The Cancer Research Foundation is a US, a tax-exempt, 501(c)3, public charity created to raise awareness about the importance of cancer research funding. The Cancer Research Foundation is a United States, a tax-exempt, 501(c)3, public charity that was created in 2005 to raise awareness about the importance of cancer research and the ongoing need for cancer research funding. The directive of the Cancer Research Foundation is to raise funds to support innovative cancer research centers focused on perfecting treatments, vaccines, and cures to the over 200 different types of cancer; the overall mission of the Cancer Research Foundation is to become obsolete.