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TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION (EIN 95-4596354)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-07-26
IRS object ID
202102079349300635
Schema version
2020v4.1
Source
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MissionTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION PROVIDES GRANTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS, INNOVATIVE RESEARCH, CARING PATIENT SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TO PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS.MissionDesc
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DescIN 2020, TOWER FUNDED TWO NEW SENIOR INVESTIGATOR GRANTS WHICH INCLUDED AN ESTEEMED RESEARCHER AT USC RESEARCHING BETTER TREATMENTS FOR THE HARD TO TREAT TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER, AND AN ESTEEMED RESEARCHER AT UCLA RESEARCHING AN INNOVATIVE METHOD TO MAKE IMMUNOTHERAPY MORE EFFECTIVE. TOWER ALSO FUNDED THREE NEW CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOR PROMISING YOUNG PHYSICIAN SCIENTISTS LOCATED AT USC, UCLA, CEDARS-SINAI, AND UCI. RESEARCH AREAS FOCUS ON COLORECTAL CANCER, CHEMO RESISTANCE, AND IMPROVING IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT IN BREAST CANCER. AND IN ADDITION, TOWER CONTINUED FUNDING ON SIX MULTIYEAR SENIOR INVESTIGATOR GRANTS. TOTAL GRANT EXPENDITURES TOPPED $1,400,000. INVESTING IN NOVEL IDEAS OF YOUNG INVESTIGATORS ALLOWS US TO LEVERAGE OUR DONOR DOLLARS TO HAVE MAXIMUM IMPACT. IN 2020 ALONE, OUR PREVIOUS CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTEES WENT ON TO EARN OVER $6.5 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE RESEARCH DATA CREATED UNDER OUR GRANT PROGRAM.TOWER'S MAGNOLIA HOUSE OFFERS FREE EVIDENCE BASED PSYCHOSOCIAL PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAMS AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ONE'S QUALITY CANCER TREATMENT AND SURVIVORSHIP CARE. IN 2013, TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S MAGNOLIA PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAM OFFERED 19 CLASSES PER MONTH AND HAD 500 VISITS IN THE FIRST YEAR. IN 2020, TOWER'S MAGNOLIA HOUSE PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAM OFFERED OVER 130CLASSES/SERVICES PER MONTH AND RECEIVED OVER 15,000 PARTICIPANT VISITS PER YEAR. ADDITIONALLY, IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID NATIONAL PANDEMIC, TOWER TRANSFERRED NEARLY ALL IN PERSON CLASS TO THE ONLINE FORMAT WHICH HAS NOT ONLY EXPANDED THE DEMOGRAPHICS IN WHICH WE SERVICE BUT WE HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO INCREASE OUR CLASS CAPACITIES. EVEN WITH AN INCREASE IN CLASS CAPACITIES, OVER 70% OF OUR CLASSES HAD A WAIT LIST WHICH HIGHLIGHTS BOTH THE QUALITY IN THE PROGRAMS WE OFFER AND THE VOID THAT EXIST, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ISOLATION MANY CANCER PATIENTS ARE EXPERIENCING DURING COVIDS. PARTICIPANTS VIEW MAGNOLIA HOUSE PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAM AS A LIFELINE THAT PROVIDES NOT ONLY ENHANCED QUALITY OF LIFE BUT A COMMUNITY OF FRIENDSHIP, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND COMFORT AS WELL. TOWER'S COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF EXPERT VOLUNTEERS WHO REVIEW APPLICATIONS IN DEPTH AND THEN MEET TO DISCUSS GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM CANCER SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN 2020 WE RECEIVED 34 APPLICATIONS, A RECORD NUMBER. WE FUNDED 14 DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, ALSO A RECORD NUMBER IN ONE YEAR. ALL APPLICATIONS WERE WORTHY OF FUNDING, SO IT WAS A VERY CHALLENGING DECISION. THE 14 ORGANIZATIONS COVER A DIVERSE GROUP OF CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES AND DEMOGRAPHICS RANGING FROM CHILDHOOD CANCER, MEAL DELIVERY, AND GRIEF SUPPORT TO CANCER SUPPORT COUNSELING, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH UNDERSERVED AND MINORITY POPULATIONS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND LEGAL RESOURCES AS THEY RELATE TO COVID-19 AND CANCER. AFTER RIGOROUS REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FROM THE GRANT REVIEW COMMITTEE, TOWER FUNDED 14 ORGANIZATIONS TOTALING $210,000 IN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP GRANTS WHICH INCLUDED: BREAST CANCER ANGELS, BUMBLEBEE FOUNDATION, CALIFORNIA HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, CELEBRATE LIFE CANCER MINISTRY, CENTER FOR PSYCHOLOGY OF CANCER (FRAN'S PLACE), CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES DISABILITY RIGHTS LEGAL CENTER, MEMORIAL CARE, OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER, PROJECT ANGEL FOOD, THE HEART TOUCH PROJECT, THE PABLOVE FOUNDATION, UCLA JONSSON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION (SIMMS/MANN UCLA CENTER FOR INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY), AND VIETNAMESE AMERICAN CANCER FOUNDATION.Desc
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LINDA LEVENSON DELSACK
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CASEY FEDERMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY GALLAGHER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH GOREN
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RANDY KATZ
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PHILOMENA MCANDREW MD
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DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$3,952,393EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$171,855BOYAmt
EOY$132,734EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,000BOYAmt
EOY$350,300EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,230,000BOYAmt
EOY$857,800EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,411,855BOYAmt
EOY$1,340,834EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$135,612BOYAmt
EOY$681,491EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,392,571BOYAmt
EOY$1,930,068EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,528,183BOYAmt
EOY$2,611,559EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,940,038BOYAmt
EOY$3,952,393EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$191,780ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$275,156NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,506,895CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,352,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,720,525CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,097,941CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,679,554CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,357,314TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,506,895CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,352,399CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,720,525CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,097,941CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,679,554CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,357,314TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$274,501SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$15,082,813PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,436CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$56,397CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,144CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,603CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,531CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$255,111TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,612,425TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,314,408GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.96610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$883,113OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$424,393DepreciationAmt
Book Value$458,720BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$368,703OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$346,123DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,580BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$481,300TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PLEDGES PAYABLE$710,000
SBA PPP LOAN$147,800
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$857,800TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION FILES IRS FORM 990 AND STATE FORMS 199 AND RRF-1. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE GUIDANCE ABOUT POSITIONS TAKEN BY AN ORGANIZATION IN ITS TAX RETURNS THAT MIGHT BE UNCERTAIN. TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT OF TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION DOES NOT BELIEVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$948,444GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$948,444CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$17,328EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$80,043OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LUNCHEONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$347,927GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$347,927CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$27,347EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$18,646OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total3OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$326,453GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$326,453CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,622,824GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,622,824CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Entertainment Total Events$44,675EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$98,689OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$143,364DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$143,364NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (15 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3500 S FIGUEROA STREET STE 102LOS ANGELESCA900898001951642394$500,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - JOHN CARPTEN
UC REGENTS LOS ANGELES
405 HILGARD AVENUE BOX 957089 1125LOS ANGELESCA900957089956006144$500,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - LILI YANGMURPHY HALL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3500 S FIGUEROA STREET STE 102LOS ANGELESCA900898001951642394$100,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - ER TORRES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
120 THEORY SUITE 200LOS ANGELESCA926971050952540117$100,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - WENQI WANG
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
8700 BEVERLY BLVD 65-WIL 1150LOS ANGELESCA90048951644600$100,000SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - JUN GONG
CITY OF HOPE
1500 EAST DUARTE ROADDUARTECA91010953435919$50,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ST JOHN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION
2121 SANTA MONICA BLVDSANTA MONICACA90404956100079$40,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
3500 S FIGUEROA STREET STE 102LOS ANGELESCA900898001951642394$40,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CAMP KESEM
10586 W PICO BLVD 196LOS ANGELESCA90064510454157$25,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
OUR HOUSE
1663 SAWTELLE BLVD SUITE 300LOS ANGELESCA90025330529915$20,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
PROJECT ANGEL FOOD
922 VINE STREETLOS ANGELESCA90038954115863$15,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CELEBRATE LIFE CANCER MINISTRY
2313 WEST 109TH STREETINGLEWOODCA90303200421253$10,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
RIP MEDICAL DEBT
80 THEODORE FREMD AVENUERYENY105802891471442997$10,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
BUMBLE BEE FOUNDATION
4035 E THOUSAND OAKS BLVD STE 235THOUSAND OAKSCA91362452442151$10,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CITY OF HOPE
1500 EAST DUARTE ROADDUARTECA91010953435919-$689,767SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - DR. YU

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINDA DAVIDPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$215,008BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$31,061NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$246,069TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARRIED COUPLES: ALAN D & ABBY LEVY FRED & NANCY ROSENFELT
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BREVIEW OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONSISTENT MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ASSUMES OVERSIGHT OVER THE AUDIT PROCESS AND REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE AUDIT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.