Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Founded1946; 78 years ago (1946) as Damon Runyon Cancer Memorial Fund
FounderWalter Winchell
Focus"We fund high-risk, high-reward cancer research. We identify and enable young scientists who are brilliant, brave and bold enough to go where others haven't."[1]
Location
  • 55 Broadway, Suite 302 New York, NY 10006
Area served
United States
MethodCancer research[1]
Key people
Yung S. Lie, PhD, president and chief executive officer
Revenue
$15,978,604[2]
Employees
16[3]
Websitedamonrunyon.org
2019 Official Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Logo

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (Damon Runyon) is an American not-for-profit cancer research organization focused on "discovering the talent to discover the cure".[1] The organization states that its goals are to: "identify the best and brightest early career scientists in cancer research, accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries into new diagnostic tools and treatments, and to enable risk-taking on bold new ideas".[1]

The organization was founded in 1946 by media personality Walter Winchell in New York City, New York, under the name Damon Runyon Cancer Memorial Fund in memory of his colleague and friend Damon Runyon, a newspaperman and author.

  1. ^ a b c d "Our Mission". Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Income Statement". Charity Navigator. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Staff". Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. Retrieved July 12, 2011.