American Institute for Cancer Research

“The 990 form is reviewed by key staff in the aicr accounting department. The 990 form is then reviewed by aicr executive management, rsm tax and the law firm steptoe & johnson.”

“The institute's board of directors has a conflict of interest policy in effect. A copy of the policy is provided to each director, officer and staff member of aicr who is presently serving in a capacity where a conflict of interest could arise. The policy is reviewed annually. If the board determines that changes do not need to be made, the policy is reaffirmed. New directors, officers, and staff members are advised of the policy in effect upon taking office or upon the start of employment, as the case may be. Since fiscal year 2010, directors, officers, executives, and senior level management staff have been required to sign a "declaration of lack of conflict of interest." the policy provides that in the event of a conflict of interest relevant to a matter requiring action by the board, the person shall call it to the attention of the board (or committee of the board, as the case may be), and such person shall not vote on the matter. The person having a conflict of interest shall provide the board (or committee of the board, as the case may be), with any and all relevant information, and shall retire from the room in which the board (or committee of the board, as the case may be) is meeting concerning such matter, and shall not participate in the final deliberation or decision regarding the matter under consideration. The minutes of the meeting of the board (or committee of the board, as the case may be) shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and that the interested person was not present during the final discussion of such matter or vote and did not vote on such matter. When there is a doubt as to whether a conflict of interest exists, the matter shall be resolved by vote of the board of directors (or committee of the board, as the case may be), excluding the interested person.”

“The compensation committee, through a resolution of the aicr board of directors, is responsible for setting the compensation of the principal officers. This committee conducts an annual review of performance at the end of each calendar year against the goals and objectives established in the yearly budgets, the yearly operation plan and the long-term strategic plans. Information utilized in determining compensation adjustments for this reporting period include: 1) report from the executive team for the calendar year; 2) fiscal year performance and effectiveness assessment report; 3) hra-nca compensation survey; 4) american society of association executives association compensation and benefits report; 5) guidestar compensation report 5) nonprofit times nonprofit salary and benefits report. After reviewing compensation studies and other industry information, compensation is determined and awarded. Increases are consistent with compensation paid by organizations similar to aicr having comparable responsibility and duties. Increases are documented and a memo is drafted from the compensation committee to the senior vice president of finance, human resource file and to the executives receiving the review including the instructions and details for the compensation changes.”

“All governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).”

“Cancer health check an online assessment tool to help individuals understand how the lifestyle choices they make every day can reduce their risk for cancer. This simple and easy tool measures individual lifestyle choices, like diet and exercise habits, against aicr's evidence-based 10 cancer prevention recommendations. After users answer a brief series of questions, they immediately receive a summary of results that show areas where they are doing well and where there are areas for improvement. This is an approachable tool that is used by both the general public and by health-care providers. This innovative tool launched in february 2020 was awarded gold/first place in the digital health resources/tool category in the 2020 fall digital health awards. There was a total of 4,613 users/e-mails collected in fy2024 living with cancer and beyond: cancer resource program aicr offers a free booklet of advice for newly diagnosed cancer patients and their loved ones. Developed with a team of physicians, nurses, dietitians, psychologists and cancer patients, cancer resource lays out information patients need, including questions to ask your doctor, treatment options, where to find help, nutrition during treatment and much more. Aicr staff can create customized packets for any cancer by including specific, detailed and up-to-date printouts about the relevant cancer. Requests for each packet are filled immediately to get this vital information to those who need it as quickly as possible. Cancer resource is also available in spanish, which increases access to this information even further as a free downloadable on aicr's online store. In fy24 there were a total of 123 cancer resource books sold. Aicr's health professional and educator community aicr's hp community provides an online destination for health professionals, featuring a wealth of interactive tools, continuing education opportunities and practical evidence-based resources for patients and clients. Programs for cancer survivors the overall aging of the united states population and changing prevalence of risk factors, including obesity, have increased the incidence of many types of cancer while advances in the early detection and treatment of cancer have led to reduced cancer mortality. These factors have combined to dramatically increase the number of cancer survivors. Nearly 18.3 million people in the us were living with a history of a cancer diagnosis as of january 2022. This number is projected to grow to more than 26 million by 2040. During fy24, aicr proactively funded research, developed evidence-based information and contributed tools, resources and programs that are attuned to this growing population. Conferences and exhibits in fy24, aicr staff attended, presented, networked, exhibited and/or distributed materials at various in-person and virtual conferences and annual meetings. External relations in fy24, aicr built deeper relationships with key national, regional and local stakeholder organizations to leverage these partnerships and ensure our evidence-based messages and educational resources are understood and utilized. Aicr proactively joined additional organizations' committees and served on advisory panels, work groups and expert forums to build visibility and awareness of our mission. Media program aicr had solid media coverage in national print and online outlets as well as tv and radio stations.”

“External events 2023 present: co-chair of cancer mig, american college of lifestyle medicine (aclm) 2022 present: chair of international cancer research partnership (icrp) presentations 2024/03/16: "global evidence on physical activity and related health behaviors on quality of life and survival in cancer survivors" society of behavioral medicine 45th annual meeting, philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states 2024/03/15: "meet the funders - moving behavioral science upstream" society of behavioral medicine 45th annual meeting, philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states 2024/03/14: "pragmatism vs perfection: when is research evidence good enough to give advice?" co-presenters: kathryn schmitz, phd, mph, monica baskin, phd, claudio nigg, phd sandra mitchell, phd, crnp. Society of behavioral medicine 45th annual meeting, philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states 2023/11/09: understanding the role of lifestyle across the cancer care continuum (panel discussion). Future of cancer care summit, tampa florida, united states aicr research programs manager presented about the aicr/wcrf cancer recommentations at the cancer survivorship research meeting (virtual), university of south carolina, march 22, 2024 aicr research programs manager presented about the inspire grant challenge at the international cancer research partnership, may 15, 2024 webinars/podcasts 2023/10/17: diet & lifestyle for cancer prevention and survivorship evidence over opinion. Oldways preservation trust special webinar 01/25/2024: blue cure podcast with gabe canales ("obesity and cancer risk") 02/15/2024: dhl cancer prevention month webinar (panelists drs brockton & paden) peer-reviewed publications tsilidis k, markozannes g, becerra-toms n, cariolou m, balducci k, vieira ar, kiss s, aune d, greenwood d, dossus l, gonzalez gil e, gunter mj, allen k, brockton nt, croker h, gordon-dseagu v, mitrou p, musuwo n, wiseman mj, copson e, renehan ag, bours m, demark-wahnefried w, hudson m, may am, odedina ft, skinner r, steindorf k, tjonneland a, velikova g, baskin ml, chowdhury r, hill l, lewis s, seidell j, weijenberg m, krebs j, cross a, chan d. Post-diagnosis adiposity, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, dietary factors, supplement use and colorectal cancer prognosis: global cancer update programme (cup global) international journal of cancer. 2024, 155(3), 471485. (august) book chapter comander a, sullivan c, brockton n. Cancer. In: frates b, hivert m, duggan cp. Eds. Essentials of clinical nutrition in healthcare. Mcgraw hill; 2024. (june)”

“Change in value of split interest agreement liability -21,512. Net gain on interest in perpetual trust 116,987. Currency loss -22,757. Loss on termination of lease -29,945.”

“The process for overseeing the audit of the financial statements and selection of an independent accountant that audited the financial statements has been consistent with prior years.”