Animal Cancer Foundation (ACF) Employee Directory
Philanthropic Fundraising ServicesNew York, United States2-10 Employees
Animal Cancer Foundation (ACF) is a small philanthropic nonprofit based in Port Washington, New York, dedicated to curing cancer by funding comparative oncology research that studies naturally occurring cancers in pets and people. It does not fund research that induces cancer in pets, and it awards ACF Comparative Oncology Research Grants to early-stage teams whose work shows potential for near-term translational impact or new treatment development. One major initiative is the Canine Cancer Genome Project, a joint effort with The Blue Buffalo Foundation, which aims to genetically map seven common canine cancers and make the dataset public to support cancer research. Designed to mirror The Human Cancer Genome Atlas, the project seeks to enable cross-species comparisons that could reveal new genetic targets for therapies. ACF operates in the philanthropic fundraising sector, focusing on comparative and veterinary oncology and cancer research, and serves researchers and clinicians as its primary beneficiaries.