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Name:	Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Address:	1500 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200
	Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Phone:	310-725-0025 877-272-6226
Web Address:	www.pancan.org

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PCAN) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

PCAN conducts programs that provide research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a cure to pancreatic cancer. The organization funds research grants, works to build a cohesive pancreatic cancer research community, and acts as a facilitator to expedite scientific progress that benefits patients. The organization’s Patient and Liaison Services (PALS) provides one-on-one information and support for patients and their family members including resources about the disease, treatment options, clinical trials, diet and nutrition, and a survivor and caregiver network. PALS is available free of charge. PCAN also supports volunteers nationwide who help to raise awareness of the disease by hosting local fundraising events, attending health fairs, distributing patient information to hospitals and doctors' offices, contacting media outlets, and alerting their elected officials about the need for increased emphasis on pancreatic cancer research. The organization is works to increase the survival rate for people diagnosed with the disease through The Vision of Progress: Double the Pancreatic Cancer Survival Rate by 2020 initiative. As part of this initiative, PCAN reports that it is increasing its efforts to heighten awareness, raise funds for comprehensive private research, and advocate for dedicated federal research to advance early diagnostics, better treatments and increase chances of survival.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, PCAN's program expenses were:

Research advocacy	3,181,019
Education	1,971,928
Patient support	1,828,122
Total Program Expenses:	$6,981,069

Chief Executive : Julie Fleshman, President and CEO

Compensation*:

$214,617

Chair of the Board: Peter Kovler
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Director, Marjorie Kovler Philanthropic Fund, and Board Chair, Blum-Kovler Foundation

Board Size: 7

Paid Staff Size: 58

*July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, and cause-related marketing.

Fund raising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $8,833,708, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

PCAN incurred joint costs of $111,147 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs, $93,900 was allocated to program expenses, $12,780 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $4,467 was allocated to administrative expenses.

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on PCAN's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009.

Source of Funds
Special events (net)	4,769,269
Contributions	4,064,439
Store sales (net)	170,737
Investment return	-176,994
Total Income	$8,827,451

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 86%  Fund Raising: 11%  Administrative: 3%

Total income				$8,827,451
	Program expenses			$6,981,069
	Fund raising expenses			857,279
	Administrative expenses			234,659
Total expenses				$8,073,007
Income in Excess of Expenses				754,444
Beginning net assets				3,483,686
Ending net assets				4,238,130
Total liabilities				1,390,480
Total assets				$5,628,610