AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, INC.
ATLANTA, GA

The American Cancer Society, Inc., is a historic non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a widespread health problem. Founded in 1913 and reorganized in 1945 after World War II, it became a leading voluntary health organization championed by notable supporters like Mary Lasker alongside volunteers such as Elmer Bobst. Headquartered at 270 Peachtree Street, Suite 1300, Atlanta, GA, the society focuses on providing support through information, emotional services, and logistical assistance for cancer patients and their families across diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, offering help in over 200 languages. The organization's efforts have been pivotal in advancing research and public education. Its groundbreaking research funding has enabled remarkable scientific achievements from the establishment of a link between smoking and cancer to innovations in chemotherapy, significantly enhancing survival rates in diseases like childhood leukemia. With its mission deeply rooted in progress, the American Cancer Society actively engages society through various sectors, as evidenced by their instrumental role in the 1960s Surgeon General's report on smoking's connection to cancer. Listed under Florida Models Dos with a status filed as F01000002790, this non-profit organization has offices primarily located in New York but operates extensively across several states including locations at 270 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, and contact numbers like (800) 227-2345. The society reported its last major event, a merger, on August 29, 2012, while maintaining transparency through annual reports, with the latest filed for the year 2024.