Cancer care
Susan G. Komen
Breast cancer research, patient care and advocacy.
EIN 75-1835298 · Reporting period ended Mar 31, 2025
Financial data retrieved Oct 13, 2026 · Figures rechecked Oct 17, 2026
How to read this scorecard →Spending & reporting score
The score combines reported program spending, the financial documents reviewed, and the age of those records.
Not an impact rating. This is not a percentage of your gift.
What makes up the score? ↓How the money was spent
For every $100 spent:
- Cancer research, care & advocacyIncludes the staff and supplies for this work.
- About $7272.2% of expenses
- Raising fundsAsking for and collecting support.
- About $1918.9% of expenses
- Running the organizationManagement and everyday administration.
- About $98.9% of expenses
Reported expense allocation for FY 2025. Total: $141,924,509. Rounded amounts may not add to $100.
See the numbers in the source (opens a new tab)What the figures show
About $72 out of every $100 spent went toward cancer research, care and advocacy.
This includes the cost of staff, supplies and other resources used for that work. It is not all money handed to people.
Spending figures describe accounting allocations. They do not measure a program’s quality or results.
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Sources and financial context
What the spending picture leaves out
Includes donated goods and services. The statement of activities excludes $9.06M of direct benefits to donors and sponsors from its expense total. The functional expense statement also shows $150.98M including those benefits.
Spending ratios alone do not establish effectiveness or waste. Outcome evidence has not been assessed. Financial figures alone cannot show the quality or results of this work.
Marketing can be classified as a program expense. The audit reports $35.03M of marketing and communications in patient care, primarily contributed services. This is not all cash advertising.
The audit reports $33.21M of contributed public service announcements and advertising. An equivalent cash-only program ratio is not established here.
This audit reports spending categories. It does not establish the causal health impact of each dollar.
Research program expenses: $18,085,050
Includes grants and research operations. Grants and direct services in the research column total $9.89M; the remaining $8.19M is other research expense.
Patient-care grants and direct services: $7,587,973
An identifiable assistance line, not the whole patient-care budget. It includes grants and services, not only cash given to individuals. Navigation and other service costs are not isolated here.
Patient-care marketing and communications: $35,026,518
A communications subset, primarily contributed services. It is not all cash advertising or a complete measure of awareness activity.
How the score works, in plain language
The score combines three financial and reporting measures. It describes the records reviewed, not the effectiveness of a charity’s programs.
- Spending on the cause60% of the score
- 43.3 of 60 points
- Source records25% of the score
- 25.0 of 25 points
- Age of records15% of the score
- 15.0 of 15 points
Our assessment of reported spending and source records. Not an audit or a guarantee of impact.
An independent audit is included in this snapshot. A functional expense breakdown is included.
Methodology financial-balanced-1.0. Age measured at Oct 17, 2026.
Full calculation and limitations →Sources, scope and reporting dates
Susan G. Komen and affiliates, consolidated
FY2025 audited financial statements. Printed pages 4 and 6; note 1, printed page 9; joint costs, printed page 21
Source snapshot retrieved Oct 13, 2026. Figures rechecked Oct 17, 2026.
See the numbers in the source (opens a new tab)Official website source recorded Oct 14, 2026. Visit source website (opens a new tab)