I was interested in comparing non profit organizations engaged in
research and came up with the following information.

This gives you an idea of how non profit organizations that engage in research
spend the donated funds. Yes, they spend funds on other services according to
what the mission statement says they want to accomplish. But every one of these
non profit organizations state in their mission statement that they sponsor
research.

National Rosacea Society
Total Revenue for 2007: $824,986
Total Program Expenses (Form 990, Part III): $706,007, of which $100,000 spent
on rosacea research
Compensation to Officers: 0
Salaries: 0

For every dollar donated to the NRS 12 cents in spent on rosacea research,
making the NRS the leader in rosacea research non profit organizations.
for more info:
http://www.rosaceans.com/html/nrs.html
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Inflammatory Skin Disease Institute
Total Revenue for 2006: $137,642
Total Program Expenses (Form 990, Part III): $53,495, of which none was spent on
rosacea research, but there is a report of two cash grants totaling $500 to two
individual scholarships.
Compensation to Officers: $50,000
Salaries: $9,952

If you consider $500 for two scholarships that is the only money spent on
research. It would be fair to say that this organization doesn't spend much on
research at all.

for more info:
http://www.rosaceans.com/html/isdi.html

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The Skin Cancer Foundation
Total Revenue for 2006: $3,332,382
Total Program Expenses (Form 990, Part III):$1,820,560, of which $145,053 was
spent on grants for skin cancer research and programs (Statement 4)

Compensation to officers: $219,364
Salaries: $733,118

For every dollar donated to the SCF 4 cents was spent on skin cancer research.
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Total Revenue for 2005: $698,288,159
Total Program Expenses (Form 990, Part III): $532 million, of which $268
million was spent on cancer research

Compensation to Officers: $6.3 million
Salaries: $188.9 million

For every dollar donated to Dana-Faber Cancer Institute 38 cents is spent on
cancer
research.
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The American Cancer Society (Group)
Total Revenue for 2005: $971,279,823
Total Program Expenses (Form 990, Part III): $389 million, of which $7.9
million was spent on cancer research
Compensation to Officers: 0
Salaries: $263.3 million

For every dollar donated to the ACS Group 0.8 cents is spent on cancer research
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Brady
group owner