{"entity":{"id":"melanoma-research-foundation","kind":"institution","name":"Melanoma Research Foundation","aka":["MRF"],"tldr":"A US charity for melanoma that funds research and educates patients and doctors on prevention, diagnosis and treatment.","summary":"The Melanoma Research Foundation describes itself as the largest independent organisation devoted to melanoma, according to its about page. It supports medical research toward effective treatments and a cure, educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and advocates for the melanoma community. Its mission is to eradicate melanoma by accelerating research while educating and advocating. It is a different organisation from the Melanoma Research Alliance. The IRS Business Master File lists revenue of about $7 million for the tax year ending March 2025.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"About the Melanoma Research Foundation","url":"https://melanoma.org/about-us/"},{"label":"IRS record (via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)","url":"https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/760514428"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":["melanoma"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Washington, DC","country":"US","lat":38.907,"lng":-77.037,"institutionType":"consortium","website":"https://melanoma.org","programs":["Melanoma research grants","Patient and physician education","Advocacy"]},"route":"/institutions/melanoma-research-foundation/","neighbours":{"cancer":[{"id":"melanoma","kind":"cancer","name":"Melanoma","route":"/cancers/melanoma/"}]}}