Boomer Esiason Foundation

BETHESDA, MD EIN: 11-3142753 Website

THE MISSION OF THE BOOMER ESIASON FOUNDATION IS TO HEIGHTEN AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY CYSTIC FIBROSIS WHILE PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO RESEARCH AIMED AT FINDING A CURE.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$9.5M

-0.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

+63.2% YoY

Grant Count

23

+35.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$46K

+20.6% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$9,457,876$9,505,141$9,084,510
Revenue$5,548,024$5,920,362$7,304,413
Expenses$5,944,611$5,586,009$5,408,039
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$144,365$219,278$11,220
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$265K$530K$796K$1M6 grants20205 grants20217 grants202210 grants202317 grants202423 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$135KCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IRVI…$100KCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION$90KCINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HO…$75KNORTHWELL HEALTH$75KBILLINGS CLINIC FOUNDATION$75KUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$71KTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERS…$70KUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA$66KNEW YORK ROAD RUNNERS$60K

Grant Size Distribution

68 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K21$50–100K8$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$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 2025 IRS filing

ETSUKO MURASECFO/COO$177KROBERT PLANSKERPRESIDENT$168KTAMI AMAKERVP, DEVELOPMENT, EVENTS AND …$137KRICHARD HAHNDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$131KCHRISTOPHER MCEWANDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS$105KGERARD CAHILLDIRECTOR OF TEAM BOOMER$105KGUNNAR ESIASONEXECUTIVE VP, STRATEGY AND A…$67KDAVID RIMINGTONVP OF EVENTS$35KBOOMER ESIASONCHAIRMAN$24K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BOOMER ESIASONCHAIRMAN30$23,796
CHERYL ESIASONCHAIRMAN30
RON RUBINTREASURER3
PETE ABITANTEDIRECTOR0.25
STEVEN BOWMANDIRECTOR0.25
JACK CASSIDYDIRECTOR0.25
BOB DIFAZIODIRECTOR0.25
JOE DUSSICHDIRECTOR0.25
GUNNAR ESIASONEXECUTIVE VP, STRATEGY AND ADVOCACY40$67,374
BILLY HEINZERLINGDIRECTOR0.25
NINA MITCHELLDIRECTOR3
STEPHEN MUELLERDIRECTOR0.25
ANDREA COLABELLADIRECTOR0.25
MIKE NORSETHDIRECTOR0.25
KEVIN PLANKDIRECTOR0.25
JIM ROSETTADIRECTOR0.25
HARVEY SANDERSDIRECTOR0.25
RALPH STAYERDIRECTOR0.25
MEGAN PACEDIRECTOR0.25
JIM REGANDIRECTOR0.25
FRANK BOLTEDIRECTOR0.25
JOE GURRERADIRECTOR0.25
DAVID RIMINGTONVP OF EVENTS40$35,396
BRIAN FLEISHHACKERDIRECTOR0.25
ROBERT MILKOVICHDIRECTOR0.25
RANDY WILLIAMSDIRECTOR0.25
ETSUKO MURASECFO/COO40$177,267
ROBERT PLANSKERPRESIDENT40$167,731
TAMI AMAKERVP, DEVELOPMENT, EVENTS AND PROGRAMS40$137,171
RICHARD HAHNDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40$131,070
CHRISTOPHER MCEWANDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS40$105,093
GERARD CAHILLDIRECTOR OF TEAM BOOMER40$104,837

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states
+10 more states

Cities

BeavertonBethesdaBillingsBostonBozemanCincinnatiClevelandCold Spring HarborDes PlainesDetroitFarmers BranchIowa CityManhattan BeachMerion StationNew YorkNewbergOmahaPalo AltoPhiladelphiaPittsburgh

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

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