# Cancer Research Institute

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## TL;DR

A New York charity, founded in 1953, that funds research on cancer immunotherapy and helps patients learn about immunotherapy clinical trials.

## Summary

The Cancer Research Institute was founded on 27 January 1953 by Helen Coley Nauts, daughter of the surgeon William B. Coley, and Oliver R. Grace Sr., with a $2,000 grant from Nelson Rockefeller, according to its history page. Its founding purpose was to find the scientific basis of Coley's bacterial toxin treatments, and it describes itself as having founded the field of tumour immunology. In 1971 it appointed the cancer immunologist Lloyd J. Old as medical director. Today it funds immunotherapy research at many institutions, seeks partnerships with companies developing immunotherapies and educates patients about immunotherapy trials. The IRS Business Master File lists revenue of about $35 million for the tax year ending June 2025.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: Cancer Research Institute Inc
- City: New York, NY, US
- Type: consortium
- Website: https://www.cancerresearch.org

## Sources

- Cancer Research Institute: history: https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-history
- Cancer Research Institute: legacy and strategy: https://www.cancerresearch.org/history
- IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer): https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/131837442

## Connected records

- fronts: [Immunotherapy](https://onco.cc/fronts/immunotherapy/)

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