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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. 13532751 320686 0 CANCER PREVENTION AND SCREENING - ACS CAN ENGAGES IN SUPPORTING PUBLIC POLICY THAT PREVENTS CANCER BY LIMITING TOBACCO USE: SMOKE FREE LAWS, PROHIBITING FLAVORS, ACCESS TO TOBACCO CESSATION SERVICES AND TOBACCO TAXES ARE PROVEN INTERVENTIONS THAT DECREASE DEATH FROM CANCER. EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER THROUGH SCREENING CAN REDUCE MORTALITY FROM CERTAIN CANCERS AS WELL. ACS CAN ENGAGES IN PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY TO FURTHER THESE GOALS. 4241045 215364 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 CANCER RESEARCH, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SERVES A CRITICAL ROLE IN ADVANCING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TREAT AND PREVENT CANCER. 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Candidate questionnaires were given to all candidates for office and responses were shared publicly in accordance with the relevant federal, state and local guidelines. ACS CAN published voter guides for the Memphis Mayoral Race and the St. Louis Board of Aldermen Race on our website. ACS CAN does not expressly advocate for the election or defeat of candidates, but its questionnaires and resulting voter guides focus on a narrow range of issues, some of which contain model answers. 26876 3235 23641 23641 FUNDS HELD BY ACS 11067546 DUE FROM AFFILIATE 7448225 RIGHT OF USE OPERATING LEASES 4587662 OTHER RECEIVABLES 46934 23150367 0 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 5627601 DUE FROM AFFILIATE 365935 5993536 X 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' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: ACS DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX LIABILITY FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. ACS BELIEVES THAT IT HAS TAKEN NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. X X X X X X true Community Counseling Service Co LLC 527 Madison Avenue 5th Floor New York NY 10022 Fundraising Counsel false 0 200000 -200000 0 200000 -200000 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI Policy Events 1776035 1537891 238144 15180 21619 1506 19360 Lights of Hope 885450 858219 27231 7568 10778 751 9652 9 223987 201979 22008 1914 2727 190 2442 2885472 2598089 287383 24662 35124 2447 31454 93687 193696 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2: ACS CAN has engaged Community Counseling Service Co LLC to provide professional fundraising services. Under this arrangement, $2,787 was also paid to them for related expense reimbursement. The invoices received from Community Counseling Service Co LLC distinguish between the professional fundraising service fee amounts versus the general fundraising expenses and the contract defines the exact costs for professional fundraising services. ACS also engages Community Counseling Service Co LLC to perform consulting services outside of this professional fundraising arrangement. true Alabama Arise PO Box 1188 Montgomery AL 36101 631186365 501(c)(3) 20000 Health Care Coverage APAICS 1001 Connecticut Ave Washington DC 20036 521917903 501(c)(3) 35000 Sponsorship Black Hills Ctr for American Indian Health PO Box 2064 Rapid City SD 57709 460451715 501(c)(3) 7500 Sponsorship Black Voters Matter 4751 Best Rd 200 Atlanta GA 30337 823835203 501(c)(3) 300000 Health Care Coverage Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids 1400 I Street NW 1200 Washington DC 20005 521969967 501(c)(3) 25000 Sponsorship Center for Transforming Communities 258 North Merton Street Memphis TN 38112 621769933 501(c)(3) 25000 Community Health Center Forward 1214A Ingleside Ave McLean VA 22101 272429741 501(c)(4) 35000 Sponsorship Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy PO Box 25558 Charlotte NC 28229 561202940 501(c)(3) 75000 Health Care Coverage Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute 1128 16th Street NW Washington DC 20036 521114225 501(c)(3) 40000 Sponsorship Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute 700 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20003 200392012 501(c)(3) 20000 Sponsorship Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc PO Box 33759 Washington DC 20033 530215218 501(c)(7) 10000 Sponsorship Douglass Leadership Institute PO Box 87613 Montgomery Village MD 20886 474951579 501(c)(3) 30000 Sponsorship Equal Hope 300 S Ashland 202 Chicago IL 60607 262264895 501(c)(3) 25000 Community Health Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange 1155 15th Street NW Washington DC 20005 521159816 501(c)(3) 12500 Sponsorship Georgia First Inc 5108 Glen Forrest Flowery Branch GA 30542 365011335 501(c)(4) 300000 Health Care Coverage HEART Coalition 859 Cascade Ave Atlanta GA 30311 203016966 501(c)(3) 25000 Community Health Jackson MS Alum Chap of Delta Sigma Theta PO Box 96 Jackson MS 39205 646037741 501(c)(7) 7500 Sponsorship LEADLeaders Engaged and Determined 2420 S Main Ave Sioux Falls SD 57104 821808721 501(c)(4) 10000 Health Care Coverage Missouri Coalition for the Environment 725 Kingsland Ave 100 St Louis MO 63130 237167066 501(c)(3) 10000 Community Health MS Faith Based Coalition for Comm Renewal 1750 Ellis Ave 205 Jackson MS 39204 200473859 501(c)(3) 60000 Health Care Coverage National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc 925B Peachtree Street NE Atlanta GA 30309 133168694 501(c)(3) 25000 Community Health National Council of Urban Indian Health 1 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington DC 20001 330798803 501(c)(3) 10000 Sponsorship National Health Law Program 3701 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles CA 90010 953080947 501(c)(3) 10000 Health Law Grant National Indian Health Board 910 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20003 237226316 501(c)(3) 20000 Sponsorship National LGBT Cancer Network 11 South Angell St Providence RI 02906 262539172 501(c)(3) 116660 LGBTQ+ Health Issues National Medical Association 8403 Colesville Rd Silver Springs MD 20910 536010805 501(c)(3) 10000 Sponsorship Nat'l Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators 1444 I Street NW 900 Washington DC 20005 841168319 501(c)(3) 50000 Sponsorship NBCSL 444 N Capital St NW Washington DC 20001 521218832 501(c)(3) 40000 Sponsorship North Carolina Alliance for Health 5001 S Miami Blvd 300 Durham NC 27703 814271401 501(c)(3) 40000 Community Health Ptrshp to Protect Coverage Patient Advocacy 411 R Street NW Washington DC 20001 920443628 501(c)(4) 15000 Coalition Sponsorshp The Center for Black Health & Equity 2726 Croasdaile Drive 212 Durham NC 27705 562211875 501(c)(3) 25000 Sponsorship The Council of State Governments 1776 Ave of the States Lexington KY 40511 366000818 501(c)(3) 57500 Sponsorship The Links Foundation Inc 1200 Massachusetts Ave Washington DC 20005 521170830 501(c)(3) 10000 Sponsorship Together for Hope 2906 N State Street 300 Jackson MS 39216 870835491 501(c)(3) 275000 Health Care Coverage Touch4Life 6030 Daybreak Cir Clarksville MD 21029 844901951 501(c)(3) 30000 Biomarker Outreach Transform 314 3940 Westminster Place St Louis MO 63108 923126128 501(c)(3) 20000 Community Health University Of South Florida 4202 E Fowler Ave Adm131 Tampa FL 33620 593102112 GOVT ENTITY 59800 Clinical Study Grant UT Southwestern Harold C Simmons Cancer Ctr 2201 Inwood Rd Dallas TX 75390 756002868 GOVT ENTITY 147984 Clinical Study Grant ZERO Prostate Cancer 201 N Union St 110 Alexandria VA 22314 593400922 501(c)(3) 20000 Sponsorship 33 6 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. false true false false false false false false false Karen E Knudsen PhD Chief Executive Officer 70620 819190 40693 472043 186 2163 6651 77154 2508 29093 120658 1399643 0 0 Kael Reicin Chief Fin. & Strategy Officer 52873 602755 30823 351377 7755 88405 1759 20053 2298 26197 95508 1088787 3996 44755 Lisa A Lacasse President 458314 0 237257 0 12057 0 53458 0 5947 0 767033 0 0 0 Pamela G Traxel SVP, Alliance Dev. & Philanthr 285709 0 61835 0 841 0 35722 0 10647 0 394754 0 0 0 Marissa P Brown SVP, State & Local Advocacy 268577 0 81383 0 1180 0 19800 0 22092 0 393032 0 0 0 Alissa B Crispino SVP, Advocacy Comm. & Policy 253109 0 56875 0 251 0 21044 0 598 0 331877 0 0 0 Carter S Steger VP, State and Local Campaigns 198020 0 39518 0 1476 0 68242 0 9824 0 317080 0 0 0 Paul Hull VP, Regional Advocacy 185517 0 38017 0 754 0 39074 0 24522 0 287884 0 0 0 Tammy Boyd VP, Federal Advocacy 258951 0 5200 0 588 0 13403 0 8692 0 286834 0 0 0 Mark R Anderson VP, Regional Advocacy 207002 0 40800 0 1290 0 15180 0 15803 0 280075 0 0 0 Jeffrey Martin VP, Grassroots Advocacy 188052 0 45977 0 742 0 23888 0 16368 0 275027 0 0 0 Catherine E Mickle Former Chief Admin. Officer 0 0 0 0 0 106594 0 0 0 0 0 106594 10944 209182 SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 - ARRANGEMENT TOP MGMT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION: ACS CAN'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS AN EMPLOYEE OF A RELATED PARTY, ACS. ACCORDINGLY, THEIR COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE FOLLOWING METHODS: COMPENSATION COMMITTEE; INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT; COMPENSATION STUDY OR SURVEY; AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR ACS ARE DETAILED IN THE FORM 990 FOR ACS. SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B - SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN: ACS CAN AND ACS MAINTAIN A SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN ("SERP"), 457(B), AND 457(F) PLANS AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR CERTAIN EXECUTIVES. THE SERP IS DESIGNED TO RESTORE CERTAIN BENEFITS THAT ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF TAX RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFITS PAYABLE FROM THE TAX-QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE ORGANIZATION RESTORES MATCHING CONTRIBUTION BENEFITS THAT ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF TAX RESTRICTIONS ON ACS CAN'S 401(K) PLAN IN THE 457(B) AND 457(F) PLANS. AS PART OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE "COMMITTEE") RESPONSIBILITIES, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE NEW AND TOTAL VALUES OF ALL SERP AND 457(F) BENEFITS AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR EACH PARTICIPATING EXECUTIVE. THE COMMITTEE PROCESS IS FULLY DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE O AS RELATED TO PART VI, LINE 15. THE SERP PLAN WAS FROZEN IN 2016, AND AS A RESULT PAYMENTS ARE NOW MADE ONLY AFTER RETIREMENT RATHER THAN IN INCREMENTAL AMOUNTS DURING THE EXECUTIVE'S SERVICE. The following former officer received a final payout of supplemental executive retirement plan compensation they earned in their former role. Per the terms of the plan, the former officer became eligible to receive payment in 2023. CATHERINE MICKLE - $202,521 SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C): SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN C INCLUDES DEFERRED COMPENSATION RELATED TO THE ANNUAL CHANGE IN ACTUARIAL VALUE OF A QUALIFIED DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLAN. THE CHANGE IS CAUSED BY CHANGES IN ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE USED TO VALUE THE BENEFITS. A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN INTEREST RATES AND AN INCREASE IN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF PARTICIPANTS RESULTED IN A LARGE INCREASE IN ESTIMATED VALUE OF BENEFITS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. PRIOR TO ACTUAL RETIREMENT, THE ACTUARIAL (ESTIMATED) VALUES CAN INCREASE OR DECREASE FROM YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING ON WHETHER CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS INCREASE OR DECREASE. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: THE NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ADVOCACY AFFILIATE OF AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC. (ACS) DEDICATED TO ADVOCATING FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICIES TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN FOR EVERYONE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, INC. (ACS CAN) ADVOCATES FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC POLICIES TO REDUCE THE CANCER BURDEN FOR EVERYONE. AS ACS' NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN ADVOCACY AFFILIATE, ACS CAN IS MAKING CANCER A TOP PRIORITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND CANDIDATES AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS. BY ENGAGING ADVOCATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD, ACS CAN INFLUENCES LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY SOLUTIONS THAT WILL END CANCER AS WE KNOW IT, FOR EVERYONE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6: 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: 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: 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: ACS CAN MAINTAINS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST (COI) POLICY, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT 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 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 15A: THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCE AND STRATEGY OFFICER ARE EMPLOYEES OF 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 19: 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 DESCRIPTION:CONSULTING/ADVISORY GEN. TOTAL FEES:8456660 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER CONSULTING MISSION TOTAL FEES:140636 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER FEES TOTAL FEES:30938 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:PHOTO VIDEO SERVICES TOTAL FEES:23162 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:FOREIGN LANG. TRANSLATION TOTAL FEES:12580 AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INC 270 PEACHTREE ST NW STE 1300 ATLANTA GA 303031246 131788491 ELIM. 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