The CEO Roundtable on Cancer brings together the nation's top executives to reduce cancer risk, enable early diagnosis, facilitate access to treatment, and hasten the discovery of effective therapies. Making progress toward the elimination of cancer as a personal disease and public health problem since 2001.
CEO Roundtable on Cancer Inc. uses grants to advance its Going4Gold initiative, with recent awards supporting HBCUs and HSIs as they build prevention, early-detection, and workplace health programs around the CEO Cancer Gold Standard framework. The largest recent grant in the data went to Meharry Medical College in Nashville for $47,500, followed by support for Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation in Brooklyn and Shaw University in Raleigh. That pattern points to institution-level funding tied to cancer risk reduction and access to care rather than individual awards. The organization’s broader work includes oncology research, cancer data-sharing, regulatory science, and AI-enabled tools for oncology, but the recent grant list shows a very specific emphasis on the Going4Gold initiative in 2025. Grants in that program reached universities and college foundations in Tennessee, New York, North Carolina, and Alabama, all within the United States. With annual grants of $168,477 and total assets of $2,522,702, the foundation’s giving appears targeted and programmatic rather than broad-based.
A clear thread in the recent grants is support for institutions implementing the Going4Gold framework. Meharry Medical College received $47,500 in 2025 for the initiative, and Shaw University received $35,000 for the same purpose, showing direct support for HBCU participation. The foundation also backed Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation with $36,000 through Going4Gold, extending the effort to an HSI-linked institution in Brooklyn. Another award went to Winston-Salem State University for $27,677, again tied to Going4Gold. Beyond campus health work, the organization’s active programs point to oncology research, data sharing, and machine-learning applications in cancer imaging through Project Data Sphere and FDA-PDS symposia. The grant program descriptions emphasize research, data initiatives, and strategic collaborations that accelerate oncology discovery.
The recent grants cluster tightly around the program’s typical award level: p25 is $27,677, median is $35,000, and p75 is $36,000. One award sits above that band at $47,500, while another is $22,300, suggesting a relatively narrow grant-size range. The data show repeated support in 2025 for the Going4Gold initiative rather than a one-off mix of unrelated gifts. The foundation is not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Several active programs accept unsolicited requests, including FDA-PDS symposia, Going for Gold, and Project Data Sphere research programs; community grants and scholarships are listed as non-unsolicited.
$285K
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Most grants fall between $28K and $36K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$28K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$36K
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Grantmaking is regional and entirely U.S.-based in the recent grant list, with 100% of grants going to U.S. recipients. Tennessee is the top state by grant count, and the recent awards include Nashville and other Tennessee-linked institutions such as Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina and Shaw University in Raleigh. North Carolina accounts for 40% of grants given to recipients in the HQ state, while recent awards also land in Brooklyn, New York, and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The pattern is concentrated in college and university settings rather than dispersed across many sectors.
Recent grants went to Meharry Medical College, Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation, Shaw University, Winston-Salem State University, and Stillman College. That pattern shows support for colleges and university-affiliated foundations, especially through the Going4Gold initiative.
The distribution is fairly tight: p25 is $27,677, median is $35,000, and p75 is $36,000. One recent grant of $47,500 sits above that range, while another at $22,300 falls below it.
Every top recent grant listed is tied to Going4Gold Initiative. The awards range from $22,300 to $47,500 and were made to five different colleges and college foundations in 2025.
Tennessee is the top state by grant count. In the recent grants list, the largest award went to Meharry Medical College in Nashville, and the other listed U.S. recipients are in Brooklyn, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, and Tuscaloosa.
Yes. The data says FDA-PDS Symposia accepts unsolicited requests, and Project Data Sphere research programs and Going for Gold also accept unsolicited submissions. Community Grants and Scholarships are marked as not accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | ORANGEBURG, SC | $64,950 | 2025 | GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE |
| MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE | NASHVILLE, TN | $47,500 | 2025 | GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE |
| MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE |
| SHAW UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $35,000 | 2025 | INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE CANCER CARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), |
| SHAW UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $35,000 | 2025 | GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE |
| WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $27,677 | 2025 | GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE |
| STILLMAN COLLEGE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $22,300 | 2025 | GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE |
| MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE | NASHVILLE, TN | $10,831 | 2025 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $5,947 | 2025 | CANCER AWARENESS |
| SHAW UNIVERSITY | RALEIGH, NC | $60,000 | 2023 | INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE CANCER CARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS), |
MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$36,000GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE
INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE CANCER CARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS),
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
$27,677GOING4GOLD INITIATIVE
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
$5,947CANCER AWARENESS
INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE EQUITABLE CANCER CARE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (HBCUS),