Nonprofit · EIN 45-3266802
CANCER COMMONS
Tax-exempt · PALO ALTO, CA 94306
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,842,982 | $1,726,483 | $116,499 | $668,478 | $125,129 | $543,349 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,246,687 | $1,171,436 | $75,251 | $517,762 | $90,912 | $426,850 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,164,344 | $1,582,845 | -$418,501 | $408,611 | $57,012 | $351,599 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,794,845
- Program service revenue
- $25,000
- Investment income
- $23,137
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,672
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $276,052
- Other salaries and wages
- $653,308
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,062,838
- Professional fundraising fees
- $30,000
- Accounting fees
- $39,040
- Travel
- $11,258
- Program services (functional)
- $1,369,489
- Management and general (functional)
- $181,121
- Fundraising (functional)
- $175,873
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $517,762
- Total assets, end of year
- $668,478
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $125,129
- Net assets, end of year
- $543,349
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $495,849
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $47,500
- Gross receipts
- $2,077,981
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIENNE NUGENT | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $170,000 | $180 |
| SUNEETA MANDAVA | SENIOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $148,000 | $18,819 |
| MASAKO YOKOTA | DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN Highest-paid employee | 40 | $112,000 | $2,194 |
| SHELLEY FRISBIE | CFO Officer | 25 | $58,500 | $0 |
| PAUL BILLINGS | VICE CHAIR AND ACTING CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $20,000 | $0 |
| JAY M TENENBAUM | FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY MARTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERN NORVIEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SIMON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL STASIOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON MORRISON | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 2/27/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAMUDI BHAWE | SENIOR SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,857 | $22,831 |
| ADRIENNE NUGENT | DIRECTOR OF SCIENTIFIC & CLINICAL OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $143,333 | $253 |
| MASAKO YOKOTA | CHIEF OF STAFF Officer | 40 | $79,858 | $35,441 |
| SHELLEY FRISBIE | CFO Officer | 25 | $113,150 | $0 |
| JAY M TENENBAUM | FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL BILLINGS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY MARTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VERN NORVIEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SIMON | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 8/24/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL STASIOR | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 10/25/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLADYS MONROY | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/14/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED STAREN | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 9/28/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLEY FRISBIE | CFO Officer | 40 | $180,000 | $0 |
| KAUMUDI BHAWE | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,500 | $25,398 |
| EMILYA SHTIVELMAN | SENIOR SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 25 | $154,938 | $332 |
| DEBORAH CHRISTENSEN | PATIENT NAVIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,250 | $18,570 |
| MASAKO DUBOIS | SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $102,000 | $7,782 |
| REBECCA DRISCOLL | CEO Officer | 40 | $100,000 | $6,993 |
| PAUL BILLINGS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GLADYS MONROY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENCE MARTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VERN NORVIEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED STAREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY M TENENBAUM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID DALY | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 12/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2625 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD SUITE 104, PALO ALTO, CA 94306-2516
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAY M TENENBAUM, 2625 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD 104, PALO ALTO, CA 94306
- Signed the 990
- SHELLEY FRISBIE, CFO
- Phone
- (650) 289-4044
- Website
- WWW.CANCERCOMMONS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BPM LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 45-3266802 or by the name CANCER COMMONS.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
CANCER COMMONS IS A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND TREATING PHYSICIANS WITH ACTIONABLE INFORMATION TO SUPPORT INFORMED TREATMENT DECISIONS, ALONG WITH DIRECT-TO-PATIENT NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CANCER AND THEIR CAREGIVERS.
Program accomplishments
- PATIENT NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT:CANCER COMMONS PROVIDED PERSONALIZED NAVIGATION AND EXPERT GUIDANCE TO APPROXIMATELY 1,200 NEW AND RETURNING CLIENTS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025. MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS FACED ADVANCED OR HARD-TO-TREAT CANCERS, INCLUDING BRAIN AND PANCREATIC CANCERS, WHERE TREATMENT DECISIONS ARE COMPLEX AND TIME-SENSITIVE.THE ORGANIZATION'S SERVICES HELP PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS UNDERSTAND THEIR DIAGNOSIS, CLARIFY TREATMENT GOALS, AND EVALUATE TESTING, THERAPIES, AND CLINICAL TRIALS. EACH PATIENT IS PAIRED WITH A SCIENTIST WHO REVIEWS MEDICAL HISTORY, RESEARCHES ADDITIONAL TESTING, AND IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL TREATMENT PATHS AND TRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. THIS INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT EMPOWERS PATIENTS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS AT CRITICAL MOMENTS IN THEIR CARE AND HELPS FAMILIES NAVIGATE AN OVERWHELMING AND RAPIDLY EVOLVING MEDICAL LANDSCAPE. DONOR SUPPORT ENABLES CANCER COMMONS TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AT NO COST TO PATIENTS.Expenses $809,763
- LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT:CANCER COMMONS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT ON THE LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM (LHS), A TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ACCELERATE AND IMPROVE TREATMENT DECISION-MAKING FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED CANCERS. THE SYSTEM INTEGRATES REAL-WORLD PATIENT DATA AND AI-DRIVEN ANALYSIS TO HELP IDENTIFY PROMISING TREATMENT OPTIONS AND REFINE RECOMMENDATIONS OVER TIME. THIS WORK ADVANCES THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG-TERM VISION: A LEARNING HEALTH SYSTEM IN WHICH EACH PATIENT'S EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTES TO KNOWLEDGE THAT BENEFITS THE NEXT. DONOR INVESTMENT IN THIS INITIATIVE HELPS BUILD A FUTURE WHERE PERSONALIZED, DATA-INFORMED CANCER CARE IS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.Expenses $298,783
- WEBSITE, MARKETING, AND COMMUNICATIONS:THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCED ITS WEBSITE, MARKETING, AND COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT AN UPDATED BRAND IDENTITY AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO PATIENT-FACING RESOURCES. DURING THE YEAR, CANCER COMMONS COMPLETED FOUNDATIONAL WORK, INCLUDING CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN PLANNING, AND USER-EXPERIENCE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL ENABLE A FULL LAUNCH IN THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO REACH PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS SEEKING TIMELY, TRUSTWORTHY GUIDANCE.Expenses $133,290
- PARTNERSHIPS:CANCER COMMONS COLLABORATES WITH MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNERS TO EXTEND EXPERT GUIDANCE TO PATIENTS WHO NEED IT MOST. THESE PARTNERSHIPS STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S REACH AND ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS REFERRED BY TRUSTED INSTITUTIONS RECEIVE TIMELY, PERSONALIZED SUPPORT.KEY PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDED THE MUSELLA FOUNDATION FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH & INFORMATION AND HEAD FOR THE CURE, WHICH JOINTLY PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING TO EXPAND BRAIN CANCER NAVIGATION SERVICES. THIS SUPPORT ENABLED THE ORGANIZATION TO ENGAGE AN ONCOLOGY NURSE NAVIGATOR AND OFFER SPECIALIZED GUIDANCE TO BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. THROUGH THESE COLLABORATIONS, CANCER COMMONS REACHED MORE FAMILIES CONFRONTING SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING CANCER DIAGNOSES AND ENSURED THEY HAD ACCESS TO EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE SUPPORT.Expenses $127,653
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3266802
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $668,478
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,077,981
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,842,982 | $1,726,483 | $668,478 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,246,687 | $1,171,436 | $517,762 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,164,344 | $1,582,845 | $408,611 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,655,358 | $1,636,180 | $832,926 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 45-3266802).
Questions about CANCER COMMONS
- What is the EIN of CANCER COMMONS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CANCER COMMONS is 45-3266802.
- Is CANCER COMMONS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to CANCER COMMONS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CANCER COMMONS 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 CANCER COMMONS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CANCER COMMONS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CANCER COMMONS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JAY M TENENBAUM.
- Who are the officers and directors of CANCER COMMONS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $170,000 (ADRIENNE NUGENT, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER).
- How much revenue does CANCER COMMONS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,842,982, expenses of $1,726,483 and total assets of $668,478 at year end.
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