Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 20-1082179 Website

ACCELERATE THE DISCOVERY OF DRUGS TO PREVENT, TREAT AND CURE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$299.4M

-7.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$54.8M

+53.6% YoY

Grant Count

26

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.1M

+53.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$70M$140M$210M$279M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$299,394,693$324,173,528$340,253,841
Revenue$47,282,987$37,742,020$254,027,105
Expenses$88,250,427$61,943,588$36,842,901
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$5,534,433$3,119,933$-2,054,312
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$14M$27M$41M$55M24 grants202034 grants202118 grants202226 grants202326 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

ALAMAR BIOSCIENCES$10.0MC2N DIAGNOSTICS$7.0MPHARMATROPHIX$5.6MCOYA THERAPEUTICS$5.0MMETRO INTERNATIONAL BIOT…$5.0MMODULO BIO INC$4.8MUNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS…$3.2MAQUINNAH PHARMACEUTICALS$3.0MDAVOS ALZHEIMERS COLLABO…$2.5MUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA - …$1.8M

Grant Size Distribution

128 grants across all recorded years

14<$50K6$50–100K16$100–250K17$250–500K30$500K–1M37$1–5M8$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

HOWARD FILLIT MDFOUNDING EXEC. DIR. & CHIEF …$663KMARK ROITHMAYRCEO$651KLAURA NISENBAUMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DRUG DEV…$443KJANE MCINTOSHCHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$378KKAREN HARRISCFO AND HEAD OF MISSION RELA…$369KAARON BURSTEINHEAD OF SEARCH AND EVALUATION$314KELI SHOBINSENIOR DIRECTOR DXA$236KLAKITA CAVINATTORNEY, MISSION-RELATED$220K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ADAM HOFFMANGOVERNOR1
ALICE SHUREGOVERNOR1
ANN JACKSONGOVERNOR1
BONNIE ENGLEBARDT LAUTENBERGGOVERNOR1
BONNIE PFEIFER EVANSGOVERNOR1
CAROL BOULANGERGOVERNOR1
DAVID WEINREBGOVERNOR1
GARY M LAUDERGOVERNOR1
HENRIK ZETTERBERG MD PHDGOVERNOR1
HOWARD FILLIT MDFOUNDING EXEC. DIR. & CHIEF SCIENCE OFF.40$663,174
JULIEANN SHANAHAN CFAGOVERNOR1
LANNY EDELSOHN MDGOVERNOR1
LAURA STEELEGOVERNOR1
LAURENCE LEEDS JRGOVERNOR1
LEONARD LAUDERCO-CHAIRMAN /GOVERNOR (DECEASED)1
MIIA KIVIPELTO MD PHDGOVERNOR1
NANCY CORZINEGOVERNOR1
NANCY GOODESGOVERNOR1
NIRANJAN BOSE PHDGOVERNOR1
PAULA ZAHNGOVERNOR1
PHILIP SCHELTENS MD PHDGOVERNOR1
RACHID IZZARGOVERNOR1
RANDAL SANDLERCO-VICE CHAIRMAN & SECRETARY1
RIC EDELMANGOVERNOR1
RICHARD MOHS PHDGOVERNOR1
ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON PHDGOVERNOR1
RONALD LAUDERCO-CHAIRMAN /GOVERNOR1
SHARON SAGERGOVERNOR1
THOMAS MCWILLIAMSCO-VICE CHAIRMAN & TREASURER1
THOMAS SMITH JRGOVERNOR1
KAREN HARRISCFO AND HEAD OF MISSION RELATED INV40$369,039
MARK ROITHMAYRCEO40$651,120
AARON BURSTEINHEAD OF SEARCH AND EVALUATION40$314,231
ELI SHOBINSENIOR DIRECTOR DXA40$235,962
JANE MCINTOSHCHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40$377,792
LAKITA CAVINATTORNEY, MISSION-RELATED40$220,246
LAURA NISENBAUMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DRUG DEVELOPMENT40$442,772

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

24states
+16 more states

Cities

AlpharettaAmesArlingtonAtlantaBaltimoreBerkeleyBethesdaBillericaBloomingtonBostonBronxBrooklineCambridgeCantonCarlsbadCharlestownClevelandDoylestownFremontFrisco

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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