AACR Annual Report 2020

Fueling Future Advancements

The AACR Foundation sustains the critical work of the AACR by building a culture of philanthropy within the cancer community. By bringing together nonprofit organizations, foundations, industry partners, and cancer survivors and their families and friends, the AACR Foundation supports the programs and initiatives that accelerate progress against cancer.

AACR Foundation Partnerships

In December 2019, the AACR partnered with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to establish a new scientific achievement award to recognize excellence in pediatric cancer research. The inaugural AACR-St. Baldrick’s Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pediatric Cancer Research honors an investigator whose work has fundamentally improved the understanding and/or treatment of pediatric cancer. To exemplify the commitment of the AACR and St. Baldrick’s to sustaining the pipeline of pediatric cancer researchers, the award recipient is also given the opportunity to nominate an emerging leader in the field to receive a $75,000 career development award. The inaugural awards were presented during the virtual AACR Annual Meeting in June 2020.

Industry Partnerships

The AACR partnered with Integrated Project Services, LLC (IPS)—an architecture and engineering firm located near AACR headquarters in Philadelphia—to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. Aligning with a corporate program to promote employee wellness, the initiative engages IPS employees to raise awareness of and funds for cancer research. IPS employees participated in corporate fundraisers to benefit the AACR, and AACR staff conducted seminars for the employees to educate them about the latest advances in cancer research and treatment. This new initiative will serve as a model for future corporate outreach.

Photo courtesy of IPS

Innovative Fundraising

In an effort to expand its community of supporters—and to respond to the termination of in-person events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic—the AACR pursued new fundraising opportunities in 2020:

  • Players vs. Cancer (PvC). In 2020, the AACR launched a new initiative to engage the gaming community. PvC brought together influential gamers to educate their peers about cancer and to raise funds to support innovative cancer research. In June, PvC hosted its first livestreamed fundraising event, PLAY to End Cancer. For 20 hours over three days, the livestream convened scientists, cancer patients, and gamers to inform the audience about the AACR’s mission and raise money to support AACR programs.
  • Virtual Fundraising Events. Through the AACR Runners for Research program and similar initiatives, the AACR has established a culture of philanthropy within the vibrant running and fitness communities, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to support innovative cancer science. In 2020, as the pandemic made in-person races and other events impossible, the AACR and its partners adapted quickly to offer virtual opportunities to this vital community of supporters. Running events—which included a Virtual 4K in May and a Father’s Day Virtual 10K in June—raised more than $12,000 to support the AACR’s mission. The AACR also went beyond races to organize month-long fitness challenges; the AACR Virtual Fitness Challenge in June and the Stay Fit Philly Challenge (engaging the AACR’s home city) in November gave families an opportunity to stay active during lockdown while raising more than $144,000 to support research to benefit cancer patients.

Jordan Liberty
Cancer Survivor
AACR Ambassador

Legacy Giving: A Beneficiary of Choice

The AACR continues to enhance its reputation as a vital investment for a discerning philanthropic public. In 2019, the AACR joined FreeWill, an online tool that enables families to create a will at no charge and to establish bequests to their favorite charitable organizations. In 2020, this relationship continued to expand public awareness of the AACR’s mission and led to increased support, as the organization received more than $130,000 in bequests—with an additional $2.7 million in bequests committed from FreeWill users—to support its vital mission.

AACR Research Grant Funders

AACR


Amgen


AstraZeneca


Bayer


Breast Cancer Research Foundation


Bristol Myers Squibb


Conquer Cancer Foundation, ASCO Foundation


Genentech


GlaxoSmithKline


Incyte


MPM Oncology Charitable Foundation


Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation


Novocure


Ocular Melanoma Foundation


Pfizer


PLGA Fund at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation


QuadW Foundation


St. Baldrick's Foundation


Swim Across America


The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research


Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation


ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPPORTERS

Partners in Progress Annual Giving Society

Annual giving offers all donors an opportunity to support lifesaving cancer research and sustain the mission 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
  • AstraZeneca 7, 11
  • Bristol Myers Squibb 7, 11
  • MPM Capital 
  • Innovators: Gifts of $500,000 to $999,999
  • Bayer 7, 11
  • Genentech 7, 11
  • Novocure 7, 11
  • Laureates: Gifts of $250,00 to $499,999
  • AbbVie, Inc. 7, 11
  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation 11
  • Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. 7, 12
  • GlaxoSmithKline 7, 11
  • Incyte Corporation 7, 11
  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals 7, 11
  • Lilly Oncology 7, 11
  • Merck & Co., Inc. 7, 11
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation  
  • Novartis 7, 11
  • Pfizer Oncology 7, 11
  • 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 - 25–49 year AACR Member
  • 9 - Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society
  • 10 - Sustaining Hope/Monthly Giving Club
  • 11 - The 1907 AACR Founders Society
  • 12 - The Medaled Society
  • 13 - 15–24 year AACR Member
  • 14 - Trustee Emeritus
  • 15 - AACR Past President
  •   * - Deceased

Presidents Circle

  • Stewards: Gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
  • Alwyn N. Johnson Trust*
  • Amgen, Inc. 7, 11
  • Astellas Pharma US, Inc. 11
  • Boehringer Ingelheim 7, 11
  • Eisai Inc. 7, 12
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. 7, 11
  • Peer View Institute
  • Pharmacyclics, An AbbVie Company 7, 12
  • St. Baldrick's Foundation 12
  • Takeda Oncology 7, 11
  • Catalysts: Gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
  • Celgene Corporation 7, 11
  • Clinical Care Options  
  • Exelixis, Inc. 7, 12
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7, 12
  • Ocular Melanoma Foundation 12
  • Paradigm Medical Communications  
  • Physicians Education Resource  
  • SANOFI GENZYME 7, 11
  • Taiho Oncology 12
  • TESARO, Inc. 7, 12
  • The WWWW Foundation and the Communities Foundation of Texas 12
  • Communicators: Gifts of $25,000 to $49,999
  • Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7, 12
  • Cancer Research Institute 12
  • EMD Serono, Inc. 7, 12
  • Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 7, 12
  • Karyopharm Therapeutics 7
  • Mirati Therapeutics 7, 12
  • Pezcoller Foundation 7, 12
  • Servier 7, 12
  • Theradex Oncology 7, 12

Leadership Circle

  • Investigators: Gifts of $10,000 to $24,999
  • American Cancer Society 12
  • Robert & Ruth Berns Revocable Trust* 9
  • The James V. Buzzitta, MD Family Fund 3, 12
  • Virginia* and Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR 1, 3, 4, 5, 12, 15
  • Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc) 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 12
  • James F. Holland, MD, FAACR* 1, 2, 5, 15
  • Idera Pharmaceuticals 7
  • Illumina, Inc. 7, 12
  • V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, FAACR 1, 3, 4, 8, 12
  • Arthur D. Levinson, PhD 1, 4
  • Lustgarten Foundation 12
  • Northwestern Mutual Foundation
  • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 11
  • Lisa and Stephen D. Ryan 3
  • Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15
  • Seattle Genetics, Inc. 12
  • Dr. Nancy Staisey 3 and Dr. Stan Divorski
  • Ann L. and Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 8, 9, 12, 15
  • Irving Weinstein Foundation 12
  • Challengers: Gifts of $5,000 to $9,999
  • Alzheimer's Association 12
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 12
  • Association of American Medical Colleges 12
  • Stephen J. D'Angelo
  • Faye Florence 3
  • Cathy Fraser 3
  • Thanuja Hamilton, MD
  • Richard A. Heyman, PhD 1, 3, 8 and Anne Daigle
  • Susan Band Horwitz, PhD, FAACR 1, 4, 8, 15
  • Eleanor D. Kress 3, 9
  • Jordan Liberty
  • Elaine Mardis, PhD, FAACR 1, 2, 3, 4, 15
  • NanoString Technologies, Inc.
  • Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 8
  • Vince Varallo
  • Collaborators: Gifts of $2,500 to $4,999
  • Kevin Alston
  • Association of American Cancer Institutes
  • Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 8, 15
  • Coalition for the Life Sciences
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • Tuan Diep
  • FUJIFILM VisualSonics, Inc
  • Guardant Health
  • Julie*and Bayard Henry
  • Elizabeth Jaffee, MD, FAACR 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 15
  • Cameron J. Koch, PhD 1, 8
  • Patricia Hu, Ryan, and Roderick Lee
  • Moffitt Cancer Center
  • Timothy A. Moore
  • Jenny Price and Tony Hunter, PhD, FAACR 1, 4
  • Sujaya Rao
  • Joyce and Mace L. Rothenberg, MD 1, 8
  • University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Lynne Wiegley
  • Honor Roll: Gifts of $500 to $2,499
  • Danielle Abel
  • ACT for NIH
  • Adaptive Biotechnologies, Inc.
  • Carl Amaral
  • American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  • American Association of Immunologists
  • American Physiological Society
  • American Psychological Association Services, Inc.
  • American Society of Hematology (ASH) 12
  • American Society of Human Genetics
  • Tobe Amsterdam
  • John Anderson
  • Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 13
  • David Andrews
  • Logan Angel
  • Association of American Universities
  • Kelle Atteberry
  • Narendra Bam
  • Mary Baudino
  • Doreine Carson Beck and William T. Beck, PhD 1, 8
  • Amy Bernhardt
  • Michael 6 and Kathleen Beveridge
  • Sid Bhattacharya
  • Kathleen Biscoe
  • Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network
  • William J. Blot, PhD 1, 8
  • Torsten Brasch
  • Tyler Brawner
  • Bunny and Frank Brodsky
  • Carol L. Brown, MD 1
  • Myles A. Brown, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 8 and Judy E. Garber, MD, MHP, FAACR 1, 3, 4, 8, 15
  • Richard Buck 6
  • Kimberly Burr
  • Effie Burton
  • Terry Butler
  • James V. Buzzitta, MD 3, 12
  • Capri S. Cafaro
  • California Life Science Assoc. (CLSA)
  • John M. Carethers, MD 1, 8
  • Melissa Casarez
  • Alexis Cato
  • Catherine Celestin, PharmD, 10
  • Alejandra Cerros
  • Elaine Chen
  • Kenneth Chengrian
  • Mara Chesek
  • Dylan Chow
  • Jackie Christenson
  • Martin Clark
  • Arlene and Stephen Cohen
  • Lisa Cohen
  • Gerardo Colon-Otero, MD 1
  • Joseph E. Cuffari
  • Abby Czerniecki
  • Daniel D'Angelo
  • Nancy E. Davidson, MD, FAACR 1, 3, 4, 8, 15 and Thomas W. Kensler, PhD 1, 8
  • Steve Davis
  • Hilario Deguia
  • Juniper Deja
  • Larissa DiPace
  • Lauren Doolan
  • Paul Driscoll 6, 10
  • Kristin Dunn
  • Ashley Edwards
  • Heidi Edwards
  • Merrie and David Eisenstadt
  • Peter D. Emanuel, MD 1, 8
  • Juan Espiaoza
  • Joni Fearheiley
  • Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
  • Jack Ferguson
  • John F. Finerty PhD 1, 8
  • Olivera J. Finn, PhD 1, 8
  • Elizabeth Fox, MD 1, 13
  • Lori Fromlak
  • Matthew Funk 10
  • Antonio Gatto
  • Mike Gilbert 6
  • Stephen Gilbert
  • Kevin Glover
  • Leslie I. Gold, Ph.D. 1, 8, 9
  • Daniel and Beverly Fassler Goldberg
  • Joshua and Catharine Goldsmith
  • Ida Moses Goldstein and Isadore Senderoff*
  • Josh F. Goldstein 6, 10
  • Jennifer Graf
  • Thomas Griffin
  • Stacey Gross 6
  • Elizabeth Grossglass 10
  • Ron Grunsby 6
  • Kerry Guthrie
  • Natasha Hagelberger
  • Sung and William N. Hait, MD, PhD, FAACR 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 15
  • Sarah Hamar
  • Gregory Harding
  • Amanda Healy
  • Kevin Healy
  • Sara Heavner
  • Mary J.C. Hendrix 1, 8 and Chuck Craft
  • Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD 1, 2, 8
  • Luke Higgins
  • Marilyn B. Hirsch and Gary B. Gordon, MD, PhD 1, 8
  • Mi Hwa Hong 9
  • William Horn, MD
  • Sandra J. Horning, MD 1, 8
  • Louis L. Horton
  • Robert Hosier
  • Mary Howe
  • Alana Howell
  • Hsun Wen Hsu
  • Lindsey Hughes
  • Rod A. Humerickhouse, MD, PhD 1, 13
  • David Hyman, MD 1
  • Bianca Ioschpe
  • Marvin Irby
  • Cassandra Izzo
  • Bruce Jacobs
  • Matthew Johnston
  • D. M. Jones
  • Peter A. Jones, DSc, PhD, FAACR 1, 4, 8, 15
  • Heather Kane
  • Marlena Kaplan
  • Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD, FAACR 1, 4, 8
  • Ronald and Janice King 10
  • Renee Kloet
  • Karen E. Knudsen, MBA, PhD 1, 2, 13
  • Lilia Kogan
  • Nancy E. Kohl, PhD 1, 13
  • Laurence N. Kolonel, MD, PhD 1, 8
  • Lilia Koriazova, PhD
  • Mackenzie Kovarik
  • Ramanarayanan Krishnamurthy
  • Edsel Kromholz
  • Marybeth Krupinski
  • Deborah Kusaka
  • Kevin Lakotko
  • John Laszlo, MD 1, 5
  • Jeffrey Lawson
  • Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD 1, 13
  • Bernard K. Levy, MS 1
  • Carol and Rafael Lissack
  • Edison T. Liu, MD 1, 2, 8
  • Phyllis and Lawrence Loeb, MD, PhD, FAACR 1, 4, 5, 15
  • Jenna LoMonaco
  • Jennifer Low, MD, PhD 1, 8
  • Jun Luo, PhD 1, 13
  • Katie MacMillan
  • Daniel C. Maneval, PhD 1, 13
  • David Manriquez
  • Lawrence J. Marnett 1, 8
  • Marlene and Laurence J. Marton, MD 1, 3, 8
  • Robert M. Matthews
  • Nancy May
  • Stanley Mayeda
  • Natalie McDonald
  • David B. McFadden, MS 1
  • Suzanne McHugh
  • Michael McKenna
  • Melissa, Michael, and Theodore McKinnon
  • Sharon and Michael Mohan
  • Crystal Monahan
  • Hangsik Moon
  • Corinne Mooney
  • Brooke Morgan
  • Harriet Morgan
  • JC Morrow Jr.
  • Michael Mountain
  • Colleen Nagurney
  • Ariel Neri
  • Steven Nerud
  • Jan Nyland
  • Erin O'Connell 6
  • Betty Ogle
  • Elizabeth Olsen
  • Martha Darling and Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD 1, 9, 13
  • Ann ONeal
  • Don Otterbein
  • Ryoichi Oyasu, MD 1, 5
  • William Pao, MD, PhD 1, 13
  • Mike Parchen
  • Barbara Parker-Wahl, MD 1, 8 and Geoffrey M. Wahl, PhD, FAACR 1, 3, 4, 8, 15
  • John Parker
  • David R. Parkinson, MD 1, 8
  • Ann H. Partridge
  • Julia Paskaloff
  • Sima Petilli
  • Lilli Petruzzelli, MD, PhD 1
  • Nona Poole
  • Joshua Powers
  • Jannet L. Preti and Sheryl A. Warner
  • Rachel Puklin
  • To Trinh (Jackie) Quan
  • Adrian Reyes
  • Antoni Ribas, MD, PhD, FAACR 1, 2, 3, 4, 13
  • Abby Rigney
  • Barbara 6 and Todd Roberson
  • Harvey Rose
  • Chase Roselli
  • Paige Roseman
  • Helen J. Ross, MD 1, 8
  • Anil K. Rustgi, MD 1, 3, 8
  • Jennifer Saia
  • Jason Samfield
  • Willie Sanders
  • Michele and Howard Sands, PhD 1, 8
  • Robert Schamis
  • Daniel Schneider
  • Isaac Schuettenberg
  • Moira Schwartz
  • Marilyn and Alan Schwedel
  • Eileen Schwitters
  • Chloe Sease
  • Jack and Cyndi Secrist 1, 8
  • Steven Shak, MD 1
  • Brenda C. Sherman
  • Charles J. Sherr, MD, PhD, FAACR 1, 4, 8
  • Alisson Shoffner
  • Bob Silcox
  • Catherine Silverman
  • Lillian L. Siu, MD 1, 13
  • Donnie Smith
  • Carly Snyder
  • Jennifer Sobie
  • Stanbridge Family Charitable Fund at Schwab Charitable/ Eric Stanbridge, PhD 1, 8
  • Kelli Steele
  • John J. Stevens, MD 1, 8
  • Cathy and Mike Stewart, MBA 6
  • Sheri and Mitch Stoller 6, 10
  • Lynn Sullivan
  • B.E. Tate Jr.
  • Telecomm Strategies LLP
  • The National Alliances for Eye and Vision Research
  • Danielle Triplett 6, 10
  • Ronnie Tubertini
  • Trevor Tuminski
  • David A. Tuveson, MD, PhD, FAACR 1, 2, 3, 4, 13
  • Catherine Tyre
  • Laura Tyson, PhD
  • University of Kansas Cancer Center
  • Deborah K. Van Dam
  • Victor Velculescu, MD, PhD 1
  • Will Visbeck
  • Eboni Ward
  • Louis M. Weiner, MD 1, 8
  • Stephen Welch
  • Benjamin White
  • Donald Corey Williams
  • Tyrone V. Wilson 1, 10, 13
  • Maureen Winigrad
  • Kimberly Wise
  • Stuart Yingst
  • Robert C. Young, MD 1, 8
  • Dr. Stuart H. and Eleanor H. Yuspa Charitable Fund 1, 8
  • Matthew Zelesko
  • Yixian (John) Zhang, PhD 6
  • Donna Zimmer

AACR FOUNDATION GIVING SOCIETIES

1907 AACR Founders Society
[AACR Foundation donors whose cumulative (lifetime) giving exceeds $1,000,000]

  • AbbVie, Inc. 7
  • Aflac
  • Amgen, Inc. 7
  • Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
  • AstraZeneca 7
  • Avon Foundation for Women
  • Bayer 7
  • Boehringer Ingelheim 7
  • W.E. Bosarge, Jr., PhD 9
  • Breast Cancer Research Foundation
  • Bristol Myers Squibb 7
  • Celgene Corporation 7
  • Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer
  • Entertainment Industry Foundation
  • Genentech 7
  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. 7
  • GlaxoSmithKline 7
  • Incyte Corporation 7
  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals 7
  • Kure It Cancer Research
  • Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation
  • Lilly Oncology 7
  • Merck & Co., Inc. 7
  • MPM Capital
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation
    (formerly Caring For Carcinoid Foundation) 7
  • Novartis 7
  • Novocure 7
  • Ortho Biotech, Inc.
  • Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
  • Pfizer Oncology 7
  • Prevent Cancer Foundation
  • SANOFI GENZYME 7
  • Susan G. Komen
  • Takeda Oncology 7

The Medaled Society
[AACR Foundation donors whose cumulative (lifetime) giving totals $50,000 to $999,999]

  • Platinum: Cumulative gifts of $500,000 to $999,999
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Anonymous in Honor of Dharma Master Jiantai 9
  • Barletta Foundation
  • Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc. 7
  • Eisai Inc. 7
  • ITO EN, Ltd.
  • John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation
  • Ocular Melanoma Foundation
  • OSI Pharmaceuticals, LLC
  • Pezcoller Foundation 7
  • Pharmacyclics, An AbbVie Company 7
  • TESARO, Inc. 7
  • Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Gold: Cumulative gifts of $250,000 to $499,999
  • Agilent Technologies, Inc.
  • Agenus Inc.
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  • Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7
  • Virginia* and Bayard D. Clarkson, MD, FAACR 1, 3, 4, 5, 15
  • Exelixis, Inc. 7
  • Fight Colorectal Cancer
  • Mi Hwa and Waun Ki Hong, MD, FAACR* 1, 4, 9, 15
  • National Brain Tumor Society
  • NeoPharm, Inc.
  • Puma Biotechnology, Inc.
  • Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund
  • Rosenthal Family Foundation
  • Schering-Plough Corp.
  • Seattle Genetics, Inc.
  • SuperGen, Inc.
  • Taiho Oncology
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
  • The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
  • The WWWW Foundation and the Communities Foundation of Texas
  • Theradex Oncology 7
  • Irving Weinstein Foundation
  • Silver: Cumulative gifts of $100,000 to $249,999
  • A*STAR
  • Affymetrix, Inc.
  • AntiCancer, Inc.
  • Ash Stevens
  • Banyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
  • Berlex Biosciences
  • Cancer Research Institute
  • Cardinal Health Foundation
  • Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
  • Chiron Corporation
  • Suk Rai Cho
  • Conquer Cancer Foundation
  • EMD Serono, Inc. 7
  • Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc) 1, 2, 3, 6, 8
  • H3 Biomedicine Inc.
  • Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC
  • Illumina, Inc. 7
  • Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. 7
  • Kohlberg Foundation
  • Loxo Oncology
  • Lustgarten Foundation
  • Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Foundation for Cancer Research
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation
  • William H. Prusoff Foundation
  • Raymond and Beverly Sackler Fund for the Arts and Sciences
  • Searle
  • George Sehl, DO
  • Servier 7
  • Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
  • Ellen V. Sigal, PhD 1, 3, 13
  • St. Baldrick's Foundation
  • Swim Across America
  • Ann L. and Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 8, 9, 15
  • Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
  • Bronze: Cumulative gifts of $50,000 to $99,999
  • Abbott Fund
  • Abraxis BioScience, Inc.
  • Alzheimer's Association
  • American Heart Association
  • American Society of Hematology (ASH)
  • Association of American Medical Colleges
  • AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • BD
  • Biogen
  • BTG International, Inc.
  • Burroughs Wellcome Fund
  • The James V. Buzzitta, MD Family Fund
  • Clovis Oncology, Inc.
  • Constellation Wines U.S.
  • Friends of Cancer Research
  • Gerson Lehrman Group
  • Get Your Rear In Gear Philadelphia, supported by the Colon Cancer Coalition
  • Wayne Griswold
  • Independent Charities of America
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 7
  • Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comp. Cancer Ctr.
  • V. Craig Jordan, OBE, PhD, FAACR 1, 3, 4, 8
  • Juno Therapeutics
  • Sarah and Daniel J. Keating III
  • Prakash M. Kinthada, PhD
  • Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
  • Maverick Capital
  • Pate and Bill Mears, JD
  • Merrimack Pharmaceuticals
  • Michael's Mission
  • Mirati Therapeutics 7
  • National Institutes of Health
  • New York Company Trust
  • No Stomach for Cancer
  • Pharmion Corp.
  • Irene D. Pritzker
  • Prostate Cancer Foundation
  • Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 13, 14, 15
  • Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD 1, 13 and James P. Allison, PhD, FAACR 1, 4, 13
  • SLACK Incorporated
  • Wilfred Sloane Foundation
  • Società Italiana di Cancerologia (SIC)
  • 1 - AACR Member
  • 2 - AACR Board of Directors
  • 3 - AACR Foundation Trustee
  • 4 - AACR Fellow
  • 5 - 50 year-plus AACR Member
  • 6 - AACR Staff Member
  • 7 - AACR Sustaining Member
  • 8 - 25-49 year AACR Member
  • 9 - Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society
  • 10 - Sustaining Hope/Monthly Giving Club
  • 11 - The 1907 AACR Founders Society
  • 12 - The Medaled Society
  • 13 - 15-24 year AACR Member
  • 14 - Trustee Emeritus
  • 15 - AACR Past President
  • * - Deceased

AACR Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society

We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals who have made an endowed, estate, or other planned gift to the American Association for Cancer Research. Creative gift planning provides an opportunity to make a meaningful commitment, maximize philanthropic objectives, and receive important tax benefits.

All those who have established an estate or other planned gift to the AACR, such as a bequest naming the AACR in their will, are recognized with membership in the Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society. This society honors individuals who have invested in sustaining the future of the AACR and its initiatives so that generations to come may benefit from the leadership and groundbreaking work of the AACR and its membership.

  • Anonymous in Honor of Dharma Master Jiantai
  • Rebecca Adelman*
  • Beverly 3 and Stuart Aisenbrey
  • Floyd F. Allen*
  • Apollo Hospital Systems
  • Catherine Argiro*
  • Charles Herman Armstrong*
  • Thomas J. Bardos, PhD* 1, 5
  • Dorothy Bartholomew*
  • Estate of Charles Bath*
  • Janel Becker*
  • Robert & Ruth Berns Revocable Trust*
  • June Biedler, PhD* 1
  • W.E. Bosarge, Jr., PhD 11
  • Estate of Eileen C. Brown*
  • Joseph H. Burchenal, MD* 1, 5, 15
  • Michael J. Chusmir
  • Jennie M. Commisa*
  • Duk Young Cho
  • Hugh J. Creech, PhD* 1, 15
  • Virginia DeAcetis Trust*
  • Leila C. Diamond, PhD* 1, 2, 8
  • Mary Jean Dresie*
  • Constance Dufour*
  • Jeannette C. Ford*
  • Swapna Ghanta, MD
  • Leslie I. Gold, PhD 1, 8
  • Estate of Helen Greenberg*
  • Jean M. Gudas, PhD* 1, 8
  • Larry Hackney
  • Iva Pauline Hancock*
  • Hanwha Holdings (USA) Inc.
  • Gloria W. Heath*
  • James F. Holland, MD, FAACR* 1, 2, 5, 15
  • Mi Hwa and Waun Ki Hong, MD, FAACR* 1, 4, 8, 15
  • Burton Hong and Audrey Cheng
  • Funan Hsu*
  • Lee J. and Eleonore H. Hymel Charitable Remainder Trust*
  • Hyosung USA, Inc.
  • Alwyn N. Johnson Trust*
  • Henrietta Kellems*
  • Vera M. Kirkland*
  • Barbara Kirsh
  • George A. Koberstein*
  • Eleanor Kress 3
  • Kun-Hee Lee
  • Lester Family Foundation
  • Daisy Lundsten*
  • William L. Maness*
  • Estate of Doris Ann Medeiros*
  • Heidi and Gary Miller, MD, PhD* 1
  • Edwin Mirand, DSc, PhD* 1, 5
  • Evelyn L. Mulligan*
  • Marion A. Nichol*
  • William Noble
  • Martha Darling and Gilbert S. Omenn, MD, PhD 1, 13
  • John Oxendine 3
  • The Park Foundation
  • Estate of Sharon M. Place*
  • Joyce A. Prime
  • Arnold E. Reif, DSc* 1, 5
  • Dorothy E. Rose*
  • Calista I. Salmon*
  • Leon Sapsuzian, Jr. Revocable Trust*
  • Arthur B. Schaefer*
  • Henry William Schkade, Jr.
  • Joan Rankin Shapiro, MD 1, 8
  • Gladys M. Sinicrope*
  • Rose A. Sinkin*
  • Sidney Kimmel Foundation
  • Gerda Sitko*
  • Clara Joann Smith*
  • Chester Stock, PhD* 1, 5
  • Eleanor Tepfer*
  • Charles Troester*
  • Joseph J. Vita*
  • Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, FAACR 1, 4, 8, 12, 15
  • Estelle Wals*
  • Betty Jean Warner*
  • Rosemary Weiss*
  • Estate of William Whitebread*
  • Lavetta D. Wimmer*
  • 1 - AACR Member
  • 2 - AACR Board of Directors
  • 3 - AACR Foundation Trustee
  • 4 - AACR Fellow
  • 5 - 50 year-plus AACR Member
  • 6 - AACR Staff Member
  • 7 - AACR Sustaining Member
  • 8 - 25-49 year AACR Member
  • 9 - Dr. Bayard D. Clarkson Legacy Society
  • 10 - Sustaining Hope/Monthly Giving Club
  • 11 - The 1907 AACR Founders Society
  • 12 - The Medaled Society
  • 13 - 15-24 year AACR Member
  • 14 - Trustee Emeritus
  • 15 - AACR Past President
  • * - Deceased

AACR Sustaining Membership

The AACR Sustaining Membership Program is a support mechanism that engages industry partners in the AACR’s mission-based activities year-round.

  • Leadership: $100,000
  • Amgen
  • AstraZeneca
  • Bayer
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Genentech
  • Novocure
  • Pfizer Oncology
  • Takeda Oncology
  • Strategic: $70,000
  • Eisai Inc.
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Incyte Corporation
  • Lilly Oncology
  • Merck & Co., Inc.
  • Novartis
  • Pharmacyclics, An AbbVie Company
  • Major: $40,000
  • AbbVie, Inc.
  • Astex Pharmaceuticals
  • Daiichi-Sankyo, Inc.
  • EMD Serono
  • Exelixis, Inc.
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Janssen Pharmaceuticals
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals
  • Karyopharm Therapeutics
  • Pezcoller Foundation
  • SANOFI GENZYME
  • Servier
  • Theradex Oncology
  • Associate
  • Idera Pharmaceuticals
  • Illumina, Inc.
  • Mirati Therapeutics