2026-02-10T13:18:56+00:00 2025-03-31 135381590 BDO USA 421 FAYETTEVILLE ST STE 300 RALEIGH NC 276011776 990 2025-01-01 522340031 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK INC AMER 2026615700 655 15TH STREET NW 503 WASHINGTON DC 20005 LISA A LACASSE PRESIDENT 2026615700 2026-02-10 true true SANDRA L FEINSMITH P01064157 9197549370 2026-02-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LISA A LACASSE 655 15TH STREET NW 503 WASHINGTON DC 20005 11534130 false X WWW.FIGHTCANCER.ORG X 2001 DC ACS CAN ADVOCATES FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICIES TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN FOR EVERYONE AS THE NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ADVOCACY AFFILIATE OF AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC. 16 16 0 39829 0 49065102 11355484 0 0 0 0 762792 148274 49827894 11503758 1347508 505085 0 0 30682033 8018248 0 0 408849 21092851 3883907 53122392 12407240 -3294498 -903482 21373911 20457771 10220980 10208322 11152931 10249449 DRIVEN BY A VISION TO END CANCER AS WE KNOW IT FOR EVERYONE, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. (ACS CAN) ADVOCATES FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICIES TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN BY ENGAGING ADVOCATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY SOLUTIONS. AS THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC.'S NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ADVOCACY AFFILIATE, ACS CAN IS MAKING CANCER A TOP PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. false false 8199907 443085 0 ACCESS TO CARE - ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE IS AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF ACS CAN'S MISSION TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN FOR EVERYONE. INSURANCE STATUS DIRECTLY IMPACTS HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND EXISTING DISPARITIES IN CANCER CARE ARE LARGELY ATTRIBUTED TO BARRIERS IN ACCESSING HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING LACK OF ADEQUATE COVERAGE. ACS CAN MOBILIZES PEOPLE WITH CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS ACROSS THE NATION TO BREAK DOWN THESE BARRIERS AND ADVOCATE TO ENSURE EVERYONE CAN ACCESS THE HEALTH CARE THEY DESERVE. 2826213 60000 0 CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING - ACS CAN ENGAGES IN SUPPORTING PUBLIC POLICY THAT PREVENTS CANCER, ADDRESSING RISK FACTORS FOR CANCER SUCH AS LIMITING TOBACCO USE, PROMOTING HEALTHY EATING AND ACTIVE LIVING AND ADDRESSING ACCESS TO EARLY DETECTION THROUGH CANCER SCREENINGS. ACS CAN ENGAGES THOSE WITH A LIVED EXPERIENCE OF CANCER TO ADVOCATE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS THAT PREVENT CANCER AND ENSURE EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER. 579897 2000 0 ACCELERATING CURES - CANCER RESEARCH SAVES LIVES. EVERY NEW BREAKTHROUGH IS A STEP TOWARD ENDING CANCER AS WE KNOW IT, FOR EVERYONE. AS THE LARGEST FUNDER OF BASIC CANCER RESEARCH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVES A CRITICAL ROLE IN ADVANCING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO understand, prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer. ACS CAN ENERGIZES PEOPLE WITH CANCER, THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS TO knowledgeably ADVOCATE FOR SUSTAINED AND MEANINGFUL CANCER RESEARCH THAT BENEFITS ALL AMERICANS. 11606017 false true true false true false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false true true false false false X 16 16 false false false false true false true true true false false false true true true true true true false false false false CA FL GA AL HI IL KS KY ME AK MD MA MN MS NH NJ NY NC ND OK OR PA RI SC TN VA AR WV WI X X JONELLE BILLONE 8002272345 270 PEACHTREE ST NW STE 1300 ATLANTA GA 303031246 X JOHN J MANNA JR ESQ BOARD VICE CHAIR 5.0 0 X X 0 0 0 KAY COLEMAN BOARD TREASURER 5.0 0 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY L JEFFRIES LEONARD PHD BOARD CHAIR 8.0 0 X X 0 0 0 MAUREEN G MANN MS MBA FACHE BOARD IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 5.0 0 X X 0 0 0 SCARLOTT K MUELLER MPH RN FAAN BOARD SECRETARY 5.0 0 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN A MARLOW CFA ACS BOARD CHAIR 3.0 8.0 X 0 0 0 BRUCE D WALDHOLTZ MD BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 DANA BERNSON MPH BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 DAVID FORD BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 DAVID O GARCIA PHD FACSM BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 JOSE R RAMOS JR BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 KAREN WINKFIELD MD PHD BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 MARGARET MCCAFFERY JD BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 OMAR M RASHID MD JD FACS FSSO DABS BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 PHILIP R O'BRIEN BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 SUSAN PENFIELD BOARD DIRECTOR 3.0 0 X 0 0 0 KAEL REICIN CHIEF FINANCIAL & STRATEGY OFFICER 5.0 57.0 X 0 0 0 LISA A LACASSE PRESIDENT 55.0 1.0 X 0 0 0 WAYNE A I FREDERICK MD MBA FACS INTERIM CEO 5.0 58.0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 1070077 321801 9602782 315568 45256 9559 11355484 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38749 321801 30372 8377 8377 CHANGE IN VALUE OF POOLED FUNDS 900099 115002 115002 PCARD REBATE 900099 24895 24895 0 0 0 0 139897 11503758 0 0 148274 X 505085 505085 0 0 0 0 0 0 122754 95472 27260 22 0 0 0 0 6215083 5947646 36317 231120 575957 515560 27111 33286 629601 562613 31074 35914 474853 443157 5754 25942 30407 27667 2326 414 1886 1716 144 26 0 0 0 0 1064688 1064688 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1357406 1138225 187751 31430 266168 248553 5676 11939 200183 184457 4543 11183 42926 35774 6267 885 0 0 0 0 223794 207800 10844 5150 384145 335744 40681 7720 0 0 0 0 237513 222208 5041 10264 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1971 1657 267 47 2152 2009 26 117 PRINTING - EDU & FUNDR 47315 44184 1009 2122 OTHER EXPENSES 23353 21802 283 1268 0 0 0 0 12407240 11606017 392374 408849 990470 1000000 14407 10445 1265870 1533694 751221 761276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116928 156728 26876 6968 20655 19908 0 0 0 0 0 0 18214360 16975720 21373911 20457771 4712592 5133610 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5508388 5074712 10220980 10208322 X 2139277 2207377 9013654 8042072 0 0 0 0 0 0 11152931 10249449 21373911 20457771 -903482 0 0 0 0 0 X false true true false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1984 0 1984 1984 true true false false Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 Description of Political Activities This 990 is being filed to reflect the stub year period 1/1/25-3/31/25 due to a change in accounting period. As such, there has been minimal political campaign activities conducted and no volunteer hours utilized. The expenses listed in line 2 represent salary expenses for ACS CAN staff and professional graphic design fees incurred to plan engagement for the future fiscal year. ACS CAN does not expressly advocate for the election or defeat of candidates. 0 0 0 0 0 26876 6968 19908 0 0 0 0 0 0 19908 INTEREST IN POOLED INVESTMENT FUNDS HELD BY ACS 8979152 DUE FROM AFFILIATE 4125907 RIGHT OF USE OPERATING LEASES 3842983 OTHER RECEIVABLES 27678 16975720 Federal Income Taxes RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 4780700 DUE TO AFFILIATE 294012 5074712 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote ACS CAN IS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF ACS. THE FOLLOWING FOOTNOTE IS INCLUDED IN ACS's FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: ACS DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX LIABILITY AS OF MARCH 31, 2025. ACS BELIEVES THAT IT HAS TAKEN NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. Policy Events 274698 237212 37486 9604 3809 9727 Lights of Hope 70736 69847 889 2473 981 2504 1 15116 14742 374 529 210 535 360550 321801 38749 12606 5000 12766 30372 8377 Schedule G, Part II ACS CAN recognizes event revenues when received and event expenses when incurred, in accordance with its accounting policy. This Form 990 reflects activity for the stub period 1/1/25-3/31/25 resulting from a change in accounting period. Reported amounts for certain events may include revenues received prior to the event and exclude expenses that will be incurred subsequently; remaining activity will be reported in the next Form 990. true Center Forward 1214A Ingleside Avenue McLean VA 22101 272429741 501(C)(4) 35000 Annual Program Membership Coalition for Health Funding 600 Maryland Ave SW Ste 220E Washington DC 20024 237334161 501(C)(3) 6835 Coalition Membership Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange 1155 15th St NW S-550 Washington DC 20005 521159816 501(C)(3) 25000 Annual Program Membership Keep Americans Covered 1341 G Street NW Suite 1100 Washington DC 20005 994276475 100000 Coalition Membership National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc 1720 Peachtree Street NW Suite 1020 North Tower Atlanta GA 30309 133168694 501(C)(3) 25000 Sponsorship National Health Law Program 1444 I Street NW Suite 1105 Washington DC 20005 953080947 501(C)(3) 100000 Access Advocacy National LGBT Cancer Network Inc 11 South Angell Street Suite 377 Providence RI 02906 262539172 501(C)(3) 80000 Access Advocacy National Urban League Inc 80 Pine Street 9th Floor New York NY 10005 131840489 501(C)(3) 25000 Event Sponsorship Partnership to Protect Coverage 912 East Capitol Street NE Washington DC 20003 920443628 501(C)(4) 15000 Annual Program Membership Together for Hope 2906 N State St Ste 3000 Jackson MS 39216 870835491 501(C)(3) 56250 Access Advocacy ZERO Prostate Cancer 201 N Union St Mailbox 110 Alexandria VA 22314 593400922 501(C)(3) 10000 Conference Sponsorship David A Winston Health Policy Fellowship 1341 G Street NW 11th Floor Washington DC 20005 521492039 501(C)(3) 7500 Conference Sponsorship Florida Voices for Health Inc PO Box 358946 Gainesville FL 32635 820921929 501(C)(3) 7500 Conference Sponsorship Jack and Jill of America Foundation Inc 1930 17th Street NW Washington DC 20009 510224656 501(C)(3) 10000 Sponsorship 11 3 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds THE GRANT AGREEMENT REQUIRES NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS TO BE FURNISHED BY GRANTEE TO ACS CAN WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE COMPLETION OF GRANTEE'S AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. REPORTING CONTINUES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS UNTIL GRANTEE HAS EXPENDED ALL FUNDS TRANSFERRED UNDER THE GRANT AGREEMENT. THE NARRATIVE REPORT DESCRIBES THE PROGRESS MADE BY THE GRANTEE TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE STATED GRANT PURPOSES. THE FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWS ACTUAL EXPENDITURES AGAINST THE APPROVED BUDGET AND SHOWS THAT THE GRANTEE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE LOBBYING CAP DESCRIBED IN THE AGREEMENT. THESE EXPENDITURE/PERFORMANCE REPORTS ARE TO BE RETAINED IN THE GRANTEE'S FILES FOR A PERIOD OF NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) YEARS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE GRANT PERIOD. Form 990, Part I, Line 5 Number of Employees This return is being filed to reflect the short-year period 1/1/2025-3/31/2025. This line represents the number of employees for the calendar year ending with or within the reporting period. Because no calendar year ended within this short period, the total number of individuals employed is reported as zero on Part V, Line 2a. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL AND STRATEGY OFFICER ARE EMPLOYED BY ACS, AND ACCORDINGLY THEIR COMPENSATION IS SUBJECT TO DETERMINATION AND REVIEW BY ACS' COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE BOARD'S OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DETERMINING THE ADEQUACY AND REASONABLENESS OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID TO EMPLOYEES WHO MAY BE CHARACTERIZED AS DISQUALIFIED PERSONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4958 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO, AND VESTED IN, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ACS, WHICH SHALL BE A DESIGNATED BODY OF THE CORPORATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders ACS CAN IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION WHOSE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER IS ACS. THE BYLAWS ALSO PROVIDE FOR NON-VOTING MEMBERS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders ACS HAS VOTING RIGHTS WITH REGARD TO AMENDMENT OF THE FILING ORGANIZATION'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR TO MERGE, CONSOLIDATE, OR DISSOLVE THE FILING ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body MANAGEMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, PREPARES AND REVIEWS THE FORM 990. THEN, PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW DURING A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE FORM BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy ACS CAN MAINTAINS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST (COI) POLICY, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE AT LEAST ANNUALLY AND MODIFIED AS REQUIRED. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REQUIRED TO CERTIFY ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE COI POLICY AND SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE EACH YEAR DISCLOSING ANY KNOWN CONFLICTS. EMPLOYEE RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT ALSO MONITORS ALL TRANSACTIONS DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS TO IDENTIFY OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, AND UPON NOTICE OF A CONFLICT DISCLOSURE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE REVIEWS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY ACTUAL CONFLICTS EXIST. INDIVIDUALS WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE IN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARE REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY POSTING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AT WWW.FIGHTCANCER.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees Consulting/Advisory General - Total Expense: 1293565, Program Service Expense: 1084523, Management and General Expenses: 179145, Fundraising Expenses: 29897; Other Consulting Mission - Total Expense: 51637, Program Service Expense: 43436, Management and General Expenses: 6961, Fundraising Expenses: 1240; Photo Video Services - Total Expense: 9533, Program Service Expense: 8019, Management and General Expenses: 1285, Fundraising Expenses: 229; Foreign Language Translation - Total Expense: 2671, Program Service Expense: 2247, Management and General Expenses: 360, Fundraising Expenses: 64; Form 990, Page 1, Item A Change in Accounting Period REVENUE PROCEDURE 85-58 RULES APPLY Form 990, Part I Short Year Period This return is being filed to reflect the short-year period 1/1/2025-3/31/2025. As such, the revenue and expense amounts listed in the current year column of Part I, Lines 8-19 include 3 months of activity, whereas the prior year column includes 12 months of activity for the period 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024. 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