1. A Survey Conducted by the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

2.  Survey: State Funding for Cancer Centers  Direct appropriations to AACI centers (or parent institutions)  Tobacco excise tax dollars supporting cancer research at AACI centers  Tobacco settlement dollars supporting cancer research at AACI centers  June-July 2008  64 Cancer Centers Responded  Survey Built in Collaboration with CCAF Efforts

3.  NCI-Designation  48 NCI-Designated Centers  16 Emerging Centers  Matrix/Freestanding  51 Matrix Centers  13 Freestanding Centers

5. Cancer Centers that are…Percent of ResponsesNumber of Responses Part of a public (state-owned) institution that receives annual state funding 45%29 An independent public (state-related) entity that directly receives annual state funding 14%9 An independent private entity that directly receives annual state funding 11%7 An entity that does not receive annual state funding 30%19 n=65

6. Cancer Centers Receiving a Portion of Parent Institution’s State Appropriation Percent of Parent Institution’s State Appropriation n=20

7. n=27

8. n=30