Crystal, MN

ARNOLD S LEONARD CANCER RESEARCH FUND

EIN 20-2924536

Health & Wellness Disease & Chronic Illness Support Patients & families

Mission

Supports research into genetically engineered and bacterially delivered anticancer immunotherapies that boost the immune system to fight cancer, primarily by funding and partnering with the Minnesota Medical Foundation and research teams at the University of Minnesota.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About ARNOLD S LEONARD CANCER RESEARCH FUND

The Arnold S Leonard Cancer Research Fund (doing business as Dr. Leonard’s Cancer Research Fund) is a Minnesota-based 501(c)(3) established to continue the research legacy of Dr. Arnold S. Leonard. The fund raises and directs donor support to laboratory research at the University of Minnesota focused on bacterially delivered anticancer immunotherapies and related genetic-engineering approaches.

The organization operates as a small grantmaking and fundraising charity: it runs donor-facing events and public appeals and channels donated dollars to University of Minnesota research programs (working through entities such as the Minnesota Medical Foundation). Recent public filings and the charity website show ongoing lab updates and fundraising activity in 2023–2024, and the fund reports that 100% of donated funds are directed to the research program it supports.

Notable achievements

Direct support for University of Minnesota research

Provides sustained grant support to a University of Minnesota laboratory focused on bacterially delivered anticancer immunotherapy, continuing Dr. Leonard’s research program and supporting lab staffing and experimental priorities.

Regular donor-facing fundraising events

Operates annual fundraising initiatives (including a named shootout event) that engage local supporters and raise funds specifically for the supported research program.

Advancing toward translational goals

Public updates from the fund and the supported lab describe experimental priorities aimed at translating second-generation bacterially delivered therapies toward human clinical trials.

At a glance

Total assets: $85K
Annual revenue: $101K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 20-2924536
Location: Crystal, MN
Website: www.aslcancerfund.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Maintains active 501(c)(3) status (EIN 20-2924536) and files annual Form 990 returns.

Listed on charity databases and evaluator platforms with a public mission statement and fiscal disclosures; the organization publishes lab updates and donor communications on its official website.

Acknowledged in University of Minnesota gift and donor materials as a supporter of research programs.

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