Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc

Organization Overview

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc, operating under the name Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, is located in New York, NY. The organization was established in 1995. According to its NTEE Classification (T70) the organization is classified as: Federated Giving Programs, under the broad grouping of Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations and related organizations. As of 12/2022, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance employed 29 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2022, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance generated $16.4m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 8 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 11.0% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $11.5m during the year ending 12/2022. While expenses have increased by 4.0% per year over the past 8 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2014, Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance has awarded 280 individual grants totaling $66,155,365. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

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OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 (AS THE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH FUND, INC.) AND IS A FULL-SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION FUNDING MEDICAL RESEARCH, ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF PATIENTS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OVARIAN CANCER IS THE DEADLIEST OF ALL GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS AND RANKS FIFTH AS THE CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN WOMEN. EACH YEAR THERE WILL BE OVER 19,000 NEW CASES OF OVARIAN CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES, AND APPROXIMATELY 14,000 WOMEN WILL DIE OF THE DISEASE. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF OCRA'S PROGRAMS REFLECT OUR COMMITMENT TO THE OVARIAN CANCER COMMUNITY. SINCE 1998, OCRA HAS AWARDED 398 GRANTS FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH TO PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS AT 93 LEADING MEDICAL CENTERS, WHICH IS AN INVESTMENT TOTALING OVER $113 MILLION. THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS, OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING ON MANY FRONTS TO DEFEAT OVARIAN CANCER. BY DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR EARLY DETECTION, AND EXPLORING THE GENETICS THAT INCREASE RISK FOR OVARIAN CANCER, WE HOPE TO SAVE WOMEN'S LIVES BY FINDING THE CANCER EARLY OR STOPPING IT BEFORE IT EVEN STARTS. RESEARCHERS ARE GAINING INSIGHTS INTO THE MANY TYPES OF OVARIAN CANCER AND DETERMINING THE ORIGINS OF THE DISEASE, WHICH MAY LEAD TO MORE EFFECTIVE TESTING AND TREATMENT OPTIONS. FURTHERMORE, THEY ARE IDENTIFYING NEW AND BETTER TREATMENTS TO IMPROVE OVERALL SURVIVAL, PREVENT DRUG RESISTANCE, MINIMIZE SIDE EFFECTS, AND ENHANCE PATIENTS' QUALITY OF LIFE. FINALLY, THEY ARE DECIPHERING HOW AND WHY OVARIAN CANCER SPREADS, AND HOW TO STOP IT.ACCOMPLISHMENTS ACHIEVED AS A RESULT OF OCRA GRANTS INCLUDE:SHOWN THAT RUCAPARIB EXTENDS PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL IN OVARIAN CANCER; HELPED EXPLAIN RESISTANCE TO CHEMOTHERAPY; DISCOVERED THAT 18% OF OVARIAN CANCER CASES INVOLVE INHERITED MUTATIONS; EXPLORED THE ROLE OF ESTROGEN IN ANTI-TUMOR IMMUNITY; PINPOINTED TWO GENES THAT TRIGGER OVARIAN CANCER; IDENTIFIED A NEW THERAPEUTIC STRATEGY FOR CLEAR CELL OVARIAN CANCER; SHOWN HOW A PARP/IMMUNE THERAPY COMBO SHOWS PROMISE; DEMONSTRATED HOW GENE THERAPY MAY HELP PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT DISEASE; CONFIRMED GENERIC HEART MEDICATION CAN PROLONG SURVIVAL IN OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS; SHED LIGHT ON HOW OVARIAN CANCER GROWS; DISCOVERED THAT ANALYZING DATA FROM PAP SMEARS COULD HELP DETECT ENDOMETRIAL AND OVARIAN CANCER; ESTABLISHED THERE IS NO LINK BETWEEN OBESITY AND RISK FOR THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF OVARIAN CANCER; SHOWN THAT FGFR4 IS A PROGNOSTIC MARKER AND THERAPEUTIC TARGET FOR OVARIAN CANCER; FOUND THAT A SUBSET OF IMMUNE CELLS PROMOTE TUMOR GROWTH; CLARIFIED WHICH CELL LINES ARE THE BEST FIT FOR USE IN OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH; DEFINED SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOME ENDOMETRIAL, BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCERS; EXPLAINED HOW AN EXPERIMENTAL DRUG MAY BE HELPFUL IN FIGHTING PLATINUM-RESISTANT OVARIAN CANCER; IDENTIFIED AREAS OF THE HUMAN GENOME THAT ARE LINKED TO INCREASED RISK FOR OVARIAN CANCER; EVALUATED NEW EXPERIMENTAL MODELS TO ADVANCE OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH; REVEALED HOW COMBINING TARGETED AGENTS IS EFFECTIVE; IDENTIFIED BIOMARKERS THAT CAN BE USED TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLATINUM RESISTANCE THERAPIES; STUDIED MACROPHAGES TO IMPROVE TREATMENT; IDENTIFIED NOVEL BIOMARKERS OF HGSOC AND SPECIFIC DRUG TARGETS; AND TARGETED MDM2 DEGRADATION AS A NOVEL TREATMENT FOR OVARIAN CANCER.IN 2022 ALONE, OCRA RESEARCHERS: STUDIED HOW FREQUENT USE OF ASPIRIN IS ASSOCIATED WITH A REDUCTION IN OVARIAN CANCER, USED MACHINE LEARNING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN DISPARATE DATA SETS SPECIFICALLY IN PATIENTS WITH HGSOC, STUDIED HOW KNOCKING OUT KDM5A SHOWED AN INCREASE IN THE PRESENCE AND ACTIVATION OF CD8+ T CELLS, WHICH ARE IMMUNE CELLS THAT KILL CANCER CELLS, DISCOVERED A TOOL TO AID SELECTING THE BEST TREATMENT OPTIONS, DOSED THE FIRST PATIENTS IN THE CLINICAL TRIAL "IMMUNOTHERAPY PLATFORM STUDY IN PLATINUM RESISTANT HIGH GRADE SEROUS OVARIAN CANCER (IPROC)" (NCT04918186), STUDIED HOW PARTNER PROTEINS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO OVARIAN CANCER TUMOR GROWTH, FOUND KEY PROTEINS IN HGSOC CANCER CELLS WHICH RESULTED IN COMBINED TREATMENT OPTIONS WHICH RESULTED IN SMALLER TUMORS AND LONGER SURVIVAL, DISCOVERED GENETIC LINK BETWEEN OVARIAN CANCER SUBTYPES AND ENDOMETRIOSIS, SHOWED HOW SURGICAL REMOVAL OF FALLOPIAN TUBES MAY REDUCE OVARIAN CANCER RISK, STUDIED THE BRCA1 GENE MUTATION FOR THE POTENTIAL OF PREDICTING OVARIAN CANCER IN PATIENTS. EVERY DOLLAR DONATED BRINGS US CLOSER TO A CURE FOR THIS DEVASTATING DISEASE. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO JOIN US IN OUR FIGHT, PLEASE VISIT OCRA'S WEBSITE AT WWW.OCRAHOPE.ORG.


EACH YEAR, OCRA BRINGS TOGETHER OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS, SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS AT THE OVARIAN CANCER NATIONAL CONFERENCE, A THREE DAY-LONG EVENT FILLED WITH INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS FEATURING EXPERT SPEAKERS, FUN AND COMMUNITY. MORE THAN 600 PEOPLE FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD COME TOGETHER VIRTUALLY FOR THIS EVENT. THE SPIRIT OF UNITY AND HOPE IS ALWAYS STRONG THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND, WHERE ATTENDEES MEET NEW FRIENDS AND REUNITE WITH OLD ONES, WHILE ATTENDING SESSIONS THAT PROVIDE UP-TO-DATE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND SURVIVORSHIP. SESSIONS FEATURE TOP OVARIAN CANCER EXPERTS WHO GENEROUSLY GIVE OF THEIR TIME, PRESENTING THE LATEST IN TREATMENTS, RESEARCH, MANAGING RECURRENCE, GENETICS, NUTRITION, CARETAKER AND SUPPORTER CARE, SUPPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN, ADVOCACY, AND SO MUCH MORE.


BEYOND OUR CONFERENCE, OCRA HAS ADDITIONAL PATIENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS, AND ALSO ENGAGES IN ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER. OUR WEBSITE IS A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION, AND THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR WE HOLD A SERIES OF FREE, EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS RELATED TO OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH, TREATMENT, AND SURVIVORSHIP. OCRA'S PATIENT-SUPPORT LINE IS STAFFED BY OUR SOCIAL WORK TEAM DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANYONE SEEKING INFORMATION, SUPPORT, PATIENT NAVIGATION, OR RESOURCE REFERRALS (MEDICAL ADVICE IS NOT PROVIDED).OUR WOMAN TO WOMAN PROGRAM IS A PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCER. OCRA OFFERS BOTH A NATIONAL WOMAN TO WOMAN PROGRAM AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO HELP HOSPITALS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS START LOCAL WOMAN TO WOMAN PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE NOW AT MORE THAN 35 SITES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR STAYING CONNECTED SUPPORT SERIES, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2020, NOW OFFERS FOUR WEEKLY GROUPS AND THREE MONTHLY GROUPS WHICH ENABLES ALL IMPACTED BY OVARIAN OR RELATED GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS A WAY TO LEARN, SHARE, AND CONNECT. OUR ARTS PROGRAM, EXPRESS YOURSELF, OFFERS A COMBINATION OF THERAPEUTIC ARTS, POETRY, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES. OCRA PARTNERS WITH INSPIRE.COM TO OFFER AN ONLINE SUPPORT COMMUNITY THAT HAS OVER 70,000 MEMBERS WORLD-WIDE. OCRA IS COMMITTED TO ENCOURAGING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO FOCUS ON THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH GYNECOLOGIC CANCER, WHETHER BENCH OR BEDSIDE. THOUGH OCRA'S ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORK FIELD PLACEMENT, WE ACCEPT TOP MASTER'S OF SOCIAL WORK CANDIDATES TO TRAIN WITH OUR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.OCRA'S SURVIVORS TEACHING STUDENTS (STS) PROGRAM TRAINS OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS AND CAREGIVERS TO CONDUCT PRESENTATIONS IN MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER. SURVIVORS SHARE THEIR STORIES OF DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND BEYOND, ALONG WITH FACTS ABOUT THE DISEASE. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 950 SURVIVOR VOLUNTEERS DELIVERED PRESENTATIONS AT 360+ SCHOOLS IN 38 STATES (AS WELL AS UK, CANADA AND AUSTRALIA), AND REACH OVER 9,500 MEDICAL, NURSING, AND PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT STUDENTS. THESE PRESENTATIONS HELP ENSURE THAT THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS CAN IDENTIFY THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF OVARIAN CANCER, HELPING ENSURE A TIMELY DIAGNOSIS.OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE IS A POWERFUL VOICE FOR EVERYONE TOUCHED BY OVARIAN CANCER, AND IS THE VOICE FOR WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER ON CAPITOL HILL, IN STATEHOUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES. EACH YEAR OCRA PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING TO SECURE ABOUT $170 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. IN ADDITION, OUR GROWING ADVOCATE LEADER PROGRAM TRAINS MEMBERS OF THE OVARIAN CANCER COMMUNITY TO RAISE AWARENESS THROUGH NEWS ARTICLES AND OUTREACH, DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND FIGHT FOR INCREASED FUNDING FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM, OCRA ALSO PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE UNITING THE COMMUNITY. OCRA'S 80+ COMMUNITY PARTNERS ARE OUTSTANDING GRASSROOTS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO SHARE A COMMITMENT TO ERADICATE OVARIAN CANCER THROUGH RESEARCH, ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS. THE GOAL OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS INITIATIVE IS TO UNITE THE OVARIAN CANCER COMMUNITY INTO A NATIONAL MOVEMENT, SPEAKING WITH ONE VOICE THROUGH INFORMATION SHARING, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES, AND BEST PRACTICES.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
John W Hansbury ESQ
Chair
$0
Robin S Cohen
Vice President
$0
Mark Tessar
Treasurer
$0
Dana L Mark ESQ
Secretary
$0
Jeannette Chang
Director
$0
Dr Carmel J Cohen
Director
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$1,546,697
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$13,839,746
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $659,248
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$15,386,443
Total Program Service Revenue$283,846
Investment income $710,226
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $45,425
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $16,425,940

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc has awarded $6,943,051 in support to 17 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER

PURPOSE: RESEARCH GRANT

$150,000

MAGEE-WOMENS RESEARCH INSTITUTE & FOUNDATION

PURPOSE: RESEARCH GRANT

$449,093

CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER

PURPOSE: RESEARCH GRANT

$70,080

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

PURPOSE: RESEARCH GRANT

$275,000

MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER

PURPOSE: RESEARCH GRANT

$975,000

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

PURPOSE: RESEARCH GRANT

$275,000
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Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Masonic Charity Foundation Of New Jersey
Burlington, NJ
$37,980,782
Jewish Federation Of Greater Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
$69,777,122
United Way Of Greater Rochester And The Finger Lakes Inc
Rochester, NY
$45,112,374
Jewish Federation Of Southern New Jersey
Cherry Hill, NJ
$44,396,357
United Way Of Connecticut
Rocky Hill, CT
$37,815,340
Foundation For Jewish Philanthropies
Getzville, NY
$11,401,853
Childrens Rescue Fund
Bronx, NY
$35,084,516
Lighthouse Guild International Inc
New York, NY
$45,434,605
Jewish Federation Of Greater Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
$57,622,552
The United Way Of Southwestern Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA
$36,410,338
Jewish Federation Of Greater Metrowest Nj
Whippany, NJ
$28,853,214
United Way Of Greater Philadelphia And Southern New Jersey
Philadelphia, PA
$23,240,167
Colcom Foundation
Pittsburgh, PA
$64,855,992
United Way Of The Greater Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA
$25,966,681
Syracuse Community Health Center Inc
Syracuse, NY
$36,963,790
Giving Back Fund Inc
Boston, MA
$28,252,124
Keren Hayeshivot Trust
Brooklyn, NY
$17,960,633
North Star Fund Inc
New York, NY
$14,139,185
United Way Of Bergen County
Paramus, NJ
$14,681,756
United Way Of Buffalo And Erie County
Buffalo, NY
$14,922,880
United Way Of Long Island
Deer Park, NY
$14,893,105
Jewish Federation Of Northern New Jersey Inc
Paramus, NJ
$18,194,967
United Way Of Berks County
Reading, PA
$11,955,926
Wellington Management Foundation
Boston, MA
$5,586,457
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Inc
New York, NY
$16,425,940

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