American Association for Cancer Research CEO salary and executive pay
American Association for Cancer Research paid its CEO, Dr Margaret Foti, $1,705,978 for the fiscal year ending December 2025. That is down $369,219 (17.8%) from the fiscal year ending December 2024. Total revenue on that return was $129,520,731, down 5.8% from $137,428,364 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. American Association for Cancer Research ranks 5th of 11 disease charities and medical research groups on this site by CEO pay. $162,560 of Dr Margaret Foti's pay came from related organizations (column E). American Association for Cancer Research has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 23-6251648, Philadelphia, PA.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2025
$1,705,978
- Total revenue
- $129,520,731
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 93%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2025, IRS object ID 202612099349301326.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 14th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 1.32% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Dr Margaret Foti CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,705,978 |
| Michael StewartSR. VICE PRESIDENT, CFO | $545,581 |
| Jon RetzlaffCPO & VP SCI. POL. & GOVT. AFF | $491,525 |
| Yixian ZhangVP, RESEARCH AND GRANTS ADMIN | $401,904 |
| Paul DriscollCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND VP | $396,497 |
Also paid on the latest return: Christine Battle (PUBLISHER & VP. SCI. COMMUN.), $394,015; Richard Buck (CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER), $382,152; Joseph Pontoski (VP. FINANCE AND BUSINESS ADMIN), $372,381; Mary Ballinger (VP, MEETINGS AND EXHIBITS), $343,660.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Dr Patricia Lorusso (PRESIDENT (JAN-MAR)), Dr Lillian Sui (PRESIDENT (APR-DEC)), Dr Lillian Sui (PRESIDENT-ELECT (JAN-MAR)), Dr Keith Flaherty (PRESIDENT-ELECT (APR-DEC)), Dr Philip Greenberg (PAST PRESIDENT (JAN-MAR)), Dr Patricia Lorusso (PAST PRESIDENT (APR-DEC)), Dr Michael Caliguiri (TREASURER), Dr JOH CARETHERS (DIRECTOR), Dr Christine Lovly (DIRECTOR), Dr Elizabeth Platz (DIRECTOR), Dr Alice Shaw (DIRECTOR), Dr Jedd Wolchok (DIRECTOR), Dr Christina Curtis (DIRECTOR), Dr William Pao (DIRECTOR), Dr Kimberly Stegmaier (DIRECTOR), Dr Robert Vonderheide (DIRECTOR), Dr John Carpten (DIRECTOR), Dr Manual Hidalgo (DIRECTOR), Dr Electra Paskett (DIRECTOR), Dr Katerina Politi (DIRECTOR), Dr Jean-Charles Soria (DIRECTOR), Dr Catherine Wu (DIRECTOR), Dr Johann S De Bono (DIRECTOR), Dr Mikala Egeblad (DIRECTOR), Dr Crystal Mackall (DIRECTOR), and 2 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Dr Margaret Foti CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,705,978 | $129,520,731 | Filing |
| Dec 2024 | Dr Margaret Foti CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $2,075,197 | $137,428,364 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Dr Margaret Foti CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,054,601 | $74,316,369 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Dr Margaret Foti CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,053,026 | $83,093,510 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2025, IRS object ID 202612099349301326.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Dr Margaret FotiCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $1,463,037 | $162,560 | $80,381 | $1,244,877 | $218,160 | $0 | $25,200 | $47,143 | $1,535,380 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $138,320 | $24,240 | $0 | $2,800 | $5,238 | $170,598 | |||
| Michael StewartSR. VICE PRESIDENT, CFO | $453,150 | $23,850 | $68,581 | $453,150 | $0 | $0 | $36,252 | $28,900 | $518,302 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $23,850 | $0 | $0 | $1,908 | $1,521 | $27,279 | |||
| Jon RetzlaffCPO & VP SCI. POL. & GOVT. AFF | $433,696 | $0 | $57,829 | $423,696 | $10,000 | $0 | $33,260 | $24,569 | $491,525 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Yixian ZhangVP, RESEARCH AND GRANTS ADMIN | $337,600 | $0 | $64,304 | $327,600 | $10,000 | $0 | $26,208 | $38,096 | $401,904 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Paul DriscollCHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND VP | $334,135 | $0 | $62,362 | $324,135 | $10,000 | $0 | $25,931 | $36,431 | $396,497 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from American Association for Cancer Research's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How American Association for Cancer Research compares
Ranked 5th of 11 disease charities and medical research groups by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 4th, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, $1,721,384
- Next in this ranking: 6th, Michael J. Fox Foundation, $1,593,750
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Ethical Culture Fieldston School$1,070,272 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee$567,281 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Dayton Foundation$953,481 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025- Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin$1,250,045 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
In-Q-Tel$3,956,844 (CEO), fiscal year ending Mar 2025
Common questions
Dr Margaret Foti (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $1,705,978 for the fiscal year ending December 2025: $1,463,037 from American Association for Cancer Research, $162,560 from related organizations and $80,381 in other compensation (Part VII columns D, E and F).
The CEO, Dr Margaret Foti, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,705,978.
American Association for Cancer Research paid its CEO, Dr Margaret Foti, $1,705,978 for the fiscal year ending December 2025. That is down $369,219 (17.8%) from the fiscal year ending December 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Dr Margaret Foti, paid $1,053,026. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $1,053,026 (Dr Margaret Foti); December 2023, $1,054,601; December 2024, $2,075,197; December 2025, $1,705,978.
American Association for Cancer Research's return for the fiscal year ending December 2025 reports total expenses of $97,689,916 and total revenue of $129,520,731 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $31,830,815. Expenses were $88,032,459 for the fiscal year ending December 2024, so they rose 11.0%. The CEO's pay of $1,705,978 equals 1.75% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns American Association for Cancer Research filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on July 28, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.