Nonprofit · EIN 37-1613621
FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $959,791 | $1,366,858 | -$407,067 | $1,639,930 | $1,308,547 | $331,383 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,043,253 | $902,106 | $141,147 | $1,574,130 | $835,680 | $738,450 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $880,709 | $844,211 | $36,498 | $1,354,097 | $756,794 | $597,303 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $979,571
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $10,364
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$30,144
- Other revenue
- -$30,144
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,340,898
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Program services (functional)
- $1,357,396
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,462
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,574,130
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,639,930
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,308,547
- Net assets, end of year
- $331,383
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $323,684
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $7,699
- Gross receipts
- $1,063,305
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 60
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH BOWLER | TREASURER AND CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $108,000 |
| GABRIELLE BARON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE BLOOMBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN CUNNINGHAM BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN CANELLOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE CHAPMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CONROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM FAURIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA FINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH FINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN FREI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE BENNETT FRIEDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MENDOZA FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GELCHION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
24 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICKI HIRSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE KAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMYE KURSON-COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA LAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN LIN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EILEEN MACELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE MAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH MCCAFFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SETH ANDREA MCCOY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAMIE MONOVOUKAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCI NOLLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOBEY ORESMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEAN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY SANTOS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA SEGEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SLOTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELAINE ZOUZAS THIBAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA GERSON UNGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARRIE WILSON | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARILYN WOLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL PAPAGNI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STACEY ARBETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET BANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH BOWLER | TREASURER AND CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $105,000 |
| GABRIELLE BARON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE BLOOMBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN CUNNINGHAM BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN CANELLOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE CHAPMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CONROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM FAURIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA FINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH FINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN FREI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE BENNETT FRIEDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MENDOZA FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GELCHION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICKI HIRSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE KAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMYE KURSON-COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA LAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN LIN | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN MACELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH MCCAFFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH ANDREA MCCOY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE MONOVOUKAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI NOLLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBEY ORESMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE PROWDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCY SANTOS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA SEGEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SLOTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE ZOUZAS THIBAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA GERSON UNGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE WILSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN WOLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL PAPAGNI | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY ARBETTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET BANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 41 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH BOWLER | TREASURER AND CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $102,400 |
| GABRIELLE BARON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE BLOOMBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN CUNNINGHAM BUTLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN CANELLOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE CHAPMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE CONROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN COOK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM FAURIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRUDI FEINSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANITA FINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH FINN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN FREI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE BENNETT FRIEDBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MENDOZA FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER GELCHION | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICKI HIRSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE HOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE KAE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMYE KURSON-COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA LAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN LIN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN MACELROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE MARSHALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MAYER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH MCCAFFREY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH ANDREA MCCOY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE MONOVOUKAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GINA MORDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI NOLLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOBEY ORESMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEEANN TO OUIMET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN PEARLSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LESLIE PROWDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUCY SANTOS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA SEGEL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA SLOTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE ZOUZAS THIBAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA GERSON UNGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE WILSON | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN WOLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 450 BROOKLINE AVENUE - SW120, BOSTON, MA 02215-5418
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HELEN LIN, 450 BROOKLINE AVENUE - SW120, BOSTON, MA 02215
- Signed the 990
- HELEN LIN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (617) 632-3021
- Website
- WWW.DANA-FARBER.ORG/FRIENDS
- Return prepared by
- PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- TO SUPPORT THE EXEMPT MISSION OF THE DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE THROUGH FUNDRAISING EFFORTS.Expenses $1,357,396 · grants $1,340,898
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-1613621
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G113)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,639,930
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,063,305
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $959,791 | $1,366,858 | $1,639,930 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,043,253 | $902,106 | $1,574,130 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $880,709 | $844,211 | $1,354,097 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $718,123 | $644,740 | $1,259,646 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 37-1613621).
Questions about FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE is 37-1613621.
- Is FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE 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 FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names HELEN LIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 39 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $959,791, expenses of $1,366,858 and total assets of $1,639,930 at year end.
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