Center
  • Weill Cornell Medical College
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  • Honor Roll
  • Gifts of $500 to $2,499
  • Aetna Foundation
  • Patrice and Mark Aitken
  • Carly Alicea
  • Chris Allerton
  • Alliance for Aging Research
  • Jan Almquist
  • AmazonSmile Foundation
  • The American Association of Immunologists
  • American Lung Association
  • The American Physiological Society
  • American Society of Hematology
  • Tobe Amsterdam
  • Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, PhD (hc)1, 4
  • Anonymous
  • Christopher Antus
  • Aon Foundation
  • ArcelorMittal Matching Gifts Program
  • Beverly Asbury
  • Association of American Cancer Institutes
  • Association of American Universities
  • Levaughn Awkard
  • Hamid Band, MD, PhD1 and Vimla Band, PhD1
  • Bank of America Employee Giving
  • Barbera's Autoland
  • Julia Barbour
  • Denise Barlow
  • Anne M. Bartnett
  • Stacey Baseggio
  • Doreine Carson Beck and William T. Beck, PhD1, 8
  • Kaysi Benefield
  • Joseph R. Bertino, MD1, 4, 5
  • Kathy and Mike Beveridge6
  • Biophysical Society
  • Teresa Birch
  • Clara D. Bloomfield, MD, FAACR1, 4, 8
  • Arlene Bobb and Steven Lipshutz
  • Sandra Bomze
  • Bruce Breder
  • Briarcliff Congregational Church Women's Society
  • Bunny and Frank Brodsky
  • Alicia and Ira Brown
  • Kenneth Brumbaugh
  • Lizbeth and Edward Brunswick
  • Roger Bucher
  • Drs. Jared Hossack and Kelly Burkert
  • Brian Cade
  • Renee Cafaro
  • Beverly Caplan Freeman
  • Cardiology Consultants
  • Career Institute of Technology
  • John Carethers, MD1
  • Anne Carlock
  • Emily Carlock
  • Salvatore Catania
  • Jill and Webster Cavenee, PhD1, 4, 8
  • Center City Film and Video
  • Michael Chambers
  • Jean-Richard Chery
  • City of Seattle
  • Classic Cake
  • Robert Cleary
  • Peggy Clem
  • Arlene and Stephen Cohen
  • Suzanne and Norman Cohn
  • Columbia University
  • Comcast Business
  • Daniel Comer
  • Karen M. Conicelli
  • Kera Connolly
  • Heidi and Gregory Cooke
  • Emily Coon
  • Cooper Carry, Inc.
  • AnaMaria Correa
  • Sloane Cox
  • Julia Crowley
  • Debbie Croxton
  • Joseph E. Cuffari
  • Marla and Ken Cutler
  • Shohaira Da Silva
  • Louise and Alan Dabrow
  • Daley Family Foundation
  • Daniel D'Angelo
  • Kayla Darnell
  • Dataprint, Inc.
  • Jackie Dawaal and Paul Keating
  • Gail DeLisle
  • San Antonio Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  • George Demetri, MD1, 2, 8
  • Jay Denison
  • Debbie and Drew DeSabatino
  • Johanna Descallar
  • Leslie Dias6
  • Gary Dick
  • Margaret Diebold
  • Stephen Diebold
  • Li Ding
  • Deb and Tom Dolan
  • Nicole Herman and Tom Donnelly
  • Dr. Jeffrey Drebin and Dr. Linda Mundy
  • Paul Driscoll6
  • Lisa and Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD, FAACR1, 3, 4
  • Andre Duffie
  • Ryan Duyne
  • E & D Landscaping
  • Barry S. Eaton
  • Edward Eimer
  • Christina Elgart
  • Becky Eller
  • The Endocrine Society
  • Traci and Stephen Ernst
  • EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases
  • Leo Fabio
  • Jennifer Falls
  • Joni Fearheiley
  • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
  • Mary M. Fenkel
  • Rodger Ferguson
  • Scott Z. Fields, MD1
  • Robert Figlin, MD, FACP1, 8
  • Olivera J. Finn, PhD1, 8
  • Sandra First
  • Luis Miguel Flores
  • William Flounders
  • Ellen Forstrom
  • Ruth Fortson6
  • Christopher Foskett
  • Lucille and Dr. Jerry Francesco
  • Karen and Eric Frieman
  • Matthew Funk10
  • Myles Brown, MD1 and Judy E. Garber, MD, MPH, FAACR1, 3, 4, 8
  • Ian Gibbons
  • Michael Gilbert6
  • Tona M. Gilmer, PhD1, 8
  • Jerry Ginsberg
  • Jennifer Gnerlich, MD
  • Laura Goetz, MD1
  • Suneetha Gogineni
  • Susan and Sherwood "Woody" Goldberg
  • Linda Golden
  • Amy and Dr. George Goldstein
  • Ida Moses Goldstein and Isadore Senderoff
  • Venkitachalam Gopalakrishnan
  • Marilyn B. Hirsch and Gary B. Gordon, MD, PhD1, 8
  • Jack Gorman
  • Deb Gory
  • LaKeshia Grant
  • Kate Grass
  • Sue Gray
  • Robyn and Scott Greenberg
  • Elizabeth Grimm, PhD1, 8
  • Susan Guba, MD1
  • Sung and William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR1, 2, 3, 4, 8
  • Katie Hall
  • Anne F. Hamilton
  • Brett Hannigan
  • Allan Horwitz and Linda Harley
  • Delphine Haudenschild
  • Ellen Heber-Katz, PhD1
  • Rocky and Jerry Heller
  • Eileen C. Helzner, MD
  • Julie and Bayard Henry
  • David D Hickey
  • James Hinrichs
  • Sande and Hon. Harris Hollin
  • Eileen and James Holston
  • William Horn, MD
  • Louis L. Horton
  • Cathy Hossack and David Rosenthal
  • Patricia Hu, Ryan and Roderick Lee
  • Rod A. Humerickhouse, MD, PhD1
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation
  • Hydrocephalus Association
  • Intech Construction
  • John Irwin
  • Isdaner & Company, LLC
  • Elizabeth M. Jaffee, MD1, 2, 3
  • Bonnie L. Johnson
  • Bryan R. Johnson
  • Movita Johnson
  • Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program
  • Irving S. & Alwyn N. Johnson Family Foundation, Inc.
  • Allan Jones
  • Peter A. Jones, DSc, PhD1, 4, 8
  • Sophia Stogiannis-Jones and Jay Jones
  • Carl June, MD1, 4
  • Arthur S. Karafin
  • Beth Karchner
  • Judith E. Karp, MD1
  • Dr. and Mrs. Michael Kastan1, 4, 8
  • Suresh Katakkar
  • Christine Katt6
  • Barry Katz
  • Mayuri Kealy
  • Sarah and Daniel J. Keating III
  • Ken Grill Gators Swim Team
  • Jim Kiley-Zufelt
  • Janet Klein
  • Lisbeth Klintrup
  • Elizabeth Knox
  • Nancy E. Kohl, PhD1
  • Richard Kolodner, PhD1, 4
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  • Ray, Leslie, Ashley, and Devon Kondziela
  • Risa Kornegay
  • Veenaben C. Kothari
  • Sandra and Bernard Krouse
  • Susie and Steven Krupnick
  • Arnold Lakind
  • Angeliki Laloudakis
  • Luke K.T. Lam, PhD1, 8
  • Ronald Laskodi
  • Rochelle and Kenneth Laudenbach, DDS
  • Theodore S. Lawrence, MD, PhD1, 8
  • Barbara Lazzarini
  • Michelle Le Beau, PhD1
  • Sheri and Jack Lebeau, MD
  • Nancy and Christopher Lee
  • Marce and William Leventon
  • Matteo Levisetti
  • Lighting Design Collaborative
  • Jeremy Lipshy
  • Romina Llona
  • Phyllis and Lawrence Loeb, MD, PhD, FAACR1, 4, 8
  • Jodi Lokoff
  • Patricia M. LoRusso, DO1, 2, 8, 10
  • Robert Loughrin
  • Daniel Luethje
  • Lundy, Beldecos & Milby, PC
  • Charles D. Lunsford
  • Michael Lyle
  • Thomas J. Lynch, MD1, 8
  • Michael MacFarland
  • Jacob Macomber
  • Anne and Timothy J. Mahoney, III
  • Manifest
  • Gina M. Mantia-Smaldone, MD2 and Marc Smaldone, MD
  • Elaine R. Mardis, PhD1, 2
  • Linda Marello
  • Richard Marais, PhD1, 2
  • Marketing by TKE
  • Lawrence J. Marnett, D. Phil1, 8
  • Jaimee and Richard Marshall
  • Jean Martin
  • Mattioni, Ltd.
  • Sandra and Larry C. McCrae
  • Eva and Stephen McKendrick
  • Mary Nelle McLennan
  • Medilink RxCare
  • Nancy and Greg Melara
  • Rick Melle
  • Merck Foundation
  • Michael L. Meyers, MD, PhD1
  • Sean J. Meyers
  • Debbie and George Miller
  • Vernetta Mitchell6, 10
  • Timothy A. Moore
  • Brooke Morgan
  • Richard Morgenstern
  • Loraine Ballard Morrill
  • Joel Morrison
  • MotivAction
  • Michael Mountain
  • Jake Much
  • Kathleen and Robert Murphy
  • Caterina L. Musetti, PhD1
  • Dr. and Mrs. David Naide
  • Heather and Michael Natale
  • National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
  • Joyce Neff
  • Ava Nichols
  • Tracey Nicolaas
  • Christopher J. O'Donnell, PhD1
  • Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD1, 4, 8
  • Martha Darling and Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD1, 8
  • Natalie Pagano
  • Graham Palusky
  • William Pao, MD, PhD1, 8
  • Peter Paoli
  • Sharon and Tom Parisian
  • Luciano and Sherry Passador
  • Michael Paulmeno
  • Penn Medicine Development
  • Dawn Perry
  • PHL Life Sciences
  • Pinemar Builders
  • Maria Pizor
  • Meaghan Pizzo
  • Margo and Daniel Polett
  • Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD1
  • The NC Pomrehn Family
  • Jennifer Preston
  • Jannet L. Preti and Sheryl Warner
  • Allie Prettyman
  • Waldemar Priebe, PhD1, 8
  • Produce Marketing Association
  • PROFORMA
  • Susan and Kanti Rai, MBBS, MD
  • Rajant Corporation
  • Julia Rauch
  • Carolina Raven
  • Research!America
  • Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD1, 2
  • Victoria M. Richon, PhD1, 8
  • Craig Rogerson
  • Walter A. Rolph
  • Harvey Rose
  • Gail and Michael Rosen
  • Warren C. and Joy K. Rouse Family Gift Trust
  • Eric Rubin1
  • Run Against Lung Cancer
  • Anil K. Rustgi, MD1, 3
  • Michele and Howard Sands, PhD1, 8
  • Arvind Sankar
  • CJ Santangelo
  • Erika M. Santoyo
  • Lorraine and Angelo Scaricamazza
  • Robert Schamis
  • Chelle Schane
  • Kevin W Schneider
  • Barbara Schwartz
  • Marilyn and Alan Schwedel
  • Jessica Scott
  • Michael Scott
  • Jack and Cyndi Secrist1, 8
  • Melvin R. Seligsohn
  • Anil Sethi
  • Prerak and Salina Shah
  • Joan Rankin Shapiro, MD1, 8, 9
  • Charles J. Sherr, MD, PhD1, 4, 8
  • Michael Sherwin
  • Mandi Da Silva
  • Gail Mosler Singer and Daniel Singer
  • Sheila and Edward Singer, MD
  • Carl and Rose Singley
  • Susan and William Sisco
  • Lillian L. Siu, MD1, 2
  • Patty Smith
  • Amelia Snow
  • Nizana Solognier
  • Spina & Company, LLC
  • Silda Wall Spitzer
  • Stanbridge Family Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable/ Eric Stanbridge, PhD1, 8
  • Michele Stanley
  • Sterling Services, Inc.
  • John Stevens, MD1, 8
  • Cathy and Mike Stewart, MBA6
  • Paul Stierer
  • John Stockman
  • Strata Company
  • Jeremy Strauser
  • Lynn A. Sullivan
  • Summit Group on behalf of Fiorenza's Food For Friends
  • Suzanne Swann
  • Christopher Tanabe
  • Laura Tyson and Erik Tarloff
  • B.E. Tate
  • TEK Systems
  • Terra Associates Inc.
  • Anna Tess
  • Ann Marie Tirri
  • Sean Tomalty
  • Deborah Toppmeyer, MD1, 8
  • Touris & Associates
  • Danielle Triplett6
  • Ethan Tucker and Ariela Migdal
  • Tucker Law Group, LLC
  • United Way of Central New Mexico
  • United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
  • United Way of the National Capital Area
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center
  • Michael Urban
  • Anish Vallabhaneni
  • Surendra Vallabhaneni
  • Oaken Vallicelli
  • Deborah K. Van Dam
  • Taryn Vanaskie
  • Vanguard Charitable
  • Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD1
  • Vincent Giordano Corp.
  • Evan Vosburgh, MD1
  • Andrea Vresilovic and Matt Broscious
  • Barbara Parker-Wahl, MD and Geoffrey Wahl, PhD, FAACR1, 3, 4, 8
  • John Wahl and Harriet Morgan
  • Dianna Waldroup
  • The Walmart Foundation
  • Jean Y. J. Wang, PhD1, 8
  • Eboni Ward
  • Estate of Betty Jean Warner9
  • The Wawa Foundation
  • Janna Weinerman, Esq. and Brent Weinerman, DO
  • Ellen Vicky Weisberg
  • Kristin Weller
  • Western High School
  • Donald Corey Williams
  • Yvonne Winig and David Silverstein Esq.
  • Owen N. Witte, MD, FAACR1, 8, 4
  • DeeAnn Yabusaki1
  • Robert C. Young, MD1, 8
  • Yumi Yun
  • Bruce Zetter, PhD1
  • Jerome Zufelt

The AACR gratefully acknowledges all other supporters whose contributions advance pioneering cancer research. Visit AACRFoundation.org to support lifesaving cancer science.

AACR Foundation Giving Societies

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  • THE 1907 AACR FOUNDERS SOCIETY
  • AACR Foundation Donors Whose Cumulative (Lifetime)
  • Giving Exceeds $1,000,000
  • Aflac
  • Amgen, Inc.7
  • Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
  • AstraZeneca7
  • Avon Foundation for Women
  • Bayer7
  • Boehringer Ingelheim7
  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb7
  • Celgene Corporation7
  • Lilly Oncology7
  • Entertainment Industry Foundation
  • Genentech, Inc.7
  • GlaxoSmithKline7
  • Incyte Corporation7
  • Janssen Research & Development, LLC7
  • Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation
  • Kure It Cancer Research
  • Merck
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation
  • Novartis7
  • Ortho Biotech, Inc.
  • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  • Pfizer Oncology7
  • Prevent Cancer Foundation
  • Sanofi Oncology7
  • Susan G. Komen
  • Takeda Oncology7
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  • THE MEDALED SOCIETY
  • AACR Foundation Donors Whose
  • Cumulative (Lifetime) Giving Totals $50,000 to $999,999
  • Platinum: Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • AbbVie, Inc.
  • Anonymous in Honor of Dharma Master Jiantai
  • Barletta Foundation
  • Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
  • Eisai Inc.7
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc.7
  • ITO EN, Ltd.
  • National Foundation for Cancer Research
  • OSI Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  • Pezcoller Foundation
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  • Gold: Gifts of $250,000 to $499,999
  • Agilent Technologies, Inc.
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • W.E. Bosarge, Jr., PhD
  • Virginia and Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR1, 3, 4, 5
  • Fight Colorectal Cancer
  • Genzyme Corporation
  • Mihwa and Waun Ki Hong, MD, FAACR1, 4, 9
  • National Brain Tumor Society
  • NeoPharm, Inc.
  • Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund
  • Rosenthal Family Foundation
  • Schering-Plough Corporation
  • SuperGen, Inc.
  • Taiho Oncology7
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
  • Theradex Systems7
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Irving Weinstein Foundation
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  • Silver: Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
  • A*STAR
  • Affymetrix, Inc.
  • American Cancer Society
  • AntiCancer, Inc.
  • Suk Rai Cho
  • Ash Stevens
  • Astex Pharmaceuticals7
  • Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  • Berlex Biosciences
  • Cancer Research Institute
  • Cardinal Health Foundation
  • Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
  • Chiron Corporation
  • Conquer Cancer Foundation
  • Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
  • Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
  • Illumina, Inc.
  • John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation
  • Kohlberg Foundation
  • Lustgarten Foundation
  • Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
  • Ocular Melanoma Foundation
  • William H. Prusoff Foundation
  • Raymond and Beverly Sackler Fund for the Arts and Sciences
  • Ellen V. Sigal, PhD1, 3
  • George Sehl, DO
  • Searle
  • Seattle Genetics
  • Servier
  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • Ann L. and Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, FAACR1, 4
  • The WWWW Foundation Inc. and The Sarcoma Fund of the QuadW Foundation of Communities Foundation of Texas
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
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  • Bronze: Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
  • Abbott Fund
  • Abraxis BioScience, Inc.
  • American Society of Hematology
  • AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • BD
  • Biogen
  • BTG International, Inc.
  • Clovis Oncology, Inc.
  • Constellation Wines U.S.
  • Exelixis, Inc.
  • EMD Serono, Inc.
  • Friends of Cancer Research
  • Gerson Lehrman Group
  • Get Your Rear In Gear Philadelphia, supported by the Colon Cancer Coalition
  • Independent Charities of America
  • Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
  • Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)1, 3, 8
  • V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, FAACR1, 3, 4
  • Prakash M. Kinthada, PhD
  • The New York Community Trust
  • Maverick Capital
  • Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
  • Michael's Mission
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Pharmacyclics7
  • Pharmion Corp.
  • Irene D. Pritzker
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation
  • Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
  • SLACK Incorporated
  • Wilfred Sloane Foundation
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Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society

This society honors individuals who have invested in sustaining the future of the AACR by establishing an estate, endowed, or other planned gift to the AACR.

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  • Rebecca Adelman*
  • Apollo Hospital Systems
  • Beverly3 and Stuart Aisenbrey
  • Floyd F. Allen*
  • Charles Herman Armstrong*
  • Thomas J. Bardos, PhD*1
  • Dorothy Bartholomew*
  • Estate of Charles Bath*
  • Janel Becker*
  • June Biedler,PhD*1
  • The Bosarge Family Foundation
  • Estate of Eileen C. Brown*
  • Joseph H. Burchenal, MD*
  • Jennie M. Commisa*
  • Duk Young Cho
  • Hugh J. Creech, PhD*1
  • Mary Jean Dresie*
  • Constance Dufour*
  • Jeannette C. Ford*
  • Estate of Helen Greenberg*
  • Leslie I. Gold, PhD1
  • Iva Pauline Hancock*
  • Hanwha Holdings (USA) Inc.
  • Mihwa and Waun Ki Hong, MD1, 4
  • Funan Hsu*
  • Hyosung USA, Inc.
  • Lee J. and Eleonore H. Hymel Charitable Remainder Trust
  • Henrietta Kellems*
  • Vera M. Kirkland*
  • Barbara Kirsh
  • George A. Koberstein*
  • Eleanor Kress3
  • Kun-Hee Lee
  • Lester Family Foundation
  • Daisy Lundsten*
  • William L. Maness*
  • Heidi and Gary Miller, MD, PhD*1
  • Edwin Mirand, DSc, PhD*1
  • Evelyn L. Mulligan*
  • Marion A. Nichol*
  • William Noble
  • Gilbert S. Omenn1, MD, PhD and Martha A. Darling
  • John Oxendine, MBA3
  • The Park Foundation
  • Arnold E. Reif, DSc1
  • Dorothy E. Rose*
  • Calista I. Salmon*
  • Arthur B. Schaefer*
  • Joan Rankin Shapiro, MD1
  • Gladys M. Sinicrope*
  • Rose A. Sinkin*
  • Sidney Kimmel Foundation
  • Clara Joann Smith*
  • Chester Stock, PhD*1
  • Eleanor Tepfer*
  • Charles Troester*
  • Joseph J. Vita*
  • Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, FAACR1, 4, 8
  • Estelle Wals*
  • Betty Jean Warner*
  • Rosemary Weiss*
  • Lavetta D. Wimmer*
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*Deceased

  • 1 - AACR Member
  • 2 - AACR Board of Directors
  • 3 - AACR Foundation Trustee
  • 4 - AACR Fellow
  • 5 - 50 year-plus AACR Member
  • 6 - AACR Staff
  • 7 - AACR Sustaining Member
  • 8 - 25 year-plus AACR Member
  • 9 - Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society
  • 10 - AACR Monthly Giving/Sustaining Hope Club